James Lance Bass

James “Lansten” Lance Bass
Nicknames: Lansten, Scoop, The quiet one
Birth date: May 4, 1979
Place of birth: Clinton, Mississippi
Eyes: Green
Hair: Blond
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 155 pounds
Home: Orlando, Florida, and Mississippi
Family: Mother, Diane; father, Jim; sister, Stacy, 22
Pets: None

Favorites:
Food: French toast
Drink: Dr Pepper
TV personalities: Rosie O’Donnell, Lucille Ball
Film stars: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan
Colors: Vivid red, vivid blue
Movies: Armageddon, Clue, Titanic, Mortal Kombat Annihilation
TV Shows: Friends, I Love Lucy, 3rd Rock From the Sun, Mad About You
Music: Brian McKnight, Garth Brooks
Collector’s items: Pictures, old comic books, stamps, antique knives and guns, Tazmanian Devil stuff
Childhood toy, according to Mom: “A Mickey Mouse that he carried around until he was five years old. ‘Mik Mouse’, as he was called, was lost for a day once and Lance cried himself to sleep. But we found him, and Mik Mouse is still around.”
‘N SYNC song: “ ‘God must have spent a little more time on you’ because the words and the melody are incredible. I get chill bumps whenever I listen to it.”
Singer/Groups: Garth Brooks, Matchbox 20, Boyz II Men, Offspring
Actor/Actress: Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Jennifer Aniston, Lucille Ball
Book: The Outsiders
Sports: Rock climbing, sky diving
Holiday: Christmas
Hobbies: Going to the beach, Jet Skiing, Sony PlayStation, going online
Fun time: Going to the beach, rock climbing, sky diving
Cartoon Character: Tazmanian Devil
Spice girl: Mel C
Modern Author: Elie Wiesel
Classic Literature Author: William Shakespeare
Car her dreams of owning: Toyota 4- runner
Jewelry: “I wear the watch and the necklace from out manage. We all have them and are proud of them because he gave them to us for our first gold record. The ring on my left hand, I got from a girl. My name is engraved in it. Every time I wear it, I remember my home.”
Clothes: Old army suspenders and sweater
Ideal girl: “I like wholesome type girls – Miss Teen USA type girls!” (By the way, Lance was at the Miss Teen USA Pageant at the time he said this. He also confessed, “I fell in love fifty one times today!”)
Getaway place: Beach

Car: Dodge Stealth
Star sign: Taurus
Best mates: Libra, Virgo, Cancer
Worst habit: has been known to sleep walk
Biggest fear: “Things that buzz”
Interesting tidbit: Wishes he was taller
School status: Sophomore in college, and plans on majoring in business management
Ethnic origins: Native American, English
Music influences: Garth Brooks
‘N SYNC Musical role: Bass singer
Boxers or briefs: Boxers
First job: “I dressed up like a big dog named PooFoo.” In that guise, he worked for a company that made personalized books by computer. It was Lance’s job to go around and take pictures with the kids.
First career goal: To work with NASA
Best birthday: When the group was in Africa
First Kiss: Bethany Dukes, when he was in kindergarten
First date: “I went dancing with friends and met a girl there. It was cool.”
Ideal girl: Adventurous, fun –loving, affectionate, cute
Dream tour partner: Mariah Carey or Paula Abdul
Dream duet partner: LeAnne Rimes, Madonna, Janet Jackson
Dream house: Horse ranch
Innie or Outtie: Innie
Previous credit: Sang with the Mississippi Show Stoppers, a statewide touring group

Dislikes:
* His hair because, “It’s too thick!”
* “People who prejudge us.”
* His habit of biting his nails.
* The fact that he’s messy and never cleans his room.
* When he talks and no one listens!
* Mushrooms

Extra Tidbits:
* Compliments make Lance blush.
* Lance’s earliest memory is his uncle’s wedding.
* Lance once worked as a vocal coach.
* Lance’s most embarrassing moment was when he did an impression of a squirrel eating a nut at a party.
* If Lance could change one thing about himself, he says, “I would want to be taller.”