Bio-Info

Nickname: J. Lo 

Height: 5' 6" 

Mini biography
Jennifer was born on July 24, 1970 in the Castle Hill section of the Bronx. Her father, David, was a computer technician. Her mother, Guadalupe, taught kindergarten. Jennifer is the middle of three daughters. Her elder sister, Leslie, is a housewife who sings opera. Her younger sister, Lynda, is a dj on New York's WKTU, a VH1 vj., and a morning news show correspondent on New York's Channel 11. Jennifer's parents were born in Puerto Rico, but did not meet until both came to America. Her mother's parents were Europeans who settled in Puerto Rico. She says that it was her parents' work ethic that made a difference in her life. Jennifer took singing and dancing lessons from age 5. She attended 12 years of Catholic school, including an all-girl high school. She played softball and tennis in high school and was a gymnast. After high school, she briefly worked in a law office. During this time, she continued dance classes at night. At 18, she left home because her mother was scared by her decision to pursue show business. With casting on "In Living Color" in 1990, she moved to L.A., but initially hated it. Finally her boy friend, David Cruz, moved to be with her there and she learned to accept her new environment. David stayed with her for 4 years. Her career took off from her "Living Color" stint and reached new peaks with her portrayal of slain Latino singer "Selena" in 1997. 

Spouse
'Ojani Noa' (22 February 1997 - 1998) (divorced) 
'David Cruz' (? - ?) (divorced) 

Trivia

Appeared in Puff Daddy's video 'All around the world'. 

Father David Lopez is a computer specialist at Guardian Insurance in NYC 

(1999) Dating musician 'Puff Daddy' 

Sister of María López (I) 

(1997) Chosen by "People" magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. 

Her parents are from Puerto Rico. 

At the movie wrap party for Selena (1997), on Oct. 28 1996 in San Antonio, star played an unexpected love scene when her boyfriend Ojani Noa grabbed a microphone and proposed to her in the middle of the dance floor, presenting her with a large marquis-cut diamond ring. She said 'yes'. 

Jennifer was one of the "Fly girls" dancers on the "In Living Color" TV Show. 

Jennifer Lopez was engaged at 15 with David Cruz "The best looking guy of the neighborhood". 

In the gyms they called her "La Guitarra" because her body curved like a guitar 

In her local Bronx they call her "The Supernova" 

She moved to Manhattan to learn how to dance and used to sleep in the studio where she was practicing. 

(December 1999) Rumored to have her body insured for $1 billion, and had her rear protected with a $300 million policy 

(December 1999) Lopez and boyfriend musician "Puffy" were arrested in connection with a night club shooting. Police found them with a stolen gun. Police dropped charges originally pressed against Jennifer Lopez and released her from jail. 

Jennifer Lopez worked with Janet Jackson in her videos and on her tours, and can be seen in the video for "That's The Way Love Goes." 

Sister Linda Lopez is an Entertainment Correspondent for WB Network Channel 11 News in New York. 

Grew up in the Castle Hill section of the Bronx. It was from this neighborhood that she took the local "6" train to get to her auditions in Manhattan, as well as the inspiration of her debut album "On the 6". 

Mother is a schoolteacher in Westchester County, New York. 

(January 2001) Announced that she would not attend the 2001 Grammys. 

(2001) Voted #1 in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women list. 

(February 14, 2001) She and boyfriend Sean "Puffy" Combs announced that they had ended their relationship. 


Personal quotes

"I thought she'd offer me some sympathy. Instead, she said, 'Don't you ever call me crying again! You wanted to be in this business, so you better toughen up!' And I did." - to Redbook magazine August 1999, on the lesson in tough love she got from her mother. 

"You laugh it off, you get upset for a little while, you're human and you let it go." - on the "outrageous" tabloid stories she hears about herself, at a press conference to discuss her movie, "The Cell" in August 2000 

"This film certainly is not meant for the girls who sing along with my songs" (about Cell, The (2000)) 

"I was always a singer and a dancer, and I always wanted to be an actress. For me, it's all just one thing." 

"Nail Polish" (upon being asked what she got on her SAT's) 


Salary
Wedding Planner, The (2001) $9,000,000 
Angel Eyes (2001) $9,000,000 
Cell, The (2000) $4,000,000 
Out of Sight (1998) $2,000,000 
Selena (1997) $1,000,000

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