Jennifer Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, fashion designer and television producer. She got her big start on the TV comedy hit In ‘Living Color’ as a fly girl, but bigger and better things were on the horizon for JLo as she moved onto the silver screen with blockbuster flicks like ‘Selena’ (1997) and ‘Monster-in-Law’ (2005). Jennifer has also released hit after hit album.
Jennifer Lopez was born and brought up in Castle Hill, a neighborhood in the Bronx, New York. Lopez spent her entire academic career in catholic schools,. 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
Jennifer Lopez`s first serious screen role in Gregory Nava’s 1995 latino melodrama ‘My Family’ followed by years of training in television movies and series. Her big break came in 1997 when she appeared in the title role of Nava`s ‘Selena’, she had one of her most acclaimed roles, starring opposite George Clooney in ‘Out of Sight’, which won raves for her tough, sexy Performance
In 2001, Lopez starred alongside Matthew McConaughey in the romantic comedy The Wedding Planner. Some of her other critically-acclaimed films include ‘An Unfinished Life’, ‘Shall We Dance’ and ‘Maid in Manhattan’.
Lopez`s debut album was released on June 1, 1999, and reached the top ten of the Billboard 200. Lopez`s second album, JLo, was released on January 23, 2001 and again was an instant hit. Following the success of the re-release of JLo, Lopez decided to devote an entire album to the remixing effort, releasing J to tha L-O!: The Remixes, on February 5, 2002.
Lopez also launched a clothing line in 2003. Named JLO by Jennifer Lopez, the line included different types of clothing for young women, including jeans, T-shirts, coats, belts and purses