Biography
Early in his career, Lance Bass was one fifth of 'N Sync, the biggest-selling music group in the America during the dawn of the new millennium. Millions of teen girls screamed with excitement at the sight of Bass and his bandmates at sold-out arena tours, award shows and numerous appearances on MTV's "Total Request Live" (1998- ). The group's success paved the way for Bass to pursue his other dreams, including acting in film and theater, …
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Career Milestones
2008 | Joined the seventh season of ABC's reality competition "Dancing with the Stars" | |
2007 | Published autobiography, Out Of Sync | |
2007 | Took over the role of Corny Collins in the Broadway musical "Hairspray" | |
2007 | Played a wedding singer in "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry," starring Adam Sandler and Kevin James | |
2005 | Produced second feature film, "Lovewrecked" | |
2005 | Had a cameo appearance in Wes Craven's "Cursed" | |
2001 | First starring role in the film, "On The Line"; produced by Bass's production company, A Happy Place (later renamed Bacon & Eggs) | |
2001 | *NSYNC released their fourth and final album, Celebrity | |
2001 | With *NSYNC, starred in the IMAX concert film "*NSYNC: Bigger Than Live," a chronicle of their "No Strings Attached" tour | |
2001 | Lent his voice to an episode of "The Simpsons" (FOX) that featured cartoon likenesses of *NSYNC | |
2000 | Featured in the HBO concert special "*NSYNC Live at Madison Square Garden" | |
2000 | Launched the music management company, Free Lance Entertainment, a joint venture with Mercury Records | |
2000 | *NSYNC released No Strings Attached to record-breaking debut week sales of 2.4 million | |
2000 | Made guest appearance on the WB series "7th Heaven" as a love interest for Beverly Mitchell's character | |
1999 | *NSYNC sued Pearlman and his record company, Trans Continental, for defrauding the group of more than 50% of their earnings; Pearlman countersued for $150 million for breach of contract; the injunction was thrown out of court and *NSYNC signed with Jive Records | |
1999 | Made TV debut on an episode of "Touched by an Angel" (CBS) | |
1998 | *NSYNC released the holiday album Home for Christmas | |
1998 | *NSYNC released their self-titled American debut album, spawning the hits "I Want You Back" and "Tearing Up My Heart" | |
1995 | Joined the vocal group *NSYNC, rounding out the quintet | |
| Joined the Mississippi Show Stoppers, a state-wide music group sponsored by the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum | ||
1992 | Began singing in the seventh grade | |
1989 | Moved with family to Clinton, MS | |