this singer-songwriter and actor first
found fame as a member of a boyband
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
taking a look at the life and career of
Justin Timberlake
Justin Randall Timberlake was born on
January 31st
1981 in Memphis Tennessee becoming
interested in music at an early age one
of his first performances was as
contestant on the TV show Star Search in
the early 1990s
shortly thereafter he got a role on the
variety television show the all-new
Mickey Mouse Club Justin
after the show’s end Timberlake
recruited his former cast mate from the
show
JC shows a JC to help form the all-male
singing group in sync in 1995
it’s Terry along with Chris Kirkpatrick
Joey Fatone and Lance Bass Timberlake
and chasse would release three studio
records as the boy band though NSYNC had
become one of the best-selling boy bands
of all time by 2002 the group decided to
go on hiatus at this point Timberlake
was already a celebrity in his own right
thanks to his growing star power and
songwriting contributions so he made the
decision to start working on his own
material
[Music]
he debuted his first solo single like I
love you on the 2002 MTV Video Music
Awards the song would appear on his
debut solo album just a few months later
in its first week of release justified
hit number 2 on the Billboard 200 album
chart the critically acclaimed R&B
oriented record featured the top 10 hits
cry me a river and rock your body and
was supported by a co-headlining tour
with Christina Aguilera
in 2003 Timberlake signed a highly
profitable deal with McDonald’s for
their use of his song I’m loving it in a
campaign for the fast-food chain on the
Timberlake’s relatively squeaky clean
image took a hit in 2004 when
controversy arose after a wardrobe
malfunction at the Superbowl 38 halftime
show left Janet Jackson’s breasts
partially exposed during her performance
with the star Timberlake apologized
during the 2004 Grammy Awards where he
also received two trophies for his work
on his first solo record what occurred
was unintentional completely regrettable
and I apologize if you guys are offended
it was after this first record that
Timberlake decided to pursue acting more
actively that we had done some earlier
in his career he took on roles in films
such as alpha dog and Black Snake Moan
and also lent his voice to the animated
movie Shrek the third I don’t want to be
king Timberlake sophomore solo record
future sex love sounds came out in 2006
the pop and R&B flavored album had three
number-one singles
[Music]
it also won the Entertainer two more
Grammys and was supported by the future
sex love show that became one of the
biggest tours of the year
soon after Timberlake began branching
out even more in the entertainment
industry notable musical collaborations
include ayo technology with fitty cent
dead and gone with t I love sex matched
with Ciara and four minutes with Madonna
Timberlake also continued to pursue
acting
a string of highly successful hosting
gigs on Saturday Night Live resulted in
a number of viral video sensations for
the star with the most popular being a
holiday themed digital short with Andy
Samberg Timberlake also voiced a
character in the movie Yogi Bear and
starred in films such as friends with
benefits and the social network
Timberlake’s love life has often been
the subject of media fodder especially
his relationship with pop princess
Britney Spears he has also been
romantically linked to the actresses
Cameron Diaz and Jessica Biel and his
singing dancing and acting are certainly
forces to be reckoned with but with his
business pursuits including his own
label producing credits and humanitarian
efforts it is obvious that Justin
Timberlake is more than just an
entertainer
[Music]
found fame as a member of a boyband
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
taking a look at the life and career of
Justin Timberlake
Justin Randall Timberlake was born on
January 31st
1981 in Memphis Tennessee becoming
interested in music at an early age one
of his first performances was as
contestant on the TV show Star Search in
the early 1990s
shortly thereafter he got a role on the
variety television show the all-new
Mickey Mouse Club Justin
after the show’s end Timberlake
recruited his former cast mate from the
show
JC shows a JC to help form the all-male
singing group in sync in 1995
it’s Terry along with Chris Kirkpatrick
Joey Fatone and Lance Bass Timberlake
and chasse would release three studio
records as the boy band though NSYNC had
become one of the best-selling boy bands
of all time by 2002 the group decided to
go on hiatus at this point Timberlake
was already a celebrity in his own right
thanks to his growing star power and
songwriting contributions so he made the
decision to start working on his own
material
[Music]
he debuted his first solo single like I
love you on the 2002 MTV Video Music
Awards the song would appear on his
debut solo album just a few months later
in its first week of release justified
hit number 2 on the Billboard 200 album
chart the critically acclaimed R&B
oriented record featured the top 10 hits
cry me a river and rock your body and
was supported by a co-headlining tour
with Christina Aguilera
in 2003 Timberlake signed a highly
profitable deal with McDonald’s for
their use of his song I’m loving it in a
campaign for the fast-food chain on the
Timberlake’s relatively squeaky clean
image took a hit in 2004 when
controversy arose after a wardrobe
malfunction at the Superbowl 38 halftime
show left Janet Jackson’s breasts
partially exposed during her performance
with the star Timberlake apologized
during the 2004 Grammy Awards where he
also received two trophies for his work
on his first solo record what occurred
was unintentional completely regrettable
and I apologize if you guys are offended
it was after this first record that
Timberlake decided to pursue acting more
actively that we had done some earlier
in his career he took on roles in films
such as alpha dog and Black Snake Moan
and also lent his voice to the animated
movie Shrek the third I don’t want to be
king Timberlake sophomore solo record
future sex love sounds came out in 2006
the pop and R&B flavored album had three
number-one singles
[Music]
it also won the Entertainer two more
Grammys and was supported by the future
sex love show that became one of the
biggest tours of the year
soon after Timberlake began branching
out even more in the entertainment
industry notable musical collaborations
include ayo technology with fitty cent
dead and gone with t I love sex matched
with Ciara and four minutes with Madonna
Timberlake also continued to pursue
acting
a string of highly successful hosting
gigs on Saturday Night Live resulted in
a number of viral video sensations for
the star with the most popular being a
holiday themed digital short with Andy
Samberg Timberlake also voiced a
character in the movie Yogi Bear and
starred in films such as friends with
benefits and the social network
Timberlake’s love life has often been
the subject of media fodder especially
his relationship with pop princess
Britney Spears he has also been
romantically linked to the actresses
Cameron Diaz and Jessica Biel and his
singing dancing and acting are certainly
forces to be reckoned with but with his
business pursuits including his own
label producing credits and humanitarian
efforts it is obvious that Justin
Timberlake is more than just an
entertainer
[Music]
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