Jennifer Lopez's life in pics...
Jennifer Lopez , fondly referred to as JLo, has a life story that inspires millions. Whatever she does, whether it is her overwhelming performances or just simple posing with her twins, Jenny from the Block never fails to impress. Lets take a close look at her tremendous journey so far…
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She struggled to make her mark as a dancer in The Big, Bad, Apple and worked in local Manhattan night clubs. She landed a job as backup dancer for New Kids On The Block and then finally broke into the mainstream as a Fly Girl on TV comedy show In Living Color
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Her debut album On The 6 was a reference to the subway train she used to take growing up in the Bronx. On The 6 was an instant hit with it's single If You Had My Love making it to the top of the Billboard Hot 100. Waiting for Tonight made it to the top 10 and Lets Get Loud earned her a Grammy nomination. Jenny had left the block
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Hot on the heels of J.Lo came album #3 entirely composed of remixes. It is the fourth biggest selling remix album of all time after Michael Jackson's Blood on the Dance Floor, The Beatles' Love and Madonna's You Can Dance. Not bad for a girl from the Bronx
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JLo is now set to bring her booty to the sets of American Idol, replacing shortlived judge Ellen DeGeneres. She is expected to grab Hispanic eyeballs, boosting show ratings with fellow newbie judge, rocker Steven Tyler. Rumour has it the luscious Latina will also make an appearance on Glee's next season as a cafeteria worker
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Jen's movie career has been as lucrative as her music career. She followed up her blink and miss debut in My Little Girl (1986) with action film Money Train opposite Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson. She went on to work with the great and the good of Hollywood including Robin Williams in the Francis Ford Coppola directed Jack, and Jack Nicholson in the noir Blood and Wine
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She became the first Latina to earn over $1 million thanks to her tough-nut performance in Out of Sight opposite George Clooney. Her next, The Wedding Planner, opened at #1 but was followed by 2 duds, Angel Eyes and Enough. Reprieve came in the form of Maid in Manhattan opposite Ralph Fiennes
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Her lovelife has been a chequered one. Her first marriage to Cuban waiter Ojani Noa faltered after she hit big time. She remained on good terms with him, even appointing him manager of her restaurant Madre's. Recently, there seems to be trouble in paradise with allegations, counter allegations and lawsuits
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In just a couple of months she was cosying upto singer Marc Anthony with whom she worked previously. Mixing business with pleasure seemed to work for the diva and the couple married soon after. Jennifer and Marc are now proud parents of twins Max and Emme