Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981) is an American actor, businessman, and singer-songwriter, highly considered by the music critics and the general public alike as one of the most prolific, well-thought-of musical geniuses in recent times, a pop / R&B juggernaut who has won 6 GRAMMYs, 3 BRITs, 3 AMAs, 7 VMAs, a BET award, sold 20 million solo albums, 50 million albums as part of *NSYNC, 4 multi-platinum HOT 100 #1 singles, 4 UK #1 hits, 6 UK #2 hits, and a certified actor who