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Birth Date: December 2, 1981
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Birth Place: Kentwood, Louisiana, USA
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Birth Name: Britney Jean Spears
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Height: 5'4"
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Britney Jean Spears was born on December 2, 1981, in
Kentwood, Louisiana. She always knew she wanted to pursue a
musical career and took her talents to her local church,
where she sang with the choir. She even sang on national
television, as a Star Search contestant.
At the age of 8, Britney auditioned for the popular
children's variety show, The New Mickey Mouse Club, but was
refused because of her young age. Luckily for Britney, one
of the show's producers saw the young singer's talent and
helped her find an agent in New York City.
britney dances to fame
Britney spent the next three summers in New York, where she
studied at the famous Off Broadway Dance Center and at the
Professional Performing Arts School. To add to the formation
of a future international star, Britney appeared in
commercials and off-Broadway shows, one of which showcased
Britney as an innocent 10-year-old with a "bad girl" edge.
britney on mickey mouse club
Three years after her first Mickey Mouse Club rejection,
Britney finally landed a spot as a "Mouseketeer" at the age
of 11. Joining a cast of talented teens on the show, Britney
showed off her acting, dancing and singing talents on the
show that also spawned the careers of fellow beauties Keri
Russell and Christina Aguilera.
After two years of living in Orlando with her family while
doing the show, Britney moved back home to Kentwood after
the show was canceled, and returned to high school.
Her one normal year as a 14-year-old high school student
would be the last bit of normalcy in Britney's life. With
dreams of pursuing a career as a singer and a desire to
leave her small hometown, Britney set off to New York City
yet again, this time destined to sign with a major record
label.
Britney finally signed with Jive Records, after an executive
was fully impressed with the talent he heard on the demo
tape. Working with Eric Foster White, a producer who had
previously worked with artists such as Boyzone and Whitney
Houston, Britney's debut album was finally ready for its
January 12, 1999 release date.
spears hits us baby one more time
...Baby One More Time spawned such hits as "Crazy,"
"Sometimes" and of course the title track, the infectious
"...[Hit Me] Baby, One More Time." The album held the No. 1
spot on the Billboard charts, was certified RIAA 12 times
platinum (it has gone on to sell more than 20 million
copies), and won Britney awards such as the 1999 MTV Europe
Awards for Best Female Artist, Best Pop Artist and Best
Breakthrough Artist.
Between the release of her smash debut and the recording of
her second album, Britney co-wrote a book with mom Lynne
Spears, entitled Heart to Heart, and went on an extensive
worldwide tour.
A huge Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson and Madonna fan,
Britney was scrutinized by the media early on, with reports
of a breast augmentation and a love affair with England's
most eligible bachelor, Prince William.
With the Britney Spears hype nowhere near over, she returned
to the music scene in 2000 with her follow-up album,
entitled Oops!...I Did It Again. With a hit video
accompanying the hit title track (in which Miss Spears
definitely did it again, this time in a red latex catsuit),
a second worldwide tour in support of her album, and
millions of fans, Britney accomplished what few artists ever
accomplish, at the mere age of 18.
oops! britney does it again
Oops!...I Did It Again spawned hit singles like "Lucky,"
"Stronger" (with an accompanying video that features her
performing a lap dance to a chair) and "Don't Let Me Be The
Last To Know."
2001 was a banner year for the pop star, as she co-hosted
the American Music Awards with L.L. Cool J; performed at the
Rock in Rio festival (where audiences got a real glimpse of
what she sounds like offstage -- and we don't mean her
singing voice); performed with Aerosmith, 'N Sync, Nelly,
and Mary J. Blige at the Super Bowl; appeared on a
spoken-word CD of the Pope's prayers; and signed a
multimillion-dollar endorsement deal with Pepsi.
While she danced with factory workers in a warehouse,
impressing even Viagra-enhanced Bob Dole and his dog,
Christina Aguilera starred in a Coca-Cola commercial,
fueling more than just a soda pop war.
britney spears rumors
The mystery of her sudden physical maturity is still
unsolved, but there are two rumors we can dispel: Britney
was not cuddling up to Prince William, but rather a prince
of pop, former 'N Sync singer Justin Timberlake. After their
breakup and Justin's constant on-the-record interviews in
which he stated that he and Britney did have sex, Britney
finally admitted that she did in fact sleep with Justin (and
added it was because she thought she would marry him).
And another rumor that was certainly not true is the one
claiming that Britney and Justin were killed in a car crash
in Los Angeles in 2001; it was just a prank courtesy of two
radio personalities at Dallas radio station KEGL, who were
later fired.
britney spears in crossroads
In 2001, the hardworking singer released her third and
self-titled album, which spawned hits like "Overprotected,"
"I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman" and "Slave 4 U."
