American entertainer Justin Timberlake has released four

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s and has been featured in thirty-seven

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s, seventeen films, fifteen television shows, and six commercials. He achieved early fame when he appeared in the Disney Channel television series ''

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'', alongside singers Britney Spears and

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and actor Ryan Gosling. Timberlake rose to fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of the boy band NSYNC. In 2002, he launched his solo career and released his solo debut single "

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", the music video for which was directed by Bucky Chrome.

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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. At the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, the video won the accolades for

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and Best Pop Video. In 2005, Timberlake starred in the thriller '' Edison'' alongside Morgan Freeman and

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. The film received negative reviews from film critics and was a

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. He then portrayed Frankie Ballenbacher in the crime drama '' Alpha Dog'' (2006); it received mixed responses from critics and attained box office success. The same year, Timberlake released his second studio album ''

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''—four music videos for singles from the album were shot.

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directed the music video for " What Goes Around... Comes Around" (2007) in which American actress

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plays Timberlake's love interest. From 2007 until 2009, he appeared in the music videos for his collaborations with other artists including 50 Cent ("

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"), Madonna (" 4 Minutes") and T.I. ("

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"). Timberlake starred in the 2010 drama ''

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'', in which he portrayed

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, the first president of

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. The film received acclaim from critics and was a box office success. In 2011, he starred in the comedies ''

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'' and '' Friends with Benefits'' alongside

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and

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respectively. Both films were financial successes. The music videos for his songs "

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" and " Suit & Tie" were released in 2013. They earned him a

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and a

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, respectively. Timberlake has also hosted ''

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'' five times, being both host and musical guest three times. In film, he released ''

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'' and voiced Branch in ''

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'' (2016) as well as its two sequels ''

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'' (2020) and '' Trolls Band Together'' (2023).

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