Justin Timberlake: Pop icon finds his groove

Justin Timberlake with Cameron Diaz in 'Bad Teacher.'The pop icon-switched-actor, hot off an acclaimed submit "The Social Networking," place the intensity on hold a year ago, rather tugging out all of the charm stops for that summer time releases "Bad Teacher" and "Buddies With Benefits," along with a voice-only role as Boo-Boo in 2010's "Yogi Bear." Showing an all natural gift for comedy underpinned with a musician's knowledge of rhythm and timing, Timberlake assisted propel the 3 photos into significant worldwide hits: $216 million for "Bad Teacher," $202 million for "Yogi Bear" and $150 million for "Buddies With Benefits."Unafraid to experience against type and image (the nerdy teacher in "Bad Teacher"), Timberlake is devoted to his new craft, as evidenced by his hands-on method of "Buddies With Benefits." "The script was initially PG-13," he states from the R-ranked movie. "But dealing with Mila (Kunis) and (director) Will Gluck, it grew to become different things. All of us workshopped it -- that is uncommon -- and in addition they gave us lots of leeway to really make it our very own. So many of the humor is us. Whenever we first met, we discovered we share exactly the same sick spontaneity."