Singer Justin Timberlake is one of the most successful figures in the world of show business. The rating of a pop singer with a large range of lyrical tenor, excellent dance plasticity and undoubted acting talent is higher than that of such recognized authorities as Madonna and Celine Dionne. In 2007, Timberlake was fourth on the list of highest paid singers and musicians ($44 million), twelfth on the top 100 celebrities, and second on the list of young people (under 30) with the most high income. To the high status of the singer, confirmed by several prestigious awards, even his temporary departure to the cinema did not affect. After four years acting career he managed to release an album that broke sales records, and still holds the highest places in the ranking of artists.
The birthplace of Justin Randal Timberlake is Memphis (USA, Tennessee), he was born in 1981 (January 31). The whole family of the boy was different musical talents, and my father directed the choir at the Baptist church. The parents of the future singer soon separated and created new families. Justin spent his childhood years with his grandfather, who taught him how to play the guitar and introduced him to country and gospel styles. The boy turned out to have good abilities, and already at the age of 11 he took part in the TV show "Search for the Stars" under the name Justin Randall. After the first performance with a country song came a passion for r&b style and idols of his father - "Eagles", Bob Seeger, Marvin Guy.
In 1993, Justin took part in another children's television show - "The Mickey Mouse Club", where, along with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, he was among the winners. This was the beginning of his performing career. Timberlake was invited to the Chasez group, which after a while was transformed into the N "Sync boy band, where he became the youngest vocalist. Debut album new group sold 11 million copies, the second and third collections were also very successful. N "Sync performed on international tours, the opening of the Olympics, the Oscars. Justin Timberlake became a real star, to a large extent this was facilitated by his close relationship with Britney Spears. In 1999, the young singer was invited to film the film "Model Behavior", which contributed to his distance from the boy band.
Justin decided to solo performances. In 2002, he released his debut album "Justified", and the videos for the compositions included in it were awarded three MTV awards at once, including for the best dance performance. The singer's participation in the European MTV competition was also successful, where his album was recognized as the best, and he himself received awards as best performer and the best pop singer. However, after such recognition, Timberlake again changed his style of performances. He undertook concert tour together with Christina Aguilera and began collaborating with by The Black eyed Peas. Their joint composition "Where Is The Love" was nominated for a Grammy Award. The singer's popularity was enhanced by his participation in the television show "Punk" d, imitating stars - and he became the only celebrity who was invited there three times.
The scandal involving Timberlake, which went down in history, is also connected with television. During the broadcast of the American Football Super Bowl at halftime, the singer, along with Janet Jackson, performed a rather frank composition "Rock My Body", during which he had to slightly open the singer's black tight-fitting suit on his chest. However, the shifted bustier opened the chest of a black performer to millions of viewers. Timberlake apologized, stating that the "cloakroom malfunction" was unintentional, a phrase that has since become used in show business to refer to similar incidents. By this time, the singer's romance with Britney Spears had come to an end. He dated Cameron Diaz, but their relationship ended in 2006.
By this time, Justin Timberlake decided to try himself as an actor. In 2005, he played a journalist in the film "Edison", in 2006 he appeared on the screen in four films at once - "In Touch", "Alpha Dog", "South Stories" and "Black Snake Moan". then employment in film projects became less intense. Timberlake voiced Arthur Pendragon in the third issue of Shrek (2007), played central roles in the comedy Sex Guru (2008), the drama Open Road (2009), the Mark Zuckerberg biopic The Social Network (2009), fantasy thriller "Time" (20111), sports drama "Twisted Ball" (2012) and other projects.
