American actress, singer and dancer, Jennifer Lopez was born on July 24th, 1969 in the Bronx, a Borough of New York City in the United States of America.
Lopez was born to David Lopez and Guadalupe Rodriguez who were born in Puerto Rico but moved to the United States mainland when they were just kids.
Lopez’s father, David served as a military officer after which he became a computer technician in an insurance company named Guardians Insurance Company. Her mother, Guadalupe also worked as a homemaker, a salesperson at Tupperware, a kindergarten teacher and a gym instructor.
David and Guadalupe divorced after 33 years of marriage. Lopez shares the same parents with her two sisters, Lynda and Leslie and Lopez happens to b the middle child.
She obtained a Catholic education at Holy Family School and the all-girls Preston High School while growing up in a Roman Catholic family, attending Mass every Sunday.
At school, Lopez competed in gymnastics, played softball, and ran track on a national level. She participated in school musicals as a dancer and held the title role in a Godspell production. The typical Puerto Rican home had “plenty of music,” and Lopez and her sisters were encouraged to perform plays they had written for family gatherings.
The young Lopez was particularly affected by West Side Story, and she knew she wanted to be an artist from a young age. At the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club, she studied flamenco, jazz, and ballet as a teen while also instructing younger students in dance, such as Kerry Washington.
She worked as a legal secretary on the side after high school and spent a semester studying business at New York’s Baruch College. With a small part in the 1986 movie My Little Girl, Lopez made her acting debut at the age of 16. She had previously taken night sessions in jazz and tap dance before she enrolled as a full-time student at Manhattan’s Phil Black Dance Studio at the age of 18.
She debuted as a Fly Girl dancer on the sketch comedy television show In Living Color in 1991 and continued to perform regularly there until she made the decision to pursue acting in 1993.
With her debut studio album On the 6 (1999), Lopez entered the music industry and contributed to the growth of the Latin pop genre in American music. She then starred in the psychological horror film The Cell (2000).
She made history by becoming the first woman to have a number-one album and movie in the same week in 2001 with the simultaneous release of her second studio album J.Lo and the romantic comedy The Wedding Planner.
Lopez was listed as the 38th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes in 2012, making her the most powerful celebrity in the world. She was included among the top 100 world influencers by Time in 2018.
She has earned numerous awards, including the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, the Billboard Icon Award, and a legendary star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her work in the music industry.
Jennifer Lopez children: Meet Emme Maribel Muniz and Maximillian David Muniz
Jennifer Lopez Lopez has been blessed with two kids; Emme Maribel Muniz and Maximillian David Muniz. She had her two kids with her ex-husband, Marc Anthony whom she was married to for ten years before they divorced in 2014.
Who is Emme Maribel Muniz?
Emme Maribel Muniz was born on February 22nd. 2008 in Long Island, New York in the United States of America. Emme was born to Jennifer Lopez and her ex-husband, Marc Anthony. Emme has five other siblings and being described as gender-neutral.
How old is Emme Maribel Muniz?
Emme was born in 2008 and is currently 14 years of age.
Who is Maximillian David Muniz?
Maximillian David Muniz happens to be the son of Jennifer Lopez. He was on February 22nd. 2008 at the North Shore University Hospital , Manhasset, New York in the United States of America. He happens to be the twin brother of Emme Maribel Muniz. His father his March Anthony.
How old is Maximillian David Muniz?
Maximillian is currently 14 years of age.
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