1. Justin Randall Timberlake was born on January 31,1981 and is an American singer, songwriter, actor, record producer, and dancer.
104 Facts About Justin Timberlake
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Justin Timberlake's awards include ten Grammy Awards, four Primetime Emmy Awards, three Brit Awards, nine Billboard Music Awards, the Contemporary Icon Award by the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and MTV's Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.
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Justin Timberlake landed starring roles in the films The Love Guru, The Social Network, Bad Teacher, Friends with Benefits, In Time, Wonder Wheel and Palmer.
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Justin Timberlake voiced Artie in Shrek the Third, Boo-Boo Bear in Yogi Bear and Branch in the Trolls franchise since 2016.
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Justin Randall Timberlake was born on January 31,1981, in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of Janet Lynn Harless and Charles Randall Timberlake, a Baptist church choir director.
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Justin Timberlake has two half-brothers, Jonathan and Stephen, from Charles' second marriage to Lisa Perry.
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In 1995 Justin Timberlake recruited Chasez to be in an all-male singing group, put together by Chris Kirkpatrick and financed by boy band manager Lou Pearlman, that eventually became NSYNC.
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In 2000, Justin Timberlake appeared in The Wonderful World of Disney movie Model Behavior.
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Justin Timberlake played Jason Sharpe, a model who falls in love with a waitress after mistaking her for another model.
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Justin Timberlake originally wrote the single "Gone" around 2001 for Michael Jackson, but he turned the song down, and it was instead recorded by NSYNC.
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Justin Timberlake declared in a later interview that the first time he felt confident to go solo happened after that conversation.
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Justin Timberlake was featured on Nelly's song, "Work It", which was remixed and included on Nelly's 2003 remix album.
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Justin Timberlake, who cried during the episode, later admitted to being under the influence of cannabis when he was pranked.
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Justin Timberlake later spoofed Ashton Kutcher and Punk'd in a 2003 episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live.
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Justin Timberlake co-starred in a skit titled The Barry Gibb Talk Show alongside comedian Jimmy Fallon, where the duo portrayed Bee Gees brothers Barry and Robin Gibb.
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Justin Timberlake attended and issued a scripted apology when accepting the first of two Grammy Awards he received that night.
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Justin Timberlake appeared in the films Alpha Dog, Black Snake Moan, Richard Kelly's Southland Tales, and voiced Prince Artie Pendragon in the animated film Shrek the Third, released on May 18,2007.
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Justin Timberlake appeared as a young Elton John, in the video for John's song "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore".
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Justin Timberlake was considered to play the role of Roger Davis in the film version of the rock musical Rent, but director Chris Columbus had insisted that only the original Broadway members could convey the true meaning of Rent, so the role was reprised by Adam Pascal.
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When recording the 2005 single "Signs" with Snoop Dogg, Justin Timberlake discovered a throat condition.
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Justin Timberlake was advised not to sing or speak loudly for at least a few months.
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Justin Timberlake glided through his music videos and live performances with the confidence of a man who'd already spent a large percentage of his life in the spotlight, and who never doubted he'd be able to return to music on top.
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The album, which Justin Timberlake created from 2005 to 2006, debuted at number-one on the Billboard 200 album chart, selling 684,000 copies its first week.
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In October 2006, Justin Timberlake said that he would focus on his music career rather than his film roles, specifying that leaving the music industry would be a "dumb thing to do at this point".
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Justin Timberlake hosted many music events, including the European MTV Music Awards in 2006.
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On December 16,2006, Justin Timberlake hosted Saturday Night Live, doing double duty as both host and musical guest for the second time.
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On March 30,2008, Justin Timberlake performed the song at Madonna's Hard Candy Promo Show at Roseland Ballroom in New York City.
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In June 2007, Justin Timberlake co-wrote, produced and provided vocals for the songs "Nite Runner" and "Falling Down" for Duran Duran's album Red Carpet Massacre, released on November 13,2007.
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Also in 2007, Justin Timberlake made an appearance on 50 Cent's third album Curtis.
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Justin Timberlake hosted the 16th ESPY Awards, and the musical number "I Love Sports" was later nominated for an Emmy award.
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Justin Timberlake co-wrote and performed on "Carry Out", the third single from Timbaland's album Shock Value II, released on December 1,2009.
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Justin Timberlake appeared on Jimmy Fallon's debut as host of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on March 2,2009.
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Justin Timberlake was the executive producer on the MTV reality series The Phone, which premiered on April 21,2009.
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In late 2009, Barbadian singer Rihanna released the album Rated R, with Justin Timberlake being one of the writers and producers.
