Justin Timberlake

### Family

Lynn Bomar-Harless (mother), Randall Timberlake (father), Jonathan Timberlake (half-brother), Steven Timberlake (half-brother), Laura Timberlake (half-sister, deceased)

### Associated acts

* NSYNC, The Tennessee Kids, Timbaland, The Neptunes, Jay-Z, Timbaland, Rob Knox, James Fauntleroy, Danja, The Lonely Island, Christina Aguilera, Madonna

### Website

https://justintimberlake.com/

Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981), occasionally known by his initials JT,[1] is an American singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer.[2] Raised in Tennessee, he appeared on the television shows *Star Search* and *The All-New Mickey Mouse Club* as a child. In the late 1990s, Timberlake rose to prominence as one of the two lead vocalists and youngest member of NSYNC, which eventually became one of the best-selling boy bands of all time. Timberlake began to adopt a more mature image as an artist with the release of his debut solo album, the R&B-focused *Justified* (2002), which yielded the successful singles "Cry Me a River" and "Rock Your Body", and earned his first two Grammy Awards.  His critically acclaimed second album *FutureSex/LoveSounds* (2004), characterized by its diversity in music genres, debuted atop the U.S. *Billboard* 200 and produced the Hot 100 number-one singles "SexyBack", "My Love", and "What Goes Around... Comes Around". Established as a solo artist worldwide, his first two albums both exceeded sales of 10 million copies, and he continued producing records and collaborating with other artists. From 2006 through 2012, Timberlake focused on his acting career, effectively putting his music career on hiatus. He held starring roles in the films *The Social Network*, *Bad Teacher*, *Friends with Benefits*, and *In Time*.  Timberlake resumed his music career in 2013 with his third and fourth albums *The 20/20 Experience* and *The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2*, exploring neo soul styles, partly inspired by the expansive song structures of 1960s and 1970s rock. The former became the best-selling album of the year in the US with the largest sales week, and spawned the top-three singles "Suit & Tie" and "Mirrors", while the latter produced the top-ten song "Not a Bad Thing". For his live performances, including the eponymous concert tour for the albums, he began performing with his band The Tennessee Kids, composed by instrumentalists and dancers. Timberlake voiced Branch in DreamWorks Animation's *Trolls* (2016), whose soundtrack includes his fifth *Billboard* Hot 100 chart-topping single, "Can't Stop the Feeling!". His fifth studio album *Man of the Woods* (2018) became his fourth number-one album in the US. The album was supported by the two top ten singles, "Filthy" and "Say Something". *Man of the Woods* concluded 2018 as the sixth best-selling album of the year.[3]  Throughout his solo career, Timberlake has sold over 32 million albums and 56 million singles globally, making him one of the world's best-selling music artists. Often cited as a pop icon, Timberlake is the recipient of numerous awards and accolades, including ten Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, three Brit Awards, and nine Billboard Music Awards. According to *Billboard* in 2017, he is the best performing male soloist in the history of the Mainstream Top 40. *Time* named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2005 and 2013. His other ventures include record label Tennman Records, fashion label William Rast, and the restaurants Destino and Southern Hospitality.  ==Early life== Justin Randall Timberlake was born on January 31, 1981 in Memphis, Tennessee to Lynn (Bomar) Harless and Charles Randall Timberlake, a Baptist church choir director. Timberlake grew up in Shelby Forest, a small community between Memphis and Millington. He has two half-brothers, Jonathan (born September 12, 1993) and Stephen (born August 14, 1998), from Charles' second marriage to Lisa Perry. His half-sister Laura Katherine died shortly after birth on May 12, 1997, and is mentioned in his acknowledgments in the album *NSYNC* as "My Angel in Heaven".His family circle includes a number of musicians; his grandfather introduced him to music from country artists like Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson. Performing as a child, Timberlake sang country and gospel music: at the age of 11, he appeared on the television show *Star Search*, performing country songs as "Justin Randall". By that time, he began listening to rhythm and blues musicians from the 1960s and 70s, such as Al Green, Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye, and he had listening sessions with his father of studio albums by the Eagles and Bob Seger.  In 1993 and 1994, he was a cast member in *The All-New Mickey Mouse Club*, where his castmates included future girlfriend and singer Britney Spears, future tourmate Christina Aguilera, future bandmate JC Chasez, and future movie actors Ryan Gosling and Keri Russell. Timberlake then recruited Chasez to be in an all-male singing group, organized by boy band manager Lou Pearlman, that eventually became NSYNC.  ==Career==  === 1995–2002: NSYNC === The boy band NSYNC formed in 1995, and began their career in 1996 in Europe; Timberlake and Chasez served as its two lead singers.[14] In 1998, the group rose to prominence in the United States with the release of their self-titled debut studio album, which sold 11 million copies and included the single "Tearin' Up My Heart". Their second album *No Strings Attached* (2000) sold 2.4 million copies in the first week,[15] and included a number one single, "It's Gonna Be Me". NSYNC's third album *Celebrity* (2001) was also financially successful. The group's second and third studio albums spawned top-five singles such as "Bye Bye Bye", "Girlfriend" and "This I Promise You". Upon the completion of the Celebrity Tour, the group went into hiatus in 2002. In its lifetime, NSYNC was internationally famous and performed at the Academy Awards,[16] the Olympics,[17] and the Super Bowl,[18] as well as selling more than 70 million records worldwide, becoming the fifth-best selling boy band in history.[19]  In late 1999, Timberlake appeared in the Disney Channel movie *Model Behavior*. He played Jason Sharpe, a model who falls in love with a waitress after mistaking her for another model. It was released on March 12, 2000.[20] The rise of his own stardom and the general decline in the popularity of boy bands led to the dissolution of NSYNC. Band member Lance Bass was openly critical of Timberlake's actions in his memoir *Out of Sync*.[21] By 2002, when the group went on a hiatus and members were following individual projects, he partnered with Pharrell Williams of the producing team The Neptunes–and Timbaland to start working in new music.[22] The idea of going solo was strengthened a year earlier. Timberlake originally wrote the single "Gone" around 2001 for Michael Jackson, but he turned the song down, and was instead recorded by NSYNC. Before its release, however, Jackson contacted him. Timberlake declared in a later interview that the first time he felt confident to go solo happened after that conversation.[23] In a retrospective article in 2020, *Billboard* staff considered *Celebrity* "the group's swan song, setting the stage for Timberlake's equally massive solo career."[24]  (Text Copyright: Wikipedia and Sarah Yasmine (founder))

####  **Studio Album**

* Justifeld (2002))
* FutureSex/LoveSounds (2004)
* The 20/20 Experience (2013)
* Man Of The Woods (2018)