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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Klaus Badelt to Christophe Beck
James Lance Bass Biography (1979-)
Some sources cite full name as James Lansten Bass; born May 4, 1979, in Laurel, MS; son of Jim and Diane (a teacher) Bass. Addresses: Office: A Happy Place, 15 Brooks, Venice, CA 90291.; Agent: Kenny Goodman, William MorrisAgency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Singer, recording artist, actor, voice performer, producer
- Birth Details
- May 4, 1979
- Laurel, Mississippi, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Television Appearances
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Series
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N Sync TV, beginning 1998
- (As Lance Bass) Lead judge, America's Most Talented Kid (also known as America's Most Talented Kids,
The Search for America's Most Talented Kid, and Talented Kids), NBC, 2003
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Miniseries
- (As Lance Bass) Himself, I Love the '90s, VH1, 2004
- (As Lance Bass) Himself, TV Guide & TV Land Present: The 100 MostMemorable TV Moments, TV Land, 2004
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Specials
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Holidays in Concert, The Disney Channel, 1998
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Kathie Lee: Christmas Every Day, CBS, 1998
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The 1998 Miss Teen USA Pageant, CBS, 1998
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'N Sync in Concert, The Disney Channel, 1998
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Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade, ABC, 1998
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ABC 2000, ABC, 1999
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All the Way ... A Decade of Song, CBS, 1999
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Armagedd'NSync, 1999
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Big Holiday Help-a-thon, Nickelodeon, 1999
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Celine Dion: All the Way ... A Decade of Song, CBS, 1999
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Christmas in Rockefeller Center, NBC, 1999
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The Concert of the Century for VH1 Save the Music, VH1, 1999
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A Home for the Holidays, CBS, 1999
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L'Oreal's Summer Music Mania '99, UPN, 1999
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The 1999 Miss Teen USA Pageant, Fox, 1999
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'N Sync 'n Concert, DirecTV, 1999
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A Rosie Christmas, ABC, 1999
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Tarzan in Concert with Phil Collins, ABC, 1999
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Teen People's 21 Hottest Stars under 21, ABC, 1999
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Walt Disney World Summer Jam Concert, ABC, 1999
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Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade, ABC, 1999
- Guest host, 100 Greatest Pop Songs, MTV, 2000
- Host, TRL Uncensored, MTV, 2000
- Himself, The Beatles Revolution, ABC, 2000
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Dick Clark's Primetime New Year Rockin' Eve, ABC, 2000
- (As Lance Bass) Gloria Estefan's Caribbean Soul: The Atlantis Concert (also known as Gloria Estefan: Live in Atlantis), CBS, 2000
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Music Mania 2000, Fox, 2000
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New Year's Eve Party 2001, MTV, 2000
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N Sync's Greatest MTV Moments, MTV, 2000
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'N Sync: Live from Madison Square Garden, HBO, 2000
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'N Sync: 'Ntimate Holiday Special, Fox, 2000
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The Power of One: The Pokemon 2000 Movie Special, The WB, 2000
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Road Trip to Music Mania, Fox Family Channel, 2000
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Teen People's 25 Hottest Stars under 25, ABC, 2000
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Total Access 24/7, Fox Family Channel, 2000
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Walt Disney World 'twas the Night before Christmas, ABC, 2000
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CBS Sports Presents: MTV's TRL the Super Bowl, CBS, 2001
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Crossover, Independent Film Channel, 2001
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Everybody Talk about ... Pop Music!, MTV, 2001
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Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration, CBS, 2001
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MTV Icon: Janet Jackson, MTV, 2001
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'N Sync: The Atlantis Concert (also known as 'N Sync Live! TheAtlantis Concert), CBS, 2001
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N'Sync: The Road to Celebrity, MTV, 2001
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Roadie Chefs II, Food Channel, 2001
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Super Bowl XXXV, CBS, 2001
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Muhammad Ali's All-Star 60th Birthday Celebration!, CBS, 2002
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'N Sync: PopOdyssey Live, 2002
- (As Lance Bass) TV Guide 50 Best Shows of All Time: A 50th AnniversaryCelebration, ABC, 2002
- Cohost, AMA Red Carpet Party, ABC, 2003
