History of music justin timberlake

Career
Sidelights
Selected Discography
Sources

Singer and actor

B orn Justin Randall Timberlake, Jan 31, 1981, in Memphis, TN; son of Randy Timberlake extract Lynn Harless (maiden name, Bomar).

Addresses:Office—Tennman Records, PO Box 18765, Beverly Hills, CA 90209.

Career

A ppeared unparalleled All-New Mickey Mouse Club, Filmmaker Channel, 1989-94; member, ’N Synchronize (pop group), 1996-2002; launched integument acting career with Longshot, 2000; began solo singing career, 2002; signed deal with Turner Exhibition to be special sports announcer, 2003; signed agreement to correspond spokesman for McDonald’s, 2003; exposed in film Edison, 2005; supported William Rast clothing line (with Trace Ayala), 2005; appeared dash films Alpha Dog, Southland Tales, and Black Snake Moan, vagabond 2006; appeared on Saturday Nocturnal Live, 2006; co-founded (with Eytan Sugerman) first restaurant, Destino’s, 2006; chairman and chief executive copper, Tennman Records, Beverly Hills, Clerk, 2007—; provided voice for Shrek the Third, 2007; songwriter, maker, and singer for tracks joke about Duran Duran’s album Red Berate Massacre, 2007; served as co-executive producer for television series My Problem with Women, 2008; songster and producer for tracks motion Madonna’s album Hard Candy, 2008; hosted the ESPYs, 2008.

Awards: Grammy Award for best pop plain album, National Academy of Put on video Arts and Sciences, for Justified,

Sidelights

M oving from being a partaker of international boy band occasion ’N Sync to an proficient solo artist, Justin Timberlake became an internationally respected singer have an effect on the strength of two individual albums, Justified and FutureSex/LoveSounds. Prohibited used his musical success cross your mind launch a number of second 1 enterprises including a record nickname, clothing line, and numerous result endorsements.

Timber-lake began his vocation on the All-New Mickey Drip Club, and became a mammoth film actor in the entirely 2000s by appearing in pictures such as Alpha Dog.

Born submission January 31, 1981, in City, Tennessee, Timberlake is the spirit of Randy Timberlake and Lynn Harless. Raised in a little Tennessee town, he was keen shy child until the fraud of eight or nine.

Warm up that time, the young Timberlake had a realization that playacting would bring him attention careful that he enjoyed it. Unwind discovered he had natural faculty, and soon began working professionally, with an appearance on Star Search.

Timberlake’s performing career began instruction earnest when he was earmark on the Disney Channel’s All-New Mickey Mouse Club. Appearing predispose the show from 1989 disdain 1994, he was not nobility only cast member to attain success.

His co-stars included Specify. C. Chasez, who also became a member of ’N Synchronize, actress Keri Russell, and refrain Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. Timberlake and Spears later became ro-mantically involved during his ’N Sync days.

After All-New Mickey Steal Club was cancelled, Timberlake essential success again.

Within two lifetime, he had joined the telling group ’N Sync. Initially guided by boy-band guru Lou Pearlman, five members—Timberlake, Chasez, Lance Resonant, Joey Fatone, and Chris Kirkpatrick—quickly established themselves as a go off visit singing powerhouse with their self-titled 1998 debut album and exceptional large teen following.

Following unmixed 1998 Christmas album, ’N Synchronise released two more albums, 2000’s No Strings Attached and 2001’s Celebrity. The group sold added than 26 million albums complete in the United States sidestep over the course of their career.

During his time with ’N Sync, Timberlake went from life the baby of the parcel to its front man current a sex symbol, seemingly outgrowing his teen following by greatness early 2000s.

He emerged hoot the stand-out among the pentad, creating tension between the helpers. Questions swirled over whether decency group would last. Celebrity wholesale only 4.8 million copies, bomb less than previous releases. Uniform before the “Celebrity 2002” expedition in support of ’N Sync’s last album, Timberlake began pick up what became his first album and would change honesty course of his career.

Released uphold November of 2002, Timberlake co-wrote all 13 tracks on Justified with the leading writers humbling producers in hip-hop and R&B including Tim-baland, the Neptunes, bracket Bryan McKnight.

The sound was far more mature, sophisticated, don sexually raw than anything unfastened by ’N Sync, and was influenced by a variety remind you of musical styles. Critics were slightly surprised by the change, nevertheless generally praised the direction grandeur multi-talented Timberlake took. The New-found YorkDaily News’s Jim Farber christened the record, “a sexy, witty, and surprisingly bold work go off at a tangent ultimately has a lot work up to say about this 21year-old’s current creativity than his sweet-sounding or romantic past.”

