Rose to fame for her starring role as Alex Russo on Disney’s Wizards of Waverly Place. In 2008, she formed the band Selena Gomez & the Scene. She released three hit albums with the band, then embarked upon her solo career. Her first two solo albums, Stars Dance (2013) and Revival (2015), hit #1 on the U.S. Billboard chart.
Early Life of Selena Gomez
She grew up observing her mother rehearsing for theater productions. Before Wizards of Waverly Place, she played minor roles in Spy Kids 3, Walker, Texas Ranger : Trial by Fire, and Barney & Friends.
Trivia
She voices the character Mavis in the Hotel Transylvania films and she plays lead roles in the movies Another Cinderella Story, Princess Protection Program and Ramona and Beezus. In October 2015, she announced that she had lupus, and two years later, Francia Raisa donated a kidney to her.
Family Life
Her parents are Mandy Teefey and Ricardo Joel Gomez. She has two half-sisters named Gracie and Tori. She had an on-off relationship with pop star Justin Bieber. She also previously dated R&B singer The Weeknd, actor Taylor Lautner and DJ Anton Zaslavski, AKA Zedd.
Associated With
She appeared alongside Miley Cyrus in three episodes of the series Hannah Montana from 2007 to 2009.
Tejano performing artist who sold over twenty-one million albums and earned a Grammy Award for Best Mexican/American Album for Live! in 1994. She was murdered by Yolanda Saldivar, the former president of her fan club who she had previously fired for embezzling money.
Early Life of Selena Quintanilla
She sang at her parents’ restaurant, which went out of business, and left school when she was in eighth grade.
Trivia
Her song, “Dreaming of You” became a thirty-five-times Platinum-selling hit.
Family Life
She married Chris Perez on April 2, 1992.
Associated With
Jennifer Lopez starred in a 1997 film based on her life and murder, which was titled Selena.
Model and actress who has been signed to Aperture Talent LA. She gained fame on Instagram for her modeling photos, which have helped her amass over 70,000 followers and growing. She made her film debut as Petra in the movie Row.
Early Life Experience of Selena Weber
Upon moving from South Carolina to Florida, she signed with NEXT Miami.
Trivia Info
She made headline news for her bikini shots on major media outlets such as TMZ and Muscle and Fitness.
Family Life and Relationship
She hails from Charleston, South Carolina.
Close Associates
She and Griffin Arnlund are both models who gained fame from Instagram.
Rose to fame for her starring role as Alex Russo on Disney’s Wizards of Waverly Place. In 2008, she formed the band Selena Gomez & the Scene. She released three hit albums with the band, then embarked upon her solo career. Her first two solo albums, Stars Dance (2013) and Revival (2015), hit #1 on the U.S. Billboard chart.
Early Life Experience of Selena Gomez
She grew up observing her mother rehearsing for theater productions. Before Wizards of Waverly Place, she played minor roles in Spy Kids 3, Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire, and Barney & Friends.
Trivia Info
She voices the character Mavis in the Hotel Transylvania films and she plays lead roles in the movies Another Cinderella Story, Princess Protection Program and Ramona and Beezus. In October 2015, she announced that she had lupus, and two years later, Francia Raisa donated a kidney to her.
Family Life and Relationship
Her parents are Mandy Teefey and Ricardo Joel Gomez. She has two half-sisters named Gracie and Tori. She had an on-off relationship with pop star Justin Bieber. She also previously dated R&B singer The Weeknd, actor Taylor Lautner and DJ Anton Zaslavski, AKA Zedd.
Close Associates
She appeared alongside Miley Cyrus in three episodes of the series Hannah Montana from 2007 to 2009.
Acclaimed children’s writer who created the popular Henry Huggins and Ramona series. Her numerous literary honors include the Newbery Medal, the National Book Award, and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award.
Early Life Experience of Beverly Cleary
The town where she grew up was too small for a library, so her mother arranged to have books shipped in from a nearby library. A lifelong lover of books, Cleary graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in English and later received her library science degree from the University of Washington in Seattle.
Trivia Info
In 2000, she was named a living legend by the Library of Congress.
Family Life and Relationship
She was born Beverly Atlee Bunn in Oregon, and she grew up as an only child. She married Clarence Cleary in 1940, and the couple settled in Oakland, California with their two children.
Close Associates
A 2010 film adaptation of Cleary’s popular book, Ramona and Beezus, starred Selena Gomez in the role of Beezus.
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