History repeating! Teen son of a Backstreet Boys member Brian Littrell makes his Broadway debut

By Dailymail.com Reporter

Published: 09:20 EST, 3 March 2016 | Updated: 18:49 EST, 3 March 2016

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He may be young and may have never acted or sung professionally, but this 13-year-old was born to be on the stage.

In fact, Baylee Littrell grew up in a tour bus thanks to his famous father Brian Littrell from the Backstreet Boys.

The 13-year-old is starring in new New York production, Disaster!, playing not one, but two characters.

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Big debut: Baylee Littrell is following in his Backstreet Boys father's footsteps (pictured her with model and actress wife, Leighanne, last year) and has landed a role on Broadway

While he gets his voice from his dad, he gets his love of acting from his mother, model and actress Leighanne.

But according to his proud mother, their performance DNA has combined to create a little superstar.

She told the Associated Press: 'He's way better than both of us put together. Like way better.'

While this is his first big paid gig, the teen has had his taste of what it is like to be up on stage thanks to his 41-year-old dad's tour manager, who has brought him up on stage a few times to perform for his father's screaming fans.

Gets it from his dad: Brian is famous as part of the Nineties band Backstreet Boys pictured here with Creative Director for Balmain Olivier Rousteing (centre). The band are L-R A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Kevin Richardson, Brian and Nick Carter

The teen has long had a passion for the stage Brian said: 'When he was four, the band's manager brought him onstage for the encore.

'He was running and waving and everyone's like ''Baylee! Baylee!'' [and at the end of the show] he'd cry and pitch a fit. Like, ''Where's everybody going?'''

After getting a taste for it Baylee was the opening act for the band, asking to sing songs by Michael Jackson and Mariah Carey.

Been there done that: While this is his first big paid gig, the teen has had his taste of what it is like to be up on stage thanks to his 41-year-old dad's tour manager, who has brought him up on stage a few times to perform for his father's screaming fans (pictured 2013)

New passion: After getting a taste for it Baylee was the opening act for the band, asking to sing songs by Michael Jackson and Mariah Carey (pictured 2014)

'Two of the best vocalists on the planet,' said Brian. 'And I'm like, 'Oh, my gosh. Are you sure?' And he's like, ''Yeah!'''

Despite his genetic predisposition and promise, his parents - who met on the video shoot for the Backstreet song As Long as You Love Me - did not push him to follow in their footsteps.

Up to him: Despite his genetic predisposition and promise, his parents did not push him to follow in their footsteps. Seen here after a preview of Disaster! last month

His mega star father said: 'We're not those parents to push him in any direction. 'We're just supportive and loving in whatever he wants to do. He could be a trashman or a schoolteacher, it doesn't matter. We're here to love him.'

Baylee likes baseball, grooves to The Temptations, admires Carol Burnett, cries on the couch watching girly movies with his mom and is studying the Jazz Age with his tutor, AP reports.

While not all of that is your standard 13-year-old boy activities, Baylee said he feels he is on a different level to others his age.

The teen said: 'I always was a little more sharper in some ways, I was always like a little too mature to hang out with other kids.'

Talented at doing different voices as well as signing, Baylee's debut is even more challenging as he uses his skills to two characters in the spoof of 1970s disaster movies.

The 13-year-old plays bickering twins Ben and Lisa, whom he wears a wig to play and sings in a higher octave.

Clearly he is enjoying himself too: 'This show is nothing like a Broadway show. It's funny and a lot of Broadway shows are dead serious.'

AP reports, the youngster got his big stage break when he auditioned for the upcoming Nickelodeon comedy series School of Rock, which he did not get but, the casting director knew Disaster! co-writer Seth Rudetsky and recommended Baylee.

Baylee said he knows he is one lucky kid: 'When I think about it, I accomplished something that not a lot of people get to achieve in their life,' he said. 'I'm still a little shocked. It still hasn't come out of my mind yet.'

Double trouble: The 13-year-old plays bickering twins Ben and Lisa, whom he wears a wig to play and sings in a higher octave. He stars alongside from left, Catherine Ricafort, Roger Bart, Seth Rudetsky, Rachel York, Kevin Chamberlain and Olivia Phillip