[112] Lopez had a minor role opposite Affleck in the film Jersey Girl (2004). [515][516] Her style has influenced a range of celebrities, including Kelly Rowland, Kim Kardashian, and Jennifer Love Hewitt. "[62] Later in 1997, Lopez starred opposite Ice Cube in the horror film Anaconda. [387][388] Growing up, she was influenced by Latin music styles ranging from salsa to bachata, and artists including Celia Cruz and Tito Puente. Jennifer Lynn Affleck (ne Lopez; born July 24, 1969), also known as J.Lo, is an American singer, actress and dancer. 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[261][262][263][264] Halftime garnered positive reviews from film critics. [8] [9] It dropped out of the top 10 in the United States in 1992 and out of the top 100 in 2009. It's also a variation of the name Gwenivere. Joining various other artists, she was featured on charitable singles such as "What's Going On" and "El Ultimo Adios (The Last Goodbye)", which benefited people affected by the tragedy. Her father is Greek, and her mother was of English, Irish, Scottish, and Italian descent. After starring in Gigli (2003), a critical and commercial failure, Lopez starred in the successful romantic comedies Shall We Dance? Jennifer Lopez has been slammed for saying she was supposed to be part of the infamous MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) performance where Madonna made out with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. 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[52] David Rooney of Variety felt Lopez delivered in "juggling" the "smoldering and soulful sides" of the character[53] but Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly said she was "used as a place marker rather than as a real girl. Jennifer was Ellens first ever guest, and it was clear that the host, 64, was emotional to see her back on the sofa for one last chat. "[352] Lopez had wanted to create a charitable foundation for years,[353] but it wasn't until 2009 that she launched the Lopez Family Foundation (originally known as the Maribel Foundation) alongside her sister, Lynda. The name is made popular by film celebrity Jennifer Jones. They can all coexist and be very authentic and real. 1", "Jennifer Lopez to release 'Dance Again: The Hits' next month? In consequence, her star went supernova. WebIn Cornish the meaning of the name Jennifer is: Fair and yielding. [370] Lopez is also an avid supporter of LGBT rights, and has raised millions of dollars for HIV/AIDS research. Jennifer Joanna Aniston (born February 11, 1969) is an American actress, film producer, and businesswoman. [45] She was scheduled to tour with Jackson on her Janet World Tour in late 1993 but opted to pursue an acting career instead. ", "Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez announce they are still together", "Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez announce breakup in TODAY exclusive", "Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck 'Spent Several Days' Together in Montana, Source Says", "J.Lo Goes Instagram-Official With Ben Affleck on Her 52nd Birthday", "Jennifer Lopez In 'Marie Claire UK': Talks Her Diet, Exes Affleck & Diddy", "Jennifer Lopez thrilled with Ben Affleck's Argo success", "What Did Ben Affleck Whisper in Jennifer Lopez's Ear at the Oscars? "[414] Meanwhile, AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine called her voice "slight" and wrote: "Lopez was never, ever about singing; she was about style". [389] She was also "hugely inspired in her youth" by Rita Moreno's performance in the 1961 musical film West Side Story,[390] noting that she "was Puerto Rican" like herself at a time when that was rare in Hollywood. Jennifer Lopez says the late Whitney Houston was a musical influence on her", "Jennifer Lopez, Skydance and Concord Team to Develop Musical Projects", "Jennifer Lopez on Working With Cardi B, Why Janet Jackson Is an Idol at Billboard Music Awards: Watch", "Jennifer Lopez on how she went to backing dancer to American Idol", "Jennifer Lopez Receives Star for Music on Hollywood Walk of Fame", "Once overrated, Jennifer Lopez is now underrated", "How Jennifer Lopez Turned Hitting 'Rock Bottom' Into A Memoir", "J.Lo Contemplates 'Love' (And Love?) [429], Lopez's provocative stage performances have also drawn scrutiny at times. Lo 2.0 is an all-embracing, Oprahfied earth