Kevin Earl Federline (born March 21, 1978) is an American dancer, rapper, wrestler, fashion model, and actor. Previously engaged to actress Shar Jackson, Federline is best known for his two-year marriage to pop singer Britney Spears.Phares, Heather. Kevin Federline biography. Allmusic: 2006 The couple's divorce was highly publicized, followed by an ongoing legal battle for the custody of their two sons, Sean Preston Federline and Jayden James Federline. , Federline has sole custody of the children.Per http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20169537,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn and various other sources.

Early life

Federline was born to parents Mike, a car mechanic, and Julie, a former bank teller from Oregon; the name "Federline" is of German origin. Federline has one brother, Chris. His parents divorced when he was eight years old. When Federline was eleven, he and Chris moved back to his father's Fresno house. Federline dropped out of high school in the ninth grade and soon started dancing with a non-profit organization called Dance Empowerment. Federline later earned a GED.Dinh, Mai; Murphy, Janet, ed. Kevin Federline biography (1986-2006). People.com

Back-up dancer

Federline was a back-up dancer for a number of years for Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Gwen Stefani, Pink, Christina Milian, Britney Spears, and LFO.Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Playing with Fire". Allmusic: 2006

Rapper

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. 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. He released his debut album, Playing with Fire, on October 31, 2006 which became one of the worst received albums in recent music history, receiving the lowest score in an overwhelming majority of reviews as well as lackluster sales.

Model

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 Holiday 2006. The line he modeled for the Fall 2006 was the top selling line in Macy's, Kitson in Los Angeles and Lord & Taylor.

Television appearances

Federline co-starred with Spears on the 2005 reality television show, Britney & Kevin: Chaotic, which consisted of home videos shot by the couple. He also appeared in the 2004 movie, You Got Served. Federline subsequently guest-starred as a street hoodlum in an episode of CSI that aired on October 12, 2006 in the USA and Canada. He also guest starred on the NBC show 1 vs 100 along with the cast of Las Vegas, in the episode "Delinda's Box".