Joseph Anthony Fatone, Jr. was born January 28, 1977, a native New Yorker from Brooklyn. He attended Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, Florida, renowned for its theater arts program. While there he had leading roles in West Side Story, The Merchant of Venice, The Music Man, Damn Yankees, Guys & Dolls and Macbeth, and he was the lead singer in the group "The Big Guys."

Joey was discovered while playing The Wolfman in Beetejuice's Graveyard Review at Universal Studios, Orlando, leading to his most well known role as the baritone in the hit pop group *NSYNC. With *NSYNC, Joey has sold more than 22 million records worldwide, holding many all-time sales records as a group and touring the world over. In addition to his work with *NSYNC, Joey starred in the Miramax film ON THE LINE with fellow *NSYNC member Lance Bass. Joey also received critical acclaim for his work as Cousin Angelo in the Tom Hanks/Rita Wilson produced film and indie-hit MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING and completed a successful run as "Mark" in the re-opening of the Broadway musical Rent.