Bryan James Spears (born April 19, 1977)
is an American film and television producer. He is the older brother of singers
Britney Spears and
Jamie Lynn Spears
Jamie Lynn Marie Spears (born April 4, 1991) is an American actress and singer. From 2005 to 2008, Spears played Zoey Brooks on the Nickelodeon teen sitcom ''Zoey 101''. She is the younger sister of singer Britney Spears.
Beginning in December ...
, and was co-manager of
Britney's conservatorship. He was also a co-producer of the television program ''
Zoey 101
''Zoey 101'' is an American comedy drama television series created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon. It aired from January 9, 2005, to May 2, 2008.
It focuses on the lives of Zoey Brooks ( Jamie Lynn Spears), her brother Dustin ( Paul Butcher), ...
'', which starred Jamie Lynn.
Biography
Spears was born to
James Parnell Spears and
Lynne Irene Spears (
née Bridges) on April 19, 1977 in
McComb, Mississippi
McComb is a city in Pike County, Mississippi, United States. The city is approximately south of Jackson. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 12,790. It is the principal city of the McComb, Mississippi Micropolitan Statist ...
. He was born with a bacterial lung infection and had to be hooked to an
IV before overcoming the infection about a week later. In Lynne's book, ''
Through the Storm: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World'', she recalls how she thought Spears was going to die and pleaded with God to let him live.
He is of English, Maltese, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Irish, French, and Welsh ancestry.
Spears’s father worked as a construction contractor and his mother worked as a second-grade teacher.
The family attended First Baptist Church in
Kentwood, Louisiana
Kentwood is a rural town in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States, near the Mississippi state line. The population was 2,198 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Hammond Micropolitan Statistical Area. Kentwood is best known as the home ...
.
Spears attended
Parklane Academy
Parklane Academy is a private Protestant school from grades Kindergarten through 12th grade located in McComb, Mississippi. It was founded in 1970 as a segregation academy. Parklane is a member of the Mississippi Association of Independent Sc ...
in McComb, a private Christian school that serves grades K-12. After graduating high school, Spears attended
Southeastern Louisiana University
Southeastern Louisiana University (Southeastern) is a public university in Hammond, Louisiana. It was founded in 1925 by Linus A. Sims as Hammond Junior College. Sims succeeded in getting the campus moved to north Hammond in 1928, when it becam ...
in
Hammond, his mother's
alma mater. While attending university, he majored in
kinesiology
Kinesiology () is the scientific study of human body movement. Kinesiology addresses physiological, anatomical, biomechanical, pathological, neuropsychological principles and mechanisms of movement. Applications of kinesiology to human healt ...
.
Over New Years in 2009, Spears married Graciella Sanchez, manager of
Jamie Lynn and founder of One Talent Management. The two wed in a small, private ceremony in
. Sanchez is a graduate of
Yale University
Yale University is a Private university, private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Sta ...
.
Together the two have one daughter, Sophia Alexandra "Lexie" Spears.
Graciella filed for divorce in August 2015.
Business
After his sister Britney became famous, Spears started working as a manager for Spears family interests, including acting as producer for a number of Jamie Lynn’s projects.
Before his father James gained conservatorship over Britney in 2008, Spears was paid $200,000 for "services rendered."
Filmography
References
External links
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1977 births
American people of Maltese descent
American television producers
Living people
People from Kentwood, Louisiana
People from McComb, Mississippi
Parklane Academy alumni
Southeastern Louisiana University alumni
Bryan