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Justin Timberlake Biography

Birth Name:Justin Randall Timberlake

Birth Place:Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Profession Soundtrack, Actor, Producer, Music department, Writer

Fast Facts

Started the Justin Timberlake Foundation to help fund music education programs in schools
Won Favorite Song "Can't Stop the Feeling" at the 2017 People's Choice Awards
He and wife Jessica Biel welcomed son Silas Randall in April 2015
Performed on "The New Mickey Mouse Club" in the 1990s
Got his start in music by performing country music songs on "Star Search" at the age of 11
Quote: "All you can do as an artist is do what you think is an extension of you․ You put down on paper or tape who you are․"
Quote: "I would have never written a song like ‘Can’t Stop the Feeling,' I don’t know that it was directly inspired to be something that my son could listen to of mine because there’s a lot of music he can’t listen to of mine, at least not yet․"
Achieved superstardom as a frontman for the boy band *NSYNC
Became Ashton Kutcher's victim on "Punk'd․"
Film director Jonathan Demme said: "His energy is infectious and his joy about what he's been blessed to do for a living is contagious

Awards

2000Blimp Award-Favorite Song from a Movie: nominated
2007MTV Movie Award-Breakthrough Performance: nominated
2007Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics: winner
2007Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie: Breakout Male: nominated
2009OFTA Television Award-Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: winner
2009Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics: nominated
2009Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: winner
2010Hollywood Film Award-Ensemble of the Year: winner
2010Sierra Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2010PFCS Award-Best Ensemble Acting: winner
2010SDFCS Award-Best Ensemble Performance: nominated
2010VVFP Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2010WAFCA Award-Best Acting Ensemble: nominated
2011Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
2011COFCA Award-Best Ensemble: nominated
2011Gold Derby Film Award-Ensemble Cast: nominated
2011Image Award-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: nominated
2011MTV Movie Award-Best Line from a Movie: nominated
2011OFTA Television Award-Best Male Performance in a Fiction Program: nominated
2011Ensemble Cast Award-: winner
2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics: winner
2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: winner
2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics: nominated
2011Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Actor: Comedy: winner
2011Teen Choice Award-Choice Animated Movie: Voice: nominated
2011Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie: Male Scene Stealer: nominated
2011Teen Choice Award-Choice Summer Movie Star: Male: nominated
2012Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Actor: Drama: nominated
2013Gold Derby TV Award-Variety Performer: nominated
2013HFCS Award-Best Original Song: winner
2013OFTA Television Award-Best Male Performance in a Fiction Program: nominated
2013PFCS Award-Best Original Song: nominated
2013Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
2014Critics Choice Award-Best Song: nominated
2014DFCS Award-Best Original Song: nominated
2014GAFCA Award-Best Original Song: winner
2014Gold Derby Film Award-Original Song: nominated
2014Golden Globe-Best Original Song - Motion Picture: nominated
2014INOCA-Best Original Song: nominated
2014OFTA Film Award-Best Music, Original Song: nominated
2014Seattle Film Critics Award-Best Music, Original Song: nominated
2016Hollywood Film Award-Song of the Year: winner
2016HMMA Award-Outstanding Music Supervision - Film: nominated
2016HMMA Award-Best Original Song - Animated Film: winner
2016Teen Choice Award-Choice Music: Song from a Movie or TV Show: nominated
2017ASCAP Award-Top Box Office Films: winner
2017Oscar-Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song): nominated
2017Golden Globe-Best Original Song - Motion Picture: nominated
2017Grammy-Best Song Written for Visual Media: winner
2017GMS Award-Best Song/Recording Created for a Film: nominated
2017HFCS Award-Best Song: nominated
2017Blimp Award-Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie: nominated
2017Blimp Award-Favorite Frenemies: nominated
2017Blimp Award-Favorite Song: nominated
2017MTV Movie + TV Award-Best Musical Moment: nominated
2017OFTA Film Award-Best Music, Original Song: nominated
2017Satellite Award-Best Original Song: nominated
2017World Soundtrack Award-Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film: nominated
2020Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)-Best Original Song - Animated Film: winner
2021HFCS Award-Best Song: nominated
2021Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)-OUTSTANDING SONG - Animated Film: winner
2021Kids' Choice Award-Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie: nominated
2021MCFCA Award-Best Song: nominated
2021Satellite Award-Best Original Song: nominated
2023HMMA Award-Best Original Song - Animated Film: winner
2023Sierra Award-Best Song: nominated
2024Blimp Award-Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie (Male): nominated