Joey Fatone
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Joseph Anthony Fatone Jr. |
| Born | January 28, 1977 Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Origin | Orlando, Florida, US |
| Genre(s) | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Actor, Television personality |
| Instrument(s) | Singing |
| Years active | 1995— |
| Associated acts | 'N Sync |
Joseph Anthony Fatone, Jr. (born January 28, 1977) is an American singer, actor and television personality. He is best known as a member of the American pop group, 'N Sync, in which he sang baritone. In 2007, he came in second place on the ABC reality show Dancing With The Stars. He is also the host of the American and Australian versions of The Singing Bee. He is nicknamed "Fat One", as a pun on his last name and in reference to his size compared with other N'Sync members who were not built as heavy.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Fatone, an Italian American,[1] was born in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn, New York, the son of Phyllis and Joseph Anthony Fatone, Sr., who was an actor and musician.[2] He has two older siblings, Janine and Steven. At age 13, Fatone and his family moved to Orlando, Florida. There, Fatone attended and graduated from Dr. Phillips High School. Reportedly, at his graduation, Fatone sang a rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner", celebrated as a precursor to his future success.
After high school, Fatone worked as a performer at Universal Studios in Orlando, where he played "Wolfie" in Beetlejuice's GraveYard Revue. In 2001, Fatone co-starred with *NSYNC bandmate Lance Bass in the Miramax film On the Line, and also did voice work with Bass on the same episodes of Disney's Kim Possible and Adult Swim's Robot Chicken. He also performed in the 2002 dramatic comedy motion picture My Big Fat Greek Wedding as Toula's cousin Angelo, and acted in the critically acclaimed movie The Cooler. He has had minor roles in the experimental film, Red Riding Hood, and in Homie Spumoni, alongside Jamie-Lynn Sigler.
Fatone is currently the host of NBC's The Singing Bee as well as the Australian version of the show. On August 21, 2007, it was announced that Fatone, along with Lisa Rinna, will be replacing Joan Rivers and Melissa Rivers as hosts of TV Guide's red carpet pre-shows for the 2007-2008 season. Fatone was also in an episode of Hannah Montana as a restaurant owner who books Hannah to bring back customers after a bad mishap.
In November 30, 2007, he participated in the taping of the 2007 Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade inside the Magic Kingdom at Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
[edit] Dancing with the Stars
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.[3] He competed with professional partner Kym Johnson.
The couple received a score of 24 out of 30 for their cha cha and were the highest-scoring couple for the first week of Season 4. In the second round of competition, Joey and his partner received a score of 24 out of 30 once more for the Quickstep, for a two-week total of 48 out of 60. On the fourth week, the dance team received the first 10 of the season, giving them a total score of 28 out of 30. He received a perfect score of 60 in the semi-finals along with Laila Ali. Joey and his partner, Kym, competed against Laila and her partner Maksim, and Apolo Ohno with his partner Julianne Hough in the finale. They received a score of 86 out of 90 in the finals and a perfect 30 for their freestyle routine. Also on the final results show, he did the exact same tango he did earlier in the season and scored a perfect 30.
Joey ultimately placed second, behind Ohno, in the finale of Dancing with the Stars on May 22, 2007. After the completion of Dancing with the Stars, Joey and partner Kym celebrated by going on the inaugural Mediterranean cruise for the Disney Cruise Line. The two performed for the ship's guests on June 2, 2007.
[edit] Personal life
During his time in 'N Sync, Fatone was romantically linked to actress and model Rachel Hunter and professional wrestler Chyna, though Fatone has denied that any of those reports were true.[4] In 2004 Fatone married his on-and-off girlfriend of 10 years, Kelly Baldwin.[5] The ceremony took place in Oheka Castle in Long Island, New York and was attended by all of Fatone's bandmates.[6] Fatone and his wife have a daughter together named Briahna, who was born on March 21, 2001. Lance Bass is Briahna's godfather.[7]
According to a recent appearance on MTV Cribs, Joey owns one of the actual KITT cars used on the series Knight Rider, although it may be a replica, created by George Barris.[8]
A professional wrestling fan, Fatone was in the front row during WWE's 2008 Royal Rumble, held in Madison Square Garden.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ Joey Fatone and others on 'Dancing with the Stars' weight-loss plan
- ^ Joey Fatone Biography (1977-)
- ^ "Meet the New Cast of 'Dancing With the Stars", ABC.com Dancing with the chickens, February 3, 1903. Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
- ^ Joey Fatone on Howard Stern This Morning. Popdirt.com.
- ^ Joey Fatone to Marry This Week. MTV News (2004-09-08).
- ^ Fatone 'N Sync with Bride. E! News (2004-09-10).
- ^ Bass, Lance [2007]. Out of Sync. New York, Los Angeles: Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 50. ISBN 978-1-4169-4788-2.
- ^ Fortune City
[edit] External links
Official
Biographical
- Joey Fatone at the Internet Movie Database
- Joey Fatone at the Internet Broadway Database
- Joey Fatone at TVGuide.com
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