*Interesting Facts*
Hey everyone! These are a bunch of interesting facts you gotta know about the guys! Hope you enjoey them!!
BOP
1. Have you ever seen the scar on Lance's left eye? He got it in the sixth grade when he and his cousin were pretending they were American Gladiators.
2. Joey seeks all things Superman.
3. Talk about lucky: The reason JC auditioned for The Mickey Mouse Club was because, he says, "My mom read about it in the paper and I didn't feel like going to school, so I went."
4. Justin hasn't always been comfortable with his curly hair. He used to want to straighten it--can you believe it?
5. Less is more when it comes to crowning Chris' pizzas. He's a cheese-only type of guy.
6. Brothers in ink: Justin, Lance, Joey, and Chris all trekked to the tattoo shop and got fiery flame tats to symbolize thier 'N SYNC status.
7. The crooner who's most worried about the computer breakdown rumored to happen at the coming of the millennium is JC.
8. Chris' mom, Bev, gets asked for her autograph whenever she goes to 'N SYNC's shows.
9. Here's a secret scoop: Joey sported a silver hoop in his eyebrow for a short time, but it closed up. When you see him wearing a ski cap in the "I Want You Back" video, it's because he had to cover it up!
10. When it comes to cartoon characters, the Tasmanian Devil is Lance's fave.
11. "I don't need it," Justin explains to BOP about why he doesn't have any good luck charms.
12. Chris' fave song on their Christmas album, Home For Christmas is "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays."
13. How does JC stay so slim? Not healthy eating, that's for sure! His daily diet consists of "McDonald's, donuts, cheeseburgers and Coca Cola," he dishes.
14. If you ever want to butter Lance up, feed him butter pecan ice cream---it's his fave.
15. Writer Nicholas Sparks, author of "The Notebook" and "Message in a Bottle," is JC's fave scribe.
16. Joey hit his head on a light switch when he was a tiny tot and now he has a scar on his left eyebrow, where he got stitches.
17. Talking about his small feet makes Chris blush! "It's not fair," he says about his size 7 ½ shoe.
18. Wanna give Justin a sweet surprise? How about a Caramello candy bar--that's his fave.
19. Lance only likes cheese and pepperoni on his pizza.
20. Which two crooners go crazy over mint chocolate chip ice cream? That would be Joey and JC.
21. Joey and Justin have the biggest feet of all the fellas. They both wear a size 12 shoe.
22. Chris' fave ice cream flavor is Ben and Jerry's Chubby Hubby.
23. Are you still in stores shopping for surprises on Christmas Eve? Well, you join JC in being a procrastinating present picker-upper.
24. Joey said on MTV that he is the only guy in the group who doesn't have hair growing on the top of his feet!
25. JC's feet are size 11.
26. Lance looks to the number four to bring him luck.
27. The 'N SYNC songsters sing with the Backstreet Boys and other artists on the song "Let The Music Heal Your Soul," which benefits charity.
28. Although it was ultra-embarassing, the show had to go on when JC's zipper busted wide open, exposing his white undies. "I sung two songs with my fly open," he blushes.
29. Lance has a habit of biting his bottom lip.
30. Keep all the extra pickings off of JC and Justin's pizzas. They're pepperoni-only people.
31. One fabulous fan knew how to bring a smile to Joey's face. She gave him a watch with a glowing Superman logo, andhe wears it all the time.
32. 'N SYNC sing "Giddy Up" on the recently released Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: The Album
33. Traveling and touring hasn't stopped Chris from writing music whenever he desires. He carries a laptop computer with him so that he can compose his thoughts when he goes overseas.
34. 'N SYNC won two Billboard Music Video awards!
35. Musical magnificence runs in Chris' family. His great-grandmother, grandfather, cousin and aunt have all been in bands. And his mom is a vocal coach.
36. As far as clothes go, Joey tells BOP that he likes to wear "stuff that people normally probably wouldn't wear."
37. Chris affectionately describes his goofy groupmate Joey as being like a life-size Tickle Me Elmo doll.
38. Lance got his nickname Lansten, from Justin. But he says no one really calls him that anymore.
39. Justin plastered posters of Janet Jackson on his bedroom walls long before 'N SYNC lucked out and got to go on tour with the dazzling diva last October.
