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Jennifer Lynn Lopez (born July 24 1969 ),1 popularly nicknamed '''J.Lo''', is an Puerto Rican-American singer, actress, songwriter, dancer, and fashion designer. She is the richest Hispanic in Hollywood according to the website "A Socialite's Life"2 and the most influential Hispanic entertainer in America according to '' People En Español '' EARLY LIFE Lopez was born and raised in s. She financed singing and dancing lessons for herself from the age of nineteen. After leaving a one-semester career at Baruch College , Lopez divided her time between working in a legal office, dance classes, and dance performances in Manhattan clubs at night. After months of auditioning for dance roles, Lopez was selected as a dancer for various Rap artists' Music Video s, a 1990 episode of '' Yo! MTV Raps '', and on the American Music Award s as a backup dancer for the New Kids On The Block and their performance of their song "Games" in 1991. After being rejected twice, Lopez gained her first regular high-profile job as a "Fly Girl" dancer on the television comedy program '' In Living Color '' in 1990. Soon after, Lopez became a backup dancer for Janet Jackson and made an appearance in her 1993 video " That's The Way Love Goes ". FILM AND TELEVISION
Lopez has appeared on the short-lived television programs '''' and then appeared opposite Wesley Snipes in the action film '' Money Train ''. Lopez has played roles in Francis Ford Coppola 's 1996 comedy '' Jack '' starring Robin Williams , and the 1997 thriller '' Blood And Wine '' with Jack Nicholson . Lopez played the lead role in the 1997 film '' Selena '' for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for " Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical Or Comedy " in 1998. She became the first Latin actress to get paid $1 million or more for a film role.4 Some of her other critically-acclaimed films include '' Out Of Sight '', '' The Cell '', and '' An Unfinished Life ''. Lopez's performances were less well-received in the financially successful films '' The Wedding Planner '', '' Maid In Manhattan '', '' Monster-in-Law '', and '' Shall We Dance? ''. Lopez has finished shooting two new '' and '' El Cantante ''. ''El Cantante'' was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival where it got positive reviews. ''Bordertown'' was shown at the Brussels Film Festival. Both films were produced by Lopez and her production company, New Yorican Productions. In April 2004, Lopez guest starred in the sixth season finale of '' Will & Grace '', playing herself. This was the highest-rated episode of the series since Elton John 's appearance in 2002, and Lopez appeared again in the season seven's opening episode. In May 2006, MTV gave the greenlight on her executively-produced reality show, '' DanceLife ''. The show followed the lives of six aspiring dancers as their struggle to make it in the competitive world of professional dance. Lopez, who took an active role in selecting the show's participants, made cameo appearances over the course of the season and the show's eight-episode run which began on January 15 2007 . As recent as summer 2007, it was rumored that Lopez would be appearing on HBO's "Entourage." It has been assumed that she would play herself. Lopez made an appearance as a mentor on '' American Idol '' on April 10 2007 .5 BOX OFFICE STANDING AND RECORD SALES Despite not having a film that grossed over $100 million domestically, Lopez is one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood and the highest-paid Latin actress in Hollywood history. Lopez appeared in the 2007 '' 2006 ). ItsaSurvey.com. Accessed 2007-05-05 . She received $15,000,000 for her role in ''Monster-in-Law''. Her top-grossing film domestically is ''Maid in Manhattan'' which grossed $94,011,225. Meanwhile, her most successful film internationally is ''Shall We Dance?'' which grossed $112,238,000 at the international box office. Domestically, ''Shall We Dance?'' grossed $57,890,460 for a total of $170,128,460 in worldwide tally. Lopez has sold over fifty million records worldwide.6 Lopez made the 2007 '' Forbes '' magazine's list of The 20 Richest Women In Entertainment and ranked ninth. Her wealth is estimated to be $110 million.7 MUSIC CAREER ''On the 6'' (1999) See Also: On the 6 Lopez's debut album ''. "No Me Ames" received two nominations at the 2000 Latin Grammy Awards — "Best Pop album by a Duo or Group with Vocal" and "Best Music Video".The album has sold 7 million copies to date. ''J. Lo'' (2001) See Also: J. Lo (album) Lopez's second album, '' J. Lo '', was released on January 23 2001 and debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200. When her film '' The Wedding Planner '' achieved number one shortly after, Lopez become the first actress-singer to have a film and an album at number one in the same week.8 The lead single, " Love Don't Cost A Thing ", was her first number-one single in the United Kingdom and took her into the top