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Justin Timberlake played Sean Parker, the founder of Napster, in the acclaimed film The Social Network.
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Justin Timberlake appeared at the 2010 MTV VMAs on September 12,2010.
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In July 2011, United States Marine Kelsey De Santis uploaded a YouTube video asking Justin Timberlake to be her date to the United States Marine Corps birthday ball; they attended the event on November 13,2011, in Richmond, Virginia.
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Justin Timberlake performed at the "In Performance at the White House: Memphis Soul" concert, held in the East Room of the White House and hosted by President Barack Obama, celebrating Memphis soul music from the 1960s.
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Justin Timberlake took home three competitive awards, including Video of the Year for "Mirrors".
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Justin Timberlake was given a production and writing credit on track six on Beyonce's self-titled fifth studio album, which was released in December 2013.
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In 2014, Justin Timberlake appeared on Michael Jackson's second posthumous record Xscape on the song "Love Never Felt So Good", which was produced by Timbaland, Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon and Justin Timberlake.
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On May 14,2014, a music video was released featuring clips of Jackson, with Justin Timberlake accompanied by several of Jackson's fans performing some of Jackson's signature moves.
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Justin Timberlake dedicated the film to Prince for influencing his music.
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Justin Timberlake composed the soundtrack and served as music supervisor for the 2017 film The Book of Love, which his wife Jessica Biel produced and starred in.
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Justin Timberlake voiced the lead character in DreamWorks Animation's musical comedy Trolls opposite Anna Kendrick.
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Justin Timberlake served as the executive music producer, performing original music for the film.
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Justin Timberlake was invited by Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Television to perform "Can't Stop the Feeling" live during the interval act at the grand finale of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 on May 14,2016.
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In May 2019, Justin Timberlake received an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music.
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On February 26,2020, SZA and Justin Timberlake released the single "The Other Side", a song part of the Trolls World Tour soundtrack, alongside its music video.
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On March 9,2020, Justin Timberlake released a teaser for his upcoming song "Don't Slack", which features Anderson.
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In January 2021, Justin Timberlake performed as part of the inauguration of Joe Biden.
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Justin Timberlake reunited with his fellow former band members of NSYNC later that month and released the single "Better Place" in support of the Trolls Band Together soundtrack.
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On January 19,2024, Justin Timberlake performed a free one-night-only concert at the Orpheum in Memphis where he live-debuted his new single "Selfish" after teasing a new project on social media in previous days.
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In promotion of the record, on January 25,2024, Justin Timberlake appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon; he announced the release of "Selfish" and revealed that the album had taken four years to produce.
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Justin Timberlake appeared as a musical guest on the January 27,2024, episode of Saturday Night Live, singing "Selfish" and "Sanctified".
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Justin Timberlake appeared as the musical guest, where he performed "Selfish" on The Graham Norton Show recorded in London on February 22,2024, the night before he cancelled A One Night Only concert, to be held at the Roundhouse, London, on February 23,2024.
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Justin Timberlake appeared on Complex Networks Sneaker Shopping on March 11,2024, and mentioned the release of his new album at the end of the video.
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On March 13,2024, in anticipation of the album release, Justin Timberlake performed a one-off concert at The Wiltern in Los Angeles.
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Justin Timberlake announced the release of a documentary showing the album's creation process.
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Justin Timberlake promoted the album on the Forget Tomorrow World Tour, which began on April 29,2024, in Vancouver, Canada.
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On February 23,2024, Justin Timberlake announced summer 2024 Europe tour dates.
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In March 2024, prior to the tour launching, Trace William Cowen of Complex reported that the Forget Tomorrow World Tour had become Justin Timberlake's fastest selling tour to date.
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In early 1999, Justin Timberlake began dating fellow former The All New Mickey Mouse Club cast member and singer Britney Spears.
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Spears wrote in her 2023 memoir The Woman in Me that she became pregnant during their relationship and had an abortion in late 2000 after Justin Timberlake said they were not prepared for parenthood and he did not want to be a father.
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Shortly after midnight on June 18,2024, Justin Timberlake was arrested in Sag Harbor, New York for driving while intoxicated.
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Justin Timberlake was released nine hours later following his first arraignment at Sag Harbor Village Justice Court.
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Justin Timberlake was scheduled to return to court on July 26,2024.
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On June 22,2024, bartender employees at the hotel where Justin Timberlake was staying before his DWI arrest confirmed to People that he only had one martini while at the hotel bar.
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Justin Timberlake, who was performing overseas in Poland, would not attend his July 26,2024 court arraignment, with his lawyer Edward Burke attending instead.
