The Evolution of Justin Timberlake
January 29, 2018
JT's highly anticipated fifth studio album, Man of the Woods, is finally here! To celebrate, take a look at his journey from mouse ears to suit & tie to, well, man of the woods.
1. Justin got his start as a Mouseketeer on "The Mickey Mouse Club." 
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2. Saying 'bye bye bye' to his Disney days, he became the youngest member of *N Sync. Fans were Justin Timberlake crazy over those curly blonde locks!
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3. *N Sync was dominating the radio in the late '90s, and became one of the most popular boybands - Justin being one of the heartthrobs of the group. Here he is at the Billboard Awards in 1998. 
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4. In 1999, Justin made his acting debut in "Model Behavior" and played Jason Sharpe, a male model.
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5. He briefly dated Emma Bunton aka Baby Spice at one point in time. 
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6. In 2000 Justin hit the road with the rest of his *N Sync buddies on their world tour.
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7. He attended the 2000 Oscar Awards.
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8. And at one point in 2000 Justin thought braids would be a good look.
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9. Justin started dating Britney Spears in 1999, and in 2001, famously rocked these matching denim ensembles together on the red carpet.
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10. Timberlake got the idea for *NSYNC's "Gone" when Britney Spears went to the hair salon and didn't return for hours.
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11. At the MTV Europe Music Awards in 2003, Justin won several awards including, "Best Male Artist," "Best Pop Artist," and "Best Album," for "Justified."
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12. In 2003, Justin began dating Cameron Diaz after they met at the Kid's Choice Awards.
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13. He was nominated for "Favorite Male Singer" at the Kids Choice Awards in 2003 & 2004.
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14. Justin Timberlake showed off his b-ball skills during *NSYNC's Challenge for the Children VI. Here he is with Usher!
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15. By 2005, his solo career was flourishing, and had collaborated with artists like Black Eyed Peas and Snoop Dogg. However, that same year he also developed a throat condition and underwent surgery to remove nodules.
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16. In 2006, Justin appeared in the movie Edison Force, playing a journalist.
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17. Love was in their air for Justin in 2007. He started dating, who would become his future wife, Jessica Biel.
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18. At the Kid's Choice Awards, in 2007, Justin won "Favorite Male Singer."
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19. In January 2007, Justin hit the road on his "Future Sex/Love Show" world tour.
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20. In 2007, Justin voiced Prince Artie Pendragon in the animated film, Shrek the Third.
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21. He took the stage as host at the 2008 ESPY Awards, performing many hilarious skits.
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22. Justin Timberlake help launched Callaway Golf's new FT-iQ driver in 2008. Fore!
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23. In November 2008, Justin was famously featured on Ciara's radio hit "Love, Sex, Magic."
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24. He went on to appear in The Love Guru along side Meagan Good (2008).
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25. Justin won two Grammy awards in 2008: "Best Dance Recording for "Lovestoned" and "Best Male Pop Vocal Performance" for "What Goes Around ... Comes Around."
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26. Justin was a presenter the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards in 2009.
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27. After *Nsync, Justin focused on acting, and in 2010 appeared in The Social Network, the story of popular social networking site Facebook. He played Napster co-founder, Sean Parker.
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28. In 2010, Justin was the voice of Boo-Boo Bear in Yogi Bear.
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29. The next year he appeared along side ex-girlfriend Cameron Diaz in Bad Teacher.
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30. And he starred in Friends with Benefits in 2011 with Mila Kunis.
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31. Justin appeared in the movie In Time in 2011.
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32. Looking pretty dapper at the premiere of Regency Enterprises' In Time in October 2011.
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33. Justin Timberlake was among GQ's "Men of the Year" in 2011.
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34. At the Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2011, Justin was nominated along with the rest of the cast of The Social Network for "Outstanding Performance in a Cast in a Motion Picture."
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35. Justin Timberlake during the final round of the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin in 2012.
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36. In 2012 he appeared in the film Trouble With Curve.
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37. Justin Timberlake attended the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2013.
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38. Also in 2013, Justin released his album, 20/20, Experience with the smash hit featuring JAY-Z, "Suit & Tie."
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39. Justin got his "Suit & Tie" on when performed at The Brit Awards that year.
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40. He also performed at the 2013 BET Awards.
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41. Justin also appeared on JAY-Z's album, Magna Carta Holy Grail, on the album's title track and two others.
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42. After Justin released "Take Back the Night," off the second part of his album 20/20 Experience, he performed the song for the first time at the iHeartRadio Music Festival 2013!
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43. Justin has made amends with Janet Jackson after their infamous Super Bowl performance, which saw the latter endure a public backlash and rumors of an NFL ban.
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44. Timberlake’s 2018 Super Bowl halftime show will mark the third time he’s hit the high-profile stage.
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45. For the first time in his career in May 2016, Timberlake debuted at No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Can’t Stop The Feeling!”
46. It also served as the best-selling digital single of 2016.
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