five on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100. She followed it up with " Play " which gave her another top twenty hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and reached number three in the UK. Her next two singles were " I'm Real " and " Ain't It Funny " which were quickly rising up the charts. To capitalize on this, Lopez asked The Inc. Records (then known as Murder Inc.) to Remix both songs, which featured rap artists Ja Rule (on both) and Caddillac Tah (on the "Ain't It Funny" remix). Both remixes reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for several weeks. She re-released ''J. Lo'' on her thirty-second birthday with the remix of "I'm Real" as a Bonus Track .The album has sold 13 million copies to date. ''J to tha L-O!: The Remixes'' (2002) See Also: J to tha L-O!: The Remixes Following the success of the re-release of ''J. Lo'', Lopez decided to devote an entire album to the remixing effort, releasing '''' (1997) and Madonna 's '' You Can Dance '' (1987). The album has sold 3 million copies. ''This Is Me... Then'' (2002) See Also: This Is Me... Then On " (featuring Jadakiss and Styles P ), which reached number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100; " All I Have " (featuring LL Cool J ), which spent multiple weeks at number one; " I'm Glad "; and " Baby I Love U! ". The album included a Cover of Carly Simon 's 1978 "You Belong to Me". It performed well on the charts, selling over three million copies in the United States alone and 6 million world wide. The video for "I'm Glad" recreated scenes from the 1983 film '' Flashdance '', leading to a lawsuit over Copyright Infringement .1011 ''Rebirth'' (2005) See Also: Rebirth (Jennifer Lopez album) After a year away from the music scene, Lopez released her fourth studio album, '' Rebirth '', on March 1 2005 . Although debuting and peaking at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200, the album quickly fell off the charts. It spawned the hit " Get Right ", which reached the top fifteen in the U.S. and became her second Platinum hit (after "If You Had My Love"). "Get Right" was also successful in the UK, becoming her second number-one single there. The second single, " Hold You Down ", which featured Fat Joe, reached number sixty-four on the U.S. Hot 100; it peaked at number six in the UK and ascended to the top twenty in Australia . Another song, "Cherry Pie", was slated for a fall release, but the plans to make a video were cancelled as the album sales were definitely too weak and the promotion budget exceeded. It was released to radio stations in Spain . ''Rebirth'' was certified Platinum in the U.S. by the RIAA . Nevertheless, Lopez was featured on LL Cool J 's single " Control Myself ", which was released on February 1 2006 . It reached number four on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number two on the UK Singles Chart . It was Lopez's first U.S. top ten hit in three years and has sold 3 million copies world wide. ''Como Ama Una Mujer'' (2007) See Also: Como Ama una Mujer Lopez officially released her first full Spanish-language album, called '' Como Ama Una Mujer '', on March 27 2007 in the U.S. and March 23 2007 in Europe . Her husband, singer Marc Anthony, produced the album with Estefano, except for "Que Hiciste", which Anthony co-produced with Julio Reyes. The album peaked at number ten on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200, number one on the U.S. Top Latin Albums (for four straight weeks), number one on the U.S. Latin Pop Albums (for seven straight weeks), and number one hundred and thirty-one in the UK. It set the record for largest sales for a Spanish debut album. The album did well in Europe peaking at number three on the albums chart, mainly due to the big success in countries like Switzerland , Italy , Spain , France , Belgium , Greece , Germany , Austria , and Portugal . The lead single, " Qué Hiciste " (Spanish for "What Did You Do"), was officially released to radio stations in January 2007. Since then, it has peaked at eighty-six on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number one on the Hot Latin Songs and the Hot Dance Club Play . It also went top ten on the European chart. The video for the song was the first Spanish-language video to peak at number one on MTV's '' Total Request Live '' daily countdown. The second single has been confirmed to be " Me Haces Falta " as she announced on MTV News. But the release will be postponed so as not to clash with the El Cantante Soundtrack. ''Brave'' (2007) See Also: Brave (Jennifer Lopez album) Lopez is working on her sixth studio album, and fifth English studio album, in which she is working with producers Midi Mafia , Jonathan "J.R." Rotem , and Ryan Tedder . It has been confirmed to be released on October 9, 2007 and that Jonathan "J.R." Rotem is working on some tracks with writing partner Evan "Kidd" Bogart .12 On March 27 2007 , Lopez appeared on MTV's '' Total Request Live '' and stated that the