As if CDs, sold-out concerts, books (her second co-written
book with her mother was released in April 2001, entitled A
Mother's Gift), and a huge endorsement deal weren't enough,
Britney starred in her first feature film, Crossroads in
2002 (although her only award win came from the Razzie
Awards for Worst Actress), starred as host and performer on
Saturday Night Live (in February 2002), had a cameo in
Austin Powers in Goldmember, and even entered the restaurant
industry with her own establishment, Nyla (which stands for
her two favorite places, "NY" for New York and "LA" for her
home state of Louisiana -- the restaurant has since closed).
But Britney's personal life was continuing to make
headlines. After her public breakup with now solo singer
Justin Timberlake in 2002 (after his song and video "Cry Me
River," it seems like Brit cheated on him), the once chaste
Miss Spears was making the tabloids and entertainment news
shows for her heavy partying and rebellious lifestyle.
She even appeared at a movie premiere with bad boy Colin
Farrell, and her many tattoos and confirmation that Justin
indeed did have sex with Britney only added fuel to the
fire. Throw in a nearly naked performance at the 2000 MTV
Video Music Awards, a performance with caged animals and a
snake at the following year's VMAs, and a very erotic video
for the aforementioned "Slave 4 U," and it seemed like
Britney was far from the good girl she once promoted herself
to be.
britney on mtv video music awards
But the saga continued. A few months before the release of
her fourth album, In The Zone, Britney shocked audiences yet
again at the VMAs, this time in a remixed rendition of
Madonna's "Like A Virgin" and "Hollywood." Along with
Christina Aguilera and dressed like a prostitute/bride,
Britney kissed Madonna in one of the most memorable -- and
scandalous -- moments of the year. The publicity surely
helped and it seemed Madonna really meant it when she said
she was a Britney fan, as the Material Girl appeared on the
first single off In The Zone, "Me Against the Music," and
co-starred in the video. In The Zone was released in
November 2003, and debuted at No. 1 with more than 609,000
copies sold in its first week of release. That same month,
Britney received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
But the stunt that really took the cake was Britney's
quickie marriage to childhood pal, Jason Allen Alexander
(not of Seinfeld fame). She and Alexander exchanged vows at
a Las Vegas chapel, after a night of drinking. The marriage
was annulled 55 hours later, although they're apparently
still friends.
britney in the zone
While the second single off In The Zone, "Toxic," is proving
to be another hit for Britney, she is co-starring in a
Gladiator-style Pepsi commercial with Beyonce, Pink and
Enrique Iglesias. It's clear that whatever Britney does, she
continues to rock us.
Despite the failure of Crossroads, we haven't seen the last
of Britney on the big screen: she is set to appear in the
2007 comedy, In the Pink.
britney spears family life
On the personal front, Britney is married to her former
back-up dancer Kevin Federline. They apparently got married
on September 18, 2004, and after months of separation and
weight gain rumors, Britney announced that she is pregnant
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Attended Parklane Academy, a private school in McComb,
Mississippi until October 1994. She was on the girls
basketball team.
Was offered a role in Scary Movie (2000), but was forced to
turn it down, due to concert scheduling.
Older brother, Bryan Spears, was born in April 1977.
Her idols are Madonna and Mariah Carey.
Younger sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, was born in 1991.
Studied at NYC's Professional Performing Arts School.
Mother, 'Lynne spears' , was a second grade teacher. Dad,
Jamie, is a building contractor.
First Solo Artist ever to have a number one Album and Single
on the Billboard Charts at the same time with a Debut.
Worked at a novelty shop before making it big.
One of "Teen People" Magazine's "21 Hottest Stars Under 21."
[1999]
Caused a stir with the American Family Association by posing
in her underwear on the cover of Rolling Stone. [1999]
Fought rumors of breast implants. [1999]
Was one of People's 50 Most Beautiful People. [1999]
Ended up as the youngest cast member of "MMC" (1989); during
the initial audition, she won the part after Jessica Simpson
freaked out at the final question during the initial
audition.
Dated Justin Timberlake. [1998-2002]
Purchased a $1.5 million loft in Greenwich Village,
Manhattan for her brother Bryan. [2000]
Announced that she will attend college and that she
eventually wants to study entertainment law. [2000]
In Britney's first song 'Baby One More Time' there is a line
"My loneliness is killing me" and in another of her songs,
'Stronger', there is a line "My loneliness ain't killing me
no more."
Is a natural-born blonde. However, she dyed her hair brown
in 2003 for a short period.
Britney's flesh-colored outfit at the MTV Video Music Awards
created a stir, as it made her look scantily clad.