madre. [265][266][267][268][269], In October 2022, Jimmy Fallon and Lopez released a children's book, Con Pollo: A Bilingual Playtime Adventure, which became a New York Times best-seller. [142] Her restaurant Madre's closed permanently,[103] as did her two fashion lines. [407] Her first full-length Spanish-language album, Como Ama una Mujer features introspective lyrics about romance, heartache and self-loathing. [292][293] They later worked together on the music video for "Jenny from the Block" and the film Jersey Girl (2004). WebWhat does Jennifer mean? The songs were intended for her seventh studio album but failed to make an appearance on the Billboard charts, leading to her departure from Sony Music and Epic Records. [140][348] In February 2007, Lopez was honored with the Artists for Amnesty prize by the human rights organization Amnesty International, for her work in the film Bordertown, which shed light on the hundreds of feminicides in Ciudad Jurez. MTV Raps[38] and traveled around Japan for four months as a chorus member in Synchronicity. [322][323] She dated New York Yankees baseball player Alex Rodriguez from February 2017 to early 2021. [448] In 2011, she was named "The Most Beautiful Woman" by People. [149] She became a brand ambassador for L'Oral,[150] Venus[151] and Fiat,[152] and launched the Jennifer Lopez Collection, a clothing and homeware line with Tommy Hilfiger for Kohl's. [458] Her style was described by Billboard's Lauren Savage as "scantily clad". For her first leading role in Selena (1997), she became the first Hispanic actress to earn over US$1 million for a film. [410], Some critics have considered Lopez's voice to be limited,[411][412] and overshadowed by the production of her music, while remaining "radio-friendly". [535] In 2014, she became the first female recipient of the Billboard Icon Award. You cannot just cancel out different parts of who you are. Mad eh! [31] After graduating from high school, she had a part-time secretarial job at a law firm[32][29] and studied business at New York's Baruch College for one semester. [375] Among numerous other artists, Lopez signed an open letter from Billboard magazine to the United States Congress in 2016, which demanded action on gun control. David Edelstein of Slate remarked that the "imperious" Lopez was "trying to look waifishly expectant"[80] while Amy Taubin of The Village Voice noted that she appeared to be engaged "in some kind of pouting competition" "in lieu of acting. [399] While primarily sung in English, she speaks in Spanish and asserts her Latin heritage throughout the album, which is apparent in the song "Let's Get Loud". The first peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, while the latter failed to chart. X", "Lost in the Wild Cast, Reviews, Summary, and Awards", "My Family Cast, Reviews, Summary, and Awards", "MOVIE REVIEW: Action and Rapport Keep 'Money Train' on Track", "FILM REVIEW;Underground Fun House With the Basketball Duo", "Jack Cast, Reviews, Summary, and Awards", "Blood and Wine Cast, Reviews, Summary, and Awards", "Why Wasn't Jennifer Lopez Nominated for an Oscar for 'Selena'? Wedding", "Why Jennifer Lopez Had Marc Cohn Surprise Ben Affleck with This Song at Their Wedding Celebration", "Jennifer Lopez & Michelle Obama Take a Selfie at 2014 LULAC Convention! [208][209][210][211][212][213] Lopez was executive producer and judge on NBC's successful series World of Dance. [181], 2015 saw the release of The Boy Next Door, an erotic thriller that Lopez both co-produced and starred in as a high school teacher who becomes involved with a student, which eventually leads to his dangerous obsession with her. [531] Lopez's return to prominence the following year with her single "On the Floor"among the best-selling singles of all time, and its music video recognized as the "Highest Viewed Female Music Video of All Time" by Guinness World Records in 2012is regarded as one of the greatest musical comebacks in history. [444] In Latin Sensations (2001), Hern Marquez wrote: "Because she wasn't rail thin, Lopez had broken the mold and allowed millions of women to feel good about their bodies. She returned as a judge for the eleventh season, earning a reported $20 million,[148] and again for the thirteenth season, earning a reported $17.5 million. "[385][386] Other "big influences in [her] life" include Tina Turner, Whitney