MTV News | Happy Birthday Justin Timberlake - 31 and Still Surprising the Entertainment Industry

Happy 31st (Jan 31) Justin - what are you going to do now with your feet firmly embedded in the 30's?

Justin Timberlake is one of the most remarkable entertainers around having started in the industry at just 14 yrs old - he has been a part of television, film, dance, and music since puberty.

First beginnings see him with other famous-to-be celebrities in Disney's Mickey Mouse Club (Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Ryan Gosling). Soon, he would bring the world to its knees as part of one of the most famous boybands of all time - NSync. Their second album No Strings Attached would prove immortality selling a record 1 million copies on the first day with 2.4 million for one week and 10 million for 1 year. It currently sits as the 8th best album seller of all-time!

Still not satisfied, Justin went on to launch own solo career in music and dance with 2002's Justified that went on to sell 7 million copies. 2004 sparked controversy and great publicity as planned/accidental wardrobe malfunction resulted in Janet Jackson's costume revealing her breast and nipple to millions of fans. You just can't buy that kind of publicity.

In 2005, Timberlake kickstarted his acting career starring as Edison in the film Pollack. Alpha Dog, Shrek The Third and The Love Guru would notably follow before becoming famous as the infamous Sean Parker in the Social Network. Friends with Benefits co-starring beauty Mila Kunis put him into another league as a man who really doesn't need to sing and dance to work anymore. In Time has been his latest movie.

If we didn't mention, Justin also has had the hottest celebrity girlfriends along the way - most notably Britney Spears in his early twenties. Cameron Diaz followed and most recently he proposed to long-timer Jessica Alba.

On the business side, Justin is no slouch with three endorsed restaurants, his own tequila brand called 901 plus clothing line William Rast launched in 2005 with friend Juan Ayala.Timberlake has been one of the hottest celebrity endorsers around featuring with Sony Electronics, Givenchy's men's fragrance "Play," Audi's A1, Callaway Golf Company and most recently..if you didn't hear - he is co-owner of MySpace.

At 31, we are not sure what's left for this juggernaut of entertainment and business. When asked about his next music album, Justin consistently downplays his role for creating a new one - had enough maybe? Will kids slow him down? What will old age offer to a man that has grasped everything so far?

Regardless, we will stay tuned and wish you the Happiest of Birthdays!

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