Preloading

Justin Timberlake on the Challenges of Young Fame

Aired on 09/19/2007 | CC
Countless child stars have struggled to grow up and become well-functioning adults. Justin Timberlake has been in the limelight for decades—having started in show business at age 10 with The All New Mickey Mouse Club before joining the popular boy band 'N Sync and then going on to a successful solo career in pop music—yet he seems to have avoided the pitfalls that others could not.

Here, during their 2007 Oprah Show conversation, Justin and Oprah speak candidly about the "consuming" nature of fame, and Oprah marvels at how Justin managed to stay so grounded.