Trivia

Secretly married Marc Anthony on June 5, 2004; all the guests were invited to an "afternoon party", and they were never told that they were going to a wedding.

Began her career as a dancer for Janet Jackson.

Has 4 stepchildren: stepdaughter, Arianna Muñiz (b. June 26, 1994), adoptive stepson, Alex "Chase" Muñiz (b. June 9, 1995) and stepsons, Cristian Marcus Muñiz (b. February 5, 2001) & Ryan Adrian Muñiz (b. August 16, 2003) with ex-husband, Marc Anthony.

(April 9, 2012) Her third husband of 7 years Marc Anthony filed for divorce from her following a 9-month-long separation.

She and ex-husband Marc are celebrity part-owners of the Miami Dolphins along with Gloria Estefan and Emilio Estefan Jr., and sisters Venus Williams and Serena Williams (2009).

She moved to Manhattan to learn how to dance and used to sleep in the studio where she was practicing.

Is the first actress to have a movie (The Wedding Planner (2001)) and a music album hit number one in the same week.

One of her first dancing gigs was dancing for an opening number by New Kids on the Block for their performance on the American Music Awards in the late 1980s. She can be clearly seen dancing with her hair in a ponytail and wearing a cap in the middle of the dance troupe.

Is the highest paid Latina actress to date for her performance in The Wedding Planner (2001). She was paid $1 million for her role in Selena (1997) (2001).

She once hosted Saturday Night Live (1975) and appeared in a sketch as a singer for the USO who performs for soldiers during World War II. After the terrorist attacks of 9/11/01, she did this for real, performing in a USO concert at a United States Air Force base in Germany.

Her mother won a $2.4-million jackpot at the Borgata Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey in April 2004.

In the gyms, they called her "La Guitarra" because her body curved like a guitar.

Lopez worked with Janet Jackson in her videos and on her tours, and can be seen in the video for "That's the Way Love Goes".

Lopez and boyfriend musician Sean 'Diddy' Combs were arrested in connection with a nightclub shooting. Police found them with a stolen gun. The charges against Lopez were dropped, but the charges against Combs stayed. He was eventually tried and acquitted. (December 1999)

She is of Puerto Rican descent and is fluent in Spanish, albeit with a slight accent.

Has said that her co-star Josh Lucas from the film, An Unfinished Life (2005) is her favorite on-screen kiss.

Mother, Guadalupe Lopez, is a schoolteacher in Westchester County, New York.

Has 2 children: daughter, Emme Muñiz & son, Max Muñiz (b. February 22, 2008) with ex-husband, Marc Anthony.

Her debut album "On the 6" went 6 x platinum.

(April 10, 2006) Filed a request for injunction against her first husband, Ojani Noa, to stop him from publishing materials that are disparaging. He supposedly signed an non-disclosure agreement in 2004 that prevents him from such a publication.

She named her children, Max and Emme, after the main characters in Dragon Tales (1999).

Grew up in the Castle Hill section of the Bronx. It was from this neighborhood that she took the local "6" train to get to her auditions in Manhattan, as well as the inspiration of her debut album "On the 6".

According to Forbes, her movies averaged $9 of gross income for every dollar the actress got paid. (December 2007)

Returned to work 15 months after giving birth to her twins Maximillian and Emme in order to begin filming The Back-up Plan (2010).

Originally wanted to be a lawyer.

Is the only woman to have been voted the Sexiest Woman in the World twice in FHM magazine.

Highest paid Latina actress of all time.

The green Versace dress she wore at the 42nd Grammy Awards was the inspiration for the creation of Google Images.

Opened a new Cuban restaurant called Madre's in Pasadena, California, on April 19, 2002.

Wrote the song "Dear Ben" about her husband Ben Affleck and how much she loves him, which appeared on her third studio album, "This Is Me... Then". She wrote other songs on the album about him, including "I'm Glad" and "Baby I Love You!". She dedicated the entire album to him.

She was one of the "Fly Girls" dancers on the television comedy series In Living Color (1990).

Competed in track and field in high school.

There was some controversy around her fashion line "Sweetface" due to the excessive use of fur for the clothes. Members of PETA protested against her and famous PETA member Heather Mills stormed with some reporters into Jennifer's office in New York and expected an explanation from Jennifer, but the singer was not there. Mills then left a DVD in Lopez's office, which shows how brutally animals are murdered just to get their fur. Mills was then asked to leave by Lopez's assistant. (September 2005)

By 2004, she had amassed a fortune estimated to be worth $255 million, due to her work as a singer, actress and co-owner of Sweetface Fashions.

Received the 2,500th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on June 20, 2013. In attendance were her parents, David López and Guadalupe Lopez, her son Max Muñiz and daughter Emme Muñiz, her sister Lynda Lopez, her boyfriend Casper Smart, Jane Fonda and Keenen Ivory Wayans.

Grew up on Blackrock Avenue in the Bronx.

Her parents were initially disappointed that she didn't finish her education.

Close friends with Leah Remini.

Her Cuban restaurant Madre's is designed after her mother's kitchen.

Met her ex-husband, Cris Judd, while filming the music video for her single "Love Don't Cost a Thing". The two were married in a small ceremony (about 170 guests) at a home in a Los Angeles suburb officiated by attorney Barry Hirsch. Judd is a dancer and choreographer.

At the movie wrap party for Selena (1997), on October 28, 1996 in San Antonio, the star played an unexpected love scene when her boyfriend Ojani Noa grabbed a microphone and proposed to her in the middle of the dance floor, presenting her with a large marquis-cut diamond ring. She said, "Yes.".

After four unsuccessful previous nominations, she won the worst actress Razzie for Gigli (2003).

Years before they married (or even became a couple), she and Marc Anthony sang a song together called "No Me Ames" which appeared on her debut album "On the 6".

In 2012 she took the #1 spot of the Forbes most powerful females celebrity in the world dethroning Oprah Winfrey based on earnings, press coverage internet searches.

In her Bronx neighborhood, they call her "The Supernova".

Engaged to Alex Rodriguez from March 9, 2019 to April 15, 2021.

Sister Lynda Lopez is an Entertainment Correspondent for WB Network Channel 11 News in New York.

Has two Barbie dolls made in her likeness.

She was Brahma (beer trademark) muse in the Brazilian Carnival at Rio de Janeiro (2012).

She and her twins were featured on the front cover of People magazine's March 11, 2008 issue when they were four weeks old. People paid $6 million for the photos.