When “SexyBack” crooner Justin Timberlake was named Hasty Pudding Man of the Year at Harvard University he became the first male singer to ever receive the title, which dates back to 1795.

Rolling Stone magazine reports that former A-list recipients of the golden pudding pot — every year a male and female celebrity receives a pudding award — include actors Tom Cruise, Robert De Niro, Harrison Ford, James Franco, Christopher Walken, filmmakers Steven Spielberg and Clint Eastwood.

The tradition involves the Harvard troupe dressing in drag and dancing at the ceremony held to roast the “Who’s Who of Hollywood”.

For Timberlake one student imitated his ex-girlfriend Britney Spears and others mimicked some of his former ‘NSync buddies, before he announced: “This year’s Man of the Year is a triple threat… He sings, he dances and he goes straight to DVD”.

Almost topping his infamous 2006 SNL skit involving a strategically placed gift-wrapped box, by the time the latest recipient accepted the honor, they had him dressed in an outrageous outfit which included a bra with little presents on each cup, a blond wig and pink high heels.

Despite his collection of prestigious awards, according to the BBC , the multi-talented star seemed especially pleased to accept the honor: “This is cooler than any Grammy or Emmy or anything I could have ever thought of. Thank you. Thank you”.

MyFoxBoston reported that Timberlake was especially honored by the award because he always wanted to go to college. ( Watch the report .)

According to the Harvard Gazette , 2010 female honoree, “The Devil Wears Prada” actress Anne Hathaway was also a good sport when she was crowned Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year last month: “I feel warm and gooey inside… Joyous with my reddened backside, that your roast smacked upside. My rump is swollen with pride.”

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