Bryan Spears

Biography

Spears was born to Lynne Irene (née Bridges) and James "Jamie" Parnell Spears on April 19, 1977, in McComb, Mississippi. 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.

Spears' father worked as a construction contractor and his mother worked as a second-grade teacher. The family attended First Baptist Church in Kentwood, Louisiana.

Spears attended Parklane Academy, a private Christian school in McComb that serves grades K-12. After graduating high school, Spears attended Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, his mother's alma mater. While attending university, he majored in kinesiology. In 2000, he studied sports administration at Southwest Mississippi Community College.

Career

At age 22, he moved to New York City and began working for the Live Nation TV channel focusing on sports. 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. He was a co-producer of Nickelodeon's teen sitcom Zoey 101 and worked as an executive producer for two television specials about Jamie Lynn. Before his father Jamie gained conservatorship over Britney in 2008, Spears was paid $200,000 for "services rendered." Spears worked for his sister Britney on six of her world tours. He lived in Las Vegas for four years and worked with Britney during her concert residency. He directed Jamie Lynn's music video for the song "Sleepover" (2016).

His father Jamie owned a seafood restaurant called Granny’s in Louisiana, which he eventually gave to Bryan. He has since sold the restaurant.

Personal life

In 2008, Spears married Graciella Sanchez, manager of Jamie Lynn and founder of One Talent Management. They wed in a small, private ceremony in New Orleans. Sanchez is a graduate of Yale University. They have one daughter together. Sanchez filed for divorce in August 2015. They got divorced in 2017.

Since February 2020, Spears has been dating Amber Lynn Conklin. He is 20 years older than Amber Lynn.

Filmography

As himself

As producer or director

References

References

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2. Farrow, Ronan. (July 3, 2021). "Britney Spears's Conservatorship Nightmare".
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4. (2008). "Britney Spears: Stylin'". Grand Central Publishing.
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7. (February 15, 1999). "A Major Minor". People.
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13. (2021-12-27). "Britney Spears' Backup Dancer Says Her Brother Controlled Her on Tour: 'Abuses Started Way Before' Conservatorship".
14. Spears, Bryan. (2016-07-02). "Jamie Lynn Spears: Sleepover (Acoustic Nashville Session)". Sweet July Productions.
15. Spears, Jamie Lynn. (2022). "Things I Should Have Said".
16. (January 1, 2009). "Bryan Spears and Graciella Sanchez: Married!". The Hollywood Gossip.
17. (December 31, 2008). "Britney's Brother Bryan Spears to Wed". People.
18. (2013). "101 Amazing Facts About Britney Spears". Andrews UK Limited.
19. (August 20, 2015). "GRACIELLA SANCHEZ SPEARS VS BRYAN JAMES SPEARS". UniCourt.
20. "Amber Lynn Conklin on Instagram: "Survived day 2 in Vegas & made some cool new friends 🤘🏼"".
21. "Britney Spears Says Her Brother Bryan Was Never Invited to Her Wedding".
22. (2022-06-15). "Meet Bryan Spears' girlfriend Amber Lynn Colkin amidst Britney's wedding invite drama".