{"id":230564,"date":"2010-01-26T07:46:14","date_gmt":"2010-01-26T12:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/?p=35572"},"modified":"2010-01-26T07:46:14","modified_gmt":"2010-01-26T12:46:14","slug":"timberlake-is-hasty%e2%80%99s-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/230564","title":{"rendered":"Timberlake is Hasty\u2019s man"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Hasty Pudding Theatricals<\/a> of Harvard University has chosen Justin Timberlake as its 2010 Man of the Year.<\/p>\n

Timberlake is a pop-R&B singer, songwriter, actor, and producer who is widely considered one of pop culture\u2019s most influential entertainers. He came to fame as a member of the pop group \u2019N Sync, and followed that with a successful solo career. He has gone on to win six Grammy Awards and two Emmy Awards.<\/p>\n

The award festivities will take place on Feb. 5. The producers of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals, Kelly Conley \u201911 and Steve Rola \u201911, will roast the honoree and present him with a Pudding Pot at 8 p.m. in the New College Theatre<\/a>, prior to the opening night performance of the Hasty Pudding\u2019s 162nd production, \u201cCommie Dearest.\u201d A press conference will be held immediately after the roast at 8:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

Actress Anne Hathaway already was announced as recipient of the 2010 Woman of the Year award.<\/p>\n

The Man and Woman of the Year awards are presented annually to performers who have made an impressive contribution to entertainment. The Man of the Year award was established in 1963. Past recipients include Clint Eastwood, Tom Cruise, Robert De Niro, Steven Spielberg, Harrison Ford, Anthony Hopkins, Bruce Willis, and, last year, James Franco. Established in 1951, the Woman of the Year award has been granted to many notable and talented entertainers, including Meryl Streep, Katharine Hepburn, Julia Roberts, Jodie Foster, Elizabeth Taylor, and, most recently, Ren\u00e9e Zellweger.<\/p>\n

After going solo, Timberlake in 2002 released his debut album, \u201cJustified,\u201d which has sold more than 8 million copies. His second solo album, \u201cFutureSex\/LoveSounds,\u201d was released in 2006 and produced four number one singles, including \u201cSexyBack,\u201d \u201cMy Love,\u201d \u201cWhat Goes Around \u2026\/\u2026 Comes Around,\u201d and \u201cSummer Love.\u201d He is the first artist in Nielsen Top 40 history to chart four No. 1 hits from one album. He was the chief songwriter and producer on both albums, which have sold more than 17 million copies. He also has written and produced songs for such artists as Madonna, Reba McEntire, the Black Eyed Peas, Rihanna, and 50 Cent.<\/p>\n

Timberlake also embarked on a successful career in film and television as an actor and producer. In 2007, he received rave reviews for his performance in Universal\u2019s crime drama \u201cAlpha Dog.\u201d He has also starred in \u201cBlack Snake Moan,\u201d \u201cSouthland Tales,\u201d \u201cThe Love Guru,\u201d and \u201cThe Open Road,\u201d and has lent his voice to DreamWorks\u2019 \u201cShrek the Third.\u201d A two-time host of \u201cSaturday Night Live,\u201d he won the Emmy Award for Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series in 2009, while his sketches have become viral video sensations, including the Emmy Award-winning \u201cD*ck in <\/em>a Box.\u201d Upcoming work includes the David Fincher-directed and Aaron Sorkin-penned \u201cThe Social Network,\u201d set at Harvard University, \u201cShrek Forever After,\u201d and \u201cYogi Bear.\u201d<\/p>\n

To purchase tickets to \u201cCommie Dearest,\u201d contact the New College Theatre box office at 617.495.5205. The show opens on Feb. 5 and continues in Cambridge until March 15. The show runs Wednesdays through Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 4 and 8 p.m., and Sunday matinees at 3 p.m. The company then travels to New York to perform at Hunter College\u2019s Kaye Playhouse on March <\/strong>12 and 13 at 8 p.m. The tour continues to the Hamilton City Hall in Bermuda for performances on March 18\u201320 at 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

For more information about the events, please contact the Hasty Pudding Theatricals\u2019 press manager, D.J. Smolinsky \u201911. He can be reached at 516.729.7858 or by e-mail at press@hastypudding.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Hasty Pudding Theatricals of Harvard University has chosen Justin Timberlake as its 2010 Man of the Year. Timberlake is a pop-R&B singer, songwriter, actor, and producer who is widely considered one of pop culture\u2019s most influential entertainers. He came to fame as a member of the pop group \u2019N Sync, and followed that with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4175,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-230564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4175"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230564"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230564\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}