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From his adolescence on Disney's The Mickey Mouse Club through
his coming of age in the hugely popular boy band *NSYNC, Justin
Timberlake became one of the 1990s' biggest heartthrobs, and everything
from his romance with Britney Spears to his love of fast cars turned
into headline fodder. Unlike so many ex-boy band boys before (and after)
him, *NSYNC's most popular member managed to parlay his teen-idol status
into credible adult stardom. And how: Two phenomenally successful albums
and four Grammys into his solo career, Justin Timberlake is arguably the
world's most celebrated pop star; his frequent collaborations with
super-producers like the Neptunes and Timbaland and his undeniable knack
for white-hot blue-eyed soul-pop have earned the respect of the hip-hop
community, while his dreamy looks and wounded-puppy falsetto still make
the little girls ... and their sisters ... and their mothers swoon.
Wardrobe malfunctions? Messy breakups? JT skates past them all, a
designer fedora cocked to one side. Not too shabby for a former child
star from Millington, Tennessee, who got his start singing country
(and losing) on Star Search.
- Rachel Devitt
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