  Jennifer hails from New York
City's the Bronx, and grew up learning to
dance and loving music. But it was acting and
appearances on TV and films that first made
Jennifer recognizable. Professional offers
first came in the form of television with
appearance on Living Color as one of
the 'Flygirls' and the short-lived series South
Central. Acting roles also began in the
movies with the films My Little Girl,
Mi Familia and Money
Train.
Jennifer's acting career hit
the big-time with the film Selena with Jennifer
portraying Latin music superstar Selena.
 Jennifer appeared in the films U-Turn and Anaconda.
Jennifer starred with George
Clooney in the critically acclaimed film, Out
Of Sight.
 # 10
Singles Artist of the Year
Jennifer had her 1st Top 40 hit
with "If You Had My Love."
 Jennifer released her debut LP,
On
The 6.
Jennifer hit the Top 10 with "If You Had My Love."
"If You Had My Love" was certified
platinum.
"If You Had My Love" topped the
Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard Hot 100
Singles Sales chart for 5 weeks, and topped
the Billboard Maxi-Singles Sales chart for 6
weeks.
"No Me Ames" (with Marc
Anthony) topped the Billboard Latin
Tracks chart for 7 weeks.
Jennifer hit #1 with "If You Had My Love."
On
The 6 was certified platinum.
"If You Had My Love" topped the
Billboard Top 40 Tracks chart for a week.
 Jennifer hit the Top 40 with
"Waiting For Tonight."
Jennifer's video for "If You Had My Love" was nominated
for 4 MTV Video Music
Awards including Best Female Video, Best Dance Video, Best Pop Video, and Best New Artist.
"Waiting For Tonight" topped the
Billboard Club Play chart for a week.
 Jennifer hit the Top 10 with "Waiting For Tonight."
On
The 6 was certified 2x platinum.
Jennifer hit #1 with "Waiting For Tonight."
Jennifer had some worries while
out clubbing with boyfriend Puff Daddy in New York and a
shooting occurred leading to speculation that
Puffy and possibly Lopez were involved.
 # 40
Singles Artist of the Year
Jennifer was nominated for 2 American Music
Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock New
Artist and Favorite Latin Artist.
 Jennifer hit the Top 40 with
"Feelin' So Good."
At the Grammy Awards, one of the night's
most memorable moments was Jennifer's dress.
Jennifer was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording ("Waiting For Tonight").
Jennifer hit the Top 10 with "Feelin' So Good."
At the Billboard Latin Awards,
Jennifer won for Hot Latin Track of the Year,
Vocal Duo ("No Me Ames" with Marc Anthony).
On
The 6 was certified 3x platinum.
Jennifer topped a poll of the
'100 Sexiest Women in the World' compiled by FHM
magazine.
 Jennifer topped the Billboard
Club Play chart for 1 week with "Feelin' So Good."
Jennifer could be seen starring
in the The
Cell.
Lopez was nominated for a Latin
Grammy Award for Best Music Video ("No
Me Ames" with Marc Anthony).
Jennifer won a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Dance Video ("Waiting For Tonight") and the video
was also nominated for Best Choreography (Tina Landon).
 Jennifer was honored with the
Versace Award at the VH1/Vogue Fashion
Awards.
Jennifer hit the Top 40 with
"Love Don't Cost A Thing."
The video for "Love Don't Cost A Thing" topped the MTV
Video Countdown for 8 weeks.
 # 2
Singles Artist of the Year (# 1
Female Artist of the Year)
 Jennifer released J.
Lo.
Jennifer hit the Top 10 with "Love Don't Cost A Thing."
Jennifer appeared in the film The
Wedding Planner and became the first person to
ever open at #1 with a movie and a LP (with
first week sales of J.
Lo
topping 270,000 in the U.S.). The
Wedding Planner also topped the box-office for
2 weeks.
Jennifer topped the UK singles
chart for a week with "Love Don't Cost A Thing."
 Jennifer hit #1 with "Love Don't Cost A Thing."
J.
Lo
was certified platinum.
J.
Lo
topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
chart for a week.
