英语名人堂：贾斯汀·汀布莱克
童年时期，贾斯汀加盟热门电视节目“米老鼠俱乐部”后开始演艺生涯。1995年签约BMG Ariola唱片公司，加入超级男孩演唱组合，在歌坛发展。2002年组合解散，贾斯汀开始个人发展演艺事业，签约JIVE唱片公司，发行首张专辑《Justified》，获得第5届全英音乐奖最佳国际专辑、国际最佳男歌手奖与全美音乐奖最佳流行和摇滚专辑专辑奖，专辑歌曲《Cry Me A River》获得第46届格莱美最佳流行男歌手奖。2006年发行第二张专辑《Future Sex / Love Sounds》，获得第49届格莱美奖最佳舞曲唱片奖。2007年与Interscope Records唱片公司合资创立了一个音乐品牌“Tennman Records”上市。2008年凭借歌曲《What Goes Around...Comes Around》获得第50届格莱美最佳流行男歌手奖，歌曲《LoveStoned/I Think She Knows》获得最佳舞曲唱片奖。2010年参演电影《社交网络》，入围第14届好莱坞电影节最佳剧本、最佳剪辑、最佳群戏表演以及最具突破男演员在内的四个奖项。2013年3月发行第三张专辑《The 20/20 Experience》，专辑歌曲《Mirrors》入围第56届格莱美最佳流行歌手奖。
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.
