JC Chasez Just Turned 50

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JC Chasez hit 50 on August 8. *NSYNC is now in the 45 – 54 demographic, and the internet has opinions about how each of them got here. Chasez has kept the lowest profile of the five, drifting into songwriting and production (he produced Titanique, dropped a 2024 concept album) and surfacing just often enough for comment sections to lose it over the silver-fox thing.

Joey Fatone and JC Chasez posing together at the 79th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall
Joey Fatone and JC Chasez together at Radio City Music Hall for the 79th Annual Tony Awards on June 7, 2026. Photo by Dia Dipasupil / WireImage via Getty Images.

Chris Kirkpatrick, 54, is still the road warrior, grinding through Pop 2000 nostalgia tours. Joey Fatone, 49, has leaned fully into Broadway, reality TV (a 2026 show with Lance called Cocktail Wars), and Italian-dad energy (with a quirky mustache). Justin Timberlake, 45, is the youngest but carries the most public mileage after a rough 2024 (he has the mug shot and the harness pics to prove it). Lance Bass, 47, married to Michael Turchin and dad to twins, is the consensus best-ager of the group.

Joey Fatone outside the Today Show in New York City
At the Today Show in New York City, Joey Fatone is spotted on August 10, 2026. Photo by Jason Howard/Bauer-Griffin / GC Images via Getty Images.
Chris Kirkpatrick at the 2024 Folds of Honor Celebrity Golf Tournament in Brentwood, Tennessee
The 2024 Folds of Honor Celebrity Golf Tournament at The Governors Club in Brentwood, Tennessee drew Chris Kirkpatrick on August 26, 2024. Photo by Jason Kempin / Getty Images.
Lance Bass seen on the street in New York City
On August 10, 2026, New York City provided the backdrop for a sighting of Lance Bass. Photo by Raymond Hall / GC Images.
Justin Timberlake in a police booking photo taken by the Sag Harbor Police Department in June 2024
Justin Timberlake’s June 2024 DWI booking photo from the Sag Harbor Police Department, released after his arrest in Sag Harbor, NY. Credit: Handout / Getty Images.

They haven’t done a full tour, but they stay in a group chat, show up for each other’s Broadway runs, and have turned in a few reunion appearances across the 2020s.

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JC Chasez at the Microhouse Films Launch Party at SRGN Studios in Los Angeles
At SRGN Studios in Los Angeles on July 7, 2026, JC Chasez attends the Microhouse Films Launch Party. Photo by Gilbert Flores Variety via Getty Images.
Joey Fatone and JC Chasez posing together at the 79th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall
Joey Fatone and JC Chasez together at Radio City Music Hall for the 79th Annual Tony Awards on June 7, 2026. Photo by Dia Dipasupil WireImage via Getty Images.
Joey Fatone outside the Today Show in New York City
At the Today Show in New York City, Joey Fatone is spotted on August 10, 2026. Photo by Jason Howard/Bauer-Griffin GC Images via Getty Images.
Chris Kirkpatrick at the 2024 Folds of Honor Celebrity Golf Tournament in Brentwood, Tennessee
The 2024 Folds of Honor Celebrity Golf Tournament at The Governors Club in Brentwood, Tennessee drew Chris Kirkpatrick on August 26, 2024. Photo by Jason Kempin Getty Images.
Lance Bass seen on the street in New York City
On August 10, 2026, New York City provided the backdrop for a sighting of Lance Bass. Photo by Raymond Hall GC Images.
Justin Timberlake in a police booking photo taken by the Sag Harbor Police Department in June 2024
Justin Timberlake's June 2024 DWI booking photo from the Sag Harbor Police Department, released after his arrest in Sag Harbor, NY. Credit: Handout Getty Images.
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