Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981), occasionally known by his initials JT, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, and record producer.
Raised in Tennessee, he appeared on the television shows Star Search and The All-New Mickey Mouse Club as a child. In the late 1990s, Timberlake rose to prominence as one of the two lead vocalists and youngest member of NSYNC, which eventually became one of the best-selling boy bands of all time.
Timberlake began to adopt a more mature image as an artist with the release of his debut solo album, the R&B-focused Justified (2002), which yielded the successful singles "Cry Me a River" and "Rock Your Body", and earned his first two Grammy Awards.
Justin Timberlake stars as the title character in the trailer for Apple's homecoming drama Palmer. The trailer opens to a weary-eyed and bearded Timberlake, who plays formerhigh-school football star Eddie Palmer, as he makes his return home after 12 years in prison. “I’m glad you’re back,” his grandmother (June Squibb) greets him. “You just gotta get yourself back out there.” Known around the Louisiana town as the football star turned convicted felon, Palmer struggles to put his life back together.
But things get complicated when his neighbor disappears, leaving her 7-year-old son Sam (Ryder Allen), a unique and precocious boy, behind in Palmer’s reluctant care.
Read more on hollywoodreporter.com