[b][size=29][center]Britney Spears[/center]
[/size][size=25][center]Early life and career debut[/center]
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Britney Spears was born in [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/McComb,_Mississippi][u][size=16][color:f81a=#0000ff]McComb, Mississippi[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=16],[/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/l%20cite_note-5][u][size=16][color:f81a=#0000ff][6][/u][/color][/size][size=16]HYPERLINK \l "cite_note-6"[/size][u][size=16][color:f81a=#0000ff][7][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=16] and raised in [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Kentwood,_Louisiana][u][size=16][color:f81a=#0000ff]Kentwood, Louisiana[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=16] as a [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Southern_Baptist][u][size=16][color:f81a=#0000ff]Southern Baptist[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=16]. Her parents are [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Lynne_Spears][u][size=16][color:f81a=#0000ff]Lynne Irene[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=16] ([/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Married_and_maiden_names][u][size=16][color:f81a=#0000ff]née[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=16] Bridges), a former elementary school teacher, and Jamie Parnell Spears, a building contractor. Spears's brother Bryan works as a manager for the Spears family interests[/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/l%20cite_note-People_bryan-7][u][size=16][color:f81a=#0000ff][8][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=16] and her sister [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Jamie_Lynn_Spears][u][size=16][color:f81a=#0000ff]Jamie Lynn[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=16] is an actress and singer. Her maternal grandmother Lillian Woolmore-Portell was an [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/England][u][size=16][color:f81a=#0000ff]English[/u][/color][/size][/url] [url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/War-bride][u][size=16][color:f81a=#0000ff]war-bride[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=16] of part [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Maltese_people][u][size=16][color:f81a=#0000ff]Maltese[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=16] ancestry,[/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/l%20cite_note-8][u][size=16][color:f81a=#0000ff][9][/u][/color][/size][size=16]HYPERLINK \l "cite_note-tree1-9"[/size][u][size=16][color:f81a=#0000ff][10][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=16] born in [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Tottenham][u][size=16][color:f81a=#0000ff]Tottenham[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=16], [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/London][u][size=16][color:f81a=#0000ff]London[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=16],[/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/l%20cite_note-10][u][size=16][color:f81a=#0000ff][11][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=16] and met Spears's grandfather Barnett O'Field Bridges in England during [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/World_War_II][u][size=16][color:f81a=#0000ff]World War II[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=16]. Her paternal grandparents were June Austin Spears and Emma Jean Forbes.[/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/l%20cite_note-tree1-9][u][size=16][color:f81a=#0000ff][10][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=16]
Spears was an accomplished gymnast, attending [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Gymnastics][u][size=16][color:f81a=#0000ff]gymnastics[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=16] classes until age nine and competing in state-level competitions.[/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/l%20cite_note-britneyearlyyears-11][u][size=16][color:f81a=#0000ff][12][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=16] She performed in local dance revues and sang in her local Baptist church choir. Spears entered New York City's [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Professional_Performing_Arts_School][u][size=16][color:f81a=#0000ff]Professional Performing Arts School[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=16] when she was eight. At age eight she auditioned for the [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Disney_Channel][u][size=16][color:f81a=#0000ff]Disney Channel[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=16] series [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/The_Mickey_Mouse_Club/l1990s_revival_.28MMC.29][i][u][size=16][color:f81a=#0000ff]The New Mickey Mouse Club[/i][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=16]. Although she was considered too young to join the series at the time, a producer on the show introduced her to a New York City agent.[/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/l%20cite_note-britneyearlyyears-11][u][size=16][color:f81a=#0000ff][12][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=16] Spears subsequently spent three summers at NYC's [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Professional_Performing_Arts_School][u][size=16][color:f81a=#0000ff]Professional Performing Arts School[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=16] and also appeared in a number of off-Broadway productions. She was an [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Understudy][u][size=16][color:f81a=#0000ff]understudy[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=16] in the 1991 [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Off-Broadway][u][size=16][color:f81a=#0000ff]off-Broadway[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=16] musical [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Ruthless!][i][u][size=16][color:f81a=#0000ff]Ruthless![/i][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=16].[/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/l%20cite_note-britneyearlyyears-11][u][size=16][color:f81a=#0000ff][12][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=16] In 1992, she landed a spot on the popular television show [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Star_Search][i][u][size=16][color:f81a=#0000ff]Star Search[/i][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=16]. She won the first round of competition, but ultimately lost. At age eleven, Spears returned to the Disney Channel for a spot on the [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/The_Mickey_Mouse_Club/l1990s_revival_.28MMC.29][i][u][size=16][color:f81a=#0000ff]The New Mickey Mouse Club[/i][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=16] in [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Lakeland,_Florida][u][size=16][color:f81a=#0000ff]Lakeland, Florida[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=16].[/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/l%20cite_note-britneyearlyyears-11][u][size=16][color:f81a=#0000ff][12][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=16] She was featured on the show from 1993 to 1994, until she was 13.[/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/l%20cite_note-mickemc-12][u][size=16][color:f81a=#0000ff][13][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=16] After the show ended, Spears returned to Kentwood and attended high school for a year.[/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/l%20cite_note-13][u][size=16][color:f81a=#0000ff][14][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=16]
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