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Name : Jennifer Lopez
Nickname : ''La Guitarra'' (guitar shaped body)
Date of Birth : July 24, 1970
Place of Birth : New York, New York USA
Sign : Sun in Leo, Moon in Aries
Height : 5'6''
Eyes : Brown
Hair : Brown
Occupation : Singer, Actress & Model
Father : David Lopez - A computer operator
Mother : Guadalupe Lopez (School Teacher)
Sisters : Lynda & Leslie
Spouse : Ojani Noa [Divorced- February 1997 - 1998]
Fan Mail : Jennifer Lopez
C/O United Talent Agency
9560 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 500
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Breif Biography
Jennifer Lynn Lopez was born on July 24, 1970. Her
parents came to New York from Ponce, Puerto Rico.
She is the middle of three sisters. At the age of 7,
young Jennifer went on her first tour - around New
York City with her dance class.At the age of 16
Jennifer got a little break with a bit part in the
film ''My Little Girl'' (starring Mary Stuart
Masterson). But Jennifer's first love was still
dance, and when she read about a scholarship to a
dance school in Manhattan, she went down and grabbed
the opportunity. At this time she was taking a full
time course load at Baruch, working in a law office
and taking her dance classes. Eventually this would
lead to a falling out with her mother, who didn't
want Jennifer to pursue dance as a career. When her
mother gave her the ever popular ''you live by my
rules as long as you live under my roof'' speech
Jennifer took that as her cue to break out on her
own. Not having anywhere else to live, she took up
residence in the building where she took her dance
classes. A yea
r and a half of auditioning with no success brought
Jennifer to the verge of a breakdown. But salvation
would come in the form of a tour that sent her
dancing across Japan. Before this, she had
auditioned to be a ''Fly Girl'' for the show ''In
Living Color'' but she had been turned down.
Upon returning from Japan, she received a call from
''In Living Color'' asking her to audition again.
This time she made the cut and it was off to
Hollywood. She didn't really enjoy her time on ''In
Living Color'', as she longed for an acting career
that would put her in the spotlight. Her first
television job as an actress, on the Fox series
''South Central'' came her way because the producer
of the show was married to one of the other fly
girls, and he took notice of Jennifer during a
special Fox aired about the Fly Girls. ''South
Central'' only survived one season, but she quickly
resurfaced on television screens appearing as
''Melinda Lopez'' first in the short lived ''Second
Chances'' series, then ''Hotel Malibu.'' In 1995 she
jumped onto the big screen in her first major role,
opposite Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson in
''Money Train.'' She would go on to work opposite
such talents as Robin Williams and Jack Nicholson,
but it was her work with Gregory Nava, who directed
her in ''My Family, Mi Familia'
' that would lead her to the role that would make
her a star.
After an extensive nationwide search, Jennifer was
chosen to play Selena Quintanilla Perez, in the
official biopic of the life of the fallen Tejano
star. Taking part in the production of ''Selena''
would impact Jennifer's life in many ways. On the
personal side, Jennifer's fiancéé, Ojani Noa,
proposed to her at the wrap party for Selena. The
couple had met in Miami while Jennifer was filming
''Blood And Wine'' with Jack Nicholson. Ojani, a
Cuban immigrant, was an aspiring model working as a
waiter at Gloria Estefan's restaurant, Larios On The
Beach. They were married in Miami on February 22,
1997, after knowing each other less than a year.
Jennifer's sudden rise to fame with the release of
''Selena'' the following month would put an
excessive strain on the marriage, and the couple
filed for divorce just a little over a year after
they were married.
After news of the divorce made headlines, the gossip
papers quickly had her romantically linked to the
likes of rap impresario Sean ''Puffy'' Combs, Sony
Music President Tommy Mottola and Salsa singer Marc
Anthony. Jennifer herself remains tightlipped - and
rightfully so - on the subject of her personal life
(although she has recently admitted that she is in
fact having a relationship with Puffy). Back on the
professional level, her role as Karen Sisco in
1998's ''Out Of Sight'', opposite George Clooney,
has brought her into the major leagues, making her
the highest paying Latina actress in history.
Playing Selena also brought back Jennifer's
interests in being the ''all around'' entertainer,
and she decided to record a demo of her singing,
completely in Spanish. After a bidding war among a
number of record companies, Jennifer was signed to
Sony Music's Work Group label. Her first CD, a pop
album with a Latin flavor (although mostly in
English) was released June 1, 1999. Working with the
likes of Emilio Estefan, Rodney Jerkins and Sean
''Puffy'' Combs, the music world is buzzing that
Jennifer is ''the next Gloria Estefan'' set to
become the mainstream Latin crossover star Selena
herself surely would have been, had she been given
the chance. That early prediction seems accurate, as
her first single, ''If You Had My Love'' shot to 1
on the Billboard chart, and has been certified
platinum (one million sales).
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