40. What's Joey's fave number? You guessed it, it's 28.
41. JC's favorite cuisine is Chinese food.
42. Before he struck it big with 'N SYNC, Chris was a doo-wop singer at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida.
43. Wanna know a secret? Joey also has the Superman symbol tattooed on the outside of his right ankle. His flame tat wraps around it like a band.
44. Always an A-student, Justin freaked when he found out he earned his first B in middle school. "I was so disappointed," he sighs.
45. Lance wears a size 11 shoe.
46. Chris earned his Associate of Arts degree in college before he hooked up with the other way-cute crooners.
47. Joey likes pepperoni or just plain pizza.
48. President Timberlake: Justin was prez of his middle school's Beta Club and the student council.
49. The one song JC is embarassed to admit that he still listens to is Chumbawamba's "Tubthumping," "because nobody likes it any more," he confesses.
50. One of Chris' first jobs was 'shoveling sheep dung' on a farm in Ohio.
~TEENBEAT ALL-STARS FACTS~
1. Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez first met as cast members of The Mickey Mouse Club.
2. Chris Kirkpatrick and Joey Fatone, Jr. became friends as co-workers at Universal Studios theme park.
3. Joey knew JC through a mutual friend and the four guys hooked up and began rehearsing together.
4. As a quartet they put together their own demo tape and video and shopped it around in search of a record contract.
5. JC, Justin, Joey, and Chris found themselves a manager, Johnny Wright, a well known music industry veteran who's also worked with the BSBs and Aaron Carter.
6. Lance Bass was the last member to join the group. He made the connection because he and Justin had the same vocal coach.
7. Chris is credited with coming up with the idea of thier group.
8. Justin's mom came up with "'N SYNC" which stands for the last letters in each of thier first names.
9. As a fivesome, 'N SYNC landed a record deal with BMG, one of the biggest entertainment companies in the world.
10. 'N SYNC had no time to celebrate thier big break. They boarded a plane to Germany just one day after signing thier recording contract with RCA/BMG.
11. "I Want You Back" and "Tearin' Up My Heart" were both recorded in Sweden.
12. "I Want You Back" broke records in Germany, where it was first released. It reached the Top 10 in record time and remained there for eight consecutive weeks.
13. Their debut album, 'N SYNC, was first released in Europe in 1997, a year before it came out in the United States.
14. 'N SYNC became an overnight success in Germany and Austria and before they even released the album there, they had to hire bodyguards to get around in those countries.
15. After winning over pop music fans in Great Britain, 'N SYNC promoted their record in Asia, South Africa and Mexico before finally coming back to the U.S. at the end of 1997.
16. 'N SYNC was released in the U.S. on March 24, 1998.
17. "I Want You Back" spent six months on the Billboard Hot 100.
18. 'N SYNC has gone triple platinum in the U.S. and in Canada.
19. When a few critics labled 'N Sync as "'Backstreet Boys' rip-offs, JC pointed out, "It's like when Toni Braxton came out--everyone compared her to Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston. But if you have talent, you'll stand out."
20. In the video for "I Want You Back," the guys show off thier fun side. Joey and Lance water ski and JC drives around in a convertible while Chris and Justin play a game of one-on-one basketball.
21. The songs "God Must Have Spent A Little More Time On You," "Everything I Own," "I Just Wanna Be With You," and "I Drive Myself Crazy" did not appear on the European version of 'N SYNC's debut album.
22. "Forever Young," "More Than A Feeling," "Together Again," "Best Of My Life," and "Riddle" are on the European version, but not the American version of 'N SYNC.
23. 'Tearin' Up My Heart' was written by Max Martin, who also wrote 5ive's "It's The Things You Do" and the Backstreet Boys' "Everybody".
24. 'N SYNC loves to perform the song "Here We Go" during the encore of their concerts. JC always gets the crowd to sing it along with the group.
25. "God Must Have Spent A Little More Time On You" was recorded and arranged in three different studios.
