Justin Randall Timberlake born January 31, [ 2 ] is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and dancer. Born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee , Timberlake appeared on musical television shows as a child, competing on Star Search ; in the early to mids, he was a cast member on the Disney Channel 's The All New Mickey Mouse Club , where he performed cover songs, skits, and choreography.
The group released four commercially successful studio albums, becoming one of the best-selling boy bands of all time with sales of over 70 million units worldwide. Timberlake enhanced his popularity with an acting career. His family circle includes several musicians; [ 11 ] his grandfather introduced him to music from country music artists like Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson.
The group had a series of legal battles with former manager Lou Pearlman , and they subsequently signed with Jive Records. They released their third studio album No Strings Attached which sold 2. They held this record until when Adele surpassed the record with her third album Upon the completion of the Celebrity Tour , the group went on an indefinite hiatus in He played Jason Sharpe, a model who falls in love with a waitress after mistaking her for another model.
The rise of his own stardom and the general decline in the popularity of boy bands led to the dissolution of 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.
And I said, 'Well And he was very absolute about the fact that he wanted it to be a duet between himself and I.. It sold over three million copies in the U. It's what I grew up listening to". Near the end of , Timberlake was the first celebrity to appear on Punk'd , a "candid camera" type show created by Ashton Kutcher to trick celebrities.
