英語(yǔ)名人堂：賈斯汀·汀布萊克

賈斯汀·汀布萊克(Justin Timberlake)，1981年1月31日出生于美國(guó)田納西州孟菲斯市，美國(guó)男歌手、演員、音樂制作人、主持人，前男子演唱組合超級(jí)男孩成員。

童年時(shí)期，賈斯汀加盟熱門電視節(jié)目“米老鼠俱樂部”后開始演藝生涯。1995年簽約BMG Ariola唱片公司，加入超級(jí)男孩演唱組合，在歌壇發(fā)展。2002年組合解散，賈斯汀開始個(gè)人發(fā)展演藝事業(yè)，簽約JIVE唱片公司，發(fā)行首張專輯《Justified》，獲得第5屆全英音樂獎(jiǎng)最佳國(guó)際專輯、國(guó)際最佳男歌手獎(jiǎng)與全美音樂獎(jiǎng)最佳流行和搖滾專輯專輯獎(jiǎng)，專輯歌曲《Cry Me A River》獲得第46屆格萊美最佳流行男歌手獎(jiǎng)。2006年發(fā)行第二張專輯《Future Sex / Love Sounds》，獲得第49屆格萊美獎(jiǎng)最佳舞曲唱片獎(jiǎng)。2007年與Interscope Records唱片公司合資創(chuàng)立了一個(gè)音樂品牌“Tennman Records”上市。2008年憑借歌曲《What Goes Around...Comes Around》獲得第50屆格萊美最佳流行男歌手獎(jiǎng)，歌曲《LoveStoned/I Think She Knows》獲得最佳舞曲唱片獎(jiǎng)。2010年參演電影《社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)》，入圍第14屆好萊塢電影節(jié)最佳劇本、最佳剪輯、最佳群戲表演以及最具突破男演員在內(nèi)的四個(gè)獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)。2013年3月發(fā)行第三張專輯《The 20/20 Experience》，專輯歌曲《Mirrors》入圍第56屆格萊美最佳流行歌手獎(jiǎng)。

Justin Timberlake is an American pop singer, songwriter, producer, dancer and actor. He rose to fame as part of the boy band ‘N Sync and achieved great success after going solo. He has won six Grammy Awards and an Emmy. He has sold more than 50 million albums in his music career. He has also ventured into the fashion and restaurant businesses.

Timberlake was born in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1981. His first attempts at singing was on the TV show Star Search. He performed under the name of Justin Randall and sang country songs. In 1993, he joined the cast of The Mickey Mouse Club, along with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. Two years later, he joined ‘N Sync and became an international superstar.

‘N Sync were big business and their second and third albums were the fastest selling albums of all time. In 2002, Timberlake began working on his first solo album ‘Justified’ and the group was no more. Timberlake performed at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards. A year later he received $6 million from McDonald’s for the song “I’m Lovin’ It”.

Timberlake released his second album ‘FutureSex/LoveSounds’ in 2006. It debuted at number one in the US album charts. He also found time to appear in several movies andcollaborate with other artists, including Madonna and 50 Cent. Timberlake has his own record label, restaurant chain and clothing line. He is an avid golfer and in 2007 hosted a PGA Tour tournament.