26. Want to know what "I Want You Back" is about? "The song is about suddenly finding yourself separated from the person you feel so deply about because you've done something stupid to screw it up," JC explains.
27. 'N SYNC has two cover songs on thier album, "Everything I Own" and "Sailing".
28. "U Drive Me Crazy" was recently released as a single in Germany and the guys created a hysterical video for it, featuring wild costume changes!
29. 'N SYNC co-wrote "Giddy Up" with famed songwriter, Veit Renn.
30. The song "Riddle," which appears on the European version of 'N SYNC is about a guy trying to figure out what a girl is thinking.
31. Also on the European version is a coverof the Boston song "More Than A Feeling." 'N SYNC puts their own spin on the hard rock song.
32. The 'N SYNC guys consider "Forever Young" to be their most personal song because it's about their early days and all their hard work and persistence that went into getting discovered.
33. When 'N SYNC was in Disney World to record their In Concert special for the Disney Channel, the guys brought some of their family members along. During down time, they checked out the rides and attractions with thier folks and sibs.
34. When the special aired in July, it got such good ratings that the Disney Channel aired it several more times over the summer. Meanwhile RCA Records credits that special for boosting sales of 'N SYNC's debut album!
35. Although Mariah Carey, Matchbox 20, and Third Eye Blind all performed at Z-100's Z-Day benefit concert at Radio City Music Hall last summer, it was 'N SYNC who whipped the crowd into a frenzy!
36. 'N SYNC lent a hand with a number of other charities in 1998, including Students Working Against Tobacco's "Truth Train", KISS-FM's "Wango Tango", and the National Institute of Health's "Kids To Kids" events.
37. 'N SYNC provided the music at the Miss Teen USA Pageant.
38. For the grand opening of the Virgin MegaStore in New York City, 'N SYNC rode around town on a double decker bus, singing and greeting fans.
39. 'N SYNC made some TWIX candy contest winners very happy when they sang for them atop the Twin Towers in New York City last September.
40. Justin, JC, Joey, Lance and Chris donned matching basketball jerseys when the participated in MTV's Rock 'N Jock Presents: "The Game".
41. 'N SYNC kicked off their current U.S. tour by seving as opening act on Janet Jackson's concert tour.
42. 'N SYNC is now on tour as headliners
43. Opening acts for 'N SYNC include Britney Spears and Wild Orchid, who the group requested.
44. Britney Spears was a member of the Mickey Mouse Club with Justin and JC.
45. "We want the best live show," JC told us. "We want people to leave there going, 'Man, that was so cool.'"
46. Before the tour, 'N SYNC appeared on The View, The Tonight Show, The Ricki Lake Show, and Live! With Reggis and Kathy Lee.
47. In November they rode in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
48. 'N SYNC was on three different holiday specials in December-- The Disney Channel Christmas Special, Kathy Lee Christmas and the ABC Walt Disney World Christmas Special.
49. As a thank you to their fans, 'N SYNC gave us all a Christmas present by releasing a home video, official book and hliday album.
50. Home For Christmas features the 14 holiday songs and all but 3 of them are original.
51. 'N Sync also recorded their own versions of Christmas classics, inclding "O Holy Night", "The First Noel" and "The Christmas Song".
52. "We're pretty much booked until spring," Justin says.
53. 'N SYNC just signed a contract with an apparel company to have a line of 'N Sync clothing. The guys are planning to help design some of the duds!
54. For their next album the 'N Sync guys plan to get more involved in the song writing and producing of the songs.
55. What can you expect? "It will probably be R&B," Chris told us. "It depends on how we are feeling at the time, what kind of songs we feel like writing".
56. 'N SYNC has already collaborated with Ginuwine on the single "Don't Take Your Love Away," which might find a place on their next CD.
57. In case you were wondering if 'N SYNC plans on continuing to make music, JC had this to say, "We'll be around for a while, so hang with us."
58. JC Chasez was born on August 8, 1976 in Washington, D.C.
59. JC spent four years on the Mickey Mouse Club.Felicity star Keri Russell was on it at the same time.
60. "The best thing about being a part of 'N SYNC," JC says, "is the friendship--having people around you so you are never lonely."
