Justin Timberlake Biography
Justin Randall Timberlake singer, songwriter, producer and actor was born on January 31, 1981 in Memphis, Tennessee. Justin’s mom Lynn Harless runs a company called Just-in Time Entertainment and his father Randy Timberlake choir director at a Baptist church. Justin Timberlake has two siblings from his father’s second marriage Jonathon (1993) and Stephen (1998) as well as a half sister who died shortly after birth in 1997.
*NSYNC
Justin Timberlake first appeared on TV on the 1980s show Star Search although he did not win this competition it did start him on his way to stardom. In the early 1990s Timberlake was a cast member on the Disney Channel’s “The Mickey Mouse Club”. Other cast members of “The Mickey Mouse Club” include, Britney Spears, Keri Russel, Christina Aguilera and future *NSYNC band member JC Chasez. The show ended in 1995 and Justin Timberlake invited JC Chasez to be part of a band that Lou Pearlman was forming with Chris Kirkpatrick. Lou Pearlman was later indicted on criminal charges of investment fraud. The band became known as *NSYNC. The bands name was creatively named by Justin’s mom who took the last letter of each of the original band members names (Justin Timberlake, Chris Kirkpatrick, Joey Fatone, Jason Watkins later replaced by Lance Bass, JC Chasez). Justin Timberlake was the lead singer of the popular band *NSYNC and was considered a teen idol. *NSYCN formed in 1995 and kicked off their career in 1996 in Germany and begin a big hit in the United States in1998. In 2000 they released the fastest selling album of all time No Strings Attached. In 2002 the group decided to take some time off at which time Justin Timberlake started working on solo career.
Solo Music Career
In 2002 Justin Timberlake released his first solo album “Justified” officially kicking off his solo career and making the transition from a cute boy band teen idol to a mature sexy solo artist. “Justified” debuted at #2 on the charts and eventually went 7 times platinum. “Justified” also won a Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album of the year along with a Grammy winning single “Cry Me a River”.
In February 2004 Justin Timberlake performed at the Super Bowl XXXVIII half time show in front of over 140 million viewers. Timberlake found himself in the middle of a controversy when at the end of his performance with Janet Jackson, Timberlake tore off a part of Jackson’s black leather costume that was to correspond to the song lyrics “gonna have you naked by the end of this song”. Jackson’s breast was briefly exposed as part of the costume became detached. Justin Timberlake later apologized for the incident “sorry that anyone was offended by the wardrobe malfunction during the halftime performance of the Super Bowl…It was not intentional and is regrettable”. Both Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson were banned from the 2004 Grammy Awards as a result of the controversy unless they apologized on TV at the event. Jackson felt that her first public apology was enough and didn’t want to issue another. Timberlake attended the Grammy Awards and apologized when he accepted his first of two awards. He won Best Pop Vocal Album for “Justified” and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for “Cry Me a River”.
Justin Timberlake released his second solo album FutreSex/LoveSounds in September 2006. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts and sold 684 000 copies it’s first week. Timberlake performed “SexyBack” of the album at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards and the song reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed at #1 for seven consecutive weeks. “My Love” also from the album reached #1 on the Hot 100 along with “What Goes Around Come Around Interlude”.
In 2007 Justin Timberlake launched his acting career. His first substantial role was as Frankie Ballenbacher in “Alpha Dog” which did poorly at the box office. Timberlake’s next big acting role was in “Black Snake Moan” which did better in the box office however, reviews of Timberlake’s performance were mixed.
Relationships
Justin Timberlake has been romantically involved with many well known hot stars. First of he dated former Mickey Mouse Club cast member Britney Spears. Their relationship lasted 4 years before coming to an end in 2002 due to speculations of her infidelity. Timberlake’s “Cry Me A River” was inspired by their breakup and his video featuring a cheating look a like Spears. Despite this messy breakup the two have remained friends. Timberlake then entered into another long term relationship with actress Cameron Diaz which lasted yearly 2 years. Many speculations of trouble in paradise began to surface and in early 2007 the couple confirmed the predicted split. They issued a joint statement on January 11, 2007 “It has always been our preference not to comment on the status of our relationship, but, out of respect for the time we’ve spent together, we feel compelled to do so now, in light of recent speculation and the number of inaccurate stories that are being reported by the media. We have, in fact, ended our romantic relationship and have done so mutually and as friends, with continued love and respect for one another”. Shortly after Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel were spotted together on numerous occasions and began dating.
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