Justin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake was born in Memphis, Tennessee on January 31, 1981. Randall Timberlake and Lynn nee Bomar were his parents. He has British ancestry. His paternal grandfather, Charles L. Timberlake, was a Baptist minister. Timberlake was raised in the Baptist religion. Remaining still a Christian, Justin considers himself more spiritual than religious.

Both of his parents remarried after being divorced about 1985. His mother remarried to Paul Harless, a banker, when Justin was aged 5. She also runs an entertainment company called JustinTime Entertainment. Justin's father, has two children from his second marriage to Lisa. He is a choir director at a Baptist church.

1995?2002:
Timberlake was considered to be a teen idol when he was a member of the popular 1990s boy band, 'N Sync,. The group was formed in 1995. Their career started in 1996 in Germany. Two years later in 1998, It hit it big in the States. Eventually, they were successful in releasing the fastest-selling album of all time, No Strings Attached in 2000.

The group completed their Celebrity Tour in 2002. They also released the third single Girlfriend from their 2001 album Celebrity the same year. Then the group decided to take time off. At that particular time, Timberlake started working on his first solo album. The album marked a transition from his squeaky-clean boy band image to a sexier, more mature look and feel.

2004?2006: Collaborations and acting
The Super Bowl controversy had a great impact on Timberlake's career. He put his recording career on hold and tried his luck in acting career. During his early music career ,Timberlake had a few minor acting roles. These included a bit part as a model in the 2000 made-for-television film Model Behavior, and a cameo in the 2001 film On the Line. But he was an actor of great potential and looking for more substantial roles.

During this period, He was successful in getting an important role as a journalist in the thriller Edison Force, which was filmed in 2004 and received a direct-to-video release on July 18, 2006. He also availed opportunities of appearing in the films Alpha Dog, Black Snake Moan, Richard Kelly's and Southland Tales. He also appeared as a young Elton John, in the video for John's song, This Train Don't Stop There Anymore. Timberlake will also voice a young King Arthur in the animated film Shrek the Third, which will be released in 2007.

2006 present:
Timberlake had a cameo in Nelly Furtado and Timbaland's video for her single Promiscuous. FutureSex/LoveSounds was Timberlake's second solo album which was released on September 12, 2006. It was a superhit album. It debuted in the number one position on the Billboard chart. There were record selling of 684,000 copies in its first week. The album also has the honor of being the biggest album ever for pre-orders on iTunes. It beat Coldplay's record for the biggest one-week sales of a digital album.

Besides Timbaland, will.i.am and Rick Rubin,Timberlake himself was the producer of this superhit album. It features guest vocals by Three 6 Mafia, T.I. and will.i.am. The album was aiming for an adult feel and was described as being all about sexiness .

Timberlake performed the album's lead single, SexyBack, at the opening of the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards. It began receiving radio and Internet play on July 7, 2006, and premiered at #90 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles. The single became so popular that it began receiving radio and Internet play. It was premiered at #90 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles and it was successful in reaching number one by week nine. It remained on this top position for seven consecutive weeks.

Timbaland also produced the album's second single, My Love. It featured rapper T.I.. The single became very much popular and it reached number one on the Hot 100 for the week ending November 11, 2006.