Joey Fatone | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Joseph Anthony Fatone Jr. |
Born | New York City, U.S. | January 28, 1977
Origin | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
Genres | Pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, actor, television host |
Years active | 1993–present |
Member of | NSYNC |
Joseph Anthony Fatone Jr. (born January 28, 1977) [1] is an American singer, dancer, actor, and television host. He is best known as a member of the boy band NSYNC, in which he sings baritone. The band has sold over 70 million records, becoming one of the best-selling boy bands of all time. [2]
In 2007, he came in second place on the ABC reality show Dancing with the Stars . He was the host of the U.S. and Australian versions of The Singing Bee , which aired on NBC in the United States. Fatone was the announcer for the game show Family Feud from 2010 to 2015. Fatone has hosted on Food Network's Rewrapped , Game Show Network's Common Knowledge, Live Well Network's My Family Recipe Rocks , The Price Is Right Live! at Bally's Las Vegas; and appeared as "Rabbit" on the first season of The Masked Singer in 2019.
Fatone was born in Brooklyn, New York City, to Joe and Phyllis Fatone. He has a brother, Steven, and a sister, Janine, [1] and was raised at 2140 84th Street in the Bensonhurst neighborhood. [3] His father had sung in a doo-wop group called the Orions. [3] At 13, he moved with his family to Orlando, Florida, where he attended Dr. Phillips High School. [4]
After high school, Fatone played "Wolfie" in Beetlejuice's Rock and Roll Graveyard Revue at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando. [5] There, in the summer of 1995, he befriended fellow park performer Chris Kirkpatrick who recruited him as the fourth member of a new vocal group that included Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez. They were later joined by Lance Bass and the band NSYNC was formed. Fatone sang baritone with the band from their formation to 2002, when they went on an indefinite hiatus, during which time they sold more than 70 million records worldwide. He performed lead vocals on the single "Together Again" and the No Strings Attached album track "I Thought She Knew". While a member of NSYNC, Fatone co-starred with bandmate Bass in the 2001 romantic comedy film On the Line and guest-starred with the band on The Simpsons episode, "New Kids on the Blecch".
On August 25, 2013, NSYNC regrouped for a one-off performance at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards. [6] They performed a medley of "Girlfriend" and "Bye Bye Bye"; after the performance Lance Bass said that the group had no plans for a reunion tour or new music. [7] In April 2019 the band reunited without Timberlake for a one-off performance with Ariana Grande at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. NSYNC have long been subject to speculation of a reunion, to which Fatone has given the answer: "Never say never". [8]
On September 12, 2023, following weeks of teasers and speculation [9] regarding a potential reunion, all five members appeared together at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards to present the Best Pop Award. [10] On September 14, it was confirmed the group recorded a new song entitled "Better Place" for the DreamWorks Animation film Trolls Band Together . [11] The song was released on September 29, 2023, reaching No. 1 on the US and Canadian iTunes Charts, No. 4 on the Global and European iTunes Charts and No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100.
In the wake of the new single's release, Fatone said there were no immediate plans for more music from NSYNC, but the band could release a new album within the next two years, subject to the success of "Better Place" and the involvement of Timberlake. [12]
In 2002 Fatone played Cousin Angelo in the comedy film My Big Fat Greek Wedding , a role he reprised in the TV spin-off My Big Fat Greek Life and the 2016 sequel. In the same year he made his Broadway debut, playing the lead in Rent at the Nederlander Theatre in New York. [13] [14] He went on to act in the critically acclaimed movie The Cooler and had minor roles in the experimental film Red Riding Hood and Homie Spumoni, the latter alongside Jamie-Lynn Sigler. He returned to Broadway in 2004 in a revival of Little Shop of Horrors [15] and later appeared in productions of The Producers and 42nd Street in Pittsburgh [16] and Rock of Ages at Bally's Las Vegas.
