Biography for Selena Gomez

Date of Birth

22 July 1992, Grand Prairie, Texas, USA
Birth Name Selena Marie Gomez
Nickname
- Sel
- Selly
- Selenita
- Conchita

Height: 5' 5" (1.65 m)

Mini Biography

Selena Marie Gomez was born to Mandy Teefey and Ricardo Gomez on July 22, 1992. At a young age, she moved from New York to Grand Prairie, Texas. Giving birth to Selena at 16, her mom Mandy recalls living "paycheck-to-paycheck". Selena started out on "Barney & Friends" (1992) as "Gianna" in 2001 where she really discovered her talent. Unfortunately, they dropped her from the series after just two years. In 2003, she had a very small role in the movie Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) and a bit part in 2005 when she played "Julie" in Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire (2005) (TV) with Mitchel Musso and in 2006 as "Emily Grace Garcia" in Brain Zapped (2006) (TV) when she recorded a song for the movie. She she guest starred as "Gwen" in "The Suite Life of Zack and 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 "Wizards of Waverly Place" (2007) which she auditioned for three times. In March 2008, she made her first animated movie Horton Hears a Who! (2008) and later starred in Another Cinderella Story (2008) (V) with Disney Channel star Drew Seeley for ABC Family. Her two Disney Channel Original Movies Princess Protection Program (2009) (TV), with real-life BFF Demi Lovato, and Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009) (TV) will both air Summer 2009.

Selena Gomez was born and raised in Grand Prairie, Texas. Her mother Amanda [Commonly known as Mandy] Cornett is an Italian woman from Dallas, Texas and her father Ricardo Gomez is from New Mexico. Mommy Mandy gave birth to Selena at 16, and her parents divorced in 1997. Nearly 10 years later, she was remarried to Brian Teefy. Selena is best known for her role as "Alex Russo" in the show, "Wizards of Waverly Place" (2007), and as "Mary" in Another Cinderella Story (2008) (V). Selena signed a record deal with Hollywood Records just before her 16th birthday and is recording an album, due out Summer of 2009.

Trade Mark

Dark hair and dark eyes

Trivia

Before landing the role of "Alex Russo" in "Wizards of Waverly Place" (2007), Selena wasn't a fan of neither magic or the Harry Potter franchise.
Her role model and favorite actress is Rachel McAdams.
While filming that animated movie Horton Hears a Who! (2008), she played Steve Carell's daughter but she 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 nation-wide casting call.
Sings the theme tune to her Disney Channel show "Wizards of Waverly Place" (2007).
Is an only child.
Has four dogs - Chip, Willy, Fina and Wallace.
Her mom, Mandy Teefey, remarried in 2006 to Brian Teefey.
Wears a purity ring that says "True Love Waits".
She is of Mexican and Italian heritage.
Her mom gave birth to her at the age of 16.
Her parents divorced when she was 5 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 name 'Selena' 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 her best friend Demi Lovato called "The Demi and Selena Show".
Has a song written and sung about her on YouTube called "Selena Gomez" by Greg Kurka.
Friend of Jennifer Stone and Jeremy Sumpter.
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. [2008]
Was named the youngest ambassador to UNICEF at age 17 (2009).
Lead singer of the band Selena Gomez & The Scene.
In a relationship with Justin Bieber [2010-present].
Selena and her mom, Mandy Cornett (Teefey), said good-bye to friends and family in Grand Prairie, Texas to start a new Life in Los Angeles after hearing the life-changing news of Selena's new role on "Wizards of 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.
In June 2011, she released her album "When The Sun Goes Down".
Best friends with Demi Lovato since early childhood. They appeared together in "Barney & Friends" (1992), _'Princess Protection Program' (2008)_, _'Sonny with a Chance' (2009)_.
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 Taylor Swift.

