Justin Timberlake Biography

Justin Timberlake Biography

Justin Timberlake

For those of you who don’t know who Justin Timberlake is, have you ever heard the song Sexy Back or Bye Bye Bye? These two timeless songs sung by JT are the favorites of girls all over the world. But those are just two of the many amazing songs by Justin Timberlake.
Not only is JT a singer, but he’s also a songwriter, actor, dancer, record producer, businessman, and philanthropist. Making about 100 million dollars a year, and living in a huge mansion on the hills of Hollywood, many people would say he’s got it all. But all his fame and success wasn’t just handed to him, he worked really hard to get where he is today.
Early Life
Justin Randall Timberlake was born in Memphis, Tennessee on January 31, 1981 to his parents Randall Timberlake and Lynn Harless. He has 2 half brothers (Jonathan and Steven) and a half sister (Laura) who unfortunetly died shortly after her birth. Justin had music in his blood since the day he was born. At a young age he sang in his churches chior which his father was the director of. He was then singing at the Grand Ole Opry by age ten. He began his first paid gig in 1993 starring in The Mickey Mouse Club alongside Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Ryan Gosling, and future band mate JC Chasez(Shah-zay). After his run with The Mickey Mouse Club, Justin and JC started an all boy band, including, Lance Bass, Joey Fatone, and Chris Kirkpatrick. These group of boys known as Nsync started their career in 1996 in Europe. Timberlake and Chasez (Shah-zay) were the main singers of the group. In 1998 the boyband became popular in the U.S. with its first album Nsync, which sold over 11 million copies, and included the hit single "Tearin up my heart". Nsync was becoming wildly popular among their largest fanbase (Teenage Girls). Nsync's second album "No Strings Attatched" came out in 2000 which included the #1 single "It's Gonna Be Me" sold over 2.4 million copies in the first week. In 2001 they released their third and...

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