In 2012, the five-year romance between Timberlake and actress Jessica Bill ended with a wedding. In 2013, after filming the crime thriller "Va-Bank" and musical film"Inside Lewis Davis", winner of the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, popular singer decided to return to show business. He recorded a single and a video clip with rapper Jay-Z and released his third album "The 20/20 Experience", enthusiastically received by fans and music critics, which became a bestseller. The sequel to this album, released six months later, was more critically acclaimed, which did not prevent him from topping the charts. After a successful tour in 2014, Justin Timberlake took part in the Toronto Film Festival, presenting a concert film about himself. He also announced the film The Book of Love, which was produced and featured by Jessica Bill, with soundtrack and music direction by Justin himself. In 2015, the couple had a son. In 2016, Timberlake reasserted himself as a cinematographer. He acted as a music producer for the ZD-animated film "Trolls", and also performed the voice acting of its main character Tsvetan. Timberlake's song "Can't Stop the Feeling" that sounded in this picture topped the charts in 16 countries and was nominated for an Oscar.
The announcement of his fifth studio album "Man of the Woods" Justin Timberlenk made back in 2016, indicating that his style will be a modernized country - the style of his native places. The release is expected on February 2, 2018, two days before the singer's participation in the semi-finals of the show "Super Bowl LII" in Minneapolis, and a tour is planned a month later. In January, the single "Filthy" was already released from the new album, which entered the top ten of the charts. Timberlake's latest film to date is Ferris Wheel (2017) - a drama where he plays the main character, Mickey's rescuer, and Kate Winslet became his partner. Filming is also underway on the sequel to Trolls, which is scheduled to be released in 2020.
A story about the "Prince of Pop" (that's almost Justin Timberlake's official title) would be incomplete without mentioning him. charitable activities. In 2007, he raised $9 million for Shriners Children's Hospitals. In 2012, the singer and his wife distributed rescue supplies to the victims of Hurricane Sandy, and in subsequent years raised funds for educational programs and for victims of the Manchester Arena explosion (May 2017).
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Surprised? But the artists do not deny their affair. When 23-year-old Fergie fell in love with a 16-year-old boy, friends laughed at the artist - who knew that the romance of a young singer and an aspiring singer from an unknown group Wild Orchid would go down in show business history.
Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake
1997−2001
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Timba's first serious romance happened with Britney Spears, whom he knew from the Mickey Mouse Club show. According to the guys, it was love at first sight. For several years, the whole world watched with interest the development of the relationship of the star couple, but in 2002 Justin and Britney broke up. Justin released a video for the song Cry Me a River, dedicated to breaking up with a mean girl. Britney seemed to have nothing to do with it, but at the same time, in the video, Justin kicks her framed photo.
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Jenna Dewan
After breaking up with Bree, the artist tried to forget himself in the arms of the actress and dancer Jenna, who later married Channing Tatum and gave the actor a daughter. Jenna and Justin were together for only a few months, but after breaking up, the guys had only the most pleasant experience about each other.
Alice Milano
Immediately after parting with Duan, the handsome Justin was taken into her arms by the "enchanted" Alice Milano. Only, unlike Jenna, Alice remembers her ex-boyfriend with resentment: after six months of romance, the paparazzi caught him kissing a stranger.
Cameron Diaz
2003−2006
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Compared to the experienced Diaz Timberlake, who is 8 years younger than the actress, he took the first steps in the world big show business: He finished recording his first solo album and was recovering from a love failure.
Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake met at the Nickelodeon Kids "Choice Awards in 2003 and immediately after the ceremony went to the nearest bar to celebrate their acquaintance. Yes, they could not tear themselves away from each other.
The actress became a guiding star for the musician: during an affair with her, he made his debut on the big screen (action film Edison), recorded a successful second album FutureSex / LoveSounds and finally learned to communicate with ladies. An affair with Jessica Biel, which followed immediately after breaking up with Diaz, brought Timberlake a happy marriage and a child.
And Cameron, who flawlessly played the role of senior mentor, had no choice but to hastily retreat. Despite the fact that she remained on friendly terms with her ex (five years after the breakup, the guys played together in the comedy “Bad Teacher”), for Diaz it was a really painful break. She even temporarily dyed her hair brunette!
Scarlett Johansson and Justin Timberlake
According to rumors, Scarlett Johansson became the reason for the breakup between Diaz and Timberlake: the beauty aroused the jealousy of Cameron, who could not calmly watch her boyfriend Justin Timberlake's clip What Goes Around with Johansson in leading role. The guys kissed in the frame and, according to gossip, continued this business after the command “Cut!”.
Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake
2007 - forever and ever
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For almost 5 years, Justin and Jessica were brainwashing the fans, either parting or getting back together, but in the end the guys realized that they couldn’t live without each other. In October 2012, Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel officially became husband and wife. The secret Italian wedding was organized on a grand scale: a welcoming cocktail on Tuesday, a beach party with fireworks on Wednesday, a wine and cheese picnic on Thursday, and finally the official ceremony on Friday. The week-long celebration was estimated to cost the couple $6.5 million. Not a single paparazzi, by the way, managed to enter the ceremony, and the newlyweds revealed their secret themselves the day after the celebration, providing a photo for the cover of People. In April, the couple's first child, baby Silas Randall, will turn one year old. It is known that a young father spends all his free time with his son. Justin admits that he has never slept less than now, but still loves to mess with the baby.
American singer, songwriter, dancer, actor and producer, winner of multiple music awards.
Justin Timberlake(Justin Timberlake) was born at the end of January 1981 in Tennessee, USA. His mother Lynn Harless(Lynn Harless) divorced her father Randall Timberlake(Randall Timberlake) back in 1985 when my son was very young. Justin grew up as an ordinary boy, regularly attending church on Sundays and playing basketball with friends.
His distinctive feature there was only a mad love for music, rhythm and the king of the stage Michael Jackson (Michael Jackson). In 1993, young Justin Timberlake got into the so-called "American Star Factory" - "Mickey Mouse Club"("The Mickey Mouse Club"). He performed on the same stage with today's legends of pop music Britney Spears (Britney Spears) And Christina Aguilera(Christina Aguilera).
There he met Joshua Chasez(JC Chasez). After the show ended, in 1995 the guys created their own boy band. N'Sync under the direction of a famous manager and producer Low Perlman(Lou Pearlman). Three more boys were invited to the group: Joey Fatona(Joey Fatone) Chris Kirkpatrick(Chris Kirkpatrick) and Lansa Basa(Lance Bass). Mom came up with the name of the group Justin- she just added the last letters of the guys' names and got N'Sync.
Timberlake was only fourteen years old, but this did not stop him from winning the hearts of millions of fans around the world. The group released three studio albums who broke the sales record of another famous boy band Backstreet Boys. Tours, MTV Video Music Awards, the role of a forever in love romantic and close relationships with american star Britney Spears- all this made a name Justin Timberlake popular.
“If I could go back a few years and be able to talk to myself as a sixteen year old boy, I would tell myself about fame. The fact that this is just a mirage, in which there is nothing to cling to - you invent it yourself. Mirage is wonderful. It gives hope, plays with your fantasy… I would say to myself: “Boy, what is important to you now will be important ten years from now. And all your “idols” will only change over time.”
In 2002 Justin I decided to radically change my life. Britney Spears already on the list ex girls, and the group N'Sync- in the list of past achievements. He started solo career debuting with the album Justified who has won two Grammy Awards.
He changed the image of a modest romantic to the image of a stylish, brutal collector. female hearts. On stage he undressed Janet Jackson put on great shows with his childhood friend Christina Aguilera and mocked Britney Spears in his famous composition Cry me a river.
My second disc "Future Sex/Love Sounds" by Justin Timberlake recorded in 2006, collaborating with some of the best American producers: Timberland(Timberland) Snoop Dogg(Snoop Dogg) and Nellie(Nelly).
Music Justin acquired a completely new sound, and hits "Sexy Back", "My Love" And "What Goes Around..." took the first lines of the Billboard Hot 100 hit parade. The album turned out to be rhythmic and incredibly stylish. We can say that under the strict guidance Timberland Justin finally found himself.
