Justin Timberlake
Biography
Life Story
Justin Randall Timberlake was born on January 31, 1981, in Memphis, Tennessee, to Lynn (Bomar) and Randall Timberlake, whose own father was a Baptist minister. At the age of 11, he appeared on the show Star Search (1983), and even though he didn't win, it didn't dampen his ambitions. He also appeared on The All New Mickey Mouse Club (1989), where his costars included Britney Spears, Ryan Gosling, Keri Russell, Christina Aguilera and future band-mate J.C. Chasez. At age 14, Justin became a member of the boy band *NSYNC. In 1998, the group released their self-titled debut album. They became a big hit with fans and made a place for themselves in the music world with a succession of big-selling albums. In the beginning of 2002, Justin spent time working on and writing songs for his debut solo album. During this time, he broke up with his longtime girlfriend, Britney Spears. The release of the solo album, titled "Justified", came in November of 2002. Songs from his solo album include: "Like I Love You", "Cry Me A River" and "Rock Your Body".
Timberlake has branched out into an acting career, having most recently starred in The Social Network (2010), Friends with Benefits (2011), and Trouble with the Curve (2012).
Family
Trivia
When he is unable to fall asleep, he sings himself to sleep.
Chosen as one of Teen People Magazine's "21 Hottest Stars Under 21". [1999]
He was born at 6:30 in the evening.
He and fellow *NSYNC member J.C. Chasez were both member of The All New Mickey Mouse Club (1989) in the early-mid 1990s.
Co-wrote "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays" with J.C. Chasez from *NSYNC's Christmas album, "Home For Christmas".
Mother is Lynn Harless, manager of the all-girl group Innosense.
Boyfriend of his former The All New Mickey Mouse Club (1989) co-star, Britney Spears, from 1998 to 2002.
A 15-year-old *NSYNC fan filed a lawsuit against Timberlake, claiming that he verbally assaulted her. Justin allegedly snubbed fans in a St. Louis hotel after which the plaintiff shouted that she thought J.C. Chasez was cuter. When she admitted to a guard that she was the one who made the comment, the guard made her go upstairs with Justin. After that, Timberlake allegedly pushed her against a wall and shouted insults at her. [November 2000]
Collects sneakers.
His mom thought of the name *NSYNC, using the last letter of each original member's first name: justiN, chriS (Chris Kirkpatrick), joeY (Joey Fatone), jasoN (Jason Watkins sang bass prior to Lance Bass joining the group) and j.C. (J.C. Chasez).
Personal Quotes
[interview in Rolling Stone magazine about Britney Spears] I may not ever get over her. I really do still love that girl.
England is the first country that I've had a #1 album in, so it is now officially my home away from home.
[on the Super Bowl "wardrobe malfunction" incident] I am sorry if anyone was offended by the wardrobe malfunction during the halftime performance.
I kiss people with my soul. I don't kiss them with my mouth.
[in 2002, about fame] All you can do as an artist is do what you think is an extension of you. You put down on paper . . . who you are. That's what being an artist is all about. And when it gets done, you don't look back at it and say, "Oh, I could have done that better".
[about girls] A lot of girls have cheated on me in the past, so it's hard for me to trust. But once I fall, I fall hard.
[about music] I think music will always be a big part of my life. I can't go five minutes without singing, sometimes unconsciously. And people stare at me, and I'm wondering why they're staring, and then I'm realizing that I'm belting out a tune.
[about the music industry] I can give you my personal opinion: Love the music, hate the business. It's a screwball business and there are a lot of players who will straight-up lie to you.
[about love] True love, to me, is when she's the first thought that goes through your head when you wake up and the last thought that goes through your head before you go to sleep.
I'm a perfectionist. I can't help it, I get really upset with myself if I fail in the least.
[on who he would date] Pretty is cool, but it's not really about looks for me. It's more about personality. I like a girl with a good sense of humor, who's humble and sensitive.
I don't feel guilty about success. You can't feel guilty about aspiring to be good at something.
Everyone wants to know about my spirituality, and it's like, Tthat's mine!"
When I'm not on stage, I'm kind of shy. If you see me and I don't say much, don't think I'm not taking in what you have to say. I'm just not a big talker.
[about *NSYNC] I don't regret anything that I've done with this group. I think that when people find something that they love to do they make sacrifices to do it.
[on making Bad Teacher (2011)]: After the first week of rehearsal and the first orgy, it all came together.
I think we created the only dry-humping scene in cinema history. There's nothing wrong with a good jean jam, but also the both of us felt collectively that we had a responsibility. It's really a public service announcement for safe sex.
