Kevin Federline

Kevin Federline

Kevin Federline, c. 2007
Born Kevin Earl Federline
(1978-03-21) March 21, 1978
Fresno, California, U.S.
Occupation Dancer, rapper, model, actor, television personality
Years active 2004–present
Home town Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Spouse(s) Britney Spears (m. 2004–07)
Victoria Prince (m. 2013)
Partner(s) Shar Jackson (2001–2004)
Children 6

Musical career

Genres Hip hop
Instruments Vocals
Labels Federation
Associated acts Britney Spears, Ya Boy
Website kevinfederline.com

Kevin Earl Federline (born March 21, 1978)[1] is an American dancer, rapper, fashion model,[2] and actor. His career began as a backup dancer; he later became known for a high-profile two-year marriage to American recording artist Britney Spears and the child custody battle that followed.[3]

Life and career

Early life and career beginnings

Kevin Earl Federline was born on March 21, 1978, in Fresno, California, to parents Mike and Julie (née Story), a car mechanic and former bank teller from Oregon, respectively; his surname is of German origin. Federline's parents divorced when he was eight years old; then he moved to Carson City, Nevada, with his mother, but returned to Fresno when he was 11. At 11 he and his brother Chris moved to his father's house in Fresno. In the ninth grade, Federline dropped out of high school (later earning a certificate of General Educational Development) and began dancing with a nonprofit organization called Dance Empowerment.[4] For a number of years, he served as a backup dancer for Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Destiny's Child, Pink, and LFO.[3][4][5]

2001–04: Engagement to Shar Jackson

Federline was engaged to actress Shar Jackson, with whom he has a daughter, Kori Madison Federline (born July 31, 2002), and a son, Kaleb Michael Jackson Federline (born July 20, 2004).[4][6] The couple separated shortly before their son's birth. After the separation, Federline began a relationship with pop singer Britney Spears. Jackson later commented that Federline's relationship with Spears "wasn't like just breaking up a relationship. It was like breaking up a family",[4][7] but sustained an amicable relationship with Federline, complimenting his parenting.[8]

2004–06: Marriage to Britney Spears

After three months of dating, Federline and Spears announced their engagement in July 2004; they were married on September 18 in a nondenominational ceremony at a residence in Studio City, California, filing legal papers on October 6.[9][10] They have two sons together, Sean Preston Federline (born September 14, 2005)[11] and Jayden James Federline (born September 12, 2006).[12] Federline and Spears starred in the 2005 reality television series Britney & Kevin: Chaotic, which consisted of their home videos. He also appeared in the 2004 movie You Got Served, and subsequently guest-starred in an episode of CSI that premiered in October 2006. He also guest-starred on the NBC show 1 vs. 100, along with the cast of Las Vegas, in the episode "Delinda's Box."

Spears filed for divorce from Federline on November 7, 2006, citing irreconcilable differences and asking for both physical and legal custody of their two sons, with visitation rights for Federline.[13] The following day, Federline filed a response to Spears's divorce petition, seeking physical and legal custody of their children.[14] According to a representative for Federline's lawyer, the divorce filing "caught Kevin totally by surprise."[15] The couple reached a global settlement agreement in March 2007 and their divorce was finalized on July 30.[16][17][18] Federline maintains a relationship with Spears's parents for the benefit of their children, and Spears's family have been photographed in and out of his home and babysitting the boys while Kevin was out of town.[19]

On October 1, 2007, a court ruling granted Federline sole physical custody of his children, with legal custody to be decided. On the late evening of January 3, 2008, police were called to Spears's home after the singer reportedly refused to relinquish custody of her children to Federline and locked herself in a room with her younger son, Jayden.[20] Spears was taken from her home on a stretcher and hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for appearing to be under the influence of an unknown substance.[20] As a result of this, Federline was "awarded sole legal custody and sole physical custody of the minor children."[14]

On July 26, 2008, court papers were filed stating Federline would retain sole legal and physical custody of the children while Spears would get visitation rights that would increase over time. In addition to this, Federline will receive $20,000 per month from Spears in child support as well as additional funds to cover any custody-related legal expenses.[21]

2006: Playing with Fire

Federline initially released two singles, "Y'all Ain't Ready" and "PopoZão," shortly after his marriage to Spears. Following poor critical reaction, neither song was included on his debut album.[3] Instead, the first official single was "Lose Control," which he premiered on the Teen Choice Awards show on the Fox network in late summer 2006.[3] He released his debut album, Playing with Fire, on October 31, 2006, to mostly negative reviews.

Federline has been signed to model for the Five Star Vintage line by the San Francisco-based Blue Marlin clothing company. The initial series of ads ran in August 2006 and was subsequently extended for Christmas 2006. The line he modeled for the fall 2006 was the top-selling line in Macy's, Kitson in Los Angeles, and Lord & Taylor.[22]

Federline appeared on WWE programming to promote his album, Playing with Fire, and participate in an angle. He first appeared on the October 16, 2006, and October 23, 2006, editions of WWE Raw, in which he got into physical altercations with WWE Champion John Cena. The following week, he came to the ring to aid Johnny Nitro in his match against John Cena. After Cena got in Federline's face, Federline slapped him hard. He appeared again during the November 5, 2006, pay-per-view event Cyber Sunday, hitting Cena with King Booker's World Heavyweight Championship belt and helping Booker win the Champion of Champions match that was organized between Cena, Booker, and Big Show. The next night, November 6, 2006, he challenged Cena to a match at the New Year's Day edition of Raw, which Cena accepted. He went on to win this no-disqualification match thanks to interference from Johnny Nitro and Umaga. Later in the night, after John Cena's main event match, Cena went after Federline and brought him into the ring and delivered his FU finishing move twice before cameras stopped rolling.

