Full Name |
Jennifer Lynn Lopez |
Also credited as |
J.Lo, La Lopez, The Supernova, La Guitarra |
Profession |
Actress, Musician, Model |
Date of birth |
July-24-1970 |
Birth place |
Bronx, New York, USA |
Nationality |
American |
Height |
5’6 |
Hair |
Brown |
Eyes |
Brown |
Father |
David Lopez, computer specialist |
Mother |
Guadalupe Lopez, teacher |
Sisters |
- Linda Lopez, radio personality
- Leslie Lopez
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Relationships |
- Fiance: Ben Affleck, actor, screenwriter, producer announced engagement in November 2002
- Ex-Husband: Cris Judd, choreographer, dancer; engaged summer 2001; married September 29, 2001; divorced
- Ex-Husband: Ojani Noa, model; married February 22, 1997; separated late 1997; divorced March 1998
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Education |
- School: Holy family all-girl school,
- High School: Preston High School,
- College: Baruch College in New York City to study law (attended only one semester)
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Jobs held earlier |
Worked in a law office |
Debut |
- TV:earned a spot as a Fly Girl, a dancer on the hit sketch comedy show “In Living Color.”
- Musical Album:’On the 6′
- Movie: ‘My little girl’
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Games interested |
Softball, Tennis and Gymnastics |
Stylist |
Gemma from England |
Influence in life |
Rita Moreno from the musical ‘West Side Story’. |
Favourites |
- Her film: ‘Selena. ‘
- Her Song:” The One” off the “This is Me…Then” album and “Baby I Love You.”
- Musicals: ‘West Side Story’,’Gigi’,’The Sound of Music’
- Room: bathroom
- Vacation spot: Miami, USA
- Book:” You Can Heal Your Life” by Louise Hay.
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Awards and
Honors |
- MTV Movie Award category “Best Dressed” for “The Cell” in 2001.
- MTV Video Music Award for Best Dance Video, for “Waiting For Tonight,” in 2000.
- Female Entertainer of the Year by ALMA in 2000.
- ALMA Award in 1998 for “Selena” and 1999 for “Out of Sight”.
- VH1/Vogue Fashion Award for Most Fashionable Female Artist in 1999.
- Nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording (“Let’s Get Loud”).
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Claim to fame |
- Film: ‘Selena’
- Musical album:” If You Had My Love,� went platinum within two weeks
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People think |
Considered by both the public and the media to be one of the most sexiest and most beautiful person in the world. |
Business’s owned |
Clothing line, fragrance and restaurants. |
Facts |
- Chosen by “People” magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. [1997]
- Her parents are from Puerto Rico
- Lopez worked with Janet Jackson in her videos and on her tours, and can be seen in the video for “That’s The Way Love Goes.”
- Opened a new Cuban restaurant called Madre’s in Pasadena, California and hired her ex-husband Ojani Noa, who has several years of experience in the restaurant business, to run it.
- Was the first Latino actress to receive $1 million dollars as pay
- rumored to have her body insured for $1 billion
- Lopez’s stage background includes performing Synchronicity in Japan with dancer/singer/choreographer Hinton Battle, performing the Golden Musicals of Broadway on a European tour, along with appearances in regional productions of Oklahoma and Jesus Christ Superstar.
- only woman to have a number one movie, The Wedding Planner and a number one record.
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Quote |
“I was always a singer and a dancer, and I always wanted to be an actress. For me, it’s all just one thing.” |