album will be out in September (but now has been confirmed by Yahoo! to be released in October) and Do It Well will be the first single. Lopez played one of the tracks from the new album in Las Vegas in late April. She stated she will finally be going on tour in late 2007 with a mix of her English and Spanish music. MTV News reports that the album will see Lopez return to pop, R&B and hip-hop sounds. Speaking to MTV News about the album, Lopez said: "I'm really excited about it. The first single will be out this summer. And, you know, it's very different from my Spanish album. My Spanish album was kind of an opportunity to get away from what I do on my English to kind of express a different side of myself." She continued: "This [next album is more of what people and my fans are used to - you know, just kind of dance, funk, R&B, hip-hop, all that stuff, all mixed up together to make some great pop music." A slow song called "Wrong When You're Gone" leaked onto the Internet in July. It was confirmed on July 30 to Yahoo UK, that Lopez's new album will be called, ''Brave'' and will be released October 8 in the UK and October 9 in the US.13 Two singles will be released in the U.S.; "Hold It, Don't Drop It" will be allocated to pop stations while "Do It Well" will be sent to urban stations. Recently, a snippet of a song titled "Mile In These Shoes" was featured in a promo for season four of the ABC series ''Desperate Housewives''. She performed "Hold It, Don't Drop It" and "Do It Well" as a live set for the first time at a show she devised called, "Secret" in New York. She had an open auditon for dancers to join her on stage. She also did a medley of her past hits. Tour Billboard Magazine reported, on July 24, 2007, that Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony will "co-headline" a worldwide tour starting in New Jersey on September 29.http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003615870 Tickets went on sale August 10. BUSINESS Lopez owns a clothing line, JLO By Jennifer Lopez , whose brand has been licensed for a term by Warnaco Group . Her line includes different types of clothing for young women, including Jeans , T-shirt s, Coats , Belts , Purse s, and Lingerie . In 2005, she launched a new clothing line called Sweetface. She is planning to launch a Jewelry line, as well as an accessory line that includes Hat s, Glove s, and Scarves .14 Lopez participated in the Louis Vuitton Winter 2003 campaign. In the fall of 2007, Lopez will retire JLO by Jennifer Lopez and launch a new juniors' line called JustSweet.15 The ad campaign will be featured in major magazines such as '' Glamour '' and '' Vogue ''. A runway show during New York Fashion Week is expected. 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. Lopez told a radio DJ she was open to being educated on the topic. '''s "The 100 Most Influential Hispanics" 2007 issue.]] On , 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 " which broke numerous records in sales. In October 2003, Lopez introduced a perfume called "Still". Before launching another completely new fragrance, she revisited 2002 "Glow" by creating a limited edition spin-off entitled "Miami Glow by J.Lo", in homage to her adopted hometown of Miami . Around the same time, Lopez came up with a "Glow" body line, which featured different body lotions and bronzers. For the Christmas season of 2005, she launched another fragrance, "Live by Jennifer Lopez". Most recently, for 2006 Valentine's Day , "Miami Glow" was replaced by yet another "Glow" spinoff — "Love at First Glow by J.Lo". Her latest fragrance is called "Live Luxe" and was released in August 2006, with "Glow After Dark" following its release in January 2007. She is expected to release another perfume called "Desire" in 2007. Lopez is a spokesperson for Lux shampoo in Japan , appearing in the product's television commercials. Lopez has been recognized by '' People En Español '' magazine as both the cover subject for the "50 Most Beautiful" issue in 2006 and the "100 Most Influential Hispanics" issue in February 2007. PERSONAL LIFE Lopez's first marriage was to Cuban-born Ojani Noa 16 on February 22 , 1997 . Lopez met Noa while he worked as a waiter at a Miami restaurant. They divorced in January 1998. Lopez later employed Noa as the manager of her Pasadena restaurant Madre's in April 2002, but he was fired in October 2002. After Noa sued Lopez over the termination, they drew up a confidentiality agreement.17 In April 2006, Lopez sued to prevent Noa from publishing a book containing personal details about their short marriage, contending it violated the confidentiality agreement.18 In August 2007, a court-appointed arbitrator issued a permanent injunction forbidding Ojani Noa from "criticizing, denigrating, casting in a negative light or otherwise disparaging" Jennifer Lopez. She was awarded $545,000 in compensatory damages, which included nearly $300,000 in legal fees and almost $48,000 in arbitration costs. Noa was also ordered to hand