Jennifer Lopez

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Date of Birth 24 July 1969, The Bronx, New York, USA
Birth Name Jennifer Lynn Lopez
Nicknames J. Lo
La Lopez
Lola
Jenny from the Block
Height 5' 4" (1,64 m)
Mini Bio (1)
Jennifer Lynn Lopez was born in the Castle Hill
section of the South Bronx on July 24, 1969. She is
the middle of three musically-inclined sisters, Leslie
Lopez, a homemaker, and Linda Lpez (aka Lynda
Lopez), a DJ on New York's WKTU, a VH1 VJ, and a
morning news show correspondent on 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.

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.

After high school, she briefly worked in a law office.
During this time, she continued dance classes at
night. At 18, she left home because her mother was
scared by her decision to pursue show business. 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 then went on to dance for famed singer-
actress Janet Jackson. Her first major film
was Gregory Nava's Mi familia (1995), and her
career went into over-drive when she portrayed
slain Tejana singer Selena Quintanilla Perez
in Selena (1997).
- IMDb Mini Biography By: John Sacksteder <
jsack@ka.net> and GinaL
Spouse (3)
Marc Anthony (5 June 2004 - 16 June 2014) (divorced) (2 children)
Cris Judd (29 September 2001 - 26 January 2003) (divorced)
Ojani Noa (22 February 1997 - 1 January 1998) (divorced)
Trade Mark (1)
Often has dance sequences in her music videos
Trivia (86)
Father, David Lopez, is a computer specialist at
Guardian Insurance in New York City.
Sisters are Linda Lpez and Leslie Lopez.
Chosen by "People" magazine as one of the 50 Most
Beautiful People in the World.
Both her parents are Puerto Rican.
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
television 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".
She moved to Manhattan to learn how to dance and
used to sleep in the studio where she was
practicing.
Lopez and boyfriend musician Sean Combs were
arrested in connection with a nightclub shooting.
Police found them with a stolen gun. The charges
against Lopez were dropped, but the charges
against Combs stayed. He was eventually tried and
acquitted. [December 1999]
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".
Grew up in the Castle Hill section of the Bronx. It
was from this neighborhood that she took the local
"6" train to get to her auditions in Manhattan, as
well as the inspiration of her debut album "On the
6".
Mother is a schoolteacher in Westchester County,
New York.
Voted #1 in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women list.
(February 14, 2001) She and boyfriend Sean
Combs announced that they had ended their
relationship.
Is the highest paid Latina(o) actress to date for her
performance in Planes de boda(2001). She was paid
$1 million for her role in Selena (1997).
First actress to have a movie (Planes de
boda (2001)) and a music album hit number one in
the same week.
Met her husband, Cris Judd, while filming the music
video for her single "Love Don't Cost A Thing". The
two were married in a small ceremony (about 170
guests) at a home in a Los Angeles suburb officiated
by attorney Barry Hirsch. Judd is a dancer and
choreographer.
Is the only woman to have been voted the sexiest
woman in the world twice in FHM.
Named one of E!'s "Top 20 Entertainers of 2001".
Voted the #1 best female body in "Celebrity Bodies"
(UK) magazine. [October 2001]
She once hosted Saturday Night Live (1975) and
appeared in a sketch as a singer for the USO who
performs for soldiers during WWII. After the
terrorist attacks of 9/11/01, she did this for real,
performing in a USO concert at an American Air
Force base in Germany.
Debut album went 6 x platinum.
Attended Baruch College in New York.
Ranked #76 in Premiere's 2002 annual Power 100
List.
Opened a new Cuban restaurant called Madre's in
Pasadena, California.
Has relocated to Miami Beach after purchasing an
estate there worth $9.1 million. Her neighbors on
both sides of the house are Robin Gibb and Barry
Gibb, and singer Ricky Martin lives eight houses
away. [May 2002]
Was ranked 1st of the 100 Sexiest Women by FHM
Taiwan (2001).