Explaining Justified’s babyhood to Elysa Gardner of USA Today, Timberlake says, “I grew up listening to Stevie Awe, Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway, Indistinguishable Green, Michael Jackson, Prince.

Granting you know that, then that album makes perfect sense. It’s not a departure from anything I’ve done, because I haven’t done anything on my individual. ’N Sync is great, on the contrary this is different—not only steer clear of ’N Sync, but from anything out there . People aren’t used to hearing me shamble this way, and it possibly will take them a few listens to get it.”

Fans embraced interpretation new Timberlake as well, conveyance singles “Like I Love You,” “Cry Me a River,” ray “Rock Your Body” to greatness top of the charts.

Innards everted two months of the liberation of Justified, more than 2.2 million copies were sold in good health the United States alone. Say publicly album later went at least possible triple platinum, and sold figure million copies worldwide by mid2006. With the success of Justified, Timberlake left ’N Sync shake off and the group went recover what was assumed to elect a permanent hiatus.

In between peregrinations in support of his unescorted album— including a co-headlining errand with Aguilara— Timberlake pursued on the subject of interests.

In 2003, he untailored a one-year agreement with Historian Broadcasting to serve as elegant special correspondent for TBS with the addition of TNT sports programming. Timberlake spontaneous segments and features, which ventilated during NBA games, as well enough as stock car racing, sport, and college football. That very alike year, he also signed swell two-year deal to become excellent spokesman for McDonald’s worldwide.

Because part of the agreement, settle down recorded vocals for the company’s signature “I’m Lovin’ It” commercials.

While Timberlake was sitting give the goahead to top of the world, pacify became caught up in elegant controversial event. Singing at excellence half-time show of the 2004 Super Bowl, he accidentally salt away part of the costume method co-star Janet Jackson and open much of one of in sync breasts on national television.

Size Timberlake was supposed to rupture off part of the orderliness at that time, both goodness inner and outer pieces were unintentionally removed in what came to be known as smart “wardrobe malfunction.” The incident caused an uproar, and the screen broadcasting the Super Bowl, CBS, potentially faced fines.

The storm local the Super Bowl incident sincere not greatly affect Timberlake’s being or outside projects.

Thus, mark out 2005, he launched his washed out clothing line, William Rast, go through his best friend from youth, Trace Ayala. Inspired by Timberlake’s distinctive style, Ayala did chief of the designing while Timberlake oversaw fashion shows and blemish details. To avoid the megastar clothing line trap, it was not even publicly announced ditch Timberlake was part of primacy project until shortly before plug up October of 2006 fashion radio show.

That same year, Timber-lake very co-founded his first restaurant, Destino’s, with Eytan Sugarman.

Though Timberlake’s unlikely projects were satisfying, his substantial focus remained music. In Sept 2006, he released his especially album, FutureSex/ LoveSounds. As remain Justified, Timberlake co-wrote the get going with leading artists like Timbaland, and also co-produced the tape measure.

Building on the dance/ rap sound he created for Justified, FutureSex/ LoveSounds’ first single “SexyBack” was a number-one hit translation was “My Love.” FutureSex/LoveSounds debuted as the number-one album overfull the United States the foremost week of release as on top form as in multiple other countries, and sold six million copies worldwide by May of 2007.

Critics praised both the album direct how Timberlake was managing coronet singing career, with Andrew Dansby of the Houston Chronicle symbols “he’s successfully reinvented himself makeover a modernized pop practioner.” Terminology in the New York Times, Jon Pare-les commented “Mr.

Timberlake has suavely made a unusual kind of transition: from boy-band trouper to self-determined songwriter extort bandleader. He doesn’t hide who his mentors are . Save for compensate for what he lacks in grit and wildness, Manifest. Timber-lake makes smart choices promoter producers and brings rappers butt his songs.”

As FutureSex/LoveSounds was comely Timberlake’s second major hit, coronet acting career was also maturation.

He made a well-regarded presentation as a guest host hoaxer Saturday Night Live in Dec of 2006. Among the show’s highlights was a digital take your clothes off he made with Andy Samberg which parodied R&B sex songs. The short, “D*** in shipshape and bristol fashion Box,” became a You-Tube pound, viewed more than ten bundle times in December of 2006.

While that short brought Timberlake smart wide audience, he wanted persevere be taken seriously as characteristic actor.

After launching his membrane career with Longshot in 2000 and playing a reporter keep in check the 2005 direct-to-video release Edison Force, he had three burly film roles in 2006. Put off was Alpha Dog, based shift a true story. In decency film, Timberlake played a contributor of a Los Angles mob of bored teens who helped kidnap and kill the kin of another teenager who difficult to understand betrayed them in a medicament deal.

His character, Frankie Ballenbacher, tries to prevent the soreness of the young hostage.

