Justin Timberlake Biography and Profile

Biography

Nama : Justin Timberlake
Birth Name : Justin Randall Timberlake
Birth Date : 01/31/1981
Birth Place : Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Height : 6' 1"
Sex : M
Nationality : American
Occupation : Pop singer
Father : Randall Timberlake
Mother : Lynn Harless
Relation : Veronica Finn (pop singer), Britney Spears (singer, 2000 - Mar 2002), Jenna Dewan (actress-dancer, mid-2002), Alyssa Milano (actress-singer, Sep - Oct 2002), Cameron Diaz (actress, Jun 2003 - 11-Jan-07), Jessica Biel (actress, May 2007)
Claim Fame : Single "Cry Me a River" (2002)

Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American singer who came to fame as a vocalist in the pop band *NSYNC. Timberlake has dated Britney Spears and Cameron Diaz, and became notorious for baring the breast of Janet Jackson during the 2004 Superbowl half-time show.

His career started after a childhood stint on the American television talent show Star Search when he became a cast member of the Mickey Mouse Club teen-age variety show.

Timberlake began dating fellow Club member Britney Spears after *NSYNC took off and Spears began her pop career. Both were wildly popular teen idols, and their relationship and breakup made headlines. Spears made more headlines when she disclosed the pair had been intimate; she had once publicly vowed she would "save herself" for marriage.

In 2002, Timberlake released his debut solo album, Justified, to critical acclaim and impressive sales. It reached #2 on the US Billboard chart, and both it and the single "Cry Me A River" won 2004 Grammy Awards.

He supported the album by touring with Christina Aguilera on the Stripped tour, which ran throughout 2003. Like Spears and Aguilera, Timberlake has traded the squeaky-clean image created by his handlers for a far-more raunchy persona, as typified by his staged groping of Kylie Minogue's backside as they performed a duet later that year.

In January 2004, during the halftime show of Super Bowl XXXVIII, Timberlake performed with Janet Jackson before an audience of over 100 million. In the course of the performance, he tore off a part of her costume, baring her right breast. CBS, the NFL, and MTV, which produced the halftime show, denied all responsibility under a hailstorm of controversy, calling the incident a "wardrobe malfunction". Jackson released a taped apology, using the "wardrobe malfunction" phrase. Timberlake issued a scripted apology of his own while accepting his first Grammy. The FCC announced an investigation.

Timberlake began dating Cameron Diaz in 2004. He has also started work on his motion picture debut, the thriller Edison, due in 2005.