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 and Jimmy Fallon reminisced about the beginning of their friendship during Tuesday's episode of The Tonight Show.
While Timberlake admitted he didn't remember where they first met, Fallon recalled meeting the singer at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards. "I remember backstage with you at the VMAs.
We shared dressing rooms kind of," said Fallon, noting that their connected dressing rooms were in the basement of Radio City Music Hall.
The awards show marked the debut of Timberlake's solo singing career, while Fallon was hosting the show. "I was pacing downstairs and I think I was dressed as a superhero or something and I was pacing and I'm like, 'I'm so nervous, man.
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