- Presenter, Lifetime's Fourth Annual Women Rock! Songs from the Movies, Lifetime, 2003
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Jingle Ball Rock, Fox, 2003
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Party with Spike World Premiere Special, Spike TV, 2003
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Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration, Arts and Entertainment, 2003
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Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade, ABC, 2003
- Himself, Britney Spears: E! Entertainment Special, E! Entertainment Television, 2004
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Awards Presentations
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The 1998 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 1998
- (With *NSync) The 26th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 1998
- Presenter, The 1999 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 1999
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The Fifth Annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 1999
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Nickelodeon's 12th Annual Kid's Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 1999
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The 1999 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 1999
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The 1999 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1999
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The 1999 Teen Choice Awards, Fox, 1999
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The 33rd Annual Country Music Association Awards, CBS, 1999
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The WB Radio Music Awards, The WB, 1999
- Cohost, The 2000 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 2000
- Presenter, The 42nd Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 2000
- Presenter, My VH1 Music Awards, VH1, 2000
- Presenter, The 72nd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 2000
- Presenter, The 34th Annual CMA Awards, CBS, 2000
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The First Annual Latin Grammy Awards, CBS, 2000
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The 27th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 2000
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The 2000 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2000
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The 2000 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 2000
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The 2000 Radio Music Awards, ABC, 2000
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The 2000 Teen Choice Awards, Fox, 2000
- Presenter, The Seventh Annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 2001
- Presenter, The 28th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 2001
- Presenter, The 2001 Radio Music Awards, ABC, 2001
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The 43rd Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 2001
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Nickelodeon's 14th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 2001
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum: 16th Annual Induction Ceremony, VH1, 2001
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The 2001 Teen Choice Awards, Fox, 2001
- Presenter, The Fifth Annual Family Television Awards, The WB, 2003
- Presenter, The 31st Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 2003
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The 45th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 2003
- Presenter, The 30th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 2004
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Episodic
- Himself, "None for the Road," Clueless, UPN, 1999
- Himself, "Sabrina and the Pirates," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, ABC, 1999
- Street performer, "Voice of an Angel," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1999
- Himself, "Shocking Guest Updates," The Maury Povich Show (also known as Maury and The Maury Show), syndicated, 2000
- (As Lance Bass) Rick Palmer, "Who Do You Trust?," 7th Heaven (alsoknown as 7th Heaven: Beginnings), The WB, 2000
- Himself, Sesame Street, PBS, 2000
- (With *NSync) Musical guest, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "Saturday Night,"
Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 2000
- (With *NSync) Voice of himself, "New Kids on the Blecch," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 2001
- Himself, Larry King Live, Cable News Network, 2001
- (As Lance Bass) Himself, Mad TV, Fox, 2001
- (With *N Sync) Otro rollo con: Adal Ramones (also known as Otrorollo), [Mexico], 2001
- (In archive footage; with *NSync) Voice of himself, "Gump Roast," Simpsons (animated), Fox, 2002
- Guest judge, Star Search, CBS, 2003
- (Sometimes credited as Lance Bass) Himself, The Sharon Osbourne Show (also known as Sharon), syndicated, multiple episodes in 2003
- Himself, Tinseltown TV (also known as Tinseltown.TV), 2003
- (As Lance Bass) Hollywood Squares, syndicated, multiple appearances in 2003 and 2004
- (As Lance Bass) Contestant, "Tournament 3, Game 3," Celebrity Blackjack (also known as Celebrity Blackjack I and Celebrity BlackjackII), Game Show Network, 2004
- (As Lance Bass) Voice of Robby, "Oh Boyz," Kim Possible (animated;also known as Disney's "Kim Possible"), The Disney Channel, 2004
- (As Lance Bass) Himself, $25 Million Dollar Hoax, NBC, 2004
- Himself, Inked (also known as Ink'd), c. 2004
- Voice of himself, "S&M Present," Robot Chicken (animated), Cartoon Network, 2005
- Appeared in episodes of The Famous Jett Jackson, The Disney Channel; Making the Super Bowl Half-Time Special, MTV; Making the Video, MTV; The Pet Psychic, Animal Planet; and 2 Hour Tour, The Disney Channel.
