Name : Justin Timberlake
Date of Birth : January 31, 1981
Place of Birth : Memphis, Tennessee
Birth Name : Justin Randall Timberlake
Education : High School Mickey Mouse Club
Relationship : Britney Spears (singer; broke up in March 2002)
Nationality : American
Occupation : Singer
Discography : Justified Senorita Like I Love You (Oh No) What
You Got Take It From Here Cry Me A River Rock Your Body Nothin' El
Detailed: For Justin, son of a bluegrass musician,
performance began early. The curly haired moppet appeared on the Star
Search TV talent contest at age 11, and was signed the next year to
the Disney Channel's 90's remake of the Mickey Mouse Club (1993-94).
There he met future band-mate JC, and a year after that the two had
been put together with three more singers/dancers to tour Europe as
'N Sync. Back in the States, they recorded their close harmonies on
a debut self-titled album (1998), immediately following its success
(seven million copies sold) with Home For Christmas (1998). Immense
popularity in Europe and subsequent immense popularity in North America
came as no surprise to supporters; the boys of the band give their all
at each performance, truly entertaining their audiences. Most recently,
the release of the band's album, No Strings Attached (2000), was delayed
while the lawsuit played out, but promises to be another monster hit.
Fans who can't get enough are also promised the release of the soundtrack
(complete with 'N Sync vocals) to the film Dr Seuss's How The Grinch
Stole Christmas (2000).
His own education is difficult, with concerts six nights a week, 300
days a year, but Timberlake did earn his high school diploma -- it's
just that he received it, not in a usual gymnasium commencement, but
during a Memphis concert. He, as well, has put some engineering and
computer skills to work, designing the track of a virtual Disney rollercoaster
ride. Timberlake has recently, too, broken into acting and will appear
as a "male model" in a World of Walt Disney feature entitled Model Behaviour/Janine
and Alex: Cover Girls. He cares a great deal about performance, lending
his name and energies to the Justin Timberlake Foundation, initiated
to support theatre arts and music in public schools in America. Timberlake
has an upcoming appointment with the U.S. President and First Lady to
further develop the program. More acting is upcoming for the teen heartthrob.
He is to star, along with his band-mates, in the stage musical Grease
3, and all plan to have a bit of fun lending their voices to an episode
of the animated television series, The Simpsons.
