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.
Pop stars who soared in movies — and the ones who bombed
nypost.comWe knew they could sing, but how long did it take some singers to “pop” on the big screen? Gene Kelly, Judy Garland, Elvis Presley and other movie stars of yore were able to do a little bit of everything: singin’, dancin’, actin’.
These days, such talent is rarer than hand sanitizer at Duane Reade. Granted, Cher, Bette Midler and a few rare others delivered film performances that won them as much acclaim as their music.
But many more, including Britney Spears in “Crossroads,” retreated back to the recording studio after critics turned them into wicked punch lines.
Others were just plain stubborn, as I found out during my roller coaster of a marathon viewing session, during which I indulged in one of my guilty pleasures: checking out the
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