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Pilots
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'N Sync: Making the Tour (also known as Making the Tour), MTV, 2000
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Television Song Performer
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Series
- (With *Nsync) "Kids WB PokeRap," Pokemon (animated; also known asPocket Monsters,
Pokemon: Advanced,
Pokemon: Advanced Challenge,
Pokemon: The Johto Journeys,
Pokemon: Johto League Champions, and Pokemon: Master Quest), The WB, YTV, and syndicated, 1998-, originally aired in Japan as Pocket Monsters (anime), beginning 1997
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Television Executive Producer
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Specials
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'N Sync: The Atlantis Concert (also known as 'N Sync Live! TheAtlantis Concert), CBS, 2001
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Film Appearances
- (As Lance Bass) Flight engineer on plane, Longshot (also known asJack of All Trades and Longshot: The Movie), MC-One, 2000
- (As Lance Bass) Himself, Zoolander, Paramount, 2001
- (As Lance Bass) Kevin Gibbons, On the Line, Miramax, 2001
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NSync: Bigger Than Live, Really Big Film, 2001
- Schulhof, Seek & Hide, Bacon & Eggs, 2004
- (As Lance Bass) Dan, Lovewrecked, Media 8 Entertainment, 2005
- (As Lance Bass) Cursed, Dimension Films, 2005
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Film Executive Producer
- (As Lance Bass) On the Line, Miramax, 2001
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Lovewrecked, Media 8 Entertainment, 2005
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Film Song Performer
- (With *NSync and Gloria Estefan) "The Music of My Heart," Music of theHeart (also known as Fiddlefest,
50 Violins, and Musicof My Heart), Miramax, 1999
- *NSync songs have appeared in films, television programs, and videos.
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RECORDINGS
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Albums with *NSync
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Home for Christmas, RCA, 1998
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*NSync, BMG, 1998
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Winter Album, BMG, 1998
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The Interview Sessions, 1999
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The Interview, 2000
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In the Spotlight with 'N Sync, Matrix Music Marketing, 2000
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Maximum 'N-Sync (audio biography), Chrome Dreams, 2000
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No Strings Attached, Jive, 2000
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The Access Series, Lakeshore, 2001
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Celebrity, Jive, 2001
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Gone/Pop, Zomba Records, 2001
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In Conversation, Baktabak Records, 2001
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Singles with *NSync
- "I Want You Back" (first version), 1997
- "I Want You Back" (second version; big red remix), 1997
- "Tearin' up My Heart," 1997
- "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays," 1998
- "U Drive Me Crazy," 1998
- "(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You," 1999
- "I Drive Myself Crazy," 1999
- (With Gloria Estefan) "The Music of My Heart," 1999
- "Together Again," 1999
- "Bye Bye Bye," 2000
- "It's Gonna Be Me," 2000
- "This I Promise You," 2000
- "Digital Get Down," 2001
- "Girlfriend" (version 1), 2001
- "Gone," 2001
- "Pop," 2001
- "That's the Way Love Goes," 2001
- "Girlfriend" (version 2; featuring Nelly), 2002
- Other singles include "For the Girl ... " with *NSync.
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Singles with the On the Line All Stars; As Lance Bass
- "On the Line," 2001
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Videos
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'N Sync: No Strings Attached, 1999
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'N Sync & Britney Spears: Your #1 Video Requests ... and More!, McDonald's, 2000
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Video Work
- Executive producer, 'N Sync & Britney Spears: Your #1 Video Requests ... and More!, McDonald's, 2000
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Music Videos with *NSync
- "I Want You Back" (first version), 1997
- "I Want You Back" (second version; big red remix), 1997
- "Tearin' up My Heart," 1997
- "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays," 1998
- "U Drive Me Crazy," 1998
- "(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You," 1999
- "I Drive Myself Crazy," 1999
- (With Gloria Estefan) "The Music of My Heart," 1999
- "Together Again," 1999
- "Bye Bye Bye," 2000
- "It's Gonna Be Me," 2000
- "This I Promise You," 2000
- "Digital Get Down," 2001
- "Girlfriend" (version 1), 2001
- "Gone," 2001
- "Pop," 2001
- "That's the Way Love Goes," 2001
- "Girlfriend" (version 2; featuring Nelly), 2002
- Other music videos include "For the Girl ... " with *NSync.
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Music Videos with the One the Line All Stars; As Lance Bass
- "On the Line," 2001
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Video Games
- (As Lance Bass) Voice of Sephiroth, Kingdom Hearts (also known asKingudamu hatsu), Square Electronic Arts, 2002
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WRITINGS
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Nonfiction
- (With *NSync and K. M. Squires) *NSYNC: The Official Book, BantamBooks, 1998
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
- Maron, Maggie, *NSYNC *NDEPTH, MetroBooks, 2001
- Prevesk, Steve, and Melinda Bell, *NSIDE *NSYNC: The Ultimate OfficialAlbum, 1999
Periodicals
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Teen People, November, 1998, pp. 52-56; February, 1999, pp. 48-53;June, 1999, p. 68; March, 2000, pp. 88-96; May, 2001, p. 98
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TV Guide, April 1, 2000, pp. 20-27; August 26, 2000, pp. 48-50
Electronic
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*NSync Web Site, http://www.nsync.com, February 3, 2005
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