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Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981 ) is an American pop and R&B
singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actor. He came to fame as the
lead singer of pop boy band 'N Sync and has won four Grammy Awards as well as an
Emmy Award. In 2002, he released his debut solo album, Justified, which sold
over seven million copies worldwide. Timberlake's second solo release, FutureSex/LoveSounds,
was released in 2006 with the U.S. number-one hit singles "SexyBack", "My Love",
and "What Goes Around... Comes Around". With his first two albums, Timberlake
has sold over 15 million albums worldwide. He has started a record label called
Tennman Records.
Life and music career
Early life
Timberlake was born in Memphis, Tennessee to Randall Timberlake and Lynn (née
Bomar). He has British ancestry. His paternal grandfather, Charles L.
Timberlake, was a Baptist minister, and Timberlake was raised in the Baptist
religion, although he considers himself more "spiritual than religious", though
still a Christian. His parents divorced about 1985 and both have remarried; his
mother, who now runs an entertainment company called Just-in Time Entertainment,
remarried to Paul Harless, a banker, when Justin was aged 5; while his father, a
choir director at a Baptist church, has two children, Jonathan (born c. 1993)
and Stephen (born c. 1998), from his second marriage to Lisa. A half-sister,
Laura Chwieseni, died shortly after birth in 1997 and is mentioned on one of
Timberlake's record acknowledgments as "My Angel in Heaven".
Timberlake grew up in Millington, a small town just north of Memphis. His first
attempts at a singing career saw him singing country music songs on Star Search
as "Justin Randall". In 1993, he got a real taste of fame when he joined the
ranks of The Mickey Mouse Club. There he met future girlfriend and pop superstar
Britney Spears, future tourmate Christina Aguilera, and future bandmate JC
Chasez. When the show ended in 1995, Timberlake recruited Chasez to be in a new
all-male singing group Lou Pearlman (an Orlando swindler, now indicted on
criminal charges of investment fraud) was forming with Chris Kirkpatrick. The
group would come to be known as *NSYNC. In 1999 Justin acted as Jason Sharpe in
the made-for-TV movie Model Behavior.
1995–2002: 'N Sync
M 'N Sync
Timberlake was a member of the popular 1990s boy band, 'N Sync, and was
considered a teen idol. The group formed in 1995 and started their career 1996
in Germany and hit it big in the States two years later in 1998, eventually
releasing the fastest-selling album of all time, No Strings Attached in 2000. In
2002, after the completion of their Celebrity Tour and release of "Girlfriend",
the third single from their 2001 album Celebrity, the group decided to take time
off, at which point Timberlake began work on his first solo album. The album
signaled a transition from his squeaky-clean boy band image to a sexier, more
mature look and feel.
Looking back at those days concerning the management by Lou Pearlman, Timberlake
said 24 September 2006 in an interview with magazine Rolling Stone: "I was being
monetarily raped by a Svengali".
2002–2004: Justified and Super Bowl
See also: Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy
In August 2002, after months of recording the album, Timberlake performed at the
2002 MTV Video Music Awards, where he premiered his first single, "Like I Love
You", a sparse dance track produced by The Neptunes. The song reached number
eleven on the Billboard Hot 100. Following the single, Timberlake released his
debut solo album, Justified, on November 5, 2002. The album was also a success,
despite selling considerably less than previous 'N Sync efforts. It debuted at
number two on the Billboard 200 album chart, selling 439,000 copies in its first
week of release. It eventually went on to sell over three million copies in the
U.S. and over seven million copies worldwide. The album contained several tracks
which were created to be part of Michael Jackson's Invincible album but did not
make it to the final selection of songs used for it . The album also received
critical acclaim, thanks to its heavy R&B influence provided by hip-hop
producers The Neptunes and Timbaland. It spun off hits throughout late 2002 and
2003, including the top ten singles "Cry Me a River" and "Rock Your Body".
Timberlake supported the album by co-headlining the Justified/Stripped Tour with
Christina Aguilera in the summer of 2003. For many dates, The Black Eyed Peas
served as the opening act; Timberlake appeared uncredited on their smash hit
"Where Is the Love?" which was also released in the summer of 2003. His record
company did not want Timberlake to be credited for fear that it would take focus
away from his solo releases; still, Timberlake often appeared with The Black
Eyed Peas to perform the track live, including during the 2003 MTV Europe Music
Awards. By the end of the year, Timberlake recorded a song entitled "I'm Lovin'
It". It was used by McDonald's as the theme to their "I'm Lovin' It" campaign.
