Justin Timberlake videography

Timberlake at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con

American entertainer Justin Timberlake has released four video albums and has been featured in thirty-seven music videos, seventeen films, fifteen television shows, and six commercials. He achieved early fame when he appeared in the Disney Channel television series The All-New Mickey Mouse Club, alongside singers Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera and actor Ryan Gosling.[1] Timberlake rose to fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of the boy band NSYNC.[2] In 2002, he launched his solo career and released his solo debut single "Like I Love You", the music video for which was directed by Bucky Chrome. Francis Lawrence directed the video for "Cry Me a River". The video features Timberlake's character as he spies on a former lover, who according to the director portrays his former romantic interest Spears.[3][4] At the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, the video won the accolades for Best Male Video and Best Pop Video.[5]

In 2005, Timberlake starred in the thriller Edison alongside Morgan Freeman and Kevin Spacey. The film received negative reviews from film critics and was a box office bomb.[6] He then portrayed Frankie Ballenbacher in the crime drama Alpha Dog (2006); it received mixed responses from critics and attained box office success.[7] The same year, Timberlake released his second studio album FutureSex/LoveSounds—four music videos for singles from the album were shot. Samuel Bayer directed the music video for "What Goes Around... Comes Around" (2007) in which American actress Scarlett Johansson plays Timberlake's love interest.[8] From 2007 until 2009, he appeared in the music videos for his collaborations with other artists including 50 Cent ("Ayo Technology"), Madonna ("4 Minutes") and T.I. ("Dead and Gone").

Timberlake starred in the 2010 drama The Social Network, in which he portrayed Sean Parker, the first president of Facebook.[9] The film received acclaim from critics and was a box office success.[10][11] In 2011, he starred in the comedies Bad Teacher and Friends with Benefits alongside Cameron Diaz and Mila Kunis respectively.[12][13] Both films were financial successes.[14][15] The music videos for his songs "Mirrors" and "Suit & Tie" were released in 2013. They earned him a MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year[16] and a Grammy Award for Best Music Video,[17] respectively. Timberlake has also hosted Saturday Night Live five times, being both host and musical guest three times. In film, he released Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids and voiced Branch in Trolls (2016) as well as its two sequels Trolls World Tour (2020) and Trolls Band Together (2023).

  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Justin Timberlake – Biography". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Archived from the original on 2010-10-03. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
  2. ^ "Ex-Mouseketeers: Where Are They Now?". ABC News. The Walt Disney Company. Archived from the original on May 24, 2008. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
  3. ^ "Justin Timberlake — Cry Me a River". Vevo. YouTube. 2 October 2009. Archived from the original on December 21, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
  4. ^ Moss, Corey (August 18, 2003). "'Cry Me A River' About Britney And Justin, But Not: VMA Lens Recap". MTV News. Viacom. Archived from the original on October 31, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
  5. ^ "Top VMA Award Winners". Billboard. Vol. 115. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2003. p. 68. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  6. ^ "Edison (Edison Force)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Archived from the original on December 22, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  7. ^ "Alpha Dog". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Archived from the original on December 26, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  8. ^ Vineyard, Jennifer (September 4, 2007). "Justin Timberlake Went 'Around' And Came Out With A Broken Finger: VMA Lens Recap". MTV News. Viacom. Archived from the original on December 21, 2009. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  9. ^ Farooq, Sajid (June 30, 2011). "Justin Timberlake to Play Sean Parker in Real Life". NBC Bay Area. NBC. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  10. ^ "The Social Network". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
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  16. ^ "Justin Timberlake, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Lead MTV VMA Nominations". rollingstone.com. 2013-07-17. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  17. ^ Josephs, Brian (January 26, 2014). "Justin Timberlake Takes Home 2014 Grammy Award for Best Music Video". The Boom Box. Archived from the original on December 31, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2014.