Timberlake, Justin

Justin Timberlake (born January 31, 1981) is an two-time Grammy Winning American singer and occasional actor. more...

He came to fame as the front man of the pop band 'N Sync released his debut solo album, Justified, which went on to sell over seven million copies worldwide, in 2002, 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.

Biography

Early life

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.

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