Britney Spears Biography (1981-)

Full name, Britney Jean Spears; born December 2, 1981, in Kentwood, LA; daughter of Jamie (a building contractor) and Lynne (an elementary schoolteacher)Spears. Addresses: Office: Britney Spears Foundation, 432 Park Ave. S., 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10016.; Agent: Nick Styne, International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Publicist: Lisa Kasteler, Wolf/Kasteler Public Relations, 132 South Rodeo Dr., Suite 300, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Contact: Britney Spears Fan Club, P.O. Box 250, Oskya, MS39657.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Singer, actress, producer
Birth Details: December 2, 1981; Kentwood, Louisiana, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Specials
MMC in Concert, 1993
L'Oreal Summer Music Mania, 1999
Britney Spears in Concert, 1999
Britney Spears: There's No Place Like Home, 2000
Smash Hits 2000, 2000
Britney in Hawaii (also known as Britney in Hawaii: Live and More!), Jive Records, 2000
MTV Icon: Janet Jackson, MTV, 2001
There's Only One Madonna, 2001
Britney Spears Live from Las Vegas, 2001
Total Britney Live, 2001
Series
MMC (also known as The All New Mickey Mouse Club, Club MMC, and The Mickey Mouse Club), The Disney Channel, 1993-1994
Awards Presentations
TV Hits Awards, 1999
MTV Video Music Awards 2000, MTV, 2000
2000 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2000
Cohost, American Music Awards, ABC, 2001
Performer, MTV Video Music Awards 2001, MTV, 2001
Episodic
Star Search, syndicated, 1992
"Kenan & Kel Go to Hollywood," Kenan & Kel, Nickelodeon, 1998
Top of the Pops, CBS, 1999
Herself, "No Place Like Home," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, ABC, 1999
"Ghost Dance," The Famous Jett Jackson, The Disney Channel, 1999
The Priory, 1999
KPTM News at 9 PM, 2000
Voice, "The Mansion Family," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 2000
The House of Hits, 2000
Russell Gilbert Live, 2000

"Nick Takes Over Music," The Nick Cannon Show, 2002
Top of the Pops 2, CBS, 2002
Top of the Pops, CBS, 2002
CD: UK, 2002
The Saturday Show, 2002
"Britney Spears Special," The Frank Skinner Show, 2002
The Oprah Winfrey Show, ABC, 2002
All That, Nickelodeon, 2002
Appeared in "Niemandistperfekt," an episode of Boulevard Bio; alsoappeared in an episode of Touched by an Angel, CBS.
Television Work
Specials
Executive producer, Britney Spears Live from Las Vegas, 2001
Film Appearances
Flight attendant, Longshot (also known as Jack of All Trades), 2000
Lucy, Crossroads, Paramount, 2002
Herself, Austin Powers in Goldmember, New Line Cinema, 2002
Stage Appearances
Understudy for the role of Tina Denmark, Ruthless, off-Broadway production, 1991
RECORDINGS
Albums
... Baby One More Time, Jive, 1999
Star Profile, Master Tone, 1999
Oops! ... I Did It Again, Jive, 2000
In Conversation, Baktabak, 2000
The Interview, Poptalk, 2000
In the Spotlight with Britney Spears, Matrix Music Marketing, 2000
Interview, Griffin Music, 2000
Maximum Britney, Griffin Music, 2000
Absolutely Britney Spears, Master Tone, 2000
Britney, Jive, 2001
Videos
Time Out with Britney Spears, Jive/Zomba Video, 1999
Britney Spears: "Star Baby" Scrapbook, 1999
Performer and executive producer, 'N Sync & Britney Spears: Your #1 Video Requests ... and More!, McDonald's, 2000
Britney Spears Live and More!, 2001
Britney: The Videos, 2001
Music videos include " ... Baby One More Time," Jive, 1998; "Sometimes,"Jive, 1999; "Oops! ... I Did It Again," Jive, 2000; "Born to Make You Happy,"2000; "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart," Jive, 2000; "Time Out with Britney Spears," 2000; "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know," 2001; "Stronger," Jive,2001; and "I'm a Slave 4 U," Jive, 2001; also recorded "I'm Not a Girl, NotYet a Woman," "Lucky," and "(You Drive Me) Crazy."
Video Games
Britney's Dance Beat, THQ Interactive, 2002
WRITINGS
Books
(With mother, Lynne Spears) Britney Spears: Heart to Heart (autobiography), Three Rivers Press, 2000
(With Lynne Spears) A Mother's Gift (novel), Delacorte (New York City), 2001
Other
Composer, Crossroads (film), Paramount, 2002
Also writes songs, including "Intimidated."

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Musicians, Volume 28, Gale, 2000
Newsmakers 2000, Issue 3, Gale, 2000

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, November 9, 2001, pp. 28-34
Evening Standard Hot Tickets, March 29, 2002, pp. 2, 3
Heat, February 2, 2002, pp. 14-15; February 9, 2002, p. 43
Newsweek, March 1, 1999
Now, January 23, 2002, pp. 8-9
Paris Match, July 27, 2000, pp. 84-87
People Weekly, February 15, 1999, pp. 71-72; February 14, 2000
Premiere, October, 2001, pp. 38-41
Rolling Stone, April 15, 1999
Sky, June, 1999, pp. 40-43, 45
Teen People, June, 1999, p. 56; October, 1999, pp. 174-178; June,2000, pp. 92, 136-140; summer, 2000, p. 83; August, 2000, pp. 144-146; January, 2001, pp. 114-116; May, 2001, p. 104; March, 2002, pp. 92, 96, 98
Time, March 1, 1999, p. 71
TV Guide, November 17, 2001, pp. 26-30
USA Weekend, February 18, 2000
Us Weekly, April 1, 2002, pp. 30-33

Electronic

Spears Universe, http://www.spearsuniverse.com, April 28, 2002

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