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Jennifer Lopez

Name: Jennifer Lynn Lopez
D.O.B: July 24, 1969
P.O.B: The Bronx, New York, USA
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 5'6

Jennifer Lynn Lopez was born in the Castle Hill section of the South Bronx on July 24, 1969. The middle of three musically inclined sisters, Leslie, 34, a homemaker and Lynda, 30, an entertainment consultant for New York's Channel 11, Jennifer always dreamed of being a multi-tasking superstar. Jennifer's parents Guadalupe Rodriguez and David Lopez were both born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, the second largest Puerto Rican city. The two were then brought to the United States in their childhoods, and eventually met while living in New York City. While Jennifer is of Puerto Rican descent her paternal grandmother's parents were Europeans who settled on the island of Puerto Rico. As a child Jennifer enjoyed a variety of musical genres, mainly Afro-Caribbean rhythms like salsa, merengue and bachata, and mainstream music like Pop, Hip hop and R&B. Although she loved music, the film industry also intrigued her. Her biggest influence was the Rita Moreno musical West Side Story (1961). At age five, Jennifer began taking singing and dancing lessons. Aside from being a budding entertainer, Jennifer was also a Catholic schoolgirl, attending eight years at an all-girls catholic high school named Holy Family, located in the Bronx, before graduating from Preston High School after a four- year stay. At school, Jennifer was an amazing athlete and participated in track and field and tennis. At age eighteen Lopez moved out of her parent's home. During this time Lopez worked at a law firm while she took dancing jobs at night. Her big break came when she was offered a job as a fly girl on Fox's hit comedy "In Living Color" (1990). After a two-year stay at "In Living Color" (1990) where actress Rosie Perez served as choreographer, Lopez than went on to dance for famed singer-actress Janet Jackson. Her first major film was Gregory Nava's My Family (1995) and her career went into over-drive when she portrayed slain Tejana singer Selena Quintanilla Perez in 1997's Selena (1997).

Father David Lopez is a computer specialist at Guardian Insurance in NYC.

Dated musician 'Sean 'P. Diddy Combs' . [1999-2001]

Sisters are Linda López and Leslie Lopez.

Chosen by "People" magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. [1997]

Her parents are from Puerto Rico.

At the movie wrap party for Selena (1997), on October 28 1996 in San Antonio, the star played an unexpected love scene when her boyfriend Ojani Noa grabbed a microphone and proposed to her in the middle of the dance floor, presenting her with a large marquis-cut diamond ring. She said, "Yes."

She was one of the "Fly Girls" dancers on the TV comedy series "In Living Color" (1990).

In the gyms they called her "La Guitarra" because her body curved like a guitar.

In her Bronx neighborhood they call her "The Supernova."

Filmography:

American Darlings (2006) (pre-production)
Tick-Tock (2006) (pre-production)
Bordertown (2005) (filming) .... Lauren
An Unfinished Life (2005) .... Jean Gilkyson

Monster-in-Law (2005) .... Charlotte 'Charlie' Cantilini
Shall We Dance (2004) .... Paulina
Jersey Girl (2004) .... Gertrude Steiney

Selena: Greatest Hits (2003) (V) .... Selena (segment "Siempre Hace Frio")
Gigli (2003) .... Ricki
Maid in Manhattan (2002) .... Marisa Ventura
... aka Made in New York (USA: poster title)

Enough (2002) .... Slim Hiller
Angel Eyes (2001) .... Sharon Pogue
The Wedding Planner (2001) .... Mary Fiore
... aka Wedding Planner - verliebt, verlobt, verplant (Germany)

The Cell (2000) .... Catherine Deane
Antz (1998) (voice) .... Azteca
Out of Sight (1998) .... Karen Sisco
U Turn (1997) .... Grace McKenna
... aka U Turn - Ici commence l'enfer (France)

Anaconda (1997) .... Terri Flores
... aka Anaconda (Peru)
Selena (1997) .... Selena Quintanilla-Pérez
Blood and Wine (1996) .... Gabriela 'Gabby'
... aka Blood & Wine (video box title)

Jack (1996) .... Miss Marquez
Money Train (1995) .... Grace Santiago
My Family (1995) .... Maria Sanchez, in the '20s
... aka Cafe con leche
... aka East L.A. (UK: video title)
... aka My Family, Mi Familia

"Hotel Malibu" (1994) TV Series .... Melinda Lopez
"South Central" (1994) TV Series .... Lucille
"Second Chances" (1993) TV Series .... Melinda Lopez (1993-1994)
Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7 (1993) (TV) .... Rosie Romero
"In Living Color" (1990) TV Series .... Fly Girl
Lambada (1990/I) .... Booker
My Little Girl (1986) .... Myra

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