Early life
Timberlake was born January 31, 1981 in
Memphis, Tennessee, to Lynn (Bomar) Harless and Randall Timberlake, a Baptist church choir director.
[1][2][3] Timberlake grew up in
Shelby Forest, a small community between Memphis and
Millington.
[4]
He has two half-brothers, Jonathan (born 1993) and Steven Robert (born
August 14, 1998), from Randall's second marriage to Lisa Perry. His
half-sister Laura Katherine died shortly after birth on May 12, 1997,
and is mentioned in his acknowledgments in the album
*NSYNC as "My Angel in Heaven."
[5] He was inspired to become a performer by
Janet Jackson, saying "She didn't just stand there and sing her song," fascinated by her "energy and exuberance."
[6] At the age of 11, Timberlake appeared on the television show
Star Search, performing
country music songs as "Justin Randall."
[4] In 1993 and 1994, he was a cast member in
The Mickey Mouse Club, where his castmates included future girlfriend and pop superstar
Britney Spears, future tourmate
Christina Aguilera, future bandmate
JC Chasez, and future movie actors
Ryan Gosling and
Keri Russell.
[7] In 1995, Timberlake recruited Chasez to be in an all-male singing group, organized by boy band manager
Lou Pearlman, that eventually became
NSYNC.
[8]
Career
1995–2004: NSYNC and Justified
The
boy band NSYNC formed in 1995, and began their career in 1996 in Europe; Timberlake and Chasez served as its two lead singers.
[9] In 1998, the group rose to prominence in the United States with the release of their
self-titled debut studio album, which sold 11 million copies and included hit single "
Tearin' Up My Heart". Their second album
No Strings Attached (2000) sold 2.4 million copies in the first week,
[10] and included a #1 single, "
It's Gonna Be Me". NSYNC's third album
Celebrity (2001) was also financially successful. Upon the completion of the
Celebrity Tour, the group went into hiatus in 2002. In its lifetime, NSYNC was i
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