![]() West Side Story made a particular impression on the young López and she wanted to be an entertainer from an early age. There was "lots of music" in the typically Puerto Rican household, and López and her sisters were encouraged to sing, dance and create their own plays for family events. She danced in school musicals and played a lead role in a production of Godspell. In school, López ran track on a national level, participated in gymnastics and was on the softball team. She was raised in a Roman Catholic family she attended Mass every Sunday and received a Catholic education, attending Holy Family School and the all-girls Preston High School. Lopez has described her upbringing as "strict". Lopez is a middle child she has an older sister, Leslie, and a younger sister, Lynda. They divorced in the 1990s after 33 years of marriage. Guadalupe was a homemaker for the first ten years of López's life and later worked as a Tupperware salesperson and a kindergarten and gym teacher. After serving in the army, David worked as a computer technician at Guardian Insurance Company. Her parents, David López and Guadalupe Rodríguez, were born in Puerto Rico and met in New York City. Jennifer Lynn López was born on July 24, 1969, in the Bronx, a borough of New York City, and raised in its Castle Hill neighborhood. Her other ventures include beauty and clothing lines, fragrances, a production company and a charitable foundation. Time listed her among their 100 most influential people in the world in 2018. ![]() In 2012, Forbes ranked her the world's most powerful celebrity, and the 38th most powerful woman in the world. ![]() In 2019, she garnered critical acclaim for her performance as a stripper in the crime drama Hustlers.įor her contributions to the recording industry, Lopez has a landmark star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and has received the Billboard Icon Award and the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, among other honors. She also produced and served as a judge on World of Dance (2017–2020). From 2016 to 2018, she starred in the police drama series Shades of Blue and performed a residency show, Jennifer Lopez: All I Have, at Planet Hollywood Las Vegas. Following a relatively unsuccessful period, she returned to prominence in 2011 with her appearance as a judge on American Idol and released her seventh studio album, Love?, spawning the international hit " On the Floor". Her fifth studio album, Como Ama una Mujer (2007), had the highest first week sales for a debut Spanish album in the United States. Then and starred in the film Maid in Manhattan.Īfter starring in Gigli (2003), a critical and commercial failure, Lopez starred in the successful romantic comedies Shall We Dance? (2004) and Monster-in-Law (2005). Later that year, she released her third studio album, This Is Me. Her 2002 release, J to tha L–O! The Remixes, became the first remix album in history to debut atop the US Billboard 200. With the simultaneous release of her second studio album J.Lo and her romantic comedy The Wedding Planner in 2001, she became the first woman to have a number-one album and film in the same week. ![]() Lopez ventured into the music industry with her debut studio album On the 6 (1999) and later starred in the psychological horror The Cell (2000). She went on to star in Anaconda (1997) and Out of Sight (1998), and established herself as the highest-paid Hispanic actress in Hollywood. For her first leading role in Selena (1997), she became the first Hispanic actress to earn over US$1 million for a film. In 1991, Lopez began appearing as a Fly Girl dancer on the sketch comedy television series In Living Color, where she remained a regular until she decided to pursue an acting career in 1993. Her most successful singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 include the number one singles " If You Had My Love", " I'm Real", " Ain't It Funny" and " All I Have". Often considered a Latin pop culture icon, Lopez is one of the most influential Hispanic entertainers in North America, credited for helping propel the Latin pop movement in American music. ![]() Jennifer Lynn Affleck ( née Lopez born July 24, 1969), known by her maiden name and also shortened to J.Lo, is an American singer and actress. ![]()
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