Britney Spears

Britney Spears was born in McComb, Mississippi and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana by parents James Parnell Spears, a construction contractor, and Lynne Irene Bridges, a school teacher.
Spears made her first major career move at the age of 8 when she auditioned for a spot on Disney's The New Mickey Mouse Club. After being turned away by Disney because her of her young age, a producer introduced Britney to a New York agent. more...