By Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
NEUTRAL 1981: On December 2nd, Britney Jean Spears is born in the small town of Kentwood, Louisiana to a former grad schoolteacher mom and a building contractor dad.
UP 1993: Young Brit, already an accomplished gymnast, joins the cast of the “New Mickey Mouse Club” on Disney along with Justin Timberlake, Keri Russell, Christina Aguilera, and Ryan Gosling.