Houston, James Brown, and Michael Jackson. Its plot follows a young woman who, ostracized by her peers at an elite boarding school, enacts violent revenge via her psychokinetic ability to control snakes. I really would. [349][350], Since early in her life, she has been passionate about supporting children; For example, her album Rebirth is dedicated to Paige Peterson,[351] an eleven-year-old cancer patient whom Lopez befriended during visits to the Children's Hospital Los Angeles. becoming even more meaningful to the Bennifer story with time. [356] In May 2015, she became the first national celebrity spokesperson for the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals and the BC Children's Hospital Foundation (BCCHF), appearing in a campaign entitled "Put Your Money Where the Miracles Are". [330] In the years after their breakup, they had remained in contact and spoken highly of each other in the press. [214][215][216] Lopez reprised her voice role as Shira in the animated film Ice Age: Collision Course (2016). It's also a variation of the name Gwenivere. [424][425] Her provocatively choreographed music video for "If You Had My Love" allowed Lopez to become a dominant figure on MTV networks worldwide. [328], In April 2021, Lopez and Affleck were reported to be dating again,[329] with Lopez publicly confirming their rekindled relationship that July. 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"From bananas to buttocks: the Latina body in popular film and culture". The name Jennifer is originally a Cornish version of the Welsh name Gwynhwyfar, used for women of light complexion. Later that year, she released her third studio album, This Is Me Then and starred in the film Maid in Manhattan. [475] Described as a "multidimensional artist who had turned into a financial powerhouse",[476] Lopez became the highest-paid actress of Hispanic descent in history. [29] At the age of five, she began taking dance lessons at Ballet Hispnico on the Upper West Side. 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[378][379] In June 2020, Lopez attended a Black Lives Matter movement protest in Los Angeles, in connection with the broader George Floyd protests. [520] Her first fragrance, Glow by JLo, has been credited with influencing the rise of celebrity fragrances in the 2000s,[521][522] with perfume critic Chandler Burr stating: "Elizabeth Taylor was one of the first [to have her own scent], but Glow kicked the whole thing into overdrive. The audience stays with her all the way". [147] She accepted the job at a time when she was "not getting offered a whole bunch of movies"[147] and the show returned her to prominence. [230] Speaking of musicals being an essential influence, she has said that, "musicals were a part of the tapestry of my childhood," and crediting her mom, saying: "My mom was also the mom who got me into musicals and introduced me to all kinds of music. They reached 77, 87 and 18 respectively on the Billboard Hot 100. Actress: A Mighty Wind. [365] In September 2021, she launched a new partnership called Limitless Labs that will support and empower Latina entrepreneurs and business owners. The name Jennifer is originally a Cornish version of the Welsh name Gwynhwyfar, used for women of light complexion. [478] In 2012, business magazine Forbes suggested that Lopez "may be the most powerful entertainer on the planet",[479] and named her "the world's most powerful Latino celebrity". Actress: The Hunger Games. "[397] In 2002, Lynette Holloway of The New York Times described Lopez as overexposed. [362] Lopez and Anthony presented a subsequent concert and telethon for disaster relief, "One Voice: Somos Live! [443] She has been credited with influencing a change in mainstream female body image. WebJennifer lives in New York. [106] Lopez fired both her personal manager Benny Medina and her publicist in mid-2003; The New York Times reported that movie executives had become frustrated by having their communications with Lopez "largely filtered" through Medina. [44] Lopez moved to Los Angeles in late 1991 for the job; she filmed In Living Color during the day and attended acting classes taught by Aaron Speiser at night. Filmmaker Jennifer Reeder at her home in Hammond, Indiana on Jan. 16, 2023. Founder, @lolavie. The name Jennifer is originally a Cornish version of the Welsh name Gwynhwyfar, used for women of light complexion. Her fifth album, Como Ama una Mujer, was her first to be recorded entirely in Spanish. [93] Reviewing Maid in Manhattan, A. O. Scott of The New York Times enjoyed Lopez as a romantic lead and said "her greatest skill as an actress -- and the key to her brain-addling sexiness -- may be her ability to melt without cracking the hard shell of composure she wears. 