Biography: Britney Spears: birth name: Britney Jean Spears; born on December2, 1981 in Mississippi; height: 5 feet 4 (163 cm); Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius.

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Britney was raised in Lousiana. Her parents, Lynne Irene, a former elementary school teacher, and Jamie Parnell Spears, a building contractor.

Britney has two siblings, a brother, Bryan and a sister, Jamie Lynn. Spears was an accomplished gymnast, she competed in state-level competitions as a kid. Britney also performed in local dance revues and sang in her local Baptist church choir. At age eight she auditioned for the Disney Channel series The New Mickey Mouse Club.