Justin Timberlake was born in Memphis, Tennessee, into a middle class family. He started singing at a young age, and in 1995 helped from NSYNC. NSYNC became one of the biggest boy bands, but in 2002 left the band to pursue his solo career. Since then, Timberlake has had 4 Number 1 Albums, won 10 Grammys, and is one of the biggest music superstars in the world.
During his life, Timberlake has dealt with bullying and dyslexia. In school, he struggles due to his dyslexia, and it also hurt him musically because of the difficulty of reading the music. In school, kids bullied him for being weird, and called him names. Timberlake overcame these struggles though, and still became a great musician.
Timberlake has been open about dealing with these struggles, and talked about the importance of breaking down the stigma around dyslexia. He is a great inspiration to everybody who’s struggling with bullying and dyslexia.
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