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 reveals how NSYNC inspired his iconic D**k in a Box skit
metro.co.ukJustin Timberlake has just revealed how his band NSYNC were the inspiration behind his iconic D**k in a Box skit on SNL. Back in 2006, the singer and Andy Samberg basically broke the internet with the catchy – and very cheeky – video sketch when it aired on the famous comedy variety show.
And during his appearance on Hot Ones, Justin realised how his boyband past played a big role in how he created the character with Andy.
Munching on hot wings,the 39-year-old explained: ‘We were, like, ‘What if we came up with, like, a duo of guys who are still stuck in a time and a certain style with, like, the silk suits and the herringbone chains and the well and meticulously sculpted facial hair… ‘Am I describing NSYNC?
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