Jennifer Lopez

Model

Born July 24, 1969 in Bronx, New York, US

Jennifer Lynn Lopez (born July 26, 1969) is an actress, businesswoman, dancer and recording artist. Born and raised in the Castle Hill section of the South Bronx on July 24, 1969. The middle of three musically inclined sisters. 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. Lopez enrolled in singing and dancing classes as a child before starting her career as a fly girl on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller Money Train. Her first leading role was in the biographical film Selena (1997), in which she earned an ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress. Lopez came to prominence within music after the release of her album On the 6 (1999), which spawned the hit singles "If You Had My Love" and "Waiting for Tonight". As of 2010, Lopez has amassed estimated sales of over 55 million records worldwide, Billboard ranked her as the 27th Artist of the 2000s decade. In 2010, Lopez became a member of the judging panel for the American reality television competition American Idol. She was selected for a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2012. In 2007, Lopez made the Forbes magazine's list of "The 20 Richest Women In Entertainment," ranking ninth.