Came in at #5 in FHM's Sexiest Girls of 2002 poll,
American edition. She had come in first in the 2000
& 2001 editions of the poll. [June 2002]
Grew up on Blackrock Avenue in the Bronx.
Released her third album, "This is Me... Then," on
November 26th 2002. The first single from the
album was the song "Jenny from the Block."
Another track, "Baby I Love You!", borrows heavily
from the melody of John Barry's theme for Cowboy
de medianoche(1969). Barry gets co-composer
credit.
Engaged to Ben Affleck. [October 2002]
Was the first Latina actress to be paid $1 million for
a movie role (Selena (1997)).
Ranked #47 in Premiere's 2003 annual Power 100
List. Had ranked #76 in 2002.
Does not drink alcohol.
Voted the 4th Sexiest Female Movie Star in the
Australian Empire Magazine September 2002.
Her ex-husband Cris Judd and ex-fiancee Ben
Affleck share the same birthday. Ben is 3 years
younger.
Ranked #5 in Maxim's Hot 100 List 2003,
behind Los ngeles de Charlie: Al lmite (2003)
stars Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, & Cameron Diaz,
and Kristanna Loken, Shania Twain, and top-
ranked Christina Aguilera.
Ranked #5 on FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the
World 2003 list, behind only Alyssa Milano, Carmen
Electra, Britney Spears, and Halle Berry.
Ranked #4 in the "Loveliest Latin Ladies" section of
Stuff's 125 Sexiest Women of the Year 2003, along
with Shakira, Salma Hayek, Daisy Fuentes, Roselyn
Sanchez, Penlope Cruz, Eva Mendes, Sofa
Vergara, Lana Parrilla, Marieh Delfino, and Sissi
Fleitas.
20 January 2004: Ended engagement to Ben
Affleck.
Struggles to converse in Spanish, even though she
was raised in a Puerto Rican home.
Wrote the song "Dear Ben" about her fiancee Ben
Affleck and how much she loved him.
After four unsuccessful previous nominations, she
won the worst actress Razzie for Una relacin
peligrosa (2003).
Her mother won a $2.4-million jackpot at the
Borgata Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey in April
2004.
Grew up blocks away from actor, Mills Pierre, where
they both took classes at Kips Bay Boys & Girls
Club.
Sister Linda Lpez is an Entertainment
Correspondent for WB Network Channel 11 News in
New York.
Secretly married Marc Anthony on June 5, 2004; all
the guests were invited to an "afternoon party", and
they were never told that they were going to a
wedding.
Stated in interviews during her engagement to Ben
Affleck that once married, she would go by the
name Jennifer Affleck both privately and
professionally. This never came-to-be as she and
Affleck broke off their engagement in January 2004.
2004 Honoree for the Noche de Nios Gala
(Childrens Hospital Los Angeles)
Her new perfume is called "Still" and is the second
perfume she has released with her first being
"Glow"
Ranked #2 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women
in the World" (2002).
She was named one of People magazine's Fifty Most
Beautiful People for 1997
Owns a home in Old Westbury - Long Island, New
York.
Years before they married (or even became a
couple), she and Marc Anthony sang a song
together called "No Me Ames" which appeared on
her album "On the 6"
There was some controversy around her fashion line
"Sweetface" due to the excessive use of fur for the
clothes. Members of PETA protested against her and
famous PETA member Heather Mills stormed with
some reporters into Jennifer's office in New York
and expected an explanation from Jennifer, but the
singer wasn't there. Mills then left a DVD in Lopez'
office, which shows how brutally animals are
murdered just to get their fur. Mills was then asked
to leave by Lopez' assistant. [September 2005]
Wore a Vera Wang gown to her June 2004 wedding
to Marc Anthony
She and Marc Anthony live in Bel-Air. In addition,
they have a house on Fisher Island and another one
in Long Island, New York.
10 April 2006 - Filed a request for injunction against
her first husband, Ojani Noa, to stop him from
publishing materials that are disparaging. He
supposedly signed an non-disclosure agreement in
2004 that prevents him from such a publication.
