Jennifer Lynn Lopez, also known by her nickname J.Lo, is an American singer, actress, and dancer. In 1991, Lopez began appearing as a Fly Girl dancer on In Living Color, before her starring role in the filmย Selena, where she remained a regular until she decided to pursue an acting career in 1993. She turned to music and found major success on the pop and dance charts with hits like “Get Right” and “Play,” while continuing to garner Hollywood film work. She married salsa iconย Marc Anthony in 2004 and had twins; the couple split a few years later. Her recent TV projects includeย American Idol,ย Shades of Blue,ย andย World of Dance. ย A series of small acting jobs followed, including parts in two more series and a TV movie,ย Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7, in 1993.
Lopez is considered aย pop culture icon, and is often described as aย triple threat entertainer.ย With a cumulative film gross of US$3.1 billion and estimated global sales of 70 million records, Lopez is regarded as the most influential Latin entertainer in North America. In 2012,ย Forbesย ranked her as the most powerful celebrity in the world, as well as the 38th most powerful woman in the world.ย Timeย listed her among theย 100 most influential people in the worldย in 2018. Her most successful singles on the USย Billboardย Hot 100ย include: “If You Had My Love”, “I’m Real”, “Ain’t It Funny”, “All I Have”, and “On the Floor”. For her contributions to the recording industry, Lopez has received a landmark star on theย Hollywood Walk of Fame, theย Billboardย Icon Award, and theย Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Awardย among other honors. Her other ventures include beauty and clothing lines, fragrances, aย production company, and aย charitable foundation. Lopez will next star in Marry Meย oppositeย Owen Wilsonย forย Universal Pictures, which is set to be released on February 11, 2022.ย She is attached to star as drug lordย Griselda Blancoย inย The Godmotherย forย STX Entertainment, which will focus on the “rise and fall” of Blanco. She will also serve as an executive producer for the film, which is currently in development. Lopez will produce and star in four other films in development: the action-comedyย Shotgun Weddingย and three films forย Netflixย including an adaption ofย Kathe Koja’s novelย The Cipher,ย the action featureย The Motherย (directed byย Niki Caro), and theย sci-fiย thrillerย Atlasย (directed byย Brad Peyton).
Jennifer Lopez Bio
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