20 Things You Don't Know About Jennifer Lopez
Her Instagram Posts Prove That Jennifer Lopez Is Still Flawless
Growing up in the Bronx, Jennifer Lopez was influenced early on by song and dance. By the time she turned 4, she became a regular dance student at the Bronx Boys and Girls Club before moving on to stage productions and performances as a teenager. Following her graduation, Lopez also experimented with acting by gaining a small role in the 1986 film, My Little Girl.
Today, Jennifer Lopez is the multifaceted entertainment dynamo who is best-known for her dance skills as an In Living Color, her successful singing career from tracks like "If You Had My Love" and "Jenny From the Block," and her respectable film career that's included roles in Selena, Out of Sight, The Cell, The Back-Up Plan and What to Expect When You're Expecting. There's also the famous matter of her billion-dollar booty.
While J.Lo (as she prefers not to be called anymore) has shown staying power in an industry that prefers overnight success to long-term success, the disaster of “Bennifer” and a little bomb called Gigli almost ruined it for her. With the release of her seventh studio album, Love?, her hit singles "On the Floor" and "Dance Again" featuring Pitbull and her two-year stint as an American Idol judge, Jennifer Lopez remains a triple threat in film, music and bootyliciousness, which pop culture continues to embrace.
With the most famous rear curves in show business, she's a living example of the "back" that Sir Mix-A-Lot used to rave about, and she's made it more than cool (and actually red hot) for women to have splendid junk in the trunk. Lopez is still the most recognizable and most worshiped Latin American celebrity on the planet, whether she's walking toward you or walking away.
In the arena of celebrity relationships, Jennifer Lopez is right up there with classic dame Elizabeth Taylor when it comes to love, marriage and drama. She’s been engaged 4 times and married 3.
A two-fold entertainment star in the same way that athletes are two-sports stars, Jennifer Lopez has seven studio albums to her credit, two American Music Awards and global album sales in excess of 25 million. While there's nothing especially fancy about her musical style, her music continues to be catchy to its intended demographics, so there's no reason for her to stop now.
Feeling like you want to know more? Here are the top 20 things you really should know about Jennifer Lopez:
1. She’s pretty active on Instagram
She’s showed off some serious underboob, fueled some Drake romance rumours and alluded to their possible breakup with a cryptic post.
2. She was married to Marc Anthony for 10 years
They have two kids together; twins Maximilian David and Emme Maribel. The couple divorced in 2011.
3. She likes expensive bling
4. She spent her entire academic career in Catholic Schools
It was at Preston High School that she began doing stage productions and various performances.
5. The Bennifer legacy
The two launched the trend for celebrity couples being referred to as their combined first names. We can thank Bennifer for Kimye, Brangelina and TomKat.
6. She wrote a song about Ben
The song "Dear Ben" is about how much she loved him. Although it didn’t work out between the two, it was a nice gesture.
7. They starred in a few romantic comedies together
Gigli is considered is considered one of the worst films of all time.
8. She was arrested once
Her 1999 hook up with Sean Combs got her mixed up in a nightclub shooting in New York City and a subsequent criminal trial. The charges against Lopez were quickly dropped.
9. She sued her first husband
Lopez took legal action against her first husband Ojani Noa, preventing him from publishing a book about their marriage and releasing a private honeymoon video.
10. She was a backup dancer for NKOTB
Lopez performed with the boyband during their performance of “Games” at the 18th Annual American Music Awards.
11. She is one of three siblings
She has two sisters Leslie Lopez and Lynda Lopez.
12. She maintains her rankings
Lopez is the only woman so far to top the list of FHM's "100 Sexiest Women" on two different occasions.
13. She boasts some other impressive achievements
Lopez remains the only female entertainer to have a number one album and film simultaneously in the United States and is the highest paying Latina actress to date.
14. She’s a philanthropist
She launched the Lopez Family Foundation in 2009 which seeks to increase the availability of healthcare for underprivileged women and children.
15. She worked herself too hard
Lopez admitted to suffering a nervous breakdown back in 2001 while filming Enough.
16. She has a thing for back-up dancers
She met her ex-husband, Cris Judd, while filming the music video for her single "Love Don't Cost a Thing" and later dated her former backup dancer Casper Smart.
17. Puerto Rican Heritage
Her parents Guadalupe Rodriguez and Robert Lopez were both born in Puerto Rico and despite coming from a spanish-speaking home, J Lo struggles to hold a conversation in the language.
18. There is a species named after her
Scientists named a species of water mite discovered in coral reef off Puerto Rico and named it the Litarachna lopezae after her.
19. She is health conscious
Lopez doesn’t smoke or drink alcohol which may contribute to her stunning looks.
20. She was on the cover of the very first issue of Latina magazine
She has been on the cover of the magazine a total of 10 times.