Joseph Anthony Fatone Jr. was born on 28 January 1977 in Brooklyn, New York to Italian-American parents. By the age of seven he made his first appearance in a film as an extra in Once Upon a Time in America, a gangster film starring Robert De Niro. He is the baritone of the group 'N Sync.

Joey is from Orlando, Florida where he graduated from Dr. Phillips High School.

He married his long-time girlfriend Kelly Baldwin on September 9, 2004. They have a daughter together named Briahna, born on March 21, 2001.

Joey had a short run in the Broadway musical Rent playing the character of Mark, as well as Little Shop of Horrors in which he played Seymour.

Performed in "Beetlejuice's GraveYard Revue" as "Wolfie", a hip re-incarnation of Universal's own Wolfman monster.

He made a guest appearance on the show Robot Chicken, where he was trained by Pat Morita to battle Britney Spears. He was known as "the Fat One."

He appeared in the 2002 film "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" as Toula's cousin "Angelo".

He is working with former band member Lance Bass on a comedy sitcom in the style of The Odd Couple, wherein Bass's character will be gay. The two previously starred together in the 2001 Miramax film On the Line.

According to a recent appearance on MTV Cribs, Joey owns one of the actual KITT cars used on the series Knight Rider.