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 Joseph
Anthony Fatone Jr. was born on 28th
January 1977 in Brooklyn, New York.
Joey is a natural entertainer. Even
as a small boy he had the special
talent of always looking on the
bright side. His love of music
probably comes from his father, Joe
Snr., who sang in a local doo-wop
group, the Orions. Along with the
rest of his family Joey regularly
attended church and became involved
in the acting guilds attached. By
the age of seven he made his first
appearance in a film - as an extra
in 'Once Upon A Time In America',
the gangster film starring Robert
DeNiro, which was shot in the
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In
his time at high school, because it
was already clear to Joey that he
wanted to pursue a career in show
business, he opted for acting and
music classes as his main subjects.
When Joey was thirteen, the Fatone
family moved to Orlando and he
became involved in every theater
opportunity the school had to offer
- Shakespeare, musicals, one-act
plays. In 1995 Joey got his high
school diploma and had the agonizing
decision of whether to go on to
college or devote all his energies
to performing.
Of course, he
made the right decision. At the age
of seventeen Joey was discovered at
an audition for the Beetlejuice
Graveyard Revue at Universal
Studios. Here he was able to not
only demonstrate his acting and
musical abilities but also to let
his sense of humor run riot. His
favorite role in this show was
playing the teeth-baring werewolf,
which was meant to scare the
audience. And who should he meet at
Universal Studios? Why, Chris
Kirkpatrick, of course. They soon
became firm friends and later, as we
all know, formed *NSYNC.
On stage
Joey is the *NSYNC member who most
willingly and actively seeks
interaction with the girls in the
audience. His infectious smile and
fantastic charm really do make the
girl's hearts beat faster. It is
also amusing to notice that Joey is
so busy flirting sometimes that he
has to really step on it to keep up
with the others. Maybe he seems
confident now but at the time of his
first kiss the situation was very
different.
"My first
kiss happened when I was pushed into
a closet with a girl, like in the
old movies. We didn't know how to
kiss. It was the funniest thing - we
just moved our mouths. I remember I
was sweating like crazy, because I
was so nervous. When we first got
pushed into the closet, we were
like, 'Hey, get us out!' but then we
started kissing and the door opened
and I was like, 'No, close the
door'. I wanted to stay in there."
The
best thing about being in *NSYNC,"
he says, "is getting to travel and
perform in front of thousands of
people. It's a great feeling to
touch so many lives out there. South
Africa was a great trip. So was Asia
and all around the US. Every place
has a different thing that I
remember. In Germany, the
architecture was great. A lot of
places in New York have good
memories, so do Texas, Chicago.
Everywhere. It's a lot of hard work.
Not only do we dance, but we sing on
top of it, so it's an aerobic
exercise. It takes a lot of practice
to take big gasps of air. The worst
thing about all the work I would say
is not enough sleep, and you don't
see enough of the cities you're in.
But the best thing is we get to meet
a lot of our fans and perform in
front of thousands and thousands of
people."
Rumors suggest Joey will star with
Lance in a romantic comedy 'On the
Line' due to start shooting soon in
Toronto. The two will play best
friends with Joey's character helps
Lance's character find the girl he
believes is his soulmate.
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