Selena Gomez

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Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22, 1992) is an American actress who played Alex Russo on Wizards of Waverly Place. She is set to reprise her role in the 2024 sequel series, and an executive producer.

Early Childhood

Gomez, an only child, was raised in Grand Prairie, Texas. Her father, Ricardo Joel "Rick" Gomez, is Mexican and her mother, Amanda Dawn "Mandy" Cornett, is half Italian. She was named after slain Tejano music singer Selena and has met her family. Her mother is a former stage actress. She auditioned for Barney and was on the show for 2 years. In the process, she met her BFF, Demi Lovato.

Career

Her first role was on Barney & Friends as Gianna. Alongside her friend Demi Lovato who played Angela. During this time Selena and Demi became firm friends. Gomez was discovered by Disney in a nationwide talent search when she was 10 years old. After being discovered by Disney, in 2006, she appeared as Gwen in the second season of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody in the episode A Midsummer's Nightmare. Subsequently, she appeared in 2007 in the second season of Hannah Montana as Mikayla, a pop star who is a rival of Hannah Montana. A Suite Life spin-off, Arwin, was supposed to be the original Gomez vehicle but was not picked up by Disney. She took part in another pilot before being cast in the lead role of Alex Russo on Wizards of Waverly Place, performing the theme song. The series premiered October 2007 on Disney Channel. She is co-starring as the main character Mary in Another Cinderella Story, a sequel to A Cinderella Story.

Gomez contributed a cover of the classic "Cruella de Vil" for the 101 Dalmatians platinum DVD and DisneyMania 6. In 2008, she was shown in the Jonas Brothers music video, "Burnin' Up".She signed a non-exclusive record deal with Hollywood Records just before her 16th birthday. She will be part of a band rather than a solo artist. She has recently recorded the signature song for Disney's new series "Shake It Up".

During an interview at "Target Presents Variety's Power of Youth", an event she had attended. Selena had stated "Music is another of my passions, I'm working on my first album for Hollywood Records. It'll be fun dance music, out next summer, and I'll be doing a national tour."

She is very picky when it comes to films. She had rejected a cast role in High School Musical 3: Senior Year. She wants to do something that is different so that her fans won't get bored with her. Some of the different roles are: Another Cinderella Story, a dancing movie; Horton Hears a Who a cartoon; and Wizards of Waverly Place, a sitcom. She has also starred in Princess Protection Program alongside Demi Lovato. In 2010, she was cast as Beezus Quimby in "Ramona and Beezus". In 2012, she did various movies. The first one she did was "Spring Breakers" alongside Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson, and Rachel Korine. She then did "The Getaway" with Ethan Hawke. Both movies are expected to release in 2013. She then did voices Mavis from "Hotel Transylvania" with Adam Sandler (voice of Dracula). The movie is animated and was released on September 28, 2012.

In 2020, she reunited with former Wizards co-stars David Henrie and Gregg Sulkin for the film This Is The Year. Gomez also served as the executive producer of the film with Henrie also directing it.

Discography

As Selena Gomez & The Scene

Kiss & Tell, 2009
A Year Without Rain, 2010
When The Sun Goes Down, 2011

As a solo artist

Stars Dance, 2013
For You, 2014
Revival, 2015
Rare, 2020

Fun Facts

Genre(s): Teen pop, pop, EDM
Instruments: Vocals, guitar, drums
Label: Hollywood Records, Interscope Records
Best Friend: Demi Lovato, Jennifer Stone, and Taylor Swift
Favorite Color: Green
Favorite Band: Paramore
Star Sign: Cancer
Favorite Pizza Topping: Cheese, mushrooms, jalapeños
Favorite Thanksgiving food: Stuffings
Favourite candy: Twizzlers
Favorite food: Mangoes
Favorite Movies: Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz
Hobbies: Cheerleading, singing, acting, surfing, skateboarding, saving the environment
Favorite Actress: Rachel Anne McAdams; Anne Hathaway
Pets: Four Dogs, including Chip, a mutt Selena rescued from her local animal shelter
Boyfriends: Nick Jonas (former), Taylor Lautner (former), Cameron Quiseng (former), Justin Bieber (former), Zedd (former), Abel Tesfaye aka The Weeknd (former).
Studio Albums Recorded: 4

Trivia

Gomez is right-handed, and wears her watches on her left wrist, as most righties do.^[1]
Gomez is named after Tejano superstar, Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (1971 - 1995), who was tragically murdered almost 3 years after Gomez was born.^[2]
Gomez was born five days before the 28th birthday of Rex Brown, who is the bassist of the Dallas/Fort Worth area based heavy metal band Pantera.
In September 2017, Selena received a kidney transplant from actress and friend Francia Raisa, due to lupus.
In Saved by the Spell Selena Gomez was mentioned.
On December 11, 2024, she announced her engagement to record producer Benny Blanco.
She's the only cast member to be the same ethnicity as her character, in this case, Mexican-Italian.

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[1] Selena Gomez's brown watch

[2] "Selena Gomez named after Selena"

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