The deal with McDonald's earned Timberlake an estimated $6 million.
In February 2004, during the halftime show of the Super Bowl XXXVIII, Timberlake
performed with Janet Jackson before a television audience of over 140 million
viewers. At the end of the performance, Timberlake tore off a part of Jackson's
black leather costume in a "costume reveal" meant to accompany a portion of the
song lyrics, "gonna have you naked by the end of this song". Part of the costume
became detached, and Jackson's breast was briefly exposed. Timberlake apologized
for the incident saying that he was "sorry that anyone was offended by the
wardrobe malfunction during the halftime performance of the Super Bowl... It was
not intentional and is regrettable". The phrase "wardrobe malfunction" has since
been used by the media to refer to the incident and has entered pop culture.
As a result of the controversy, Timberlake and Jackson were banned from the 2004
Grammy Awards unless they agreed to apologize on screen at the event. Jackson,
who already gave a public apology, declined to issue a second one. Timberlake
attended and issued a scripted apology when accepting the first of two Grammy
Awards he received that night (Best Pop Vocal Album for Justified and Best Male
Pop Vocal Performance for "Cry Me a River"), causing some from the black
entertainment community to label him a "punk" and"sell out" and call for his
"Black Pass" to be revoked. He had also been nominated for Album of the Year for
Justified, Record of the Year for "Cry Me a River", and Best Rap/Sung
Collaboration for "Where Is the Love?" with The Black Eyed Peas.
2004–2006: Collaborations and acting
After the Super Bowl controversy, Timberlake put his recording career on hold in
an attempt to jumpstart his acting career. Timberlake had a few minor acting
roles during his early music career, including a bit part as a model in the 2000
made-for-television film Model Behavior, and a cameo in the 2001 film On the
Line, but was seeking more substantial roles. The first role he took during this
time was as a journalist in the thriller Edison Force, which was filmed in 2004
and received a direct-to-video release on July 18, 2006. He also appeared in the
films Alpha Dog, Black Snake Moan, Richard Kelly's Southland Tales, and voiced a
young King Arthur in the animated film Shrek the Third, released on May 18,
2007. He also appeared as a young Elton John, in the video for John's song "This
Train Don't Stop There Anymore".
He continued to record with other artists. After "Where Is the Love?", he again
collaborated with the Black Eyed Peas on the 2005 track "My Style" from their
album Monkey Business. Additionally, Timberlake was featured on Nelly's song,
"Work It", which was remixed and included on Nelly's 2003 remix album. When
recording the 2005 single "Signs" with Snoop Dogg, Timberlake discovered a
throat condition. Nodules were subsequently removed from his throat in an
operation that took place on May 5, 2005. He was advised not to sing or speak
loudly for at least a few months. In the summer of 2005, Timberlake started his
own record company, JayTee Records.
2006–present: 'FutureSex/LoveSounds'
Timberlake at a concert in St. Paul, Minnesota (2007)Timberlake had a cameo in
the video for Nelly Furtado and Timbaland's single "Promiscuous". He released
his second solo album, FutureSex/LoveSounds, on September 12, 2006. The album,
which Timberlake created in 2005, debuted in the number one position on the
Billboard chart, selling 684,000 copies its first week. It is the biggest album
for pre-orders on iTunes, and beat Coldplay's record for the biggest one-week
sales of a digital album. The album was produced by Timbaland and Danja (who
produced a bulk of the album), will.i.am, Rick Rubin and Timberlake himself, and
features guest vocals by Three 6 Mafia, T.I. and will.i.am. A studio
representative described it as being "all about sexiness" and aiming for "an
adult feel".
The album's lead single, "SexyBack", was performed by Timberlake at the opening
of the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards and reached number one on the Billboard Hot
100, where it remained for seven consecutive weeks. "My Love", the album's
second single, also produced by Timbaland and featuring rapper T.I., reached
number one on the Hot 100, as did third single "What Goes Around.../...Comes
Around Interlude". The song is reported to have been inspired by the break-up of
his childhood friend and business partner, Trace Ayala, with actress Elisha
Cuthbert. In October 2006, Timberlake said that he would focus on his music
career rather than his film roles, specifying that leaving the music industry
would be a "dumb thing to do at this point". He was the special guest performer
at the 2006 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show for being. In January 2007,
Timberlake embarked on the FutureSex/LoveShow tour. "Summer Love/Set the Mood
Prelude" was the fourth U.S. single off the album, and the next single in the UK
was "LoveStoned/I Think She Knows Interlude". The song "Give It to Me", a
Timbaland single on which Timberlake guests with Nelly Furtado, reached the Hot
100 number-one spot.
