Justin Timberlake
Birthdate: January 31, 1981 (45 Years Old)
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Justin Timberlake (birthname: Justin Randall Timberlake) has carved out one of the more successful film careers by a pop singer/songwriter in the current era. After a remarkable run with the boy band NSYNC and as a solo artist, Timberlake properly entered the movie world as an actor in writer-director David J. Burke’s thriller, Edison (2005), with Morgan Freeman, LL Cool J, and Kevin Spacey.
Timberlake followed this with writer-director Nick Cassavetes’ crime movie, Alpha Dog (2006), in which he joined the ensemble of Ben Foster, Shawn Hatosy, Emile Hirsch, Sharon Stone, Anton Yelchin, and Bruce Willis, and which was successfully released by Universal Pictures after a premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. Timberlake co-starred with Samuel L. Jackson and Christina Ricci in writer-director Craig Brewer’s provocative drama, Black Snake Moan (2006), which bombed at the box office.
Justin Timberlake took on one of the many twisted roles in writer-director Richard Kelly’s black comic drama, Southland Tales (2006), co-starring Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Mandy Moore, and after a Cannes film festival premiere, developed an unexpected cult following despite an extremely divided critical response and poor box-office returns on its initial release.
Timberlake delivered his first voice performance for an animated feature in the sequel, Shrek the Third (2007), alongside Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Rupert Everett, Julie Andrews, and John Cleese, which earned over $813 million globally. Timberlake joined Myers (as star, writer, and producer) for the disastrous comedy, The Love Guru (2008), with Jessica Alba, Meagan Good, Verne Troyer, John Oliver, and Ben Kingsley.
Justin Timberlake had his first starring role in the Wim Wenders-executive produced The Open Road (2009), written and directed by Michael Meredith and co-starring Kate Mara, Jeff Bridges, Mary Steenburgen, Lyle Lovett, and Harry Dean Stanton. Timberlake had his first major role in a major feature with the David Fincher-directed The Social Network (2010), starring Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Armie Hammer, and Max Minghella, winning three Oscars (including one for Aaron Sorkin’s screenplay) and grossing $225 million globally.
Timberlake was the voice of Boo-Boo in the big-screen version of the live-action/animated Yogi the Bear (2010), with Dan Aykroyd, Anna Faris, and Tom Cavanaugh, delivering a $203 million return for Warner Bros. Justin Timberlake co-starred in another hit with the Jake Kasdan-directed Bad Teacher (2011), starring Cameron Diaz, Lucy Punch, and Jason Segel, earning a robust $216 million. Timberlake’s next box-office smash was the rom-com Friends with Benefits (2011), directed and co-written by Will Gluck, in which Timberlake co-starred with Mila Kunis, Patricia Clarkson, Jenna Elfman, Richard Jenkins, and Woody Harrelson, and earned $150 million for Sony Pictures.
Timberlake’s box-office hit run continued with filmmaker Andrew Niccol’s sci-fi movie, In Time (2011), with Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy, Vincent Kartheiser, Olivia Wilde, and Johnny Galecki, grossing a good $174 million. Timberlake joined Clint Eastwood (also producer) in the Robert Lorenz-produced Trouble with the Curve (2012), co-starring Amy Adams, John Goodman, Matthew Lillard, and Robert Patrick.
Justin Timberlake was the lead star against Ben Affleck, Gemma Arterton, and Anthony Mackie in the crime thriller Runner Runner (2013), directed by Brad Furman, and earned a good $63 million despite negative reviews. Timberlake collaborated with filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen for the caustic music comedy-drama, Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), starring Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund, F. Murray Abraham, and Adam Driver, and which performed uncommonly well for a Coen Brothers film with a $33 million return.
Timberlake landed the voice role of Branch in DreamWorks Animation’s hit franchise, starting with Trolls (2016), Trolls World Tour (2020), and Trolls Band Together (2023), starring Anna Kendrick, Zooey Deschanel, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and Anderson. Paak, and Kenan Thompson—all of which continued Justin Timberlake’s remarkable box-office success.
