Jennifer Lynn Lopez (born July 24, 1969) is an American actress,
author, fashion designer, dancer, producer, and singer. She became
interested in pursuing a career in the entertainment industry following a
minor role in the 1986 film My Little Girl, to the dismay of her Puerto
Rican parents, who believed that it was an unrealistic career route for
a Hispanic. Lopez gained her first regular high-profile job as a Fly
Girl dancer on In Living Color in 1991, where she remained a regular
until she decided to pursue an acting career in 1993. She received her
first leading role in the Selena biopic of the same name in 1997. Lopez
became the first Latina actress to earn over $1 million for a role the
following year, with the film Out of Sight. She ventured into the music
industry in 1999 with her debut studio album, On the 6, joining a select
few in successfully converting from a film to a music career.With the
simultaneous release of her second studio album J.Lo and her film The
Wedding Planner in 2001, Lopez became the first person to have a number
one album and film in the same week. Her 2002 remix album, J to tha L–O!
The Remixes, became the first in history to debut at number one on the
U.S. Billboard 200, while her fifth studio album, Como Ama una Mujer
(2007), received the highest first-week sales for a Spanish album in the
United States. With past record sales of 55 million and a cumulative
film gross of over $2 billion, Lopez is regarded as the most influential
Hispanic performer in the United States, as well as its highest paid
Latin entertainer. As of March 2014, she has an estimated net worth of
$250 million.Along with Pitbull and Claudia Leitte, she recorded "We Are
One (Ole Ola)", which served as the official song of the 2014 FIFA
World Cup.