Named #31 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the
World 2005" special supplement. (2005)
One of her first dancing gigs was dancing for an
opening number by the New Kids on the Block for
their performance on the American Music Awards in
the late 1980s. She can be clearly seen dancing
with her hair in a ponytail and wearing a cap in the
middle of the dance troupe.
Named #26 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest
Women in the World 2006" supplement. (2006).
Attended Holy Family Catholic Church and Grammar
School in Castle Hill, Bronx, New York, New York,
USA. She also attended Preston High School in
Throgs Neck, Bronx, New York, New York, USA
where she graduated from in 1987.
Was one of the guests at Tom Cruise's and Katie
Holmes wedding ceremony in Italy.
Began her career as a dancer for Janet Jackson.
Ranked #3 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists.
December 2007 - According to Forbes, her movies
averaged $9 of gross income for every dollar the
actress got paid.
By 2004, she had amassed a fortune estimated to
be worth $255 million, due to her work as a singer,
actress, and Co-owner of Sweetface Fashions.
Has split with her year-long manager, Irving
Azoff [January 15, 2008].
Client of Simon Fields.
She and her twins were featured on the front cover
of People magazine's March 11, 2008 issue when
they were four weeks old. People paid $6 million for
the photos.
She and husband Marc are celebrity part-owners of
the Miami Dolphins along with Gloria
Estefan and Emilio Estefan Jr., and sisters Venus
Williams and Serena Williams (2009).
Is of Puerto Rican descent.
Her aunt had passed away from cancer [May 29,
2013].
Received the 2,500th star on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame on June 20, 2013. In attendance were her
parents, David Lopez and Guadalupe Lopez, her
son Max Anthonyand daughter Emme Anthony, her
sister Linda Lpez, her boyfriend Casper
Smart, Jane Fonda, Keenen Ivory Wayans.
Close friends with Leah Remini.
(April 9, 2012) Her 3rd husband of 7 years Marc
Anthony filed for divorce from her following a 9-
month-long separation.
She was Brahma (beer trademark) muse in the
Brazilian Carnival at Rio de Janeiro (2012).
Launched third perfume in the J.Lo perfume line
called Miami Glow. [February 2005]
She and Michael Vartan are doing re-shoots of
romantic comedy La madre del novio(2005) in Los
Angeles from February 10 to February 15. [February
2005]
On the set of new music video for her song 'Get
Right' in Hollywood, California. [November 2004]
Filming the movie El cantante (2006) in New York
City. [December 2005]
Returned to work 15 months after giving birth to
her twins Maximillian & Emme in order to begin
filming El plan B (2010).
Gave birth to her twins (her 1st & 2nd children) at
age 38, a son Maximillian David Muiz (aka Max
Anthony) & a daughter Emme Maribel Muiz
(aka Emme Anthony) on February 22, 2008.
Children's father is her now ex-3rd husband, Marc
Anthony.
Billboard magazine described the actress-singer's
portfolio as: businesswoman, entrepreneur, fashion
designer, producer, cable programmer, author and
mom.
Ranked #36 on Maxim's "Hot 100" of 2014 list.
Personal Quotes (27)
"I thought she'd offer me some sympathy. Instead,
she said, 'Don't you ever call me crying again! You
wanted to be in this business, so you better toughen
up!' And I did." - to Redbook magazine August
1999, on the lesson in tough love she got from her
mother.
You laugh it off, you get upset for a little while,
you're human and you let it go. - on the
"outrageous" tabloid stories she hears about herself,
at a press conference to discuss her movie, La
celda (2000) in August 2000.
"This film certainly is not meant for the girls who
sing along with my songs" (about La celda (2000))
I was always a singer and a dancer, and I always
wanted to be an actress. For me, it's all just one
thing.
"Nail Polish" (upon being asked what she got on her
SAT's)
When I'm not prepared, which is almost never. -
when asked if she ever feels insecure.
I don't really check out other people's butts.
I'm not mad about my ankles - they're too skinny.
We've all had a love of our life and failed love
affairs. I'm just the biggest romantic - it's really
sad. I tell people that, but nobody listens.
