Jennifer Lynn Lopez (born July 24, 1969)often nicknamed J.Lo, is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, fashion designer and television producer. She led People en Español's list of "100 Most Influential Hispanics" in February 2007. She parlayed her media fame into a fashion line and various perfumes with her celebrity endorsement. Outside of her work in the entertainment industry, Lopez advocates human rights, vaccinations and is a supporter of Children's Hospital Los Angeles.
Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. She subsequently ventured into acting and gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller Money Train. Lopez's first leading role was in the biographical film Selena (1997), in which she earned an ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress. She earned her second ALMA Award for her performance in the 1998 film Out of Sight. She then starred in the romantic comedies such as The Wedding Planner (2001) and Maid in Manhattan (2002). Lopez had bigger commercial successes with Shall We Dance? (2004) and Monster-in-Law (2005).
In 1999, Lopez released her debut studio album On the 6, which spawned the number one hit single, "If You Had My Love". Her second studio album, J.Lo (2001), was a commercial success, selling eight million copies worldwide. J to tha L-O!: The Remixes (2002), became her second consecutive album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200. Her third and fourth studio albums—This Is Me... Then (2002) and Rebirth (2005)—peaked at number two on the Billboard 200. In 2007, Lopez released two albums, including her first full Spanish-language album, Como Ama una Mujer, and her fifth English studio album, Brave. She won the 2003 American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist and the 2007 American Music Award for Favorite Latin Artist. To date, Lopez has sold over 25 million albums worldwide. was ranked the 27th Artist of the 2000–10 decade by Billboard
Reports circulated in mid-2010 that Lopez would join the judging panel of American Idol. In September 2010, the program's producers officially confirmed that Lopez had joined the series. After two consecutive commercial failures of her singles, Lopez returned to the top of the charts with her recent single On The Floor featuring American rapper Pitbull from her new album
* 1 Early life
* 2 Music career
o 2.1 1999–2000: On the 6
o 2.2 2001–03: J.Lo, J to tha L-O!: The Remixes and This Is Me... Then
o 2.3 2005–06: Rebirth
o 2.4 2007–08: Como Ama Una Mujer and Brave
o 2.5 2009–present: Departure from Sony and Love?
* 3 Other work
o 3.1 American Idol
o 3.2 Acting career
o 3.3 Entrepreneurship
* 4 Philanthropy
* 5 Personal life
o 5.1 Relationships
* 6 Filmography
* 7 Discography
* 8 See also
* 9 References
* 10 External links
Jennifer Lopez was born and grew up in Castle Hill, a neighborhood in the Bronx, New York. She is the daughter of Puerto Rican parents Guadalupe (née Rodríguez), a kindergarten teacher, and David Lopez, a computer specialist, both born in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Lopez was raised Roman She has two siblings, Lynda and Leslie. Lopez spent her entire academic career in Catholic schools, finishing at the all-girls Preston High School in the Bronx. She financed singing and dancing lessons for herself from the age of 19. After attending Baruch College for one semester, Lopez divided her time between working as a notary public in a legal office, dance classes, and dance performances in Manhattan night clubs.She had a little part in the 1987 film My Little Girl. After months of auditioning for dance roles, Lopez was selected as a dancer for various rap music videos, a 1990 episode of Yo! MTV Raps and as a backup dancer for the New Kids on the Block and their performance of their song "Games" for the American Music Awards in 1991. She gained her first regular high-profile job as a "Fly Girl" dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color from 1991-1993. Soon after, Lopez became a backup dancer for Janet Jackson and made an appearance in her 1993 video "That's the Way Love Goes".
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