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’s commercial about responsible drinking goes viral after DWI arrest: ‘Aged poorly’
nypost.com*NSYNC has resurfaced on social media after Justin Timberlake was charged for driving while intoxicated in the Hamptons on June 17.In the commercial, which aired during the 2001 Super Bowl, a father answers his door and is confronted by the members of the boy band: Timberlake, Lance Bass, Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick and JC Chasez.“Hey, how’s it going, we’re *NSYNC,” says Bass.“You know, the group *NSYNC?” adds Kirkpatrick.
But the dad is confused meeting the musicians — despite them being some of the biggest stars in the world at the time.“We’re just going door to door to say thanks,” Timberlake says, as Fatone adds, “for talking to your kids about drinking.”Chasez explains, “You see, even with all our success, you’re still a bigger influence on your kids than we are.”The dad goes back inside and tells his daughter about the interaction.“Just some guys.
Lance, Joey. Something about a sink,” he says. The daughter immediately screams and runs outside, yelling for the members of the boy band who are nowhere to be found.The old video was shared on TikTok by a fan with the message, “Don’t know if this commercial has now aged poorly and aged even better.”Fans flooded the comments section and pointed out the irony of the commercial. “I see what you did there.
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