Selena Gomez
Born July 22, 1992
Gomez made her very first television debut as one of the children on the kids TV show Barney & Friends. She reached stardom with her role as Alex Russo on the Emmy Award–winning Disney Channel series Wizards of Waverly Place. Gomez has also starred in the television movies Another Cinderella Story, Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie, Camp Rock, and Princess Protection Program. She was born in Grand Prairie, Texas to Ricardo Gomez (of Mexican descent) and Mandy Teefey (of Italian descent). Gomez has also pursued other projects, including a music career with her band, Selena Gomez & the Scene, and the successful launch of her own Kmart fashion line, Dream Out Loud.
—A producer working with Selena Gomez on her new album denied saying that pop singer Britney Spears was involved and described the songs he’s working on for Gomez’s new album as ‘not straight dance, but straight pop’.
—Rapper Eve appears in producer Swizz Beatz’...
When she started dating teen superstar Justin Bieber a few months ago, Selena Gomez's privacy went from minimal to non-existent. The 18-year-old star has been photographed kissing and cuddling with the Bieb's, holding hands at red carpet...
—Esperanza Spalding will open for Prince this Friday and Saturday at the Forum in Los Angeles, California. The Grammy-award winning bassist/singer/composer’s performance is part of Prince’s “Welcome 2 America” tour.
—Actress/singer Selena Gomez will be co-hosting the 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards in Toronto on Saturday, June 19, PerezHilton.com reports. Gomez will also perform.
—Ricardo...
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Selena Gomez may be on the verge of taking over the world—she dominates the big screen, small screen and album charts, and was just named the host of this year’s MuchMusic Awards—but a piece of her heart will always stay on Waverly Place. The multi-hyphenate mogul will be taking a break from TV when her long running series The Wizards of Waverly Place ends it’s run after the upcoming fourth season. We caught up with an emotional Selena just before she taped her last-ever episode in front of an audience of her fans, and got her...
Selena Gomez has much to look forward to this upcoming summer. She shares the big screen with Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester in Monte Carlo, a coming-of-age movie about three girlfriends from Texas vacationing in France who shop 'till they drop, go sightseeing and get themselves caught up in one hilarious misunderstanding after another.
"It's a fun movie about...
We loved watching this video on Selena Gomez's Kmart line Dream Out Loud which has downright adorable clothes at unbelievably affordable prices.
Check it out to learn about Selena's inspiration for the line and how she became the budding fashionista we've all started to look for on the red carpet. Apparently, it hasn'...
Disney star Selena Gomez will tape the final episode of her hit Disney Channel series, Wizards of Waverly Place on Friday. The 18-year-old star, who has played Alex Russo, a teenager with magical powers on the award-winning show for four years, will be hanging up her wizard hat for good.
Last summer, Selena made a...
With Selena Gomez wrapping filming on her final season of Wizards of Waverly Place, and Demi Lovato quitting her hit show ...
13-year-old Adam Irigoyen is one of the stars of the Disney Channel series, Shake It Up. The Miami, Florida native and proud Cubano, spoke to Latina.com about his role on the hit show, goofing off on set with fellow Latina Bella Thorne, and why he wants to become the male version of Selena Gomez!
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