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| Birth Name(s) : James Lance Bass |
Date of Birth: May 4, 1979 |
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| Lance Bass is the bass vocalist of the boy band N'Sync and was found by Justin Timberlake in 1995 through his singing coach. Topping the music charts doesn't seem to be enough for him though. He started his own film production company called A Happy Place in 2000. |
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James Lance Bass (born May 4, 1979), known as Lance Bass (IPA pronunciation: ), is an American pop singer, actor, producer and author who is best known as the bass singer for the American pop group 'N Sync. He is also known for his 2002 attempt at space travel, during which he lived and trained in Star City, Russia and was certified by both NASA and the Russian Space Program for a mission aboard a Soyuz space capsule. In 2003, Bass became the youngest person ever inducted into the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame. He later came into significant tabloid attention after he revealed that he was gay in a front page cover story for People magazine in July 2006.
On August 14, 2007, Bass began a six-month stint as Corny Collins in the Broadway musical Hairspray, coinciding with the play's five year stage anniversary. Of making his Broadway debut, Bass said, "I’ve always wanted to do Broadway. I think every entertainer’s dream is to eventually do some kind of theater in New York."
Bass's autobiography, "Out Of Sync", was published on October 23, 2007. It was co-written by New York Times best-selling biographer Marc Eliot, who also wrote the book's introduction, and was published by Simon Spotlight Entertainment, a division of Simon & Schuster. The 208-page book covers what Bass describes as "the first chapter" in his life, from his childhood growing up in rural Mississippi, to his efforts to obtain a seat on a Russian space capsule and the proceeding financial issues he had with his sponsors, and culminating with Bass's decision to go public with his sexuality. Bass does not hold back his true feelings about 'N Sync's 2004 decision to go on "permanent hiatus", expressing anger and confusion when bandmate Timberlake left the band to pursue a solo career.
In October 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.
Celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton had consistently posted items on his website about Bass's sexuality beginning in September 2005. However, Bass and his friends have claimed that it was not Hilton who outed him, but instead a blurb that ran in the Page Six gossip column on July 12, 2006. Bass's mother read the blurb, and immediately went on the Internet to discover various gossip sites reporting on her son's sexuality. "The worst part about it was my mom found out not from me," said Bass. "She found out on the Internet, and that's what just killed me. ... It destroyed her for a little bit." Of his decision to come out, Bass said, "The thing is, I’m not ashamed – that’s the one thing I want to say. I don't think it's wrong, I'm not devastated going through this. I'm more liberated and happy than I’ve been my whole life. I'm just happy."
In June 2004, paparazzi pictures emerged of a swollen-looking Bass with two black eyes and a significantly smaller looking nose. This led to media speculation that he had had a nose job. However, when asked, Bass's representatives refused to confirm or deny the rumors.
Bass has stated that the first time he had ever been in love was during his long-term relationship with a modeling agent named Jesse Tannenbaum, which Bass documents in his autobiography. The two met in Orlando, Florida; at the time, Tannenbaum was a senior at the University of Central Florida and Bass was preparing to leave for cosmonaut training in Russia. The couple established a relationship that continued over several years, in which they lived together in Bass's estate in Orlando and eventually moved into a Los Angeles home together until late 2004.
In early 2006, Bass entered a relationship with Amazing Race winner Reichen Lehmkuhl, which quickly became high-profile after Bass came out in July of that year. The couple split in January 2007, amidst rumors of Lehmkuhl's infidelity. Of the split, Bass has said, "It was embarrassing... I was madly in love. I was so happy. People would talk so much shit about him. I thought, Why does everyone hate him? At the end I'm like, 'Okay, everyone was right.'" After his breakup with Lehmkuhl, Bass briefly dated a Brazilian fashion model named Pedro Andrade. In October 2007, Bass responded to a question about what he looks for in a partner by saying, "I like a good heart, same kind of morals as I do, and someone who definitely wants a family one day." |
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