Selena Gomez
(24th anniversary)
22 July 1992
Grand Prairie, Texas, USA
5' 5" (1,65 m)
Selena Marie Gomez was born and raised in Grand Prairie, Texas, to Mandy Teefey, who is of part Italian descent, and Ricardo Gomez, who is of Mexican descent and originally from New Mexico. Her parents divorced in 1997. Giving birth to Selena at 16, her mom Mandy recalls living "paycheck-to-paycheck". She she guest starred as "Gwen" in Hotel dulce hotel: Las aventuras de Zack y Cody (2005) and as Hannah's rival, the 'evil' "Mikayla", in Hannah Montana (2006). Selena's amazing talent landed her roles in two Disney series, both spin-offs. Unfortunately, neither show was picked up until 2007 when she got the role of "Alex Russo" in the magical series Los magos de Waverly Place (2007) which she auditioned for three times. In March 2008, she made her first animated movie Horton (2008) and later starred in Una cenicienta moderna 2 (2008) with Disney Channel star Drew Seeley for ABC Family. Her two Disney Channel Original Movies Programa de Protección de Princesas (2009), with real-life BFF Demi Lovato, and Los magos de Waverly Place - Vacaciones en el Caribe (2009) will both air Summer 2009. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Someone
Trivia
Before landing the role of "Alex Russo" in Los magos de Waverly Place (2007), she wasn't a fan of either magic or the Harry Potter franchise.Her role model and favorite actress is Rachel McAdams.
While filming the animated movie Horton (2008), she played Steve Carell's daughter but never got to meet him.
She became interested in acting after watching her mom, Mandy Teefey.
Her favorite band is Paramore.
She adopted her dog named Chip from an animal shelter.
Discovered by Disney in a nationwide casting call.
Sings the theme tune to her Disney Channel show Los magos de Waverly Place (2007).
Has six dogs: Chip, Willy, Fina, Wallace, Chaz and Baylor.
Her mom, Mandy Teefey, remarried in 2006 to Brian Teefey.
Wears a purity ring that says "True Love Waits".
Her father is of Mexican descent. Her mother, who was adopted, is of part Italian ancestry.
Her mom gave birth to her at the age of 16.
Her parents divorced when she was five years old.
She was named after Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, who died almost three years after Gomez was born.
She went to Danny Jones Middle School located in Texas.
Her first name means "moon" in Greek.
She is a huge fan of Johnny Depp and Lady Sovereign.
Both her family and Fernanda Romero are from the same town in Mexico.
Used to do a YouTube show with best friend Demi Lovato called "The Demi and Selena Show".
Has a song about her on YouTube called "Selena Gomez" by Greg Kurka.
Involved with the charity Raise Hope for Congo which helps raise awareness about the violence against Congolese women.
Participated in the "Runway for Life" benefit for St. Jude's Children Research Hospial.
Was named the youngest ambassador to UNICEF at age 17 (2009).
Lead singer of the band Selena Gomez & The Scene.
She and her mom, 'Mandy Teefey' (qav) said good-bye to friends and family in Grand Prairie, TX, to start a new Life in Los Angeles after hearing the life-changing news of Selena's new role on Los magos de Waverly Place (2007).
Is a fan of Britney Spears and considers Britney to be one of her idols.
Huge fan of Fefe Dobson, she covered one of Dobson's tracks "As a Blonde" on her album "Kiss and tell" and Fefe also co-wrote Selena's hit single "Round and Round".
For her 2011 music video "Love You Like A Love Song", Gomez had horses spray-painted pink. This led to accusations from PETA and singer Pink about the treatment of the animals.
Hospitalized with nausea and terrible headaches after appearing on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992). She was later diagnosed with physical exhaustion and food poisoning [June 13, 2011].
Is friends with Demi Lovato since they met on July 22, 1999 on a casting for Barney & Friends (1992). Later, they worked together on Programa de Protección de Princesas(2009) and Sunny entre estrellas (2009). Also directed, together, The Demi and Selena Show (2008).
Was in on-off relationship with Justin Bieber from December 2010 to January 2013.
(December 16, 2011) Her mother Mandy Teefey miscarried her future younger half-sister who was due to be named Scarlett J. Teefey at 16 weeks of pregnancy.
Has 2 younger half-sisters - Gracie Elliot Teefey (b.June 12, 2013) via her mother Mandy Teefey and her 2nd husband Brian Teefey and Victoria Gomez (b.June 25, 2014) via her father Ricardo Gomez and his 2nd wife Sara Gomez.