In April 2007, Timberlake was seen entering a London studio with Madonna, thus
confirming rumors that he was collaborating with the pop star. He revealed that
"we actually wound up with 5 or 6 really good songs, some finished, some
unfinished, and we're gonna go back in July and finish some more stuff." When
asked if he would be singing with Madonna, he said, " ossibly, yeah!".
In August 2007, Timberlake sold out two concerts at the Air Canada Centre in
Toronto, and then played two sold-out shows in Winnipeg at the MTS Centre.
In November 2007, Timberlake will tour around Australia.
Other work
Timberlake in the video for "Dick in a Box".Timberlake has opened several
restaurants in the United States. In 2005 he launched the William Rast clothing
line, sold in Bloomingdale's, with childhood friend Trace Ayala. The 2007 line
will contain cord jackets, cashmere sweaters, jeans and polo shirts. In 2004,
ABC hired Timberlake to write a song for its NBA coverage. In October of 2005,
the Grammy Association awarded Timberlake for humanitarian efforts in Tennessee,
alongside writer/director Craig Brewer, also a Memphis native.
Near the end of 2002, Timberlake was the first celebrity to appear on Punk'd, a
"candid camera" type show created by Ashton Kutcher to trick celebrities. Three
episodes later, he set up Kelly Osbourne to be "punk'd", thus making him the
first celebrity to appear on the show more than once. Timberlake later spoofed
Ashton Kutcher and Punk'd in a 2003 episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live. In
2006 he hosted the European MTV Music Awards. On December 16, 2006, he hosted
Saturday Night Live, doing double duty as both host and musical guest for the
second time. During this appearance, he and Andy Samberg performed an R&B song
for a skit entitled "Dick in a Box," which some radio stations have aired as an
unofficial single from Timberlake and has become one of the most viewed videos
on YouTube. Apart from Nite Runner, Justin Timberlake is recording another track
with Duran Duran, called Falling Down.
In 2007, Timberlake made an appearance on 50 Cent's third album, Curtis.
Timberlake, along with Timbaland, is featured on a track called "Ayo
Technology", which was the album's fourth single. Also, another possible
collaboration will occur with Lil Wayne for his upcoming album Tha Carter III
with Nelly Furtado and Timbaland. In an article featured on ABC News, Timbaland
talks about a possible collaboration with Britney Spears in which Timberlake
offers his support in the efforts to resurrect the starlet's career.
Personal life
Timberlake golfing in 2006.Two early teen romances, first to a school sweetheart
and then to aspiring pop singer Veronica Finn predated intense media interest,
but both ended unhappily. Timberlake then entered a high-profile celebrity
relationship with fellow pop singer Britney Spears, with whom he had worked on
the New Mickey Mouse Club. This ended abruptly in March 2002, amidst allegations
of Spears' infidelity with choreographer Wade Robson, a mutual friend of Spears
and Timberlake. Lynn Harless says as a mother she too was devastated regarding
the break-up, but to this day speaks warmly of Spears, "Britney grew up on my
living room floor. I still love her to death. They (Justin and Britney) were
together 10 or 11 years and had, from day one, instant chemistry between them.
She's a sweet girl. I just hate what she's going through now." The breakup
influenced the lyrics and theme of Timberlake's hit "Cry Me A River", one of the
most popular singles from Justified.
Timberlake later dated actress-dancer Jenna Dewan (in mid-2002) and
actress-singer Alyssa Milano (between September and October of 2002). Timberlake
began dating actress Cameron Diaz soon after they met at the Nickelodeon Kids'
Choice Awards in April 2003. Regular rumours of break-ups reported in the
tabloid press were invariably denied. On the December 16, 2006 episode of
Saturday Night Live, Diaz introduced Timberlake as the night's musical guest,
and the couple actually did split up shortly afterwards. 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. ”
In January 2007, Timberlake was linked to Jessica Biel when pictures surfaced of
the two snowboarding in Park City, Utah during the Sundance Film Festival. On
May 12, 2007, the gossip was refueled with the release of romantic pictures of
Timberlake and Biel on multiple dates, specifically caught kissing while dining
in the UK accompanied by producer/mogul Timbaland and then Newcastle United
footballer Alan Smith. Timberlake was given sexiest Man titles by Teen People
and Cosmopolitan magazines.
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