英語名人堂：詹妮弗·洛佩茲

詹妮弗·洛佩茲(Jennifer Lopez)，1969年7月24日出生于美國紐約市，歌手、演員、電視制作人、流行設計師與舞者。[1]

1986年，詹妮弗·洛佩茲在《我的小女孩》中飾演小角色出道，1990年詹妮弗·洛佩茲憑借電視劇《生動的顏色》成名。[2] 1997年詹妮弗·洛佩茲以《瑟琳娜》的逼真演繹提名1998年的金球獎。2003年詹妮弗·洛佩茲憑借《鴛鴦綁匪》成為該年的金酸莓獎的得主。2005年詹妮弗·洛佩茲以音樂專輯《新生》獲得“白金唱片”的稱號。2007年詹妮弗·洛佩茲憑借《剩女也瘋狂》再次斬獲金球獎。[3] 2014年詹妮弗·洛佩茲出席巴西世界杯開幕式并演唱了主題曲《我們是一家》。[4]

Jennifer Lopez, a.k.a. J.Lo, is a multi-talented and influential superstar. She is an actress, singer-songwriter, record producer, and dancer. She is also a very smart businesswoman and has used her fame to launch her own fashion line and perfumes. She has upset animal rights groups by using fur. She is the richest entertainer of Latin American ancestry in Hollywood.

Lopez was born in 1969 and raised in the Bronx district of New York. She always dreamed of fame but left it quite late before she did something about it. When she was 19, she started singing and dancing lessons. After two years, she was selected as a dancer for MTV and as a backup singer for Janet Jackson.

In the 1990s, Lopez appeared in several hit movies. Her performance in the lead role in ‘Selena’ in 1997 received rave reviews. Lopez has appeared in over 20 movies. She released her debut album ‘On the 6’ in 1999, which was a top 10 hit in the US. She has released a total of seven albums in English and Spanish.

Lopez has expanded her business interests into many areas. In 2003, she launched her JLO brand, which is highly popular with young women. She followed this with her 2005 SweetFace and 2007 JustSweet collections. Her “Glow by J.Lo” perfume broke many sales records. Lopez also owns a restaurant in Miami and a film and television production company. There’s no telling in which direction J.Lo will venture next.