Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981), occasionally known by his initials JT, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, and record producer.
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.
Hallmark Star Nikki DeLoach Talks 30-Year Friendship with Justin Timberlake & How She Secured Him as a Performer for Charity Event
justjared.comDid you know that Justin Timberlake is a longtime friend of Hallmark star Nikki DeLoach? The two stars have been friends for 30 years after meeting at a casting camp for The Mickey Mouse Club. Nikki became a member of the cast alongside Justin, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Ryan Gosling, and several others. Nikki was even in the girl group Innosense back in the late 90s and they were managed by Justin‘s mom Lynn Harless.
Over the weekend, Justin performed as the headliner at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles gala and Nikki was the one who secured him as the performer.
She is a member of the CHLA Foundation Board of Trustees and a passionate spokesperson for the hospital, which provided lifesaving care for her young son Bennett who was born with congenital heart defects. Click inside to find out what she said about their friendship… “I just called him and asked and he said yes,” Nikki told THR.
On meeting 30 years ago, Nikki said, “We instantly became best buddies, like brother and sister, and we have been brother and sister ever since.
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