Jennifer Lopez Biography and Photos

Jennifer Lopez Profile:
Name: Jennifer Lopez
Alternative Names:J. Lo
Date of Birth: 24 July 1970
Birthplace:Bronx, New York
Nationality:American
Height:5' 7" (170 cm)
Eye Color:Brown - Light
Hair Color:Brown - Dark
Star Sign:Leo
Occupation:Singer, Actress, Fashion Designer
Religion: Christian
Music Genre: Pop, R&B
Music Style:Adult Contemporary, Club/Dance, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Dance-Pop, Electronic, Latin, Latin Dance, Latin Pop, Pop, Pop/Rock, Urban
Music Mood: Carefree, Confident, Energetic, Executive Producer, Fun, Party/Celebratory, Playful, Reserved, Sensual, Sexual, Sexy, Spicy, Stylish
Musical Instrument:Vocals

Jennifer Lopez sexy on the beach

Biography for Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Lopez (born Jul. 24, 1969 (42 years ago)), often nicknamed J.Lo, is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, fashion designer and TV producer. She is the richest person of Latin American descent in Hollywood according to Forbes, and the most influential Hispanic entertainer in the U.S. according to People en Español's list of "100 Most Influential Hispanics".
Starting in 1999 (12 years ago), Lopez released seven albums, including two number one albums on the Billboard 200 charts and four Billboard Hot 100 number one singles. She won the 2003 (8 years ago) American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist and the 2007 (4 years ago) American Music Award for Favorite Latin Artist. She has appeared in numerous films, and has won ALMA Awards for outstanding actress for her work in Selena, Out of Sight, and Angel Eyes. She parlayed her media fame into a fashion line and various perfumes with her celebrity endorsement.

Actress Jennifer Lopez

Media attention has also focused on her personal life. She has had high-profile relationships with Ojani Noa, Cris Judd, Sean Combs, Ben Affleck (7 walls), and Marc Anthony. Her first children, fraternal twins named Max and Emme, were born on Feb. 22, 2008 (3 years ago).

Film and TV
Lopez first TV job as an actress, on the Fox series South Central came her way because the producer of the TV series was married to one of the other fly girls, and he took notice of Lopez during a special Fox aired about the "Fly Girls". Lopez also made a guest appearance Second Chances and Hotel Malibu. She then appeared in the made-for-TV movie Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7. Lopez's first serious screen role was in Gregory Nava's 1995 (16 years ago) drama My Family, playing the character of Young Maria in the 1920 (91 years ago). After starring alongside Jimmy Smits and Edward James Olmos in My Family, Lopez starred in the action movie Money Train opposite Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson. In 1996 (15 years ago), she beat out Ashley Judd (62 walls) and Lauren Holly for the supporting role in Francis Ford Coppola's 1996 (15 years ago) comedy Jack starring Robin Williams. She then starred opposite Jack Nicholson in Bob Rafelson's well-received noir thriller Blood and Wine.
Lopez's first big break came in 1997 (14 years ago), when she was chosen to play the title role in Selena, a biopic of the Tejano pop singer Selena. Despite having previously worked with Nava on Mi Familia, Lopez was subjected to an intense auditioning process before landing the lead role of Selena. She earned widespread praise for her performance, including a Golden Globe Award for "Best Actress - Motion picture (wallpaper) Musical or Comedy". Later that year Lopez appeared in two major films. She starred in the horror movie Anaconda alongside Ice Cube and Jon Voight, playing the role of Terri Flores, a director who is shooting a documentary while traveling through the Amazon River. Though, despite being a modest box office hit, the movie was critically panned. Lopez then starred as the leading actress in the neo-noir movie U Turn, which is based on the book Stray Dogs, starring alongside Sean Penn and Billy Bob Thornton.
In 1998 (13 years ago), she had one of her most acclaimed roles, starring opposite George Clooney (5 walls) in Out of Sight, Steven Soderbergh's adaptation the Elmore Leonard novel. Cast as a deputy federal marshal who falls for a charming criminal, Lopez won raves for her tough performance and in the process she became the highest paid Latina actress in Hollywood history. That same year, she provided the voice for Azteca on the computer-animated movie Antz. Lopez then starred opposite Vince Vaughn, in the psychological thriller movie The Cell. She portrayed Catherine Deane, a child psychologist who uses a virtual reality to enter into the minds of her patients to coax them from their comas. The movie was released on Aug. 18, 2000 (11 years ago) and became a box office success opening at number one. The following year, Lopez took a hiatus from acting in movies to work on her music career.
In 2001 (10 years ago), Lopez starred alongside Matthew McConaughey in the romantic comedy The Wedding Planner. The movie debuted at number one, making her the first actress and singer in history to have a movie and an album, J.Lo, at number one in the same week. Her next role in the supernatural romance Angel Eyes (2001, 10 years ago), and in the psychological revenge thriller Enough (2002, 9 years ago), both failed to click with audiences and critics alike. She appeared alongside Ralph Fiennes in the romantic comedy movie Maid in Manhattan (2002, 9 years ago). Her character, Marisa Ventura, is a struggling single mother

