FREE ESSAY ON JENNIFER LOPEZ

JENNIFER LOPEZ

Jennifer Lopez was born in the Bronx, New York on July 20, 1970. She is the daughter of a
computer specialist Kindergarten teacher. Lopez always knew se wanted to be a performer.

She started her showbiz career by appearing in the chorus of dancer, singer and
choreographer Hinton Battle's Synchrocinicity musical in Japan. Jennifer Lopez got her
shot at acting in Connie Kaiserman's My Little Girl where she perform a little part as
Myra. She was selected as one of choreographer Rosie Perez's fly girls after she won a
national competition of about 2,000 contestants. Lopez whose hip-hop dance numbers
commanded a loyal audience in Fox's in living color, parlayed her new visibility into
roles on various T.V series and movies.
In Living Colors was the first step for Lopez. Lopez was still living in New York and had
to move to L.A. Lopez followed the shows producer Keenan Ivory Wayans "You'll have more
money and more experience" advise to stick with the show. While she was shaking her booty
during commercial on Living Color, one of her co-workers whose husband was writing and
producing South Central for Fox suggested her for a part. Lopez was seen as a recurring
character here. The show was practically over before it started.
Melinda Lopez character which Lopez portrayed in CBS second chance co-starring Connie
Selleca and Megan Fallows was so popular that it was continued on Aaron Spelling series
Malibu Road. She refused the development deal which was offered by CBS because she wanted
a film career. Lopez introduced her talent to top film-makers with the movie Mi Famillia.
Following this movie she jumped on Joseph Ruben's Money Train. Although, senator Bob Dole
urged Americans to boycott the film and the co-stars Woody Harrison and Wesley Snipes
were trashed by critics. Lopez left the train with victory where she got on as "Grace
Santiago". 
Later on Lopez co-starred as Robin Williams latina teacher in the movie Jack. Despite
having previously worked in Mi Famillia, Gregory Nava asked Lopez to audition as a part
of nationwide search in Selena. No stranger to the pressures of audition the former
dancer came in, nailed her mark and won the role. Jennifer Lopez thrust into spot light
with her performance in this movie and increased her Hollywood stock considerably. The
film succeeded despite some grumbly in the Mexican-American community that Lopez was of
Puerto Rican decent. 5'6" Lopez who has a yen for pizzazz from childhood has made a
terrific start as star-crossed Selena with donning plenty of sequins and spandex.
Selena marked a new beginning for Lopez in more than just career terms. In the wrap party
of the movie In San Antonio, Lopez's boyfriend Ojani Noa took the microphone and proposed
on the dance floor. The couple married in early 1997. Lopez found out for sure that she
had achieved stardom when false rumors of her divorce where printed in mainstream
newspapers after only two months of marriage. But, they divorced after a year in fact.
Jennifer Lopez ranked 16th on the People Magazine's 1997's 50 most beautiful people list.
Lopez ended Jim Carrey's Liar Liar's spring box office sovereignty with her movie
Anaconda. She revisited the same genie in the fall where she appeared opposite Sean Penn
in Oliver Stones U-Turn.. Lopez beat out a bevy of A-list actresses to land a role in Out
of Sight. Lopez who had signed a lucrative deal with Sony music after an intense bidding
war will be next seen in Ants.