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- Justin Timberlake has been in the spotlight since starring on "The Mickey Mouse Club" reboot at age 12.
- He became a '90s icon as a member of *NSYNC and later transitioned into a wildly successful solo career.
- Timberlake has since dabbled in major film roles, become a father with his wife Jessica Biel, and produced four No. 1 studio albums.
Justin Timberlake has been in the spotlight since starring on "The Mickey Mouse Club" reboot at age 12.
"I have some faint images from my childhood," he told The Hollywood Reporter in 2017, "but no, I can't really remember not being famous."
Now 38 years old, Timberlake has an impressive resume: 10 Grammys, multiple starring film roles, a 3-year-old son, and a long career full of triumphs, controversies, and iconic moments.
Here's a look back at Timberlake's eventful life and biggest achievements.
Justin Timberlake was born on January 31, 1981 in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Timberlake told The Hollywood Reporter that he learned to sing in the Baptist church of Shelby Forest, Tennessee, where his father was the choir director.
After his parents divorced when Timberlake was in kindergarten, he moved to Memphis with his mom, whom he often calls his "best friend" in interviews.
"There's nothing in this world that I've done that my mother does not know about," he told Rolling Stone in 2001.
In 1992, he was the runner-up on "Star Search."
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Eleven-year-old Timberlake — then going by his first and middle names, Justin Randall — had his first brush with fame on the storied talent search show.
He was beat by a young singer named Anna Nardona. According to CBS, Nardona didn't even realize the Justin she beat was Justin Timberlake until decades later, when she was contacted by VH1 for a flashback special.
In 1993 and 1994, he starred on "The All-New Mickey Mouse Club."
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At 12 years old, Timberlake was introduced as a cast member of the famed Mickey Mouse Clubhouse alongside fellow future superstars like Christina Aguilera, Ryan Gosling— and even his future girlfriend Britney Spears.
"We were at the age when you just soak in everything," Timberlake told The Hollywood Reporter in 2017. "We were taking acting classes, music classes, dance classes. We were learning how coverage and editing and cinematography work. And being put in front of a live audience, learning how to engage the crowd to get a laugh. Honestly, it was like 'SNL' for children."
After the show was canceled, Timberlake went back to school for a year, but admits he acted like a "delinquent" and said he's glad he never made it to "regular high school."
"I would've gotten arrested by now," he told Rolling Stone in 2000. "I was kind of like Ferris Bueller."
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