History Music / JenniferLopez

Lopez began her career as a dancer on ''Series/InLivingColor'' before venturing into acting. She made her music debut with the 1999 single "If You Had My Love", which featured in the subsequent album ''On the 6''. This album helped spearhead what music critics called "The Latin Invasion" of 1999 along with Music/RickyMartin, Music/EnriqueIglesias, and Lopez' future husband Music/MarcAnthony. She has released eight studio albums thus far, with ''This Is Me...Now'' set for release in 2023 after a nine-year hiatus.

* ''This Is Me... Now'' (2023)

* ShotForShotRemake: "I'm Glad" is a near-identical remake of ''Film/{{Flashdance}}'', to the point where she got into a major copyright dispute with Creator/{{Paramount} over it.

* ShotForShotRemake: "I'm Glad" is a near-identical remake of ''Film/{{Flashdance}}'', to the point where she got into a major copyright dispute with Paramount over it.

* MsFanservice: Several songs play up her sex appeal, for example "Get Right", where she's wearing several midriff-exposing outfits and dancing sensually. The green [[UsefulNotes/GianniVersace Versace]] number she wore to the Emmys is still-remembered as one of the sexiest signature looks of the decade.

* BareYourMidriff: She wears a midriff-revealing outfit in quite a few music videos and stage performances to show off her abs.

Lopez began her career as a dancer on ''Series/InLivingColor'' before venturing into acting. She made her music debut with the 1999 single "If You Had My Love", which featured in the subsequent album ''On the 6''. She has released eight studio albums thus far, with ''This Is Me...Now'' set for release in 2023 after a nine-year hiatus.

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Jennifer Lynn Affleck, (née Lopez; born July 24, 1969), a.k.a. J. Lo, is an American singer/actress/dancer/producer/designer/TV show judge.

Born in the Bronx to Puerto Rican parents, her career started as one of the dancers in ''Series/InLivingColor'' before she landed a star-making role in the biopic about the singer ''Film/{{Selena}}''. More acting roles followed as did a career in music. Her debut album, 1999's ''On The 6'' was a huge hit and helped spearhead what music critics called "The Latin Invasion" of 1999 along with Music/RickyMartin, Music/EnriqueIglesias, and future husband Music/MarcAnthony. In 2001, she became the first performer with a #1 movie (''Film/TheWeddingPlanner'') and #1 album (''J.Lo'', from her famous nickname) in the same week.

Her relationship with [[Music/SeanCombs Sean "P. Diddy" Combs]] fell apart, in the wake of Combs being accused of gun possession, shooting, and injuring people at a nightclub (a charge he was ultimately acquitted of). She moved onto a high profile relationship with Creator/BenAffleck, spawning the nickname "[[PortmanteauCoupleName Bennifer]]" and producing the critical and commercial flop ''Film/{{Gigli}}''. Her music career stalled after the release of the single "Jenny from the Block", which (although a huge hit) was supposed to address accusations that she was a money-grubbing sell-out, but only made things worse with its video, which was the exact opposite of what the song was trying to say. The romance between Lopez and Affleck ended in 2004... only to restart 17 years later (with Lopez having spent a decade married to Anthony in the interim), leading to their marriage in 2022.

She's done some advocacy work in various ways, including vaccination awareness for some diseases, and for awareness of violence against women. Interestingly enough, before she became famous, she was simply a paralegal and Notary Public working to an attorney.

Lopez still acts and records music, and as of the 2011 season, appeared as a judge on ''Series/AmericanIdol''. Her most famous physical... [[IncrediblyLamePun asset]] is her large, curvy rear, which has sparked a few talk show punchlines. Ironically, diet and fitness had already whittled her posterior to average size by 1999, which probably [[HollywoodPudgy says more about Hollywood's standards]] than J. Lo's bum. In 2020, she co-headlined the UsefulNotes/SuperBowl LIV halftime show with fellow Latina performer Music/{{Shakira}}.

!!Filmography:
* ''Series/InLivingColor'' (1991-93) as Fly Girl
* ''My Family'' (1995) as Young Maria
* ''Film/{{Jack|1996}}'' (1996) as Miss Marquez
* ''Film/BloodAndWine'' (1996) as Gabriella
* ''Film/{{Anaconda}}'' (1997) as Terry Flores
* ''Film/{{Selena}}'' (1997) as [[Music/{{Selena}} Selena Quintanilla-Pérez]]
* ''Film/UTurn'' (1997) as Grace [=McKenna=]
* ''Film/OutOfSight'' (1998) as Karen Sisco
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Antz}}'' (1998) as Azteca (voice)
* ''Film/TheCell'' (2000) as Catherine Deane
* ''Film/AngelEyes'' (2001) as Sharon Pogue
* ''Film/TheWeddingPlanner'' (2001) as Mary Fiore
* ''Film/{{Enough}}'' (2002) as Slim Hiller
* ''Film/MaidInManhattan'' (2002) as Marisa Ventura
* ''Film/{{Gigli}}'' (2003) as Ricki
* ''Film/JerseyGirl'' (2004) as Gertrude Steiney
* ''Shall We Dance'' (2004) as Paulina
* ''Film/MonsterInLaw'' (2005) as Charlotte Cantilini
* ''Film/AnUnfinishedLife'' (2005) [[note]]Shot in 2003[[/note]] as Jean Gilkyson
* ''Film/TheBackupPlan'' (2010) as Zoe
* ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' (2010) as Anita Appleby (1 episode)
* ''Film/WhatToExpectWhenYoureExpecting'' (2012) as Holly
* ''WesternAnimation/IceAgeContinentalDrift'' (2012) as Shira (voice)
* ''Film/{{Parker}}'' (2013) as Leslie Rodgers
* ''Series/TheFosters'' (2013-2018; executive producer only)
* ''Film/TheBoyNextDoor'' (2015) as Claire Peterson (also producer)
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Home|2015}}'' (2015) as Lucy Tucci (voice)
* ''WesternAnimation/IceAgeCollisionCourse'' (2016) as Shira (voice)
* ''Series/ShadesOfBlue'' (2016-2019) as Harlee Santos (also executive producer)
* ''Second Act'' (2018) as Maya (also producer)
* ''Film/{{Hustlers}}'' (2019) as Ramona Vega (also producer)
* ''Film/{{Marry Me|2022}}'' (2022) as Kat Valdez (also producer)
* ''Film/{{Shotgun Wedding|2023}}'' (2023) as Darcy (also producer)