Fatone played himself in the kung fu skit "Enter the Fat One" in the first season of Robot Chicken , later making more appearances on the show including the first Star Wars episode. He also played himself in the Syfy film Jersey Shore Shark Attack , the TV series Return of the Mac and the Comedy Central feature Cursed Friends. Fatone has guest-starred in the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana , Imagination Movers and Kim Possible in addition to various other TV shows and horror films, including Inkubus (2011) and Dead 7 (2016).
Fatone was the "ringmaster" for NBC's reality series Celebrity Circus in 2005. In 2007 he hosted NBC's The Singing Bee and the Australian version of the show on Nine Network. The same year he became a red carpet host for TV Guide along with Lisa Rinna. In 2009 Fatone co-hosted the live pre-show for TNA Wrestling's biggest annual pay-per-view event, TNA Bound for Glory, alongside Jeremy Borash. [17]
From 2010 to 2015, Fatone served as the announcer for host Steve Harvey on the show Family Feud . At the same time he hosted the Live Well Network series My Family Recipe Rocks , the Food Network cooking competition Rewrapped , and Parents Just Don't Understand series on the Hub Network. [18] He also was a celebrity guest host of The Price Is Right Live! at Bally's Las Vegas. In January 2012, Fatone was one of eight celebrities participating in the Food Network reality series Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off . [19] Though eliminated in week six, he secured a $5,000 award for his charity, the Fatone Family Foundation. [20]
In February 2014 Fatone made an appearance on the hidden camera show Impractical Jokers , standing in for show regular Brian Quinn, during a challenge. He made repeat appearances on the show as host or featured guest in a number of specials, including a 2017 episode based at his Orlando hot dog restaurant, Fat One's. Fatone is the permanent host of the spin-off series Impractical Jokers: After Party and he made a cameo in Impractical Jokers: The Movie in 2020.
Fatone portrayed "Rabbit" on the first season of the singing competition show The Masked Singer , tying with Rumer Willis as "Lion" for fourth place overall. [21] Currently he is presenter of the game show Common Knowledge, which premiered on January 14, 2019, on the Game Show Network. [22] In 2021 he served as a panelist on the Irish talent show Last Singer Standing .
On February 1, 2007, the ABC television network announced that Fatone would participate in season 4 of the American version of Dancing with the Stars , which debuted March 19, 2007. He ended up placing second, losing the mirror ball to Apolo Anton Ohno and Julianne Hough. [23] He competed with professional partner Kym Johnson. Fatone participated in the 15th season of Dancing with the Stars for a second chance to win a mirror ball trophy, [24] again dancing with Kym Johnson. They were the second couple eliminated. He later returned in season 27 during Trio Week as a trio partner to John Schneider and Emma Slater.
In February 2013, Fatone appeared on Holland America Line's "Dancing with the Stars at Sea", aboard the MS Eurodam. He returned to Dancing with the Stars at Sea on Holland America Line's MS Nieuw Amsterdam in January 2014. [25] He was paired with Lacey Schwimmer and appeared alongside Mark Ballas, Sabrina Bryan, and a dance ensemble. Unlike the TV show, this was not a competition and there were no eliminations.
Fatone met his wife, Kelly Baldwin, while they were still in high school in 1993. After joining NSYNC two years later, their relationship was off-and-on.
It was a much speculated rumor that Fatone had briefly dated singer Pink in early 2000, to which Pink stated, "[Joey] took me to Friendly's as a casual date, not like a date-date. I just wanted ice cream. We were in the friend zone." The singer has stated that although they did technically go on a date, it was more platonic and that Fatone was "a total sweetheart." [26]
After rekindling his romance with Baldwin shortly after the same year, she became pregnant in the spring of 2000 with their first child, Briahna, who was born exactly a year after the release of NSYNC's hit sophomore album, No Strings Attached . They became engaged in the fall of 2002.
