Justin Randall Timberlake was born on January 31, 1981 in Memphis, Tennessee at 6:30 p.m to Randy and Lynn Timberlake. His parents got a divorce and both remarried, so now Justin has a step-dad Paul and a step-mom Lisa.His Dad and Lisa now have two sons: Jonathan and Steven.They also had a daughter named Laura Katherine who died shortly after birth.Justin considers her his 'Angel in Heaven'. "I have a new half brother, Steven Robert. He was born on August 14 [1998], and I got word from my Daddy that he looks exactly like me at that age. He's got to be a hideous little lizard" When Justin was ten years old, he made a guest appearance on the Grand Ole Opry, a country music show in which Justin sang a southern song to show his true heritage. He then went on to sing on Star Search, and at age twelve, he joined the cast of the Mickey Mouse Club for two years, where he met future 'N SYNC member JC Chasez. Once the show was cancelled, Justin was called down to Orlando in order to audition for a group, which included fellow 'N SYNC member Chris Kirkpatrick. Unfortunately, the group didn't work out.Chris then got the idea of creating a group of his own and called up Justin... and well you know the rest of the story. "I grew up singing in church, then I got voice lessons when I was about eight. Then I did some talent shows and things. From that moment on, I knew that's what I wanted to do" Justin, who considers his dad and Micheal Jordan his role models, has beautiful blue eyes and curly blond hair, which he sometimes colors. He's 6'2" tall and weighs 170 pounds, since his muscles are so big! His nicknames are Curly (because of his hair), Bounce because he loves basketball, and The Baby since he's the baby of the group. "I grew my hair out once and I'd wake up every morning and look just like Maxwell.Whoa!My hair was scaring me" He loves singing, dancing, hanging out with the guys and playing basketball. He hates his curly hair, girls who smoke, dishonest people, snakes and sharks, and racism. His favorite color is baby blue since his favorite basketball team is North Carolina. Christmas is his favorite holiday and he loves spending it with his family. He loves collecting sneakers (he has 20 pairs!!!), and his favorite sport is basketball, which he's very good at. His favorite cereal is Apple Jacks, and according to him, he's really grumpy in the mornings and won't talk to anyone until he's had his breakfast. He has two pets: a dog named Ozzie and a cat named Alley. His favorite clothing is anything from North Carolina, and he usually wears Tommy Hilfiger or Calvin Klein boxers. His favorite part of his body are his hands (because of basketball) and his most prized possessions are his voice and an autographed Shaq Jersey. Justin has a habit of talking in his sleep; in fact, you could even have a full conversation with him while he's sleeping. If he can't fall asleep, he sometimes sings softly to himself or listens to soft music if the other guys aren't available to sing to him. He's also not a heavy sleeper. According to him, if someone were to stand over him, he would wake up. His greatest fears are dying unloved, snakes, sharks, spiders, and this: he's afraid that he might fall unconscious at a concert from all the stuffed animals his fans throw on stage.