I've always had a huge fear of dying or becoming ill.
The thing I'm most afraid of, though, is being alone,
which I think a lot of performers fear. It's why we
seek the limelight - so we're not alone, were
adored. Were loved, so people want to be around
us. The fear of being alone drives my life.
In every movie they want you to look as thin as you
can look. In Selena, it was the other way around:
"How can we shoot her butt so it looks like
Selena's?"
I only do what my gut tells me to. I think it's smart
to listen to other people's advice, but at the end of
the day, you're the only one who can tell you what's
right for you.
If you focus on the money, you're not going to get
anywhere. You can want to be successful, but at the
end of the day, if money is your motivation, if that's
how shallow your outlook is on life, then you're
going to be such an empty person. Because there's
nothing driving you from the inside -- there's no
passion...
My mom always told me that if you work hard, you
can achieve anything. And it's true. It's one of the
truest things ever.
I think crossroads come at many times during your
life. Up to this point, I've had several. You get to a
certain point in your life and you're like, Am I
supposed to be doing this? And it's usually in the
face of some failure - something that didn't work
out the way you wanted it to. And you're faced with
a decision: Do I keep trying to do this or do I give
up?
Beauty is only skin deep. I think what's really
important is finding a balance of mind, body and
spirit. Somebody said to me not too long ago, 'Until
you're twenty, you have the face you are born with,
and after that you have the face you deserve', and I
really loved that - the idea that you wear who you
are on your face.
If you kiss on the first date and it's not right, then
there will be no second date. Sometimes it's better
to hold out and not kiss for a long time. I am a
strong believer in kissing being very intimate, and
the minute you kiss, the floodgates open for
everything else.
I was in third grade when Rapper's Delight changed
my life. But, when I came home, my mother would
be listening to Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, Diana Ross. I
want to include all those elements in my music.
I didn't expect it to happen like this, wrapping one
film and flying out to do a new one the next day.
But I'm fresh enough and ambitious enough to stay
up all night for the sake of a job. I'm not gonna take
it easy. I want to do so much more when I'm
getting these great opportunities.
I'm trying to get the focus back on what I do as an
artist, not what I do at home.
It was all a bit mad. For a girl like me, wearing
gorgeous clothes and having all this attention was
amazing. It was like being a princess. But it didn't
take me long to realise that that sort of fame can be
scary. The more the circus builds up around you,
the more you start to lose all those intentions that
get you there in the first place. I was always about
being a good performer and working hard, doing
movies, making music, but that started to get lost
in all that crazy stuff.
I throw myself into love because I believe in it, but
when things don't work you have to take
responsibility. You all know things have gone wrong
for me. Everybody has laughed, everybody has had
a knock at me. It hurts, it always does. There have
been times when I didn't want to be me any more.
From the outside looking in, it may have appeared
that it was a glamorous exciting life, but I would
have swapped places with anybody. It really did
start to get to me and the easy thing to do would be
to walk away.
I'm not J.Lo, she's not a real person. She was just a
bit of fun that got really crazy. I've never been
anyone but Jennifer. I was going to call the album
Call Me Jennifer because that would be my way of
saying goodbye to the whole J.Lo thing. But Rebirth
is perfect because it means so much more.
It's business. Once they stop making money off
you, they'll stop coming around.
Part of my business is about being in shape and
looking good. You can't lie to yourself about it. But
I'm not the monster I used to be in the exercise
department. You get past your 20s, you've got
kids... you're kind of unmotivated. You want to be
healthy and look good, but you want to do the least
amount to maintain that.
[2011] When I moved out to L.A. for the first time
to do In Living Color (1990), my grandmother and
my aunt all came to visit me in the first week. And I
thought, "This is really weird". But, they just wanted
to see that I was living in a nice place. At that time,
it was like, "Why are they visiting me already? I'm
not even settled in". I didn't have furniture or
anything. We all slept on the floor. Now that I think
back, it was great.
Everyone wants a miracle cream, but there's no
substitute for feeling great inside.