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"[230] Lopez has cited Janet Jackson as a major inspiration for her own dance and videos, stating that she "probably started dancing" because of Jackson's music video for "The Pleasure Principle". [336][337][338] On April 8, 2022, Lopez announced their second engagement, 20 years after the first proposal. For the album, see, 1989-1996: Professional dancing and early acting roles, 2003-2010: Box-office failures and declining record sales. [440] Entertainment Weekly observed a change in her public profile upon joining American Idol in 2011, writing: "Gone was her old cut-a-bitch swagger; J. Her father is Greek, and her mother was of English, Irish, Scottish, and Italian descent. [285][286] On the night of December 27, 1999, Lopez and Combs were arrested and charged with criminal possession of a weapon and possession of stolen property, after leaving the scene of a shooting at a Times Square nightclub. It became the top-selling fragrance in the US,[104] and Lopez has since released over 18 fragrances as part of a licensing deal with Coty. The name Jennifer is primarily a female name of English origin that means Fair, Soft. [241], In 2019, Lopez embarked on an international concert tour, It's My Party, to celebrate her 50th birthday; the tour grossed an estimated $54.7 million from thirty-eight shows. Jennifer Lopez has said that she was supposed to be part of Madonna and Britney Spears' iconic kiss at the 2003 Video Music Awards. Jennifer Joanna Aniston (born February 11, 1969) is an American actress, film producer, and businesswoman. [408] When explaining her seventh studio album Love?, Lopez stated: "There's still so much to learn and that's why the question mark. From Gwenhwyfar, which also can mean "white waves". [354][355], In December 2012, Lopez held a charity drive that would affect her three favorite charities: the Gloria Wise Boys and Girls Club, the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles as well as the American Red Cross, mainly benefiting victims of Hurricane Sandy, which devastated parts of her hometown, New York City. Which Is Exactly Where She Deserves To Be", "Will Lopez, Tyler be good for 'American Idol'? [392][393] She has said that she also looks to the careers of Cher and Diana Ross,[394] and has been influenced by younger artists such as Lady Gaga. "[70] Her costar George Clooney noted of her performance, in November 2020: "Every actress in town read for that part, and part of it was that she had to be sexy, but you also had to believe that she could shoot you and kill you. [72], Lopez launched a music career in 1999 because, after Selena, she had missed "the excitement of the stage"[37] and was "really feeling [her] Latin roots". Although they had crossed paths several times before (most notably at the 70th Academy Awards and at the premiere of Armageddon,[291] both in 1998), the first major meeting was on the set of Gigli (2003) in December 2001. The name Jennifer is primarily a female name of English origin that means Fair, Soft. [21] The three shared a bedroom. Halftime ensures that the world remembers it. The film was a box-office bomb and is considered one of the worst films of all time. The name Jennifer is primarily a female name of English origin that means Fair, Soft. Lopez described it as "one of the world's most shocking and disturbing, underreported crimes against humanity". [371] That September, she was awarded the Ally for Equality award presented by the Human Rights Campaign, for her support of the LGBT community. [248][249] She also released a number of singles between 2019 and 2021, including: "Medicine" featuring French Montana,[250] "Pa' Ti + Lonely" with Maluma[251] and "Cambia el Paso" with Rauw Alejandro. "[134] It reached number 10 on the Billboard 200;[135] the lead single "Qu Hiciste" reached number 86 on the Billboard Hot 100 while the second single "Me Haces Falta" failed to chart. [10] Time listed her among their 100 