[September 2000]
Requested that writers change the lyrics of her song "Born
to Make You Happy." The original version contained sexually
explicit lyrics, and Britney felt she was too young to be
singing it.
Chicago-based DNA Visual Business Solutions filed a lawsuit
against Britney and her marketing companies, including
Britney Brands, Inc., claiming that they failed to pay fees
due to the web-designing company for helping to set up the
pop star's website www.britneyspears.com. [October 2000]
Accepted an endorsement from Pepsi to do TV commercials
promoting the soft drink. The first commercial was slated
for the 2001 Academy Awards. [2001]
Was selected as #2 among the 100 sexiest women in FHM
Magazine. Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez was #1, and
Christina Aguilera was in the Top 20. [2001]
Her third album is slated for release in October 2001.
[February 2001]
Her video for "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" features
Britney doing a love scene with a 23-year old male model.
The original cut contained material so sexually explicit
that her mother Lynne Spears ordered that some parts of the
video be edited for content before its release to the public
in the spring of 2001. [March 2001]
In her first starring role in film, Britney's character was
supposed to swear. Britney ordered that the curse words be
taken out so not to tarnish her image for the younger
pre-teen viewers of her movie. [2001]
During the concert "Rock in Rio" in Brazil, a tape recorder
caught Britney swearing on a microphone she wasn't aware was
connected. She was complaining about the fact that they
weren't playing a vamp before she was to go on stage. Tape
recordings of the incident were downloaded by Napster users.
[2001]
Host of the American Music Awards 2001.
Two Texas DJs created a panic for Britney's fans when they
falsely reported that the pop princess and her boyfriend, 'NSYNC's
Justin Timberlake, were in a car accident and that Britney
Spears had died in the crash. In reality, both Britney and
Justin were alive and well and had not been in any car
wreck. [June 2001]
Wrote 2 books about herself, one with her mom.
Jive Records announced that her third LP is due November 6,
2001. [July 2001]
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
complained to her about the use of four caged cheetahs and a
snake for her performance at the 2001 MTV Video Music
Awards, claiming that animals trained for performances are
mistreated during the training. [September 2001]
Announced that she aims to raise $2 million from her fall
tour earnings to donate to the children of police officers
and firemen who died when the World Trade Center collapsed.
[September 2001]
Her deal with Pepsi will net her upwards of $10,000,000
million. [2001]
She was the big winner at the 1999 MTV Europe Music Awards
held in Dublin, winning the awards for Best Female, Best
Pop, Best Breakthrough Artist, and Best Song for her hit
"...Baby One More Time." [November 11, 1999]
Named one of E!'s "top 20 entertainers of 2001".
She was a aerobic instructor at the gym her parents owned.
Turned down an offer to pose nude for a PETA anti-fur
campaign ad. [2001]
Voted one of the "Fun and Fearless Females" by Cosmopolitan
Magazine (2002.)
Though it had been rumored that she would be guesting on the
sexually suggestive HBO series "Sex and the City" (1998),
playing the niece of Kim Cattrall's character Samantha
Jones, a spokesman for HBO denied the reports, saying no
such negotiations ever took place.
her Crossroads (2002) co-star Taryn Manning denied reports
that she, Spears, and Zoe Saldana did a topless scene that
was cut from the final edit of the film. According to her
and the film's producer, Ann Carli, the "flashing" scene was
filmed only from the neck up, and none of the three
actresses involved was actually topless during the shoot.
[March 2002]
Arrived an hour late for the UK premiere of Crossroads
(2002) in 2002 and snubbed fans who had been waiting for her
to arrive.
She and boyfriend Justin Timberlake broke up. [March 2002]
Was voted by 'People' magazine in 2000 as the fourth most
influential person of that year.
Was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People
Magazine in 2002.
Was ranked 5th of the 100 Sexiest Women by FHM Taiwan
(2001).
Came in at #2 in the American edition of FHM's Sexiest Girls
of 2002 poll. [June 2002]
Is currently at work on her fourth album, which is due in
October 2003. [March 2003]
Ranked #30 in Maxim's Hot 100 Issue 2003. Placed just ahead
of Brittany Murphy and Mya, and behind Rebecca Romijn,
'Rachel Nicols' , Kelly Clarkson, and Halle Berry.
Ranked #2 in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women In The World 2003, in
front of Carmen Electra and behind top-ranked Halle Berry.
Ranked #2 in the "Awesome Multitaskers" section of Stuff's
125 Sexiest Women of the Year 2003 issue, along with
hyphenates Jennifer Love Hewitt, 'Tyra Banks' , Mandy Moore,
Beyoncé Knowles, Jaime King, Samantha Mumba, Janet Jackson,
Estella Warren and Taryn Manning.