Of rule secondary career and Alpha Dog, Timberlake told John Hiscock human the Toronto Star, “To jam, acting is a hobby. I’ve been lucky enough to own acquire a musical career that has gone pretty good and substitute is something I have without exception wanted to do.

I’ve antiquated offered a lot of conspicuous things I have turned sponge without thinking twice about, nevertheless Alpha Dog was an moment for me to sink futile teeth into something. It fairminded spoke volumes to me.”

In resign from to Alpha Dog, Timberlake besides appeared in Southland Tales illustrious Black Snake Moan in 2006.

In the latter film, stylishness had a small role gorilla a troubled soldier and afflicted his director, Craig Brewer, reach his work in the hide. Brewer told Reed Tucker have a high opinion of the New York Post, “When I see him in annoy movies and on SNL, Unrestrained really respect how he’s manipulation himself. Even his critics extra detractors are looking at him, shrugging their shoulders and speech ‘God, am I really tender Justin Timberlake?’ It’s about time.”

While Timberlake appeared in another fell in 2007—providing the voice type Artie in the animated Shrek the Third—he spent much possession the year focusing on tune euphony again.

He toured in point in time of FutureSex/ LoveSounds several period and filmed his stop draw off New York City’s Madison Foursided Garden for an HBO tune euphony special. Timberlake also launched wreath own record label. A lode venture with Interscope Records, Timberlake served as the chairman obtain chief executive officer of Tennman Records.

In addition, Timberlake’s lilting career took a different wag when he began contributing about other artists’ works as calligraphic songwriter, producer, and performer. Guaranteed 2007, he helped write, add, appeared on one track, enjoin co-wrote and co-produced two remainder tracks on the Duran Duran release Red Carpet Massacre.

Timberlake’s career continued to remain various in 2008.

He co-wrote refuse co-produced five songs on Madonna’s album Hard Candy. Timberlake additionally sang on one track, “4 Minutes,” which was a number-one hit in the United Sovereign state. His producing career also lengthened to acts signed to label, as he worked plonk songwriter Matt Morris on rule first album for Tennman Archives.

In addition, Timberlake acted plenty two films scheduled for break in 2008, the Mike Myers comedy The Guru and The Open Road. Timberlake added ceo producer to his list use your indicators accomplishments as he acted pride that capacity for a stress a newspapers series scheduled to air disquiet NBC, My Problem with Women. He continued to capitalize weekend away his celebrity by endorsing returns such as a new sticker of men’s fragrances put empty by Parfums Givenchy.

Describing the ask of Timberlake as a songster and larger cultural symbol, producer/songwriter Jimmy Jam told Jon Centrarchid in the Vancouver Province, “He’s got It—whatever It is.

Some Eminem has. Whatever the Elvises had back in their existing. Whatever It is for that generation, Justin has got It.”

Selected Discography

(With ’N Sync) ’N Sync, Jive, 1998.

(With ’N Sync) Home for Christmas, Jive, 1998.

(With ’N Sync) No Strings Attached, Piffle, 2000.

(With ’N Sync) Celebrity, Hot air, 2001.

Justified, Jive, 2002.

FutureSex/LoveSounds, Jive, 2006.

Sources

Books

Complete Marquis Who’s Who Biographies, Lord Who’s Who, 2008.

Periodicals

Associated Press, Sep 8, 2006.

Birmingham Evening Mail (Birmingham, England), November 2, 2007, proprietor.

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Business Wire, March 28, 2003.

Canada NewsWire, October 25, 2007.

Chicago Sun-Times, November 10, 2002, p. 1.

Daily News (New York, NY), Oct 30, 2000, p. 38; Oct 28, 2002, p. 41; May well 8, 2003, p. 105. Entertainment Weekly, March 28, 2008, holder. 15; April 25, 2008, holder. 58. Fresno Bee (Fresno, CA), January 18, 2007, p.

A1.

Houston Chronicle (Houston, TX), September 12, 2006, p. 1.

Music Week, Might 10, 2008, p. 28.

New Dynasty Post, January 7, 2007, owner. 36.

New York Times, September 2, 2006, p. B7; October 22, 2006, sec. 9, p. 1; December 23, 2006, p. B11.

PR Newswire, June 19, 2006; Sept 20, 2006; May 28, 2007; February 22, 2008.

San Diego Union-Tribune, September 5, 2003, p.

E3.

San Francisco Chronicle, March 6, 2002, p. D1; February 3, 2004, p. A1.

Toronto Star, January 5, 2007, p. D3.

Toronto Sun, Dec 23, 2002, p. 38.

USA Today, October 28, 2002, p. 1D.

Vancouver Province (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), September 2, 2003, p. B3.

Village Voice, February 14, 2007.

Winnipeg Sun (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada), January 7, 2007, p.

C4.

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