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 Helps Open YouTube's Dear Class of 2020 Celebration
billboard.comJustin Timberlake appeared at the top of YouTube's Dear Class of 2020 celebration, a celebrity-studded virtual party to salute this year's graduates who can't get together in person thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. "So 2020 decided to test you… and this is harder than any test or final you had all your life," Timberlake said, sending in a video from what appeared to be the Man of the Woods' cabin in the woods. "I get it – it's not fair, it's heartbreaking, it makes you stop and think 'why did this happen?' I don’t have the answers but in the face of obstacles we have the great ability to surprise ourselves with how we fight back. "I'm speaking on behalf of the world when I say, we're impressed," he continued. "Nothing – not even a global
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