Britney Spears

Host/Musical Guest:

5/13/00
2/02/02

Musical Guest:

10/18/03

Bio:

Oops, she did it again, and again, and then again. No, we’re not talking about blowing bubbles with her chewing gum on national TV. We’re talking about the three appearances that pop icon Britney Spears made on Saturday Night Live, including the one that, at age 18, made her the youngest person ever to appear as both host and musical guest in the same episode.

So just how did Brit Brit manage this feat? Read on…

The self-proclaimed “country” Britney Spears was born in Louisiana in 1981. As a child, she competed in gymnastics competitions and studied dance. After appearing in several off-Broadway shows as well as an appearance on Star Search, she was cast by the Disney Channel for their “New Mickey Mouse Club,” alongside fellow future stars Christina Aguilera, Ryan Gosling, and Justin Timberlake, who she would famously date for four years.

1998 saw the release of her first single, “Hit Me Baby One More Time,” and her recording career skyrocketed from there. A string of hit singles and albums followed, along with a lucrative deal inked with Pepsi, but it’s the tabloid quality of her personal life that has really gotten the public’s attention in recent years, culminating with her 2006 appearance on a now-infamous interview on NBC with Dateline’s Matt Lauer.

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