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Jennifer Lopez Great Singer began performing in musicals, including in a European tour of Golden Musicals of Broadway, local productions of Oklahoma and Jesus Christ Superstar. Jennifer was cast as one of the "Fly Girl" dancers on FOX's In Living Color, which led to a role on FOX's series South Central. Jennifer can also be seen as "Melinda Lopez" in the made-for-TV movie Second Chances. She impressed the producer Aaron Spelling, who wanted to continue the role on another one of his series, Malibu Shores. After a few more episodes, Jennifer refused to develop the deal further, with the hopes of taking her talents to the silver screen. In 1995 she appeared in Mi Familia which was about the lives of Mexican immigrants in Los Angeles from the 1930s to today. One year later, she appeared in the film Jack, co-starring Robin Williams. There after she got a role in Money Train, opposit Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes. In 1997, Gregory Nava asked Jennifer to audition for his biopic on the slain Tejano singer, Selena. She got the role, which made her a star. That same year, her boyfriend, model Ojani Noa, proposed to Jennifer at the wrap party for Selena. Their marriage lasted less than year.
In 1997, Jennifer Lopez starred in the films U Turn, Anaconda and Blood and Wine. And in 1998, she played U.S. Marshall Karen Sisco in Out of Sight, co-starring George Clooney. Her next she lent her voice to an animated ant in the DreamWorks feature Antz. After the leading role in the film The Cell (2000), Jennifer returned to the music scene with the album, J.Lo, in February 2001. The album claimed the No. 1 spot on the charts with the first single, Love Don't Cost A Thing. Jennifer Lopez married dancer Cris Judd on September 29, 2001. The couple met in January on the set of her music video, Love Don't Cost A Thing, as Judd was one of the featured dancers in the video. But the couple filed for divorce after only a year, on July 25, 2002.
Jennifer made history as the first female artist to have a No. 1 album and movie, The Wedding Planner, in the same week. In 2001, she released her own fashion company, Sweetface Fashion Company, designed for all her fellow full-figured sisters. Jennifer also has two frangrances attached to her name: Glow, Still, Miami Glow and Live. She has received many awards, including a Blockbuster Entertainment Award nomination for Best Actress in Anaconda, a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical for Selena, and an MTV Movie Award nomination for Best Actress for Selena. In 1999, she also won the VH1/Vogue Fashion Award for Most Fashionable Female Artist. Jennifer Lopez received a Latin Grammy nomination and won the Billboard Latin Award for a duet, "No Me Ames", she did with Marc Anthony. In 2000, she also won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Dance Video, "Waiting For Tonight".
In 2002, Jennifer and actor Ben Affleck began dating. The couple met on the set of the movie Gigli. The film received unanimous negative reviews. After a highly-publicized romance, the couple ended their engagement in February 2004. On June 5, 2004, Jennifer Lopez made headlinesbecause she and Latin pop singer, Marc Anthony, exchanged vows in a "surprise" wedding. | 