Lance Bass was born on May 4, 1979 in Laurel, Mississippi. Soon after Lance was born the Bass family moved from Laurel to Clinton, Mississippi. Clinton is a small town and it had a large influence on Lance.

　　“Everyone knows everyone,” he says. “I was born in a really small town in southern Mississippi where you didn’t have to keep your doors locked and things like that. As a kid I was very secure. I wasn’t scared of anything.”

　　Lance and his sister used to entertain the family by dressing up and performing from a young age and it was no surprise that the 11-year-old Lance joined the local choir (唱师班). This choir toured successfully throughout the nation.

　　The young man with blonde (金色的) hair and green eyes is also talented in natural sciences and he wanted to become an astronaut. What finally convinced him that show business (娱乐性行业) was his future was seeing his musical idol (偶像)Garth Brooks in concert.

　　“Musically, I admire Garth Brooks a lot through his per-formances. I guess he’s the main one I look up to. His was the first time I went to a concert and thought that’s what I want to do on stage.”

　　It was a difficult job to convince Lance, who is more the domestic-type (恋家型的), to move to Orlando. He was trying to finish high school and had been accepted to the University of Nebraska.

　　His friends Justin, Joey Chris and JC are obviously extremely persuasive, as Lance became the fifth member of ’NSYNC moving with his family to Orlando.

　　The five young men have meanwhile become such good friends that they look like five brothers whom you could even discuss your problems with.

　　Lance is also a sport fan. His sports of choice are baseball and swimming.

　　Lance has also been bitten by the acting bug. He guest-starred on 7th Heaven, where he kissed Beverley Mitchell. “She’s a great kisser,” he admits. “But it’s an acting kiss. It’s weird (奇怪的) when there are 50 people staring at you. It’s a lot harder than people think, with cameras everywhere — and I had to lose the southern accent (口音).”

　　In 2002, Bass was trying to become the third civilian (公民) in space. He might also be the first pop star in space and, at 23, the youngest astronaut.

　　He took his goal seriously, signing a preliminary (预备) contract (合同) in July, 2002.

　　However, Lance’s dream of the space flight may not come true since his sponsors failed to pay for his US$20 million ticket recently. As to the result, let’s wait and see and wish him good luck.

　　(SD-Agencies)