17 November 2003: Received star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.
She is tied with Melissa Gilbert for being the youngest
person to accept a Walk of Fame star.
Taking "a joke too far," according to a statement released
by her label, Spears married childhood friend Jason
Alexander at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas,
but quickly had it annulled. (3 January 2004).
Is a huge fan of Björk.
Has British ancestry on her mother's side of her family.
She finally gained the top spot in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women
in the World 2004", moving up from #2 last year. [May 2004]
The other understudy for her off-Broadway role in "Ruthless"
was now famous actress Natalie Portman. The two still keep
in touch and met recently through a party in New York City.
Shoe size is 6.
Is good friends with Sarah Michelle Gellar.
Engaged to Kevin Federline. [June 2004]
Was ranked #4 on VH1's 100 Hottest Hotties.
Considered for a role in Chicago (2002). The part went to
Lucy Liu.
Acquired a white maltese dog named Lacy. [2004]
Was considered for the role of Daisy Duke in _Dukes of
Hazzard, The (2005)_ . That role eventually went to Jessica
Simpson.
Is the first woman to have four albums go straight to number
one on the American charts.
Had emergency arthroscopic surgery after she injured her
knee an the set of her music video "Outrageous" [Spring
2004].
Stepmother to husband Kevin Federline's two children.
Her wedding dress was designed by Monique L'Huillier.
Has a tattoo of a small black-winged fairy on the back of
her spine.
Is considering the idea of taking her husband Kevin
Federline's surname, which would change her last name from
Spears to Federline.
Wrote a "letter of truth" to her fans which was published on
her official website, telling her fans that she needed to
take a hiatus from her career to concentrate on her marriage
with her new husband Kevin Federline and start a family with
him. The move thus displeased her bosses at Jive Records.
Her perfume "Curious" was one of the best selling fragances
of 2004.
Angered the animal rights group PETA for wearing a fur
jacket on the cover of her "Greatest Hits Album: My
Prerogative". She claims she was told it was fake fur. This
is the second time PETA has criticized her after she
performed on stage with a caged tiger and a snake at the
2001 MTV music awards, after which she apologized and posed
for an anti-fur poster.
Ranked #1 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the
World" (2002).
Her name is an anagram of "Presbyterians".
She is mentioned in the songs "Riot Girl" by Good Charlotte
and "Don't Let Me Get Me" by Pink.
She's the best-selling female music artist of the still
young century (as of early 2005).
Won her first Grammy for Best Dance Recording for "Toxic" in
February 2005.
In her "Baby One More Time" music video, her love interest
is played by her cousin.
The school scenes in her "Baby One More Time" music video
were filmed in the same place the movie Grease (1978) was
shot.
The guy in her "Curious" fragrance commercial is played by
actor Eric Winter of the daytime Soap "Days of Our Lives"
(1965). [April 2005]
Announced on her web site she is pregnant with her first
child with husband, Kevin Federline. [April 2005]
Has two stepchildren: Kori (b. July 31 2002,) and Kaleb (b.
July 20, 2004).
Owns a trendy restaurant in East 41st Street, New York
called "Nyla", which opened in July 2002 and is themed
around her home state of Louisiana.
Good friends with singer Madonna. They made a song together
called 'Me against the music'. The song is on her album 'In
the zone'.
Is mentioned in Eminem's song "The real Slim Shady" and is
spoofed in the song's music video
Shares her birthday with Nelly Furtado, Lucy Liu and Gianni
Versace.
She wrote her song "Someday" 2 weeks before she found out
she was pregnant
Elected junior high most beautiful in 1996 and 1997.
Sets the record as the only solo female artist to have 4
consecutive albums debut at #1 on the Billboard Top 200
album charts.
Has her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Her husband Kevin Federline was background dancer for her
ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake
Likes to wear T-shirts with slogans on them
She and her husband, Kevin Federline, became the parents of
a boy named Sean Preston at the Santa Monica UCLA Medical
Center by Caesarian section before 1 PM on September 14,
2005.
She and Kevin Federline were forced to leave their home in
California, because a bush fire threatened to destroy it and
several other houses in that area (including the one of Will
Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith) [Early October 2005]
Topped the 2005 "Worst Dressed" list of fashion critic Mr.
Blackwell for wearing clothes that he said made her look
like a "over-the-hill Lolita" (11 January 2006).
Chosen the worst-dressed celebrity in 2005 by fashion critic
Mr. Blackwell (Richard Selzer).
Loves Betsey Johnson, Bebe, A/X by Giorgio Armani, Rampage,
Abercombie & Fitch, Fred Segal, Gap, Victoria's Secret, and
Urban Outfitters.
Spears chose Cynthia Wolff's 4-carat cushion-cut diamond set
on two slim platinum bands with micropave diamonds. |
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