Lance Bass
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | James Lance Bass | |
| Born | May 4, 1979 (age 27) Clinton, Mississippi |
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| Genre(s) | Pop | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actor | |
| Instrument(s) | Singing | |
| Years active | 1995-present | |
| Associated acts |
'N Sync | |
Lance Bass (born James Lance Bass on May 4, 1979, in Clinton, Mississippi)[1] is an American singer and actor best known as the bass singer for the American pop group 'N Sync.
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[edit] Career
Bass began his musical career in the seventh grade. He later joined Mississippi Show Stoppers, a state-wide group sponsored by the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum. He joined Mickey Mouse Club alumni JC Chasez and Justin Timberlake, along with Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick, in 'N Sync, a boy band turned overnight sensation. Justin Timberlake was responsible for bringing Lance into the group. Lance was considered the "quiet one" of the group.
Bass starred in the 2001 motion picture On the Line, which grossed only $4.3 million at the US domestic box office, but had a production budget of $16 million. The film was produced by Bacon & Eggs LLC (formerly A Happy Place), a company owned by Bass, which is currently producing a new film entitled Lovewrecked. In addition, Bass formed a music management company called Free Lance Entertainment, which is now defunct. The only album released through Free Lance was Reach by Meredith Edwards.
Bass has a habit of working with best friend and former bandmate Joey Fatone. Along with doing On the Line together, the two have also lent their voices to the same episodes of Kim Possible, and Robot Chicken, and are developing a sitcom pilot based on the The Odd Couple, in which Bass's character will be gay.[2] Fatone was the first 'N Sync member to whom Lance revealed his sexuality.
Lance has appeared on VH1's I Love the '80s several times as a celebrity commentator.
He starred as himself in cameo appearances in Wes Craven's Cursed and Zoolander.
[edit] Space flight plans
In August 2002, Bass entered cosmonaut training at Star City, Russia. In order to participate in the training, Bass had to undergo surgery for a case of cardiac arrythmia, which was discovered in 1999 when he collapsed after a concert. He was scheduled to fly into space on the Russian Soyuz spacecraft in October of that year with the mission Soyuz TMA-1. However, his sponsorship funds failed to materialize. Russian cosmonaut Yuri Lonchakov ended up taking his place.[3]
In October of 2004 during World Space Week, Bass was formally inducted as a member of the National Space Society's Board of Governors. Serving in an advisory and public outreach capacity, Bass has joined astronauts and prominent individuals who have made a lasting, positive impact on human space exploration, including actor Tom Hanks, journalist Hugh Downs and author and futurist Sir Arthur C. Clarke, among many others.[4]
[edit] Sexuality and relationships
Bass announced that he is gay[5] on July 26, 2006. and was in a "very stable relationship" with Reichen Lehmkuhl in a front page cover story for People magazine [5] on July 26, 2006. There had been considerable speculation about his sexuality due to numerous paparazzi snapshots of him with the openly gay Lehmkuhl. The two had been spotted together in many different locations.[6]
Celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton had outed Bass, beginning in September 2005, with postings on Hilton's website.[7]
LGBT equal rights organization Human Rights Campaign presented its Visibility Awards to Bass and Lehmkuhl at its National Dinner on October 7, 2006. [8] However, some individuals in the LGBT community had complained that Bass and Lehmkuhl did not do anything to merit such awards.[9][10]
Bass has dated actress Danielle Fishel of TV's Boy Meets World, whose high school (Calabasas High School) prom he attended.[11]
People magazine reported in December 2006 that Bass and Lehmkuhl had ended their relationship, but one week later, the couple got back together. However, in January 2007, amidst rumors of infidelity on Lehmkuhl's part, Lance confirmed to People Magazine the couple had split for good.[12]
[edit] References
- ^ 'N Sync Discusses Their Rise to Stardom. Larry King Live. CNN.com (January 9, 2001). Retrieved on 2006-10-11.
- ^ Lance Bass: I'm gay. CNN (July 27, 2006). Retrieved on 2006-08-08.
- ^ Pop star finishes his space training. MSNBC (December 23, 2002). Retrieved on 2006-09-16.
- ^ Lance Bass Brings Excitement of Spaceflight During World Space Week 2004. National Space Society (September 29, 2004). Retrieved on 2006-07-28.
- ^ a b Lance Bass: I'm Gay. People magazine (July 26, 2006). Retrieved on 2006-07-26.
- ^ No Privacy for Lance Bass at Gay Bar. ABC News (July 14, 2006). Retrieved on 2006-07-28.
- ^ Did gossip blogger out Lance Bass?. MSNBC (July 27, 2006). Retrieved on 2006-08-08.
- ^ Tenth Annual Human Rights Campaign National Dinner. Human Rights Campaign (2006). Retrieved on 2006-09-16.
- ^ Award to Lance is for visibility, not activism. WashingtonBlade.com (September 15, 2006). Retrieved on 2006-10-16.
- ^ Don't Ask, (I'm Telling): Lance Bass a hero? Hardly. The Carolinian Online (October 3, 2006). Retrieved on 2006-10-16.
- ^ Danielle Fishel. AskMen.com. Retrieved on 2006-10-23.
- ^ Lance Bass & Reichen Lehmkuhl Split for Good
[edit] External links
Members: Lance Bass • JC Chasez • Joey Fatone • Chris Kirkpatrick • Justin Timberlake
Albums: *NSYNC (1998) • Home for Christmas (1998) • The Winter Album (1998) • No Strings Attached (2000) • Celebrity (2001) • Greatest Hits (2005)
Singles: "I Want You Back" • "Tearin' Up My Heart" • "God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You" • "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays" • "Bye Bye Bye" • "It's Gonna Be Me" • "I'll Never Stop" • "This I Promise You" • "Pop" • "Gone" • "Girlfriend"
Related articles: Discography • Jive Records
Categories: Living people | 1979 births | 'N Sync members | American pop singers | American male singers | Gay musicians | Kingdom Hearts cast members | Gay actors from the United States | Christian LGBT people | LGBT musicians from the United States | Mississippi musicians | People from Clinton, Mississippi