over all copies of materials related to the book to Lopez or her attorney.19 She then had a two-and-a-half-year relationship with Sean Combs . On December 27 1999 , Lopez and Combs were at Club New York, a midtown Manhattan nightclub, when gunfire erupted between Combs' entourage and another group. Lopez and Combs were being driven away from the scene when they were chased and stopped by the police.20 A stolen gun was found in the front seat of their vehicle.21 Lopez was charged with felony gun possession, but the charges were dropped,22 as she was riding in the back seat at the time.23 Lopez terminated her involvement with Combs shortly thereafter, and Combs reconciled with Kim Porter, mother of his three children. Her second marriage was to her former backup dancer, Cris Judd . She met Judd while filming the music video for her single "Love Don't Cost a Thing". The two were married on September 29 2001 , at a home in a Los Angeles suburb. Their marriage ended in August 2002. Lopez's subsequent relationship with actor Ben Affleck was highly publicized, with the media dubbing them " Bennifer ". Lopez announced her engagement to Affleck in November 2002, after Affleck gave her a six-carat pink Diamond ring worth a reported $1.2 million.24 Lopez promised interviewers that Affleck was indeed "the one", and that they would soon have a family. The marriage, planned for September 14 2003 in Santa Barbara , California, was called off just hours before the event. During the week before the scheduled nuptials, Affleck had been seen by press carousing at a strip club in Vancouver with friends. The media blitz intensified when it was Lopez's own sister who called in live radio to tell Lopez where her fiancé had been the previous night. Lopez would only respond by saying it was a terrible way to begin the day, finding out about Affleck's behavior in that manner. Publicists announced a permanent split on January 20 2004 . Affleck has refused to speak of his relationship with Lopez, only citing intense media attention as the cause of the break-up. Their relationship was parodied on the '' South Park '' episode " Fat Butt And Pancake Head ", which aired on April 16 2003 . There was a mild media furor as to whether Lopez would give Affleck back his ring after the break-up. Lopez did return it and it was discreetly placed for sale at the original jewelers. Affleck has since married actress Jennifer Garner on July 1 2005 and they have a daughter, Violet, born on December 1 2005 . .]] Shortly after her break-up with Affleck, Lopez was seen out with singer Marc Anthony , a long-time friend she had worked with in music videos. They had briefly dated in the late '90s, before his first marriage and her second one. Lopez and Anthony were recording a duet together in early 2004, for Lopez's then-upcoming film ''Shall We Dance?''. He had separated for the second time, in October 2003, from his first wife, the former Miss Universe , Dayanara Torres , with whom he had two young children. Lopez and Anthony married in a quiet home wedding on June 5 2004 , less than a week after his divorce from Torres was finalized on June 1 . On the morning of the wedding, however, the media was tipped off and circled her backyard in helicopters. Photographs, alerting the rest of the world, soon followed. Reports fueled rumors that Lopez was pregnant but this was not the case. Lopez's guests had been invited to an "afternoon party" at Lopez's house and had not been made aware that they were actually going to her wedding. The couple had planned not to publicize their marriage early on, allowing more privacy and time together in an otherwise intrusive environment. Days after the wedding, Anthony refused to comment on their marriage during interviews which were scheduled earlier to promote a new album "Amar Sin Mentiras" (To Love Without Lies).25 In February 2005 Lopez confirmed the marriage, and added that "everyone knows. It's not a secret".26 A few months later, Anthony's daughter, Ariana, appeared at the end of Lopez's music video " Get Right " as her little sister. Regarding his marriage and family life, Anthony maintains a private and sometimes defensive stance with the media, which has influenced Lopez to set some boundaries with interviewers. Recently, Jennifer Lopez has collaborated on a feature film, El Cantante (The Singer), with her husband singer-actor Marc Anthony. The film is in English, with a creative use of subtitles for songs with Spanish lyrics. HUMAN RIGHTS On February 14 2007 , Lopez received the Artists for Amnesty International award "in recognition of her work as producer and star of ''Bordertown'', a film exposing the ongoing murders of hundreds of women in the border city of Juárez , Mexico ". Nobel Peace Prize winner José Ramos Horta presented the award to Lopez at the Berlin International Film 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. DISCOGRAPHY See Also: Jennifer Lopez discography Albums
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