Born July 24, 1969
Jennifer Lopez burst onto the Hollywood scene as a Fly Girl on the hit Fox comedy sketch show In Living Color, and gained recognition starring opposite Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes in the 1995 film Money Train—but it was her starring role in Selena (1997) that catapulted her to superstardom, making her the first Latina actress to earn $1 million for a movie role. Born and raised in the Bronx to Puerto Rican parents, Lopez has dominated the worlds of fashion, music, movies and fragrances for more than 10 years. She has her own production company, Nuyorican Productions, and has been ranked by Forbes as the most powerful Latina in Hollywood. Lopez has five platinum-selling albums, and is currently a judge on American Idol, alongside Randy Jackson and Steven Tyler.
Not many people know that Jennifer Lopez's love of dance was fostered at an early age by the Kips Bay Boys & Girls club. But Lopez—who recently celebrated her sixth wedding anniversary with Mark Anthony—says she never would have become a dancer if not for the program started by Harold (now senior director of program development at Kips Bay) and his late brother, Larry Maldonado at the club.
"The Boys &...
Tom Cruise stole the show last night as he reprised his hysterical role as greasy Hollywood producer Les Grossman from Tropic Thunder for the 2010 MTV Movie Awards. Cruise had everyone in stitches when he asked Ludacris to drop a beat for him and began to work it out to the rapper's hit single, "Get Back," but the crowd went absolutely wild when the beat changed and Jennifer Lopez joined him on stage.
The two performed an elaborately choreographed dance routine, complete with matching...
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When Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony married on June 5, 2004—in a hush-hush ceremony just four short days after his divorce from Dayanara Torres was final—not many people believed they would go the distance. After all, before she became super mommy, La Lopez was known for a string of high-profile, high-drama relationships (case in point: Bennifer).
But the two have found kindred spirits in one another, and it seems like Anthony knew long before Jennifer did that they were meant to be together. Before performing...
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Jennifer Lopez may have twins but she still know how to get down! The Latina icon proved that she still has what it takes to party all night while having a ball at Naomi Campbell's A-List birthday party along the French Riviera over the weekend. She and Marc Anthony oined a bevy of celebs, from the Black Eyed Peas to Mary J. Blige and Grace Jones, to celebrate the supermodel's 40th birthday party.
Check out J.Lo being the life of the party in the video below:...
For the past two weeks, our gorgeous Latina beauties—from Jennifer Lopez to Salma Hayek to Eva Longoria Parker—have been bringing their glitz and glamour to the premieres, photocalls and parties of the Cannes film festival. We've gathered some their best looks. Vote on which is your favorite!
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In case you may have forgotten during those two years she took off to spend time with her new twins, Jennifer Lopez, style goddess, came back with a sartorial vengeance to remind you just how serious her fashion game is. With a string of perfectly styled hits, she dazzled on red carpets from Miami to Madrid to Monaco. Here are a few of our favorites. Let us know if you're loving the looks as much as we are!
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