61. On the road, JC sleeps with the stuffed animals that fans give him.
62. Just the facts, ma'am. JC is 5' 10 (1/2)", 150 pounds and has brown hair and blue eyes.
63. JC has one younger brother, one younger sister and a cat named Grendal.
64. JC has a collection of Hard Rock Cafe' menus from all over the world.
65. In his spare time, JC lifts weights, goes Rollerblading, sees movies and takes naps.
66. At 17, Justin is the youngest member of 'N SYNC.
67. Justin was born January 31, 1981 in Memphis, Tennessee.
68. Justin's parents are divorced and both have remarried. He has two half brothers to show for it!
69. When he was 11, Justin made an appearance on Star Search.
70. Justin spent two years on The Mickey Mouse Club, where he met JC.
*N SYNC*
1. Justin’s mom, Lynn, came up with the groups name. An acronym featuring the last letter of each guys’ first name, with a little cheating since Lance becomes Lansten (not his real name). The break down JustiN, ChriS, JoeY, LansteN, and JC.
2. Speaking of names, here’s what you will find on the guy’s birth certificates. James Lance Bass, Joshua Scott Chasez, Joesph Anothy Fatone Jr., Christopher Alan Kirkpatrick, Justin Randall Timberlake.
3. Lance’s favorite singer is country legend Garth Brooks. This is not too surprising considering Lance is actually a counrty boy himself (he was born in Mississippi). Infact, after Lance saw Garth perform in concert, he decided he wanted to be a performer too.
4. On *N Sync’s first demo tape, the group covered the classic Beetles tune "We Will Work It Out."
5. Chris actually penned the lyrics to "Giddy Up," the show stopping song that raps up *N Sync’s debut US album.
6. JC collects Hard Rock cafe menus from all over the world, including one’s from *N Sync overseas tour stops in Malaysia, England, France, and Japan.
7. Lance recently had a guest star role on an episode of the WB television drama "7th Heaven."
8. Justin does between 150 to 200 push-ups each day. That must be how this man keeps his bod so buff.
9. The guys have two pre-shows results, first they toss around a hackey sack to get warmed up. Then they gather for a group prayer and hug with their super-close-knit posse of secrity guys and the road crew.
10. Before Lance actually joined the group, and the guys became *N Sync, there was actually another guy singing in his place. Unfortunately for him (and forunately for Lance !) he could commit to the long rehersal hours and dedication the group needed, so he quit. (You know he’s kicking himself now !)
11. Although the group is based out of Orlando Florida, none of the guys is a Flordia native. Here’s where they actually hail from-
JC- Bowie, MD
Chris- Clarion, PA
Lance- Clinton, MS
Joey- Brooklyn, NY
Justin- Memphis, TN
12. Justin is the youngest and the tallest (6 feet) member of the group.
13. *N Sync’s first performance was at the first show-case at Walt Disney’s World’s Pleasure Island in October 1995.
14. Joey has had small roles in two films, "Once Upon A Time In America," and, "Matinee." He also guest-starred on the short-lived TV series "seaQuest DSV."
15. Joey and JC attended Dr. Phillips High School, a performing arts school in the Orlando area.
16. You probably won’t see many slithering serpents in up-coming *N Sync videos becuase JC and Justin hate snakes !
17. Lance’s favorite cartoon character is the Tasmanian Devil.
18. Justin co-wrote the song "Good For You," which appears on the new album, "No Strings Attached."
19. JC has been moonlighting as a record producer. He produced the song, "Fire," which he wrote for the all-girl group Wild Orchird. JC also sang on Blaque’s hit song, "Bring It All To Me."
20. Chris owns his own music and visual art production company, FuManSkeeto, which has it’s own clothing line. Lance’s ex-girlfriend, "Boy Meets World," star Danielle Fishel is FuManSkeeto’s spokesperson.
21. Justin founded the Justin Timberlake Foundation to improve the art education in American schools. He even met with President Clinton and the First Lady Hilary Rodham Clinton, to improve his extraordinary efforts.