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Justin Timberlake was scheduled to have another hearing on August 9,2024.
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On September 11,2024, it was revealed that Justin Timberlake would plead guilty to a less serious traffic offense during his September 13 court appearance, with the DWI charge being dropped.
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Under his plea deal, Justin Timberlake agreed to plead guilty to driving while impaired, a lesser offense which carries a penalty of a $300 to $500 fine and a 90-day driver license suspension.
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On September 13,2024, during an in-person appearance at the Sag Harbor Village Justice Courthouse, Justin Timberlake pled guilty to a noncriminal driving while impaired traffic violation.
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In July 2002, Justin Timberlake purchased a 13,250-square-foot mansion in Hollywood Hills for $8.3 million from Helen Hunt.
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In 2010, Justin Timberlake purchased a unit at 311 West Broadway in SoHo, formerly owned by Oscar de la Renta, for $6.56 million.
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Justin Timberlake sold the unit in 2018 for $6.35 million, incurring a loss.
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In 2015, Justin Timberlake bought a house in the Yellowstone Club near Big Sky, Montana.
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Justin Timberlake was listed at number three on the Billboard Money-Makers List of 2014.
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Justin Timberlake was ranked 41st on the 2019 Celebrity 100 list by Forbes, with earnings of $57.5 million in 2019.
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Justin Timberlake has described it as influenced by Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder.
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Justin Timberlake described the album as drawing from David Bowie and Prince.
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Wax statues of Justin Timberlake are on display at the Madame Tussauds wax museums in New York, Las Vegas, Hollywood, Nashville, Berlin, Amsterdam, and London.
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Justin Timberlake's costume used in the Saturday Night Live skit "Dick in a Box" is displayed at "Saturday Night Live: The Exhibition" in New York.
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In June 2021, Justin Timberlake spoke out in support of Britney Spears during her court battle over her conservatorship.
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The claim that Justin Timberlake wanted the breast reveal is contradictory to a statement from Salli Frattini, the producer of the Halftime show, who stated in 2018 that the production team experimented with removing elements of clothing in rehearsal to reveal Jackson's skirt without nudity but that the idea was ultimately nixed.
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Justin Timberlake has been referred to as the "President of Pop" and "Prince of Pop" by contemporary journalists.
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Justin Timberlake appeared for the first time on the Time 100 list of most influential people by Time in 2007.
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Billboard critics discussed in 2018 whether Justin Timberlake is "the Best Male Pop Star of the 21st century;" those in favor named his crossover appeal, career longevity, showmanship and credibility within the industry among the reasons.
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Justin Timberlake has won ten Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, seven American Music Awards, three Brit Awards, nine Billboard Music Awards, and eleven MTV Video Music Awards.
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Justin Timberlake received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards and the Innovator Award at the 2015 iHeartRadio Music Awards.
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In 2019, Justin Timberlake received a Contemporary Icon Award by the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and an honorary Doctor of Music degree from Berklee College of Music.
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Justin Timberlake topped nine Billboard Year-End charts for 2013, including Billboard 200 Artists and Billboard 200 Albums.
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Billboard published a list of "Greatest of All Time Pop Songs Artists" in 2017, where Justin Timberlake ranked at number 5, being the top male soloist.
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In 2005, Justin Timberlake launched the William Rast clothing line with childhood friend Juan Ayala.
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In October 2011, Justin Timberlake received the Futures Award at the Environmental Media Awards for his green-conscious golf course.
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In 2022, Justin Timberlake invested in Greenville, South Carolina par-3 golf course Greenville 3's.
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Justin Timberlake provides celebrity endorsement for many commercial products, this aspect of his business being managed by IMG since April 2008.
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In 2014, Justin Timberlake partnered with Sauza Tequila to re-launch his own version of the beverage as part of the Sauza franchise: Sauza 901.
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In 2017, Tiger Woods and Justin Timberlake acquired an ownership stake in the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour.
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Justin Timberlake's performance was estimated to be worth $2.86 million in marketing for Nike, and is credited for reigniting interested in the Nike and Air Jordan brand.
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In May 2022, Justin Timberlake sold the rights to his entire musical catalog, around 200 songs he wrote or co-wrote, to Hipgnosis Song Management for $100 million.
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Justin Timberlake played in the celebrity pro-am on the day before the competitive tournament and hosted a charity concert during the week of the tournament.
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Justin Timberlake has donated items for auction for several charities, including by Ten O'Clock Classics and MusiCares.
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In 2010, Justin Timberlake participated in the Hope for Haiti Now telethon performing "Hallelujah".