On September 9, 2004, Fatone married Baldwin at Oheka Castle on Long Island, New York, in a ceremony that was attended by all his NSYNC bandmates. [27] Fatone and his wife have two daughters: Briahna Joely, born March 21, 2001, [28] and Kloey, born January 2010. [29] Fatone's best friend, Lance Bass, is their godfather. [30]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Longshot | Pizza Chef | |
2001 | On The Line | Rod | |
2002 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | Angelo | |
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | Jedi | Cameo; deleted scene | |
2003 | The Cooler | Johnny Cappella | |
2006 | Red Riding Hood | Jack | |
2006 | Homie Spumoni | Buddy | |
2016 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 | Angelo | |
Dead 7 | Whiskey Joe | ||
Izzie's Way Home | Carl | Voice | |
2020 | Impractical Jokers: The Movie | Himself | Cameo |
2021 | Church People | Tino | |
2023 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 | Angelo | |
Trolls Band Together | Ablaze | Voice |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | My Big Fat Greek Life | Angelo | Episode: "The Empire Strikes Back" |
2004 | Kim Possible | Nicky-Nick (voice) | Episode: "Oh Boyz" |
2006 | Shorty McShorts' Shorts | Ricky | 3 episodes |
2008 | Hannah Montana | Joey Vitolo | Episode: "Bye Bye Ball" |
2010–2015 | Family Feud | Himself (announcer) | |
2014; 2016-2017 | Impractical Jokers | Himself | 3 episodes |
2017 | Celebrity Family Feud | Himself | Episode: "Boy Band vs. Girl Group" |
2017–present | Impractical Jokers: After Party | Himself (host) | |
2019 | The Masked Singer | Rabbit/Himself | |
Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell | Himself | Episode: "OMGouija" | |
2019–2021 | Common Knowledge | Himself (host) | |
2021 | Last Singer Standing | Himself (judge) | |
2023 | How I Met Your Father | Himself | Season 2, Episode 17: "Out of Sync" |
Barmageddon | Himself as a guest bartender | Episode: "Carly Pearce vs. Boyz II Men" |
Year | Title | Artist(s) | Director |
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2016 | "Irresistible" | Fall Out Boy, Demi Lovato | Wayne Isham |
Week # | Dance / Song | Judge's scores | Result | ||
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Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
1 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "You Should Be Dancing" | 8 | 8 | 8 | No Elimination |
2 | Quickstep / "Tell Her About It" | 8 | 8 | 8 | No Elimination |
3 | Tango / "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" | 8 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
4 | Paso doble / "Collecting the Ballots" | 10 | 9 | 9 | Safe |
5 | Rumba / "Besame Mucho" | 8 | 8 | 9 | Safe |
6 | Samba / "A Little Respect" | 9 | 9 | 9 | Safe |
7 | Foxtrot / "The Way You Make Me Feel" | 10 | 9 | 10 | Safe |
Jive / "Slippin' and Slidin'" | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||
8 | Waltz / "Always" | 9 | 9 | 8 | Bottom Two |
Mambo / "Pump It" | 10 | 9 | 10 | ||
9 Semi-finals | Foxtrot / "My Guy" | 10 | 10 | 10 | Safe |
Jive / "Jump, Jive, and Wail!" | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||
10 Finals | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Groove Is in the Heart" | 9 | 8 | 9 | Runner-Up |
Freestyle / "Last Dance" | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||
Tango / "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Week # | Dance / Song | Judge's scores | Result | ||
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Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
1 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" | 6.5 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
2 | Quickstep / "Creep" | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | Eliminated |
Joshua Scott "JC" Chasez is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and dancer. He started his career as a singer, actor, and dancer on The All New Mickey Mouse Club (1991–1995) before rising to prominence as a member of the 1990s boy band NSYNC. The band has sold over 70 million records, becoming one of the best-selling boy bands of all time. Chasez released his debut single "Blowin' Me Up " in 2002, following NSYNC's decision to go on a hiatus earlier that year. Schizophrenic, his debut solo album, was released in 2004. Chasez has written and produced for a wide variety of music acts such as Liam Payne, Diplo, Backstreet Boys, McFly, Sugababes, Victoria Duffield, and Matthew Morrison. He also served as a judge on the first seven seasons of America's Best Dance Crew.
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