Acting and Collaborations

"Justin Timberlake Acting and Collaborations"

After the Super Bowl controversy, Justin Timberlake put his recording career on hold to act in several films, having starred in a few feature films earlier in his music career. The 1st role Justin Timberlake took during this time was as a journalist in the thriller Edison Force, which was filmed in 2004 and received a direct-to-video release on July 18, 2006. Justin Timberlake also appeared in the films Alpha Dog, Black Snake Moan, Richard Kelly's Southland Tales, and voiced Prince Artie Pendragon in the animated film Shrek the Third, released on May 18, 2007. Justin Timberlake also appeared as a young Elton John, in the video for John's song "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore". JT was considered to play the role of Roger Davis in the film version of the rock musical Rent, but director Chris Columbus had insisted that only the original Broadway members could convey the true meaning of Rent.

Justin Timberlake continued to record with other artists. After "Where Is the Love?", he again collaborated with the Black Eyed Peas on the 2005 track "My Style" from their album Monkey Business. When recording the 2005 single "Signs" with Snoop Dogg, he discovered a throat condition. Nodules were subsequently removed from his throat in an operation that took place on May 5, 2005. Justin Timberlake was advised not to sing or speak loudly for at least a few months. In the summer of 2005, Timberlake started his own record company, JayTee Records.

He made a cameo in the video for Nelly Furtado and Timbaland's single "Promiscuous", released on May 3, 2006.

source: wikipedia