According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Federline was well received backstage. Sources say he worked so well with the company and personnel that the WWE may give him a regular role on the company's show Raw in the near future.[23] Other sources and wrestlers have spoken about Federline's generally good attitude backstage as well.[24]

Federline was featured in a Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company commercial during Super Bowl XLI on February 4, 2007, as part of its "Life Comes at You Fast" ad series. In the commercial, Federline initially appeared in a music video, rapping about living a high-flying lifestyle. Then reality sets in as Federline is shown now working in a fast-food restaurant with his manager yelling at him, the punchline of the ad being "Life comes at you fast."[25]

Federline guest-starred during several episodes and was subsequently added as a regular on the television series One Tree Hill on The CW.[26] However, he did not appear on the show again after his guest slot.

2007–present: Reality television career and second marriage

Federline appeared on the seventh season of the weight-loss reality television show Celebrity Fit Club.[27]

Federline plays a border guard in the 2009 film American Pie Presents: The Book of Love.

In November 2011, on a weight loss show in Australia called Excess Baggage, Federline was hospitalized for what was called "heat stress". Filming was taking place in November which is the hottest time of the year in the Kimberley region of northern Western Australia.[28]

On January 23, 2012, he suffered chest pains while filming the show.[29]

As of 2008 he was linked to former volleyball player Victoria Prince. The two were on the same recreational bowling team, the Party Animals.[30] The couple welcomed a daughter named Jordan Kay on August 15, 2011. It is Federline's fifth and Prince's first child.[31] They were married on August 10, 2013.[32] On April 7, 2014, they welcomed their second child together, daughter Peyton Marie.

Discography

References

  1. ↑ "Kevin Earl Federline, born 3/21/1978". California Birth Index. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Kevin Federline's Latest Gig: Fashion Model". MSNBC.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Phares, Heather. Kevin Federline biography. Allmusic: 2006
  4. 1 2 3 4 Dinh, Mai; Murphy, Janet, ed. Kevin Federline biography (1986–2006). People.com
  5. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Playing with Fire". Allmusic: 2006
  6. ↑ "Details Magazine interview with Kevin Federline".
  7. ↑ Britney Frolics with Dancer-Family Man People: April 28, 2004
  8. ↑ Shar Jackson Defends Kevin's Parenting Skills People.com
  9. ↑ CBS/AP editors (September 20, 2004). "Pop Star Marries Dancer Kevin Federline in Quiet Private Ceremony". CBSNews.com. Retrieved 2007-03-03.
  10. ↑ "The Smoking Gun" editors (November 8, 2006). "Britney Spears's "Faux" Wedding". thesmokinggun.com. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
  11. ↑ People Magazine (September 21, 2005). "Britney Welcomes Home Sean Preston". people.com. Retrieved 2007-02-11.
  12. ↑ People Magazine editors (2006). "Britney's Baby Name: Jayden James Federline". People Magazine. Retrieved 2006-10-24.
  13. ↑ TMZ Staff (November 7, 2006). "Britney Spears Files for Divorce". TMZ. Retrieved 2007-02-11.
  14. 1 2 People Magazine editors (November 8, 2006). "Kevin Federline Seeks Custody of Kids". People. Retrieved 2007-02-11.
  15. ↑ Ken Lee and Carrie Borzillo-Vrenna (November 10, 2006). "Britney Spears Heading to Miami". People. Retrieved 2007-02-11.
  16. ↑ Associated Press (March 30, 2007). "Britney Spears, K-Fed Settle Divorce". TIME.com. Retrieved 2007-04-11.
  17. ↑ Sarah Hall (July 30, 2007). "Britney, Kevin Back to Being Single". E! News. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
  18. ↑ Amanda Beck (July 20, 2007). "Spears, Federline Are Divorced". Fox News. Archived from the original on November 6, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
  19. ↑ Per http://x17online.com and various other sources.
  20. 1 2 Britney Spears Hospitalized for 'An Evaluation'; People; January 4, 2008
  21. ↑ TMZ staff (July 26, 2008). "Britney Settlement Papers: Blow by Blow". twz.com. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
  22. ↑ http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur29529.cfm Eurweb.com
  23. ↑ http://wrestlingexposed.com/headlines/19197.shtml Wrestlingexposed.com
  24. ↑ "One on One with Mick Foley". March 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-23.
  25. ↑ Nationwide Commercial – RollinVIP Youtube.com
  26. ↑ BRITNEY SPEARS – FEDERLINE TO BECOME ONE TREE HILL REGULAR
  27. ↑ Kevin Federline Signs On to Celebrity Fit Club
  28. ↑ Laudadio and Raftery, Marisa and Liz. "Kevin Federline Hospitalized While Filming Weight-Loss Show in Australia". People. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
  29. ↑ K-Fed heart attack ruled out, The Age, January 24, 2012.
  30. ↑ Brit's Replacement: Twice the Size, Half the Crazy TMZ.com, December 18, 2008
  31. ↑ Hammel, Sara. "Kevin Federline Welcomes Daughter Jordan Kay". People. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  32. ↑ Gray, Mark (August 10, 2013). "Kevin Federline and Victoria Prince Marry". People. Retrieved August 11, 2013.

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