Jennifer topped the Billboard
Hot 100 Airplay chart for 2 weeks and the Top
40 Tracks chart for 5 weeks with "Love Don't Cost A Thing."
Jennifer was in the news when
it was announced she had split with Puff Daddy.
Jennifer was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording ("Let's Get
Loud").
Jennifer topped the Billboard
Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales chart for 4
weeks with "Love Don't Cost A Thing."
Jennifer hit the Top 40 with
"Play."
 Jennifer hit the Top 10 with "Play."
Jennifer could be seen in the
film Angel
Eyes.
Jennifer was nominated for a
MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance (The
Cell).
Jennifer signed a deal with NBC
to develop a sitcom and music specials, the
first to occur this fall.
 Jennifer hit the Top 40 with
"I'm Real."
The remixed version of "I'm Real" featuring Ja Rule drew some criticism
for including the 'n-word' - Jennifer
responded to the controversy on The Today
Show: ''For anyone to think or suggest
that I'm racist is really absurd and hurtful
to me. The use of the word in the song - it
was actually written by Ja Rule - it was not meant to
be hurtful to anybody
J.
Lo
was certified 2x platinum.
Jennifer hit the Top 10 with "I'm Real."
Jennifer won 2 Teen
Choice Awards for Choice Dance Track ("Play") and Choice
Female Hottie.
 Jennifer topped the Billboard
Hot 100 with Ja Rule for 5
weeks, the Hot 100 Airplay chart for 6 weeks,
and the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart for a
week with "I'm Real."
Jennifer's video for "Love Don't Cost A Thing" was nominated
for 2 MTV Video Music
Awards including Best Female Video and Best Dance Video. Jennifer performed at
the ceremony with Ja Rule.
Jennifer hit #1 with "I'm Real."
"I'm Real" topped the MTV
Video Countdown for a week.
The video for "I'm Real" topped MTV's
countdown.
Jennifer married her dancer
boyfriend Chris Judd in California.
Jennifer joined forces with
other Latin artists for a fund-raising single
for the victims and families of the terrorist
attack with the recording of "El Ultimo
Adios (The Last Goodbye)."
Jennifer could be heard on the All-Star
Tribute benefit single "What's
Going On" (with proceeds going to
AIDS and 9/11 charities).
 Jennifer's name was linked in a
bizarre manner to the death of a Florida man
due to Anthrax. Newsweek reported
that the man made contact with a letter sent
to his work place (the tabloid the Sun)
that was described as a "weird love
letter to Jennifer Lopez."
J.
Lo
was certified 3x platinum.
Jennifer won a MTV Europe Music
Award for Best Female Act.
Jennifer topped the Billboard
Top 40 Tracks chart for a week with "I'm Real."
 Jennifer hit the Top 40 with
"Ain't It Funny."
Jennifer went to Germany and
performed for the troops.
Jennifer topped Billboard
Year-End Charts as Top Pop Artist -
Female and Top Hot 100 Artist - Female.
 # 7
Singles Artist of the Year
Jennifer was nominated for an American Music
Award for Favorite
Female Pop/Rock Artist.
 Jennifer released a remix LP - J
To Tha L-O! The Remixes - which
features a new track, "Alive" and
the remix of "Ain't It Funny" featuring Ja Rule.
Jennifer hit the Top 10 with "Ain't It Funny."
J
To Tha L-O! The Remixes topped the
Billboard Top 200 Album chart and the
R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
"Ain't It Funny" topped the
Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for 6 weeks,
the Hot 100 Airplay chart for 6 weeks, and
the Top 40 Tracks chart for 6 weeks.
J
To Tha L-O! The Remixes was certified
platinum.
 Jennifer won a World Music
Award for World's Best-Selling Latin Female
Artist.
Jennifer hit #1 with "Ain't It Funny."
Jennifer won a Nickelodeon Kids'
Choice Award for Favorite Female Movie Star.
 Jennifer hit the Top 40 with
"I'm Gonna Be Alright" with help from Nas.
Jennifer could be seen in the
film Enough.
Jennifer hit the Top 10 with "I'm Gonna Be Alright."
Jennifer won a Teen Choice Award
for Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Single ("Ain't It Funny").
