JC Chasez

JC Chasez
Chasez at Bryant Park in September 2007
Background information
Birth name	Joshua Scott Chasez
Born	(1976-08-08) August 8, 1976 (age 40) Bowie, Maryland
Genres	Pop, dance-pop, R&B
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, dancer, record producer, actor
Years active	1988–present
Labels	Jive/Zomba (1999–2007)
Associated acts	NSYNC, America's Best Dance Crew, Kristina Maria, Basement Jaxx, Bravo All Stars, Blaque

Joshua Scott "JC" Chasez (/ˈʃɑːzeɪ/ (born August 8, 1976) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, and occasional actor. He started out his career as a cast member on The Mickey Mouse Club before rising to stardom with NSYNC, and by writing and producing for music acts such as Girls Aloud, Basement Jaxx and David Archuleta, Matthew Morrison. He also served as a judge for America's Best Dance Crew.

Chasez was born on August 8, 1976, in Bowie, Maryland.

He was raised as a Mennonite. He has a younger brother, Tyler, and a younger sister, Heather. Chasez attended the former Robert Goddard Middle School and then Bowie High School. He always danced when he was a child.

As a child, Chasez was extremely shy, but when a friend bet him $20 to enter a talent show, he won the contest and soon realized he had a knack for performing and that he really enjoyed singing. In 1989, his mother Karen Chasez noticed a small ad in the Washington Post announcing auditions for Disney's The Mickey Mouse Club and encouraged Chasez to try out. He chose to audition, selecting the song "Right Here Waiting" by Richard Marx. Chasez was soon cast as a performer in the fourth season and stayed until the show's cancellation in 1996. Since there was another Mouseketeer named Joshua, Chasez went by his first and last initials, "JC", to avoid confusion. It was during his time as a Mouseketeer that Chasez befriended future bandmate Justin Timberlake, along with other future entertainers including Britney Spears, Ryan Gosling, Tony Lucca, Keri Russell, and Christina Aguilera.