Jennifer Lopez

who lives in the Bronx and makes her living cleaning rooms in a super-luxurious Manhattan hotel, who gets mistaken for a socialite by a princely politician. Maid in Manhattan was a box office hit opening at number one. The New York Times compared the movies storyline to her 2002 (9 years ago) song, "Jenny from the Block", commenting, "In her new single, Jenny From the Block, Jennifer Lopez declares that despite her enormous wealth and global fame, she has not lost touch with her roots.". Some of her other critically-acclaimed movies include An Unfinished Life and Shall We Dance?. Two independent movies produced by Lopez were well-received at movie festivals: El Cantante at the Toronto International movie Festival, and Bordertown at the Brussels movie festival. Her modestly successful movie includes Monster-in-Law (2005, 6 years ago). Gigli, however, would be a critical and commercial disappointment. In Aug. 2007 (4 years ago), Lopez collaborated on the feature film, El Cantante, with her husband singer-actor Marc Anthony. The movie is in English, with a creative use of subtitles for songs with Spanish lyrics. In addition, she will appear in the romantic comedy The Back-Up Plan.
On Apr. 10, 2007 (4 years ago) Lopez made an appearance as a mentor on American Idol. Lopez also became the executive producer of the eight-episode reality show, DanceLife, which ran on MTV and began on Jan. 15, 2007 (4 years ago). Lopez helped select the show's participants and made cameo appearances. She then served as executive producer of a miniseries broadcast on Univisión. Titled after her CD Como Ama Una Mujer, it ran in five episodes from Oct. 30 to Nov. 27, 2007 (4 years ago), and starred Christian Borrero and Adriana Cruz.
Lopez signed a contract as star and executive producer of an unscripted reality series for TLC, a division of Discovery Communications Inc. The series will show the launching of her new fragrance, and will not focus on her family.

Box office standing and record sales
Lopez is one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood and the highest-paid Latin actress in Hollywood history, though she's never had a movie grossing over $100 million in the U.S. She was on the The Hollywood Reporter's list of the top ten actress salaries in 2002 (9 years ago), 2003 (8 years ago), and 2004 (7 years ago). She received $15 million for her role in Monster-in-Law. Her top-grossing movie domestically is Maid in Manhattan which grossed $94,011,225, and her most successful international film, Shall We Dance?,
grossed $112,238,000, at the international box office. Domestically, Shall We Dance? grossed $57,890,460 and a total of $170,128,460 worldwide.
Lopez has sold over 48 million albums worldwide. Lopez made the 2007 (4 years ago) Forbes magazine's list of The 20 Richest Women In Entertainment, ranking ninth. Her wealth is estimated to be $110 million.

Concerts
Billboard Magazine reported, on Jul. 24, 2007 (4 years ago), that Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony would "co-headline" a worldwide tour called "Juntos en Concierto" starting in New Jersey on sep. 29. Tickets went on sale Aug. 10. The tour was a mix of her current music, older tunes and Spanish music. In a later press release, Lopez announced a detailed itinerary. The tour launched sep. 28, 2007 (4 years ago) at the Mark G. Etess Arena and ended on Nov. 7, 2007 (4 years ago) at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida.

Singer Jennifer Lopez

Concerts:
2001: Let's Get Loud "Live in Puerto Rico" Concert
2008: Live In Athens

Tours:
2007: Juntos en Concierto

Business
Lopez launched a clothing line in 2003 (8 years ago). Named JLO by Jennifer Lopez, the line included different types of clothing for young women, including jeans, T-shirts, coats, belts, purses, and lingerie, a jewelry line, and an accessory line that includes hats, gloves, and scarves. Lopez participated in the Louis Vuitton Winter 2003 (8 years ago) campaign. In 2005 (6 years ago), she launched a new clothing line called Sweetface. In late 2007 (4 years ago), Lopez retired JLO by Jennifer Lopez and launched a new juniors' line called JustSweet. Her fashion lines have featured at many New York Fashion Week events.
Lopez's frequent use of animal fur in her clothing lines and personal wardrobe has brought the scorn of people concerned with animal rights. At the Los Angeles premiere of Monster-in-Law, more than one hundred protesters from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) held a demonstration to highlight their concerns.
On Apr. 12, 2002 (9 years ago), Lopez opened a Cuban restaurant in the South Lake district of Pasadena, California named Madre's. A media sensation was creating when during a press shoot for the fancy restaurant, a mysterious man appeared out of the sidelines and gave Lopez a floral arrangement from Ben Affleck (7 walls), even as then-husband Cris Judd stood next to her. Lopez was widely criticized for what appeared to be infidelity on her part.
Lopez has ventured in the perfume industry, with her debut "Glow by J.Lo". In Oct. 2003 (8 years ago), Lopez introduced a perfume called "Still", having revisit "Glow" the previous year by creating a limited edition spin-off, "Miami Glow by J.Lo", in homage to her adopted hometown of Miami. Lopez also marketed a "Glow" line of body lotions and bronzing products. For the Christmas season of 2005 (6 years ago), she launched another fragrance, "Live by Jennifer Lopez". For 2006 (5 years ago) Valentine's Day, "Miami Glow" was replaced by yet another "Glow" spin-off, "Love at First Glow by J.Lo". Her following fragrance, "Live Luxe", was released in Aug. 2006 (5 years ago), with "Glow After Dark" following in Jan. 2007 (4 years ago). Lopez is a spokesperson for Lux shampoo in Japan, appearing in the product's TV commercials.
Lopez owns the movie and TV production company Nuyorican Productions. It was cofounded with her manager Benny Medina, who was supposed to receive half the producing revenue from the company. Lopez split with Medina shortly after the company was founded, but they later restored their business relationship.
Lopez has been recognized by People en Español magazine as both the cover subject for the "50 Most Beautiful" issue in 2006 (5 years ago) and the "100 Most Influential Hispanics" issue in Feb. 2007 (4 years ago).

