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	\|Name = Kevin Federline
	\|Img = Kevin_Federline_Playing_with_Fire.jpg
	\|Img_capt = Kevin Federline on the cover of his debut album
	\|Background = solo_singer
	\|Birth_name = Kevin Earl Federline
	\|Alias = K-Fed, Mr. Britney Spears, Fed-Ex
	\|Born = {{birth date and age\|1978\|3\|21}}<br>]
	\|Died =
	\|Genre = ] ]
	\|Years_active = 2005–present
	\|Label = Federation Records, under exclusive license to Reincarnate Music
	\|Associated_acts = ]
	\|URL = http://www.kevinfederline.com
	}}

	'''Kevin Earl Federline''' (born ] ]) is an ] professional ], ] and ].

	==Career==
	===Backup Dancer===
	Early on, Federline worked as a backup dancer for ], ], ], ], ], the band ], and future wife Britney Spears' opening act.

	===Musician===
	After being introduced by his pregnant wife, Federline performed his first "official" single titled "]" as the final act of the 2006 ]. Federline was nominated in another category (Teen Choice Award for Male Red Carpet Fashion Icon) though he did not win. Federline's music performance on the Teen Choice Awards received mixed reviews at best. The Associated Press described the performance as "enthusiastic" and concluded that Federline "apparently" "could rap."<ref>http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/northern_california/15321559.htm</ref> The same conclusion was not reached by some within the ] community, as Elliot Wilson, chief editor of ] quipped that Federline should be ignored, stating, "he's a joke, basically." <ref>http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2006Aug22/0,4670,MusicKFedapossDebut,00.html</ref> Federline's previous single, "]," released on ], 2006, was panned by many music industry critics, with Entertainment Weekly describing PopoZão as worse than expected, and music trade magazine Billboard echoing that the song was "a monument to mediocrity."<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,182674,00.html</ref>

	Federline released his debut album, '']'' on ], ], via his own record label "Federation Records," which is being distributed through Reincarnate Music. Initial critical reviews of Federline’s debut album were mixed. Ron Harris of the ] enthused: “All jokes aside about his climb to fame, Kevin Federline’s album “Playing With Fire” (Federline Records) is a credible, entertaining debut. I kid you not.... The streets of ] are no joke, and good for Fed-Rock if wants to boast about surviving that life.”<ref> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15486683/</ref> Preston Jones of ] stated, "Federline can only rap about weed, his bank account, his wife, fighting anyone who looks at him sideways, and partying 'til three days from now—roughly in that order.... An oh-so-tiny sliver of myself kind of wanted Playing With Fire to be less aggressively shitty than it is, if only so the restless, rapacious media would ease off this tattered target of its ire—unfortunately, this disc is just as disposable and dumb as you'd expect."<ref>http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1005</ref>

	Despite months of promotion, Federline's album debuted in the ] at #151, with first-week sales reported at 6,485. According to SoundScan, ''Playing with Fire'' placed 16th-best out of 19 new releases that week. Second week sales were far worse, with only 1,200 copies sold, dropping the album from being ranked within the Billboard 200.<ref>http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1545837/11152006/fergie__4_.jhtml</ref> The Playing with Fire Tour was a commercial failure. In ], Federline performed before an estimated audience of 300, out of a total seating capacity of 1,500 at ].<ref>http://www.postchronicle.com/news/original/article_21248350.shtml</ref> Despite giving away free tickets, approximately three-quarters of the seats at his ] ] performance remained empty.<ref>http://www.tmz.com/2006/11/08/desperate-k-fed-cant-give-it-away/</ref> Four of the eight scheduled Playing with Fire Tour performances (], ], ], and ]) were ultimately cancelled.<ref>http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/two%20federline%20shows%20cancelled%20due%20to%20poor%20ticket%20sales_1012300</ref><ref>http://weblog.signonsandiego.com/news/weblogs/music/archives/006132.html</ref> Ticket sales for his last scheduled concert in Los Angeles stalled, prompting concert organizers at the concert hall to give away tickets. <ref>http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/free%20federline%20tickets%20fail%20to%20entice%20fans_1014200</ref> Attendance for that final concert was standing room only, ending the tour on a positive note.

	===Model===
	Federline has been signed to model for the Five Star Vintage line by the ]-based Blue Marlin clothing company. The initial series of ads ran in August 2006. When asked if Federline's role was permanent, he said, "We have to see how this first ad campaign goes."

	===Television appearances===
	Federline co-starred with Spears on the 2005 ] show, '']'', which consisted of home videos shot by the couple. He also appeared in the 2004 movie, '']''. Federline subsequently guest-starred as a street hoodlum in ] of '']'' that aired on ], ] in the USA and Canada.

	===Professional Wrestling===

	He later appeared on the ], ] and ], ] editions of '']'', in which he got into staged (or ] in pro wrestling argot) physical altercations with ] ]. He appeared again during the ] ] event '']'', hitting Cena with ] ] and helping Booker retain his title. The next night, ], he challenged Cena to a match at the New Year's Day edition of ''RAW'', which Cena accepted.

	==Personal life==
	] from Spears.]]
	Born in ], Federline is noted for his marriage to American ] ] Britney Spears. They married on ], ]. Federline previously dated ] ], with whom he has two children. Kevin and Shar's daughter, Kori, was born on ], ], and their son, Kaleb, was born on ], ]. He has also fathered two children with Spears, Sean Preston (born on ], ]) and Jayden James (born on ], ]).

	Federline courted Spears while ] was pregnant with his child. This prompted Shar Jackson to comment that, "it wasn't like just breaking up a relationship. It was like breaking up a family."<ref>http://people.aol.com/people/article/0,26334,632184,00.html</ref>

	On ], ], Spears filed for a divorce,<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/11/07/britney.divorce/index.html</ref> citing irreconcilable differences. Federline was in ] at the time promoting his new album for the ] music station ], and it has been widely speculated that he received the news via text message the night before. The moment that Kevin received the text message was caught on camera. The Associated Press reported that a day after Spears filed divorce papers, Kevin Federline counter-filed court papers seeking spousal support and sole custody of the couple’s two children.<ref>http://wfrv.com/entertainment/entertainment_story_312204726.html</ref>

	The couple's 60-page prenuptial agreement, prepared by Hollywood attorney Laura Wasser, apparently entitles Federline to $300,000 per year for half the number of years the couple was married. Under that formula, Federline will evidently be entitled to only a single $300,000 payment from Spears, since they were married only two years.

	==Discography==
	===Album===
	*'']'' (October 31, 2006)

	==Notes==
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