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.
Justin Timberlake apologizes for viral Beat Ya Feet dancing: ‘It was the khakis’
nypost.comvideo of him dancing went viral for all the wrong reasons.The “Cry Me a River” singer issued an apology to Washington, DC, in an Instagram Story after fans compared his attempt at the area’s famous Beat Ya Feet dance he did onstage at the Something in the Water music festival to him doing the hokey pokey.“DC, I want to apologize to you for two reasons: Here, and here,” Timberlake said, panning down to his feet. “I had a long talk with both of them, individually,” he said of his two seemingly left feet. “And I warned ‘Don’t you ever do that to me again.”‘For the now infamous performance, Timberlake donned casual khaki pants, orange sneakers and a green button-down for his performance.“Maybe it was the khakis.
It was a real khaki vibe,” he reflected on Wednesday. Timberlake promised he would bring “SexyBack” and spend time on his footwork.“Love you all,” he smiled, ending the video.
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