Apart from musical career, Justin Timberlake successfully filmed. He has more than fifteen paintings to his credit, including "They switched places"("Model Behavior", 2000), "Edison"("edison", 2005), "Elton John: Red Piano" (« Elton John: The Red Piano", 2005), "Alpha Dog"("Alpha Dog", 2006), "Sex Guru"("Love Guru, The", 2008), "Social network"("Social Network, The", 2010), "Bad Teacher"(“Bad Teacher”, 2011) and others.
Justin Timberlake - winner of two European music awards MTV, four MTV Video Music Awards, winner of several awards "Emmy" And "Grammy", as well as the title of the sexy man world according to magazines Elle And Cosmopolitan.
In personal life Justin Timberlake there was a place for the most beautiful and famous Hollywood divas - Cameron Diaz(Cameron Diaz) Alyssa Milano(Alyssa Milano) Stacy Ferguson(Stacy Ferguson) and even Scarlett Johansson(Scarlett Johansson).
However, in February 2008 Justin met an actress Jessica Biel(Jessica Biel), and it's safe to say he's settled down. The couple recently officially announced their engagement.
The main person in the life of a musician was and remains his mother - and Jessica became the first girl Justin, which she liked, which she reported more than once in her interviews.
Justin Timberlake founded his own record label Tennman Records and clothing brand William Rust. Free time the singer likes to spend on the golf course.
- If I do something extraordinary, then it gives people the opportunity to forget about their problems for a second and enjoy the music. I'm not saving anyone's life. I do not open new philosophy to people. I just give them a break - that's my job. I don't consider myself special in any way, no. We are all humans. I just breathe in time with my music, and it makes me truly happy.
Discography
- FutureSex/LoveSounds (2006)
- Justified (2002)
Filmography
- Wrath of Job (video) (2012), Young Job
- Bes. Mortal (2011) Untitled Justin Timberlake/Amanda Seyfried Thriller, Will Salas
- Benefits (2011) Friends with Benefits, Dylan
- Bad Teacher (2011) Bad Teacher
- Yogi Bear (2010) Yogi Bear, Boo-Boo Bear, voice
- The Social Network (2010) Social Network, The, Sean Parker
- Open Road (2009) Open Road, The, Carlton Garrett
- Sex Guru (2008) Love Guru, The, Jacques "Le Coq" Grande
- Shrek the Third (2007) Shrek the Third, Artie, voice acting
- 2006 Black Snake Moan, Ronnie
- Tales of the South (2006) Southland Tales, Private Pilot Abilene
- Alpha Dog (2006) Alpha Dog, Frankie Ballenbacher
- Elton John: The Red Piano (TV) (2005) Elton John: The Red Piano, Young Elton John
- Edison (2005) edison, Josh Pollack
- Toronto Rocks (TV) (2003), Performer
- Summer Music Mania (TV) (2003) Summer Music Mania 2003, Performer
- N "Sync: The Road to Celebrity (TV) (2001), Performer
- The Will of Chance (2000) Longshot, Valet
- They Traded Places (TV) (2000) Model Behavior, Jason
- Miss Teen USA Pageant, The (TV) (1999), Performer
- ABC 2000: The Millennium (TV) (1999)
- Touched by an Angel (TV series) (1994-2003) Touched by an Angel, Street Performer
- Saturday evening at live(TV series) (1975 - ...) Saturday Night Live, Musical Guest
Childhood and youth
Justin was born January 31, 1981 in southern Tennessee, in a religious and incredibly musical family. In his hometown Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis began their journey to fame in Memphis. Justin's father, Randall Timberlake, played guitar in the band and conducted the Baptist church choir on holidays and weekends. His grandfather was also an excellent guitarist and even had a friendship with Elvis Presley in his youth. 
Justin's parents got married very young and divorced when their son was not yet five years old. Soon his mother remarried, and his father also got a second family, in which two more sons appeared. Justin's parents managed to maintain friendly relations, so he never felt left out and got along well with his half-brothers.
The boy's musical abilities began to manifest themselves in early childhood. Grandfather taught Justin to play the guitar, and his father often took him to his concerts. WITH early years his idol was Michael Jackson, and often, just hearing the sounds of one of his songs, the boy started dancing, imitating the famous " moonwalk» king of pop.
