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Singer turned actor Justin Timberlake can now add Emmy Award winning comedian to his CV, due to his spoof made in collaboration with Andy Samberg.
The aforementioned spoof, a “Saturday Night Live” short film suggestively titled “D--- in a Box,” starred Justin Timberlake and comedian Andy Samberg. The two won a Creative Arts Emmy for their irreverent short film about a special gift for the girlfriend.
Accepting the award for best original music and lyrics, Andy Samberg said: “I think it's safe to say that when we first set out to make this song, we were all thinking 'Emmy!'”
“The other thing we were thinking was, ‘Hey! There's this young up-and-comer, Justin Timberlake, who is clearly very talented and could really use a break,” the young comedian added.
Samberg also said he was willing to perform the song with Timberlake at the upcoming main Primetime Emmys ceremony, which will take place Sept. 16 in Los Angeles. The short film first aired in December 2006.
Timberlake was not present at the ceremony Saturday, as he is currently on tour. Samberg however congratulated his collaborator: “Justin, if you're out there, congrats to you, kid.”
Samberg and Timberlake’s video won over two songs from a musical edition of “Scrubs.”
The Creative Arts Emmys will air Sept. 15 on E!, the night before the Primetime Emmy Awards on Fox.
Other winners at Saturday’s awards ceremony were “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee,” with five awards and Spike Lee's New Orleans documentary, “When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts,” which received three awards, including for directing.
Four actors received awards for guest roles in a series: Elaine Stritch for “30 Rock,” Leslie Caron for “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” John Goodman for “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip” and Stanley Tucci for “Monk.”
“I think I was nominated in 1951 for the most promising newcomer. I'm glad I finally realized my potential,” Caron said humorously.
Justin Timberlake, 26, famously started out as a mouseketeer on the “Mickey Mouse Club” and then as a member of ‘90s boy band ‘N Sync. He released his debut solo album, “Justified,” in 2002 and then “FutureSex/LoveSounds” in 2006.
Timberlake earned critical appreciation for his roles in 2006’s “Alpha Dog,” where he played alongside Emile Hirsch, Bruce Willis and Sharon Stone, and in “Black Snake Moan” (2007), where he joined Samuel L. Jackson and Christina Ricci.
He also lent his voice to Prince Arthur in “Shrek the Third,” released this summer.
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