Jennifer won a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Hip-Hop Video ("I'm Real" (remix)).
 Jennifer ranked
# 3 on VH1: 100
Sexiest Artists.
Jennifer hit the Top 40 with
"Jenny From The Block."
At the VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards,
Jennifer received the award for Most
Influential Artist.
 A lawsuit was filed against
Jennifer's perfume (Glow
By J.Lo) by Glow Industries claiming
trademark infringement.
Jennifer won a MTV Europe Music
Award for Best Female.
Jennifer released her next LP, This
Is Me... Then.
Jennifer's film Maid
In Manhattan topped the box-office its
opening weekend with a gross of $19 milllion
- her highest movie opening to date.
Jennifer hit the Top 40 with
help from LL
Cool J on "All I Have" and hit #1 for a
week with "Jenny From The Block."
 # 6
Singles Artist of the Year
 Jennifer was
nominated for an American Music
Award for Favorite Hip-Hop/R&B
Female Artist.
Jennifer topped the Canadian
singles chart with "Jenny From The Block."
This
Is Me... Then was certified 2x platinum.
 Jennifer hit the Top 10 with "All I Have" and hit #1 for 4 weeks by the end
of the month.
Jennifer topped the Billboard
Hot 100 Singles chart for 4 weeks and the Hot
100 Airplay chart for 4 weeks with help from LL Cool J on "All I Have."
 Jennifer hit the Top 40 with
"I'm Glad."
Jennifer hit the Top 10 with "I'm Glad."
 Jennifer's film with fiance Ben
Affleck, Gigli, open to almost
universal negative reviews by critics and
very poor box-office numbers its first
weekend of release ($3.8 million).
Jennifer's video for "I'm Glad" was nominated
for 4 MTV Video Music
Awards for Best Female Video, Best Dance Video, Best Choreography (Jamie King), and Best Art Direction (Chad Yaro).
Jennifer hit the Top 40 with
"Baby I Love U!"
J.
Lo
was certified 4x platinum.
 Jennifer won an American Music
Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female
Artist.
The DVD/EP The
Reel Me was released and included 17
videos by Jennifer and several remixed hits
on the EP.
Jennifer appeared on the TV show
Will & Grace.
 Jennifer wed Marc Anthony.
Jennifer appeared on the TV show
Will & Grace again.
Jennifer could be seen in the
film Shall We Dance.
# 27 on the Top Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years chart.
 # 51
Singles Artist of the Year
 Jennifer hit the Top 40 with
"Get Right."
Jennifer topped the UK singles
chart with "Get Right."
Jennifer hit the Top 40 with Fat Joe with "Hold You Down."
 Jennifer released her next LP Rebirth.
Jennifer topped Billboard Hot
Dance Music Club Play chart with "Get Right."
Rebirth was certified
platinum.
The single "Get Right" was certified
platinum.
 Jennifer could be seen in the
film Monster In-Law.
The video for "Get Right" was nominated
for 4 MTV Video Music
Awards for Best Dance Video, Best Direction (Francis Lawrence and
Diane Martel), Best Choreography, and Best Editing.
 # 135
Singles Artist of the Year
 Jennifer hit the Top 40 helping
out LL Cool J with
"Control Myself" from his LP Todd
Smith.
 Jennifer's next LP was the
Spanish LP Como
Ama Una Mujer.
Jennifer topped the Billboard
Top Latin Albums charts with Como
Ama Una Mujer.
Jennifer topped the Billboard
Hot Latin Songs chart with "Que
Hiciste."
Jennifer topped the Billboard
Hot Dance Club Play chart with "Que
Hiciste."
 Jennifer hit the Top 40 with
"Do It Well."
Jennifer released Brave.
Jennifer toured with husband Marc Anthony in the fall.
Jennifer topped the Billboard
Hot Dance Club Play chart with "Hold It,
Don't Drop It."
Jennifer could be heard on the Santana LP Ultimate
Santana with the track "This Boy's
Fire."
 Jennifer won an American Music
Award for Favorite Latin Artist.
Jennifer topped the Billboard
Hot Dance Club Play chart with "Do It Well."
Jennifer gave birth to twins -
a girl and a boy.
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