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Jennifer Lynn Lopez (born July 24, 1969), popularly nicknamed J.Lo, is an American actress, singer, songwriter, dancer, and fashion designer. She is the richest Hispanic in Hollywood and the most influential Hispanic entertainer in America according to People en Español’s list of 100 Most Influential Hispanics. In 2001, she was named the thirtieth most powerful woman in America by Ladies’ Home Journal.

She’s 38!

Lopez was born and raised in Castle Hill, a neighborhood in the Bronx, New York to Puerto Rican parents Guadalupe Rodríguez and David Lopez. She has 2 siblings, Linda and Leslie.

Lopez spent her entire academic career in Catholic schools. She financed singing and dancing lessons for herself from the age of nineteen. After leaving a one-semester career at Baruch College, Lopez divided her time between working in a legal office, dance classes, and dance performances in Manhattan clubs at night. After months of auditioning for dance roles, Lopez was selected as a dancer for various rap artists’ music videos, and was given a guest spot at the American Music Awards as a backup dancer for the New Kids on the Block and their performance of their song “Games” in 1991. After being rejected twice, Lopez gained her first regular high-profile job as a “Fly Girl” dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color in 1991. Soon after, Lopez became a backup dancer for famed singer Janet Jackson and made an appearance in her 1993 video “That’s the Way Love Goes”.

A Bit of Trivia:

• Anthony’s daughter, Ariana, appeared in Lopez’s music video “Get Right” as her little sister.

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