22. Check out these boys’ battle wounds : Lance got his scar over his left eye in 6th grade, when he and his cousin were pretending to be American Gladiators. Joey got the scar on his left eyebrow when he hit his head on a light switch as a tot, and Justin antually broke his finger on stage once on their European tour.
23. Love Justin’s curly locks ? Well, get this : he used HATE them so much that he wanted to get them straightened.
24. *N Sync in ink : Justin, Lance, Joey, and Chris all got the same tatoo during the visit to Toronto. The tatoo is of a firey-flame design.
25. Joey used to sport a silver hoop in one eyebrow, until "the powers that be" decided that wasn’t cool for the speaky-clean image they wanted the guys to project. Eventually, he let the hole close up, but did you ever notice that silly ski cap he wears in the "I Want You Back" video ? That’s to cover it up !
26. You know what they say about the guys shoe size…here’s the guys measure up : Chris-7, JC and Lance-11, Justin and Joey-12.
27. Justin loves Apple Jacks cereal.
28. Justin appeared on "Star Search" when he was only 11 years old.
29. Both Justin and JC strutted their stuff as members of the "Mickey Mouse Club." JC joined at the age 13 and stayed 4 seasons, while Justin joined at age 12 and appeared for 2 seasons (along with fellow singing sensations Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera) until the show was cancelled.
30. The group covered two songs on the first album : "Everything I Own," by the 70’s group Bread and "Sailing" by 80s Grammy winner Christopher Cross.
31. The group formed in 1995, and Chris was the person who actually brought the guys together.
32. Was this boy bound for Broadway ? In fifth grade, Joey played the leas in "Oliver" and his first stage performance was in the show "Oklahoma."
33. Chris is a HUGE football fan. He played it in junior high and high school and now he cheers on his fave home-state teams, the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers and Penn State’s Nittany Lions.
34. Justin starred in The Wonderful World of Disney feature "Janine and Alex : Cover Girls," which filmed in Toronto in 1999 and aired on ABC in March 2000.
35. Lance once toured with the United Sates’ No. 1 show choir, the Mississippi Show Stoppers.
36. Joey had a chilhood crush on actress Demi Moore.
37. JC’s most popular character on "The Mickey Mouse Club" was Clarence "Wipeout" Adams, a hilarious dude with surfer attitude.
38. Lance is taking correspondence courses from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln (same as Britney Spears). His major ? Business administration.
39. Remember *N Sync’s big break, the group’s "In Concert" special for the Disney Channel ? It was actually supposed to be the Backstreet Boys’ big night but that group backed out, paving the way for *N Sync to skyrocket to superstar status.
40. Ever catch a glimpse of the Superman chain Joey sports, or the tattoo ib his right ankle ? It’s because he’s a freak for the Man of Steel. He collects tons of superhero memorabilia, including his fave – a vinyl Superman record album from the 60s. Joey ever has been known to wear Superman T-Shirts and jerseys on stage that had been given to him by fans only a few minutes earlier !
41. Lance and Chris are both afraid of heights, but both of them faced their fears to fly out over the screaming crowds during the song "Sailing" and *N Sync’s "Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now" tour.
42. The other guys named Lance "Scoop" or "Stealth" for the way this seemingly shy guy works the ladies.
43. Joey sang in "The Beetlejuice Graveyard Revue" at Universal Studios Florida. Maybe you caught his in his werewolf wear or vampire gear during a family vacation.
44. Chris loves to surf. Once (and we’re definetly not recommending it), he even surfed off the Florida coast during a strong hurricane !
45. Chris is the only guy in the group with a college degree, an Associate of Arts.
46. Lance loves butter pecan ice cream, while Chris prefers Ben and Jerry’s "Chubby Hubby."
47. Justin was elected president of his middle school’s student council.
48. Joey’s helping finance and create an acting handbook with his former acting coach, Karen Rugerio.
49. Chris also worked at Universal Studios Florida. He sang in a cappella doo-wop group, The Hollywood Hightones, for more than 3 years.
50. Among the nicknames for Justin are "Mr. Smooth," "Baby," "Curly," "Shot," and "Bounce."
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