Shooting with Lalaine on the set of Lizzie McGuire (2001) television spin-off "Stevie Sanchez" for the Disney Channel. She will play Miranda's kid sister, Stephanie "Stevie" Sanchez.
Appeared in a commercial for Borden milk.
Cancelled a tour of Australia because of her battle with lupus, which she had had for the past several years. [December 2013]
Ranked #19 on Maxim's "Hot 100" of 2014 list.
Personal Quotes
Be yourself always, there's no one better!I was never the girl who thought I need to make sure I look like all the other girls. I think you look best when you stand out.
[on having her own band] I'm going to be in a band--no Selena Gomez stuff. I'm not going to be a solo artist. I think that I don't want my name attached to it. I basically want to make music that is fun and that parents and kids can jump around to and have a good time to.
I wanted to be like my friends. I hung out with girls who had blue eyes and blond hair and I thought, "I want to look like them!".
[on declaring she will remain a virgin until marriage] I said, "Dad, I want a promise ring". He went to the church and got it blessed. He actually used me as an example for other kids. I'm going to keep my promise to myself, to my family and to God.
[on wearing a purity ring] I've had my ring since I was 12 years old. But for me it's not something I want to go around saying, "Hey, look what I have". It's a promise I made to myself and God. I think some people misinterpret that as a trend and think everyone's getting one.
[on reports that she and friend Demi Lovato had a feud] You can't care [about reports like that], It's really toxic what they do to the girls in the industry.
[on Lindsay Lohan and her time in rehab] I don't think anybody should be mean because you never understand what's someone is going through. And it is partly [this] business, because it is crazy and hectic. So I think that nobody should be rude. If this were a normal person, you wouldn't be so judgmental. I feel like people shouldn't judge as much, they should give their sympathy.
[on revealing she would prefer to date someone who is not famous] You kind of can't help who you'll fall in love with. I'd date someone who isn't in the business in a heartbeat.
I love Katy Perry! She gave me a song for my second album.
Everyone wants songs written by Katy Perry. I asked her and she was so nice--she just said, "Yeah, you can have it". She was very kind.
I don't actually like dates. I get awkward as I never know what to do.
For me, the person that I really admire because they came from this Disney world would be Shia LaBeouf. He had his own show on Disney Channel. He was really funny and I loved his show. Then he started to do films. Now he is doing really great films and he is respected as an actor. I really like him a lot as an actor. I think he is cute, too, so that helps. I feel that I can relate to him the most.
I'm going to be Katy Perry for Halloween. I'm going to have the blue hair and the ice cream outfit she did. It's going to be awesome.
[on working with Katy Perry] It is so much fun. It's very soulful and it's kind of got her flair mixed in with my dance kind-of-a-little techno vibe. So it was really amazing and I really loved it. I was extremely honored, cause I'm a huge fan of hers.
[on Justin Bieber] I love Justin. When he first started to come over from Canada his manager contacted me and he just said that he would like to meet me and he was just such a good kid.
[on Demi Lovato] I love her. I completely love her and her whole family to death. I will always talk extremely highly of her and I always have.
I love Nicki Minaj, Eminem, Katy Perry. They are all about being themselves and I love that.
[on going to her firs concert--a Britney Spears show] We were in the nosebleeds with my cousin. I got the T-shirt and glow sticks and I just remember it being the highlight of my life! I felt like I was on cloud nine!
[on doing a Britney Spears tribute for her concert] We are working on a Britney tribute, which I'm so stoked about, 'cause I love Britney. I was like, "I have to do it". I wanna do a mash-up of all her songs and just go for it. We're gonna do a little tribute. We're gonna do her hits . . . "Baby One More Time", and then I think we're going to try to incorporate "Toxic" and that phase. And then we might do some of her recent, new stuff.
[on performing songs from Britney Spears during a tribute concert] I'm not going to even touch Britney! She's so good. I wouldn't want to butcher it. I'm just going to pay tribute to her! I'm gonna say she's awesome.
[on Rebecca Black's song "Friday"] I love it! Total guilty pleasure! I totally admire her, I think it's awesome that she hasn't taken that downward spiral that other child stars have taken.
[on her boyfriend, Justin Bieber] Yeah, he is romantic. He gave me a bottle of his new perfume the other day. (2011)
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