* CastingGag: Her being cast in ''Home''; the movie was based on a book called ''Literature/TheTrueMeaningOfSmekday'', and in that book, the main alien character was named J.Lo, after her. Her being cast caused him to get an AdaptationalNameChange (Oh).

* GenderBlenderName: Played characters named Slim (''Enough''), Charlie (''Monster-In-Law''), and Ricki (''Gigli'').

* AutoTune: One of the remixes of "If You Had My Love" (which no less than Music/TPain credited with inspiring him to make the technique his trademark), and more recently, her cover of "Venus".

* BreakUpSong: "Love Don't Cost A Thing," "He'll Be Back," and "(Can't Believe) This Is Me."

* DancingIsSeriousBusiness: One of the better female dancers in the world, with Music/BritneySpears.

* ExhortTheDiscJockeySong: Most of her singles (e.g. "Play").

* InDaClub: The setting of "On The Floor" and "Get Right".
* IntercourseWithYou: A theme of ''J.Lo''.

** NakedInMink: In [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jennifer_lopez_1.jpg a photoshoot]] for ''Movieline'' magazine she wore a white fox wrap around her torso.

* SillyLoveSongs: Her ''This Is Me...Then'' album.
* SpicyLatina: Some of her roles play up this.
* StuffyOldSongsAboutTheButtocks:
** [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "Booty"]].
* AWildRapperAppears: Has quite a few songs with this. To name a couple:

Her relationship with [[Music/SeanCombs Sean "P. Diddy" Combs]] fell apart, in the wake of Combs being accused of gun possession, shooting, and injuring people at a nightclub (a charge he was ultimately acquitted of). She moved onto a high profile relationship with Creator/BenAffleck, spawning the nickname "[[PortmanteauCoupleName Bennifer]]" and producing the critical and commercial flop ''Film/{{Gigli}}''. Her music career stalled after the release of the single "Jenny from the Block", which (although a huge hit) was supposed to address accusations that she was a money-grubbing sell-out, but only made things worse with its video, which was the exact opposite of what the song was trying to say. The romance between Lopez and Affleck ended in 2004... only to restart 17 years later (with Lopez having spent a decade married to singer Marc Anthony in the interim), leading to their marriage in 2022.

Her relationship with [[Music/SeanCombs Sean "P. Diddy" Combs]] fell apart, in the wake of Combs being accused of gun possession, shooting, and injuring people at a nightclub (a charge he was ultimately acquitted of). She moved onto a high profile relationship with Creator/BenAffleck, spawning the Bennifer nickname and producing the critical and commercial flop ''Film/{{Gigli}}''. Her music career stalled after the release of the single "Jenny from the Block", which (although a huge hit) was supposed to address accusations that she was a money-grubbing sell-out, but only made things worse with its video, which was the exact opposite of what the song was trying to say. The romance between Lopez and Affleck ended in 2004... only to restart 17 years later, leading to marriage in 2022.

* ''My Family'' (1995)
* ''Film/{{Jack|1996}}'' (1996)
* ''Film/BloodAndWine'' (1996)
* ''Film/{{Anaconda}}'' (1997)
* ''Film/{{Selena}}'' (1997)
* ''Film/UTurn'' (1997)
* ''Film/OutOfSight'' (1998)
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Antz}}'' (1998)
* ''Film/TheCell'' (2000)
* ''Film/AngelEyes'' (2001)
* ''Film/TheWeddingPlanner'' (2001)
* ''Film/{{Enough}}'' (2002)
* ''Film/MaidInManhattan'' (2002)
* ''Film/{{Gigli}}'' (2003)
* ''Film/JerseyGirl'' (2004)
* ''Shall We Dance'' (2004)
* ''Film/MonsterInLaw'' (2005)
* ''Film/AnUnfinishedLife'' (2005)
* ''An Unfinished Life'' (2005)[[note]]Shot in 2003.[[/note]]
* ''Film/TheBackupPlan'' (2010)
* ''What To Expect When You're Expecting'' (2012)
* ''WesternAnimation/IceAgeContinentalDrift'' (2012)
* ''Parker'' (2013)

* ''Film/TheBoyNextDoor'' (2015)
* ''WesternAnimation/Home2015''
* ''Series/ShadesOfBlue'' (2016-2019)
* ''Film/SecondAct'' (2018)
* ''Film/{{Hustlers}}'' (2019)
* ''Film/MarryMe2022'' (2022)
* ''Film/{{Shotgun Wedding|2023}}'' (2023)

* AutoTune: One of the remixes of "If You Had My Love", and more recently, her cover of "Venus".

* ''Film/ShotgunWedding'' (2023)