It is not surprising that already at the age of 12, Justin got on television: first, in the StarSearch program (“In Search of a Star”), where he performed unpretentious country songs, and then in a children's fun show The Mickey Mouse Club. There he met Britney Spears, who became his girlfriend a few years later, and Jaycee Chases, a future colleague in the N "Sync group.
N'Sync
Justin was invited to the N "Sync group when he was barely sixteen years old. Despite his mother's fears, the guy was perfectly able to combine performances in a team with school and acting classes. 
Very soon, the boy band became extremely popular, and its members became the favorites of millions of fans in all corners of the planet. N "Sync performed at the most prestigious world venues, and their discs sold in huge numbers.
The next album of the N "Sync group called "Celebrity" was released in the summer of 2001 and became a big event in the world of pop music. The success of the disc came thanks to the hits "Pop", "Girlfriend" and "Gone", written by Justin Timberlake.
It was in the second album that Justin's writing talent manifested itself. The single "Pop" received four MTV VMA awards and was recognized as the most successful hit of the year.
Solo career
But in 2002, at the peak of his popularity, Justin decided to leave the group and start a solo career. At that time, this act seemed reckless to many, except for his mother, who always believed in her son. 
Indeed, success debut album young singer"Justified", released the same year, exceeded Justin's expectations, and his fans were able to see that their idol has his own original musical style. Everyone especially liked the tracks "Cry Me a River" and "Rock Your Body". For the year, Justin won two Grammy awards and got into the top twenty of the richest and most successful world performers.
Justin Timberlake - Cry Me A River
His second album "FutureSex/LoveSounds", released in 2006, was even more successful than his debut - the r&b style was then at the peak of popularity and largely thanks to Justin. On this album, Timberlake collaborated with successful songwriter, rapper and producer Timbaland, which left a mark on the entire content of the original record.
With several Grammys, 10 million CD sales and a video with Scarlett Johansson, the singer could consider this the most successful year of his career, but after a short break and duets with Beyoncé, Madonna and Lonely Island in 2013, Timberlake released his most concept album– The 20/20 Experience.
Madonna feat Justin Timberlake - 4 Minutes
This disc stands out against the background of all the artist's work by changing musical style– here you can hear a lot of measured and long compositions in the neo-soul style, various experiments with sound. The single "Suit & Tie" Timberlake recorded with Jay-Z, and the video for this track was shot by David Fincher himself (director of "Fight Club" and " social network»).
Actor career
Justin Timberlake is a very versatile artist, in addition to a brilliant musical career, he also distinguished himself with film roles. The fame of a pop singer absolutely does not prevent Justin from transforming into his characters. He skillfully combines filming with success in music, for some time he even wanted to devote himself entirely to this art. 
He made his debut in the crime drama Edison (2005), where he played the young journalist Pollock, and the main roles were played by Kevin Spacey and Morgan Freeman. In the same year, the aspiring actor starred in Nick Cassavetes' sensational drug-dealing crime thriller Alfa Dog. The film brought together actors such as Anton Yelchin, Bruce Willis and Sharon Stone.
In 2006, Timberlake starred in the musical drama The Black Snake Moan with Samuel L. Jackson and Christina Ricci. Another major role for him was the participation in David Fincher's biopic about the founder of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg "The Social Network" (2010), which also starred Jesse Eisenberg and Andrew Garfield. Later, Timberlake decided to become even more liberated and began acting in comedies - many liked his funny roles in "The Very Bad Teacher" with Cameron Diaz and "Friends with Friends" with
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He was a kind of "musical prodigy", and now he is improving as a film actor. Girls' hearts sank at the words "Justin Timberlake." The personal life of their adored artist is now arranged, so that the fans are sad.
Biography of Justin Timberlake
Following the example of idols
Eight Grammys and four Emmys - that's what a titled performer Justin Timberlake! The biography of the singer and artist from childhood was very successful.
