Jennifer
Lopez
jennifer lopez was
born on July 24th, 1970 in the Castle Hill Section of The
Bronx. jennifer lopez father, David, was a computer technician
and jennifer lopez mother, Guadalupe, taught Kindergarten.
jennifer lopez is the middle of three sisters (Leslie and
Lynda are jennifer lopez siblings). jennifer lopez grew up
attending a Catholic Grammar School and High School taking
dance classes all through this time. Jennifer was
involved in theatre and really wanted to pursue a career in
dancing. However, jennifer lopez parents were worried about
that risky decision and begged jennifer lopez to go to college
and become a doctor or a lawyer. jennifer lopez went to Barauch
College and worked as a secretary in a local law office. Between
all this time she was still taking dance classes. After one
semester in College, Jennifer decided to quit school and pursue
a career in entertainment. jennifer lopez parents weren't
to happy about this. At one point Jennifer called jennifer
lopez mother, crying about a part in a musical jennifer lopez
didn't get. jennifer lopez mother told jennifer lopez, "Don't
you ever call me crying again! You chose this path, so you
better toughen up!" And jennifer lopez did. During all
this time jennifer lopez was dating ex-boyfriend David Cruz.
More determined then ever, jennifer lopez got jennifer lopez
big break winning the role of a Fly Girl on the hip variety
show In Living Color. During this time jennifer lopez made
small appearances in videos like "That's the Way Love
Goes" and "God Made me Funky". Soon after jennifer
lopez was offered to audition for the role of the witty cashier,
Lucille, on the TV show South Central. jennifer lopez got
the part and filmed the pilot, but the show was never picked
up by the network. In the early 90's, after leaving In Living
Color, jennifer lopez was starring in TV shows like Second
Chances and Hotel Malibu (a spin-off of Second Chances, focusing
more on Jennifer Lopez's character Melinda Lopez) and the
Made for TV Movie Nurses On the Line: The Crash of Flight
7.
In 1995, jennifer lopez got jennifer lopez first movie role
in My Family | mi familia as Maria Sanchez. The role won jennifer
lopez and Independent Spirit Award nomination. jennifer lopez
movie career was slowly blooming as jennifer lopez starred
in movies like Money Train, Jack and Blood & Wine. In
1997, jennifer lopez won the title role in Selena, a biopic
about the murdered Tejano singer. This movie soared jennifer
lopez into super-stardom.. jennifer lopez then landed starring
roles in movies like Anaconda, U Turn, and Out of Sight.
In 1997, around the time the movie Selena came out, Jennifer
was at a restaurant and met Ojani Noa, jennifer lopez waitor.
Ojani was also a struggling model. They soon wed, and the
marriage would end in divorce less then a year later. In mid
1998 Jennifer began to date rap bad boy Puff Daddy (a.k.a.
Sean "Puffy" Combs, a.k.a. P.Diddy). Jennifer Always
loved singing, and always felt music was a big part of jennifer
lopez life, so jennifer lopez decided to make an album. In
1999, jennifer lopez first album was released and titled On
the 6, named after the Number 6 train jennifer lopez used
to ride from the Bronx to Manhattan to go on auditions, to
school, and dance classes. jennifer lopez first single "If
You Had My Love" made it to number one and so did jennifer
lopez album. jennifer lopez didn't want people thinking jennifer
lopez was an actress turned singer, so jennifer lopez got
right back on the acting scene and filmed three movies back
to back. The Cell, a psychological thriller, The Wedding Planner,
a romantic comedy with Matthew McConaughey, and Angel Eyes,
a cop drama.
On New Years Eve of 1999, Jennifer and jennifer lopez boyfriend
Sean "Puffy" Combs went to a New York night club
to celebrate. Later, another rapper Shyne began arguing and
shots were fired. Jennifer and Puffy fled the scene. Later,
Jennifer and Puffy were arrested. Jennifer was not charged
with anything, only handcuffed to a bench in the midst of
the chaos. Puffy was charged with illegal gun possesion, which
he went to trail for a year later and was found not guilty.
Jennifer and Puffy continued going out between the shooting
and the trial, but they broke up in February of 2001.
Jennifer started work on jennifer lopez second album J.Lo
in late 2000. At the 2000 MTV Europe Music Awards, jennifer
lopez premiered jennifer lopez new single "Love Don't
Cost A Thing" with an extraordinary performance. In January
of 2001, jennifer lopez broke records being the first person
to have a number one album and number one movie in the same
week. jennifer lopez new album, J.Lo, debuted at number one
selling 275,000 copies. And jennifer lopez movie, The Wedding
Planner, debuted at number one in the box office with $13,000,000
dollars. In March of 2001, Jennifer brought jennifer lopez
new love interest to the 73rd Annual Academy Awards. Cris
Judd, jennifer lopez backup dancer. They married on September
29, 2001. Sadly, Jennifer filed for divorce in July of 2002.
In 2001 jennifer lopez released jennifer lopez own clothing
line title J.Lo by Jennifer Lopez, and in 2002 opened jennifer
lopez own restaurant "Madre's". In May of 2002 the
thriller Enough was released starring Jennifer Lopez as an
abused wife that decides to take contorl of jennifer lopez
life and fight back. jennifer lopez now has five movies coming
out soon; Made in New York, Gigli, Jersey Girl, Shrink!, and
Tick Tock. jennifer lopez released a remix album entitled
J to the L-O | the remixes which debuted at number one. jennifer
lopez is now working on a fourth album. jennifer lopez is
now dating actor Ben Affleck. Jennifer is showing no signs
of slowing down and is taking the entertainment business by
storm, conquering one thing after the other. Movies, Music,
Dancing, Fashion, a Restaurant; Jennifer's got it all.
the multi-talented superstar, actress
and singer, who hails from New York City's Castle Hill section
of the Bronx, has busted onto the scene in a manner that has
left a lot of folks speechless. Getting her break when jennifer
lopez was chosen to play the lead role in Selena , the 1997
big screen biopic of the slain Tejano singer, Lopez earned
more film credits in the 1997 summer thriller Anaconda, Oliver
Stone's U Turn, Jack , with George Clooney in Out of Sight
and The Cell . Recently jennifer lopez finished filming The
Wedding Planner with Matthew McConaughey which is due in theatres
in February. Her vocal abilities are proved on her powerful
debut effort, basted with her Latino heritage, which provides
a sensational sound for the listener. On the 6 , referring
to her days on train 6 heading into New York City for dance
classes and auditions, including "Let's Get Loud," produced
by Emilio Estefan, opener, "If You Had My Love" and Waiting
for Tonight pull the listener all the way in. Many of the
albums tracks were co-written by the album's executive producer
Corey Rooney. Lopez brought together some well-knowns in the
music world to produce this album, besides Estefan and Rooney,
Sean "Puffy" Combs, Rick Wake and Track Masters contributed.
Lopez's On The 6 has sold almost 2.8 million records internationally
in over 30 countries. jennifer lopez will be premiering her
new single "Love Don't Cost A Thing" from her upcoming album
JLO at the MTV Europe Awards. Almost as well known for her
fashion sense and her relationship with Combs as jennifer
lopez is for all of jennifer lopez accomplishments, Lopez
was presented with the 2000 Versace Award at this year's VH1
Vogue Fashion Awards. The award was "given to the person who
best continues to represent the energy, creativity, and daring"
that the late designer represented. With a new album and movie
due out in the New Year, we can expect that Lopez is well
underway to an outstanding career.
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