Jennifer Lopez

by itemvn  |  August 03, 2005 [Edit]

Jennifer Lynn Lopez (born July 24, 1969), popularly nicknamed J.Lo, is an American singer, actress, songwriter, dancer, and fashion designer.

She is the richest Hispanic in Hollywood according to the website "A Socialite's Life" and the most influential Hispanic entertainer in America according to People en Español list of 100 Most Influential Hispanics which pays tribute to Hispanics who have had an impact on their communities.

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, a 1990 episode of Yo! MTV Raps, and on 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 1990. Soon after, Lopez became a backup dancer for Janet Jackson and made an appearance in her 1993 video "That's the Way Love Goes".

As recent as summer 2007, it was rumored that Lopez would be appearing on HBO's "Entourage." It has been assumed that she would play herself.
Lopez made an appearance as a mentor on American Idol on April 10, 2007.

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