This ended with Timberlake working with filmmaker Woody Allen on the tepid period drama, Wonder Wheel (2017), starring Kate Winslet, Jim Belushi, and Juno Temple, which resulted in a money-losing box office for Amazon Studios after premiering at the New York Film Festival.
Personal life
Justin Timberlake was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, by parents Charles Timberlake (Baptist choir director) and Janet Timberlake. Timberlake has two half-brothers, Jonathan and Stephen; he had a half-sister named Laura who died shortly after her birth. Timberlake attended and graduated from the University of Nebraska High School. Timberlake has been married to Jessica Biel since 2012; the couple has two children, Silas and Phineas. Timberlake’s height is 5’ 11¾ ”. Timberlake’s estimated net worth is $350 million.
Known For
Awards
Nominee, Best Original Song, Academy Awards (2017); Two-time Winner, Best Guest Actor—Comedy Series/Best Original Music and Lyrics, Emmy Awards (2011); Two-time Nominee, Best Song, Golden Globe Awards (2014, 2017); Ten-time Winner, Best Male Pop Vocal Performance/Best Pop Vocal Album/Best Dance Recording/Bet Rap-Sung Collaboration/Best R&B Song/Best Music Video/Best Song Written for Visual Media, Grammy Awards (2004, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2017); Three-time Nominee, Breakthrough Performance/Best Line from a Movie/Best Musical Moment, MTV Movie + TV Awards (2007, 2011, 2017); Winner, Ensemble Cast Award, Palm Springs Film Festival Awards (2011); Five-time Winner, Favorite Album/Favorite R&B Artist/Favorite Male Artist/Favorite Song, People’s Choice Awards (2014, 2017); Nominee, Best Cast, Screen Actors Guild Awards (2011).
Justin Timberlake Movies
Actor
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Previous (10)
- 2023 |
Trolls Band Together
asBranch
Poppy discovers that Branch was once part of the boy band 'BroZone' with his brothers, Floyd, John Dory, Spruce and Clay. When Floyd is kidnapped, Branch and Poppy embark on a journey to reunite his two other brothers and rescue Floyd.
- 2020 |
Trolls World Tour
asBranch
When the Queen of the Hard Rock Trolls tries to take over all the Troll kingdoms, Queen Poppy and her friends try different ways to save all the Trolls.
- 2017 |
Wonder Wheel
asMickey
On Coney Island in the 1950s, a lifeguard tells the story of a middle-aged carousel operator, his beleaguered wife and the visitor who turns their lives upside-down.
- 2016 |
- -- | Runner Runneras Richie Furst
- -- | Trouble with the Curveas Johnny
- -- | In Timeas Will Salas
- -- | The Social Networkas Sean Parker
- -- | Shrek the Thirdas Artie
- -- | as Jim
Self
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- 2024 |
Piece by Piece
A vibrant journey through the life of Pharrell Williams, told through the lens of LEGO animation.
Facts About Justin Timberlake
Recording Star: Justin Timberlake has sold over 32 million albums and 56 million singles globally, excluding the 70 million record sales for NSYNC. All five of Timberlake’s studio albums are certified platinum or more. Timberlake is among the music industry’s wealthiest artists. Timberlake is also the youngest inductee to the Memphis Music Hall of Fame, a Hollywood Walk of Fame Star name with NSYNC members, and an honorary Doctor of Music degree from the Berkeley College of Music.
Businessman: Timberlake has interests in three U.S.-based restaurants; started a clothing line, Willam Rast, in 2005; purchased and redeveloped a Tennessee golf course; collaborated with Levi’s on a clothing line in 2018; launched a beverage line with Sauza Liquors and an investor in beverage company Bai Brands; is an ambassador for the Air Jordan brand, and in the process has helped design a new Air Jordan shoe that generated millions of dollars for Nike and regenerated the brand.
Philanthropist: Justin Timberlake created his Justin Timberlake Foundation in 2001, and has contributed to many causes, including Wildlife Warriors, the Memphis Rock N’ Soul Museum, the Memphis Music Foundation, the Shriners (through his hosting of the PGA’s Las Vegas tournament retitled the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open), Hope for Haiti Now, and MusiCares.
