Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez "J.Lo" and "JLO" redirect here. For the album, see J.Lo (album). For other uses, see JLO (disambiguation)...

Jennifer Lopez
"J.Lo" and "JLO" redirect here. For the album, see J.Lo (album). For other uses, see JLO (disambiguation).
For the meteorologist, see Jennifer Lopez (meteorologist).
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez at GLAAD Media Awards.jpg
Lopez at the 25th GLAAD Media Awards, April 2014
Born Jennifer Lynn Lopez
July 24, 1969 (age 46)
The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Residence Los Angeles, California, U.S.[1]
Occupation
Actress author dancer fashion designer producer singer songwriter television personality
Years active 1986–present
Spouse(s)
Ojani Noa (m. 1997–98)
Cris Judd (m. 2001–03)
Marc Anthony (m. 2004–14)
Children 2
Relatives Lynda Lopez (sister)
Website jenniferlopez.com
Musical career
Genres
R&B pop Latin hip hop dance
Labels
Work Epic Island Capitol
Associated acts
Fat Joe Marc Anthony Pitbull
Jennifer Lynn Lopez (born July 24, 1969), also known as J. Lo, is an American actress, author, fashion designer, dancer, producer, and singer.[2][3] She became interested in pursuing a career in the entertainment industry following a minor role in the 1986 film My Little Girl, to the dismay of her Puerto Rican parents, who believed that it was an unrealistic career route for a Hispanic. Lopez gained her first regular high-profile job as a Fly Girl dancer on In Living Color in 1991, where she remained a regular until she decided to pursue an acting career in 1993. She received her first leading role in the Selena biopic of the same name in 1997. Lopez became the first Latina actress to earn over US$1 million for a role the following year, with the film Out of Sight. She ventured into the music industry in 1999 with her debut studio album, On the 6.

With the simultaneous release of her second studio album J.Lo and her film The Wedding Planner in 2001, Lopez became the first person to have a number one album and film in the same week. Her 2002 remix album, J to tha L–O! The Remixes, became the first in history to debut at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, while her fifth studio album, Como Ama una Mujer (2007), received the highest first-week sales for a Spanish album in the United States. With past record sales of over 60 million and a cumulative film gross of over US$2 billion, Lopez is regarded as the most influential Hispanic performer in the United States, as well as its highest paid Latin entertainer.[4][5] Along with Pitbull and Claudia Leitte, she recorded "We Are One (Ole Ola)", which served as the official song of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[6]

Beyond entertainment, Lopez enjoys a highly successful business career, consisting of various clothing lines, accessories, fragrances, a production company, television shows and a charitable foundation among other business interests. Lopez's personal relationships have attracted worldwide media attention; she has been married three times. Following the breakdown of her first marriage, Lopez dated rapper and entertainment mogul Sean Combs. Following the breakdown of her second marriage to husband Cris Judd, she dated actor Ben Affleck. Their relationship was the subject of much media interest; their planned wedding was cancelled four days before the ceremony. Lopez then wed longtime friend Marc Anthony; they separated after seven years of marriage. Lopez gave birth to their twins, Emme and Maximilian, in 2008