He was born on the last day of January 1981. When the son was 4 years old, the parents, Randall and Lynn, broke up, but very soon found themselves new spouses. In the second family of his father, three more children were born - Jonathan, Stephen and Laura, who died very young. Randall was a conductor (in the Baptist choir), so his eldest son was very interested in music from an early age. Justin started with the country style, and Elton John, Michael Jackson and Al Green became indisputable authorities for him.
Justin spent his childhood in Memphis. He adored watching the children's series "The Mickey Mouse Show" and had no idea that he would soon join its composition. Together with other young talents - the vociferous Aguilera and Justin Timberlake's future girlfriend Britney Spears, they participated in this show. Timberlake came into it at the age of 12, and two years later, filming stopped. Together with him, Jaycee Chases remained out of work, with whom Justin teamed up to work in the newborn group "N Sync". The name consisted of the last letters of the names of these five guys.
On the musical Olympus
This "boy" quintet released its very first album in the spring of 1997. The disc immediately became very popular - 11 million copies were sold instantly. This record was broken by the third disc (2000) - 15 million. Triumph was reinforced by three MTV awards. The army of fans and fans of the group grew rapidly. But soon Timberlake wanted creative independence.
The soloist's "single voyage" was very successful from the very start: his album "Justified" won two Grammys. A curious incident happened to Timberlake on one of grandiose shows: the singer bared the chest of Janet Jackson, who performed with him (as the culprit himself says, this did not happen on purpose). The scandal was serious.
The album of 2006 (the hip-hop composer Timbaland helped the vocalist in recording) stormed the charts and took first place in them, our hero got into the lists of the sexiest men on the planet. What more could Justin Timberlake want? The singer's biography has already been full of many awards, world recognition flattered pride. But this was not enough for him - he wanted to become a movie star.
Drama, comedy, action
Now Justin has more than 20 works in TV shows and movies. He started modestly, with the Edison drama that did not pay off, but after 5 years he starred in The Social Network. Fincher's picture claimed several Oscars and won 3 (out of eight) and four Golden Globes to boot.
A year later, three tapes were released, in which the performer had major roles: the comedies "Friendship with Friendship" and "Very Bad Teacher", the action movie "Time". It is this last film once again proved: Justin is not only a talented vocalist, but also a good actor. His duet with the unrecognizable brunette Amanda Seyfried impressed the audience.
And here latest work Timberlake - "Va-bank" (a crime thriller about scams in online casinos) was received more than cool. In 2016, Justin Timberlake gave voice to the main character of the full-length cartoon "Trolls" and recorded songs for the tape. The 2017 Academy Awards ceremony did not start quite normally: Justin Timberlake burst into the hall, performing a composition from this cartoon. The singer made even the most sedate spectators dance and created a relaxed atmosphere.
Personal life of Justin Timberlake
Four year romances
Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears seemed beautiful couple. This "youthful love" lasted almost four years. In 2001, Timberlake broke up with his colleague in the kids club, dedicating another hit ("Cry Me a River") to the ex-lover. The fans perked up: Justin Timberlake's personal life has always worried them a lot.
The next four-year relationship began in 2003. Cameron Diaz became the chosen one of the singer and artist. The star looked absolutely happy, and her boyfriend, it seems, did not interfere at all with the eight-year age difference. But the guy's strict mother was against it. After the breakup, they starred together in "A Very Bad Teacher", this is not the first joint work of former lovers (in 2007 they voiced the third part of the Shrek franchise).
We waited for the firstborn
Immediately after the end of this novel, the paparazzi caught Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake together. The guy's personal life seemed to be in full swing! But at first, these two were considered just good friends, only a year later they declared themselves a couple.
Thunder struck three years later: it turns out that Justin Timberlake and Jessica Bill again switched to the status of "only friends." But the feelings were stronger. In the fall of 2012, a beautiful wedding of stars took place in Italy. The bride was wearing a luxurious pink dress, the groom glowed with happiness. In the spring of 2015, Justin became a father for the first time. The son was named Silas.
