Building the Band (2025) featured a cast of 50 tracked actors. Of these, 4 (80%) are still alive today and 1 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is AJ McLean, age 48. This TV series starred AJ McLean and Donzell Taggart.
80% still with us· verified cast8% of full cast · incl. 45 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 80% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 31 yrs
Deaths by Year
2024
Cast50 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 AJ McLean Self - Host | Self - Host | Living | 09/01/1978 | 48 | — | 47 |
Donzell Taggart Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Alison Ogden Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Brianna Mazzola Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Katie Roeder Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Conor Smith Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Jenna Davenport Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Autumn Bryant Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Aaliyah Larsen Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Erica Padilla Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Shade Jenifer Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Zach Newbould Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Haley Gosserand Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Cece Keating Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Nori Moore Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Mason Watts Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Noriella Gjieli Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Cameron Goode Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Mandy Ratchford Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Landon Boyce Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Bradley Rittman Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Wennely Quezada Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Malik Heard Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Shane Appell Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Elise Kristine Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Chance Perez Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Living | 10/11/1997 | 28 | — | 28 |
Kevin Chung Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Gabriella Lora Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Hannah Pastor Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Nicole Scherzinger Self - Mentor | Self - Mentor | Living | 29/06/1978 | 48 | — | 47 |
Peter Carboni Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Bri Gilyard Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Jenna Marquis Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Christian Kirk Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Maya Patel Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Karlee Tanaka Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Thomas Berberian Gonzaga Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Max Wright Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Jermarcus Riggins Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Eric Tyler Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Jared Garner Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Joey McGrew Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Alexandra Brodsky Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Vibi Borghesi Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Nico Kordysh Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Ethan Pugh Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Brian Nicholson Self - Choreographer | Self - Choreographer | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Scott Nicholson Self - Choreographer | Self - Choreographer | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Kelly Rowland Self - Guest Judge | Self - Guest Judge | Living | 11/02/1981 | 45 | — | 44 |
 Liam Payne Self - Guest Judge | Self - Guest Judge | Deceased | 29/08/1993 | 31 | 16/10/2024 | 32 |