Human rights advocacy
In May 2001 (10 years ago), Lopez attended a White House benefit for UNICEF, where she assisted magician David Copperfield with an illusion which gave the appearance that she had been sawed into six pieces.
On Feb. 14, 2007 (4 years ago), Lopez received the Artists for Amnesty International award "in recognition of her work as producer and star of Bordertown, a movie exposing the ongoing murders of hundreds of women in the border city of Juárez, Mexico". Nobel Peace Prize winner José Ramos-Horta presented the

Fashion Designer Jennifer Lopez

award to Lopez at the Berlin International movie Festival. She also received special recognition and thanks from Norma Andrade, co-founder of Nuestras Hijas de Regreso a Casa A.C. ("May Our Daughters Return Home, Civil Association"), an organization consisting of mothers and families of the murdered women of Juárez.

Early years
Jennifer Lopez was born and grew up in the South Bronx, New York to Puerto Rican parents Guadalupe Rodríguez, a kindergarten teacher, and David Lopez, a computer specialist. She has two siblings, Lynda and Leslie. Lopez spent her entire academic career in Catholic schools, finishing at the all-girls Preston High School, in the Bronx. She financed singing and dancing lessons for herself from the age of 19. After attending Baruch College for one semester, Lopez divided her time between working in a legal office, dance classes, and dance performances in Manhattan night clubs. She had a bit part in the 1987 (24 years ago) movie My Little Girl. After months of auditioning for dance roles, Lopez was selected as a dancer for various rap music videos, a 1990 (21 years ago) episode of Yo! MTV Raps, and as a backup dancer for the New Kids on the Block and their performance of their song "Games" for the American Music Awards in 1991 (20 years ago). After being rejected twice, she gained her first regular high-profile job as a "Fly Girl" dancer on the TV comedy program In Living Color in 1990 (21 years ago). Soon after, Lopez became a backup dancer for Janet Jackson and made an appearance in her 1993 (18 years ago) video "That's the Way Love Goes".

Filmography
    My Little Girl
    Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7
    My Family/Mi Familia
    Money Train
    Jack
    Blood and Wine
    Selena
    Anaconda
    U Turn
    Out of Sight
    Antz
    The Cell
    The Wedding Planner
    Angel Eyes
    Enough
    Maid in Manhattan
    Gigli
    Jersey Girl
    Shall We Dance?
    Monster-in-Law
    An Unfinished Life
    Bordertown
    El Cantante
    Feel the Noise
    The Back-Up Plan
TV-shows (series)
    In Living Color
    Second Chances
    South Central
    Hotel Malibu
    Will & Grace
Discography
    Studio albums
    1999 (12 years ago): On the 6
    2001 (10 years ago): J. Lo
    2002 (9 years ago): This Is Me... Then
    2005 (6 years ago): Rebirth
    2007 (4 years ago): Como Ama una Mujer (Spanish language album)
    2007 (4 years ago): Brave
    Remix albums
    2002 (9 years ago): J to tha L-O!: The Remixes
    DVDs
    2000 (11 years ago): Feelin' So Good
    2003 (8 years ago): Let's Get Loud
    2003 (8 years ago): The Reel Me
    2007 (4 years ago): Como Ama Una Mujer
    Singles:
    "If You Had My Love"
    "Love Don't Cost a Thing"
    "I'm Real"/"I'm Real" (Murder Remix)" (featuring Ja Rule)
    "Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)" (featuring Ja Rule and Caddillac Tah)
    "Jenny from the Block" (featuring Styles P and Jadakiss)
    "All I Have" (featuring LL Cool J)
    "Get Right"
Source: en.wikipedia.org