Britney Jean Spears

Britney Jean Sparrow was born in McComb (Mississippi) on December 2, 1981 and lived in Kentwood (Louisiana). Britney took dance classes in her youth and was a great gymnast. She won numerous contests. But, perhaps most importantly, Britney loved to sing. At age 8 Britney was a contestant in The All New Mickey Mouse Club (1989) however she was refused because of her age. She was then directed to "Ruthless", an off-Broadway production, where she starred as the title persona for two years. At the age of 11, she attempted a second time for The All New Mickey Mouse Club (1989). The second time, she was a mouseketeer along with many other popular stars from today, Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez (*NSYNC) and Ryan Gosling. However, her biggest break came in the late 1990s when she was signed as a Jive Recording Artist. Britney was an enormous success after her first album, "Baby one more time." "...Baby one more time" in 1999. The album also sold 13 million copies (as of July 2001) of her second album "Oops !...I did it Again" and was released in May 2000. Britney was the daughter of Lynne Spears and Jamie Spears. She has one of her brothers Bryan Spears and a little sister Jamie Lynn Spears. Britney was the daughter of Madonna, Mariah Carey, and Whitney Houston, was always determined to become a famous. Britney was a candidate for The All New Mickey Mouse Club (1989-1994) at the age of was eight. However, she was too old to be considered a suitable candidate. Britney moved to New York with her mother and infant sibling. She appeared in a variety of TV advertisements and also served as the understudy of Natalie Portman in "Ruthless" off-Broadway. Two years later, her love of dance and music took over. She auditioned again for a role on "Mickey Mouse" and was picked along with Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera Christina Aguilera, as well as Justin Timberlake.