Justin Randall Timberlake was born on January 31, 1981. He is a two-time Grammy Award-winning American singer and occasional actor. He came to fame as the front man of the pop band 'N Sync. In 2002 he released his debut solo album, Justified, which went on to sell over seven million copies worldwide, solidifying Timberlake's position as a pop superstar. Timberlake's second album is due for release in the summer of 2006. Timberlake has been dubbed the new "King of Pop" by Rolling Stone Magazine, a moniker previously attributed only to Michael Jackson.
Timberlake was born in Memphis, Tennessee to Randall Timberlake and Lynn Bomar; his paternal grandfather, Charles L. Timberlake, was a Baptist minister, but Timberlake considers himself more "spiritual than religious". His parents are now divorced and both have re-married; his mother, who now runs an entertainment company called JustinTime Entertainment, has re-married to Paul Harless, a banker, while his father, a choir director at a Baptist church, has two children, Jonathan and Stephen, from his second marriage.
Timberlake's career began after a childhood stint on the American television talent show Star Search, and picked up speed when he became a cast member of The New Mickey Mouse Club. His co-stars on this teenage variety show included future 'N Sync bandmate JC Chasez, fellow pop singers Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, and actors Ryan Gosling and Keri Russell.
Timberlake supported the album by touring with Christina Aguilera on the Stripped tour, which ran throughout 2003. Like Spears and Aguilera, Timberlake has traded the squeaky-clean image created by his handlers for a far-more raunchy persona, as typified by his staged groping of Kylie Minogue's backside as they performed at that year's Brit Awards.
In February 2004, during the halftime show of Super Bowl XXXVIII, Timberlake performed with Janet Jackson before an audience of over 100 million. In the course of the performance, as Timberlake sung the lyrics "gonna have you naked by the end of this song," he tore off a part of her costume, briefly baring most of her right breast. CBS, the NFL and MTV, which produced the halftime show, denied all responsibility under a hailstorm of controversy, calling the incident a "wardrobe malfunction". Jackson released a taped apology, using the "wardrobe malfunction" phrase. Timberlake issued a scripted apology of his own while accepting his first of two Grammy Awards in early 2004 (one for Best Pop Vocal Album for Justified, and the other for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Cry Me a River"). The FCC announced an investigation.
Timberlake began dating American actress Cameron Diaz in early 2003. Timberlake is set to co-star in the thriller Edison, due out in 2005 which co-stars Kevin Spacey and Morgan Freeman, as well as the movie "Alpha Dog" based on the life of the drug dealer, Jesse James Hollywood.
When recording the single "Signs" with Snoop Dogg, Timberlake allegedly discovered a throat condition. Nodules were removed in an operation that took place on 5 May 2005 to save his singing career. He was advised to not sing or speak loudly for at least a few months.
Timberlake is featured on the track "My Style" on the Black Eyed Peas album Monkey Business. He also appears in the hip-hop group's hit single "Where Is The Love?" from their previous album, Elephunk. The song was the top single of 2003 in the U.K. Because his own album had just been released at the time "Wher is the Love?" was released, Timberlake's record company requested that his contribution to "Where Is The Love?" be officially unacknowledged on the track. However, Timberlake often appeared with the Black Eyed Peas to perform the track live, as he did during the 2004 MTV Europe Music Awards.
In the summer of 2005, Timberlake started his own record company, JayTee Records, in which he promptly signed underground hiphop artist, Joshua B, as the label's first act.
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