most influential people in the world in 2018. [270][271] The action-comedy Shotgun Wedding, a movie that was filmed from February to April 2021 in the Dominican Republic, and in which she stars opposite Josh Duhamel and Jennifer Coolidge, is scheduled to release directly on Amazon Prime Video on January 27, 2023. As the highest-paid actress in the world in 2015 and 2016, and with her films grossing over $5.5 billion worldwide, Jennifer Lawrence is often cited as the most successful actress of her generation. [359] In September 2017, following Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria, Lopez announced that she would be donating $1 million from the proceeds of her Las Vegas residency to humanitarian aid for Puerto Rico. [128] Even though El Cantante did not perform well at the overall box office,[93] it is still the twenty-eighth highest-grossing musical biopic of all time. [283][284] Lopez was in an onoff relationship with record producer and rapper Sean Combs (then known as "Puff Daddy") from 1999 to early 2001. They'll never nominate a Latina. [253], In mid-2021, Lopez signed a multi-year deal with Netflix to produce a range of films and television shows through Nuyorican Productions. Her perceived diva behavior and relationship with Affleck was also parodied on South Park in the episode "Fat Butt and Pancake Head". [277][278], Lopez was in a nearly decade-long relationship with David Cruz, her high school boyfriend, until the mid-1990s. "[471], Lopez is regarded as the most influential Latin entertainer of all time, credited with breaking ethnic barriers in the entertainment industry. Also that year, Lopez released "We Are One (Ole Ola)", the official song for the 2014 FIFA World Cup along with Pitbull and Claudia Leitte. [77] The dress generated worldwide attention and became the most popular search query in Google's history,[78] leading to the creation of Google Images. Jennifer was Ellens first ever guest, and it was clear that the host, 64, was emotional to see her back on the sofa for one last chat. [201] The highest charting of these were "Ain't Your Mama" and "Dinero", reaching 76 and 80 respectively on the Billboard Hot 100, while the former's music video received over 800 million views on YouTube. Mendible, M. (2007). [220] Second Act earned mixed reviews from critics,[221] but performed well at the box office, grossing $72.3 million during its theatrical run. [327] They announced the end of their relationship in April 2021. [404], Described as autobiographical,[405] much of Lopez's music has centered around the "ups and downs" of love. [157] It reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her highest-charting single as a lead artist since "All I Have". [24] In school, Lopez ran track on a national level, participated in gymnastics and was on the softball team. From 2016 to 2018, she starred in the police drama series Shades of Blue and performed a residency show, Jennifer Lopez: All I Have, at Planet Hollywood Las Vegas. [432] Troy Patterson of Entertainment Weekly also observed that she used her body for emphasis on stage, "She turned herself out as the fly girl hyperversion of postfeminist power, flaunting her control by toying with the threat of excess. Tommy Mottola, the head of Sony Music's Work Group, signed her but suggested that she sing in English instead. [95] An overworked Lopez suffered a nervous breakdown in 2001 while filming it. Jon Pareles of Rolling Stone was unimpressed by her "merely adequate, studio-assisted voice": "While dance pop doesn't necessarily demand great singers, Lopez is just scraping by. What does Jennifer mean? Jenifer, Gennyphir, Gennifer, Jenn, Jeniffer, Jennipher, Genifer, Jennefer, Jennepher, Jennafer, Jenfer. Variant of Guinevere. What is the meaning of the name Jennifer? [398] Her debut album On the 6 fuses the influence of Latin music with R&B and hip hop, which Lopez described as Latin soul. [55] She was excited by the rare opportunity to "actually star" in a movie "in the title role"[56] but expressed disappointment that other Latina actors were not being afforded the same opportunities. [93], The marketing for the romantic comedy Monster-in-Law (2005), in which Lopez starred opposite Jane Fonda, played up her "Gigli-and-tabloid tarnished image", and it became a box office success. 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