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)

Where Are They Now

(2005) Currently shooting with actress/singer 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.
(2007) Starring in the TV series "Wizards of Waverly Place" (2007) for the Disney Channel playing "Alex Russo".
(2008) Filming Princess Protection Program (2009) (TV) with good friends Demi Lovato and Samantha Droke.
(April 2008) Working on Another Cinderella Story (2008) (V).
(February 2009) Began filming in Puerto Rico for Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009) (TV) for 6 weeks. Will also be partially filmed in New York City and LA. Is set to release in August 2009.
(June 2009) Back home from Canada from filming Ramona and Beezus (2010) and about to go back to the set of "Wizards of Waverly Place" (2007)
(2009) Appeared in a commercial for Borden milk.
(December 2011) Selena is set to start filming a new movie (Spring Breakers) around February.

Ariana Grande Biographic

Sekolah : North Broward Preparatory School

Biografi :

Personal
Ariana Joan Grande atau biasa dikenal dikenal dengan nama Ariana Grande adalah seorang aktris sekaligus penyenyi asal Amerika. Gadis kelahiran Boca Raton, Florida pada tanggal 26 Juni 1993 ini merupakan adik perempuan dari aktor sekaligus produser Frankie Grande.

Saat masih kecil, Ariana biasa tampil dalam pertunjukan yang diadakan oleh Little Palm Theatre for Young People. Namun ketika usianya mulai dewasa, dia mulai tampil juga dalam pertunjukan yang diadakan oleh Fort Lauderdale Children's Theater (FLCT), yang merupakan perkumpulan teater di kota asalnya.

Karir
Ariana memulai karirnya pada tahun 2008. Saat itu dia memerankan tokoh Charlotte dalam serial musikal berjudul 13 yang tayang di Broadway. Acara ini juga mengantarkannya meraih penghargaan National Youth Theatre Association. Demi serial ini, Ariana sampai harus meninggalkan sekolahnya di North Broward Preparatory School. Namun setelah penggarapan selesai, dia kembali melanjutkan sekolahnya. Namun sejak itu, dia mulai dikenal di dunia entertainment.

Pada tahun 2009, setelah mengikuti serangkaian casting, Ariana terpilih memerankan tokoh Cat Valentine dalam serial TV berjudul VICTORIOUS. Dia pun mewarnai rambutnya untuk menyesuaikan dengan tuntutan acara, yaitu warna merah atau magenta. Namanya semakin dikenal karena serial ini.

Selain semakin dikenal di dunia akting, perannya sebagai Cat Valentine juga berdampak pada karir bernyanyinya. Pada tahun 2009 dan 2010, setelah melihat performance Ariana, dia mulai ditarik untuk tampil bersama Miranda Sings dalam klub jazz Birdland di New York City.

Saat ini, Ariana masih sibuk dengan proyek musik solonya, di samping dia masih terus bermain dalam VICTORIOUS. Dia mampu menyanyikan lagu-lagu populer seperti Love The Way You Lie, Born This Way, Express Yourself, Grenade, Katy Perry's Teenage Dream, dan Vienna.


Sinematografi
Televisi
2010–sekarang VICTORIOUS
2011 ICARLY
2011 WINX CLUB
2011 BIG TIME RUSH

One Direction: Cewek, Scrabble, & Rayuan Gombal

One Direction: Cewek, Scrabble, & Rayuan Gombal

 

Sampai sekarang ini mereka enggak pernah suka sama satu cewek yang sama. Dan kalau suatu hari itu terjadi, mereka akan bersaing sengit lewat pertandingan scrabble! Kita enggak salah baca, memang scrabble! Inilah permainan yang mereka pilih untuk menentukan siapa yang berhak mendapatkan si cewek pujaan.

Kalau suatu saat mereka sampai suka sama cewek yang sama. Tapi, mereka bilang sih sampai saat ini mereka enggak pernah mengalaminya.

"Kalau suatu hari itu terjadi, kami akan bertarung (scrabble) sampai akhir. Atau dengan bertanding kemampuan main noughts and crosses," kata Louis.

Mereka juga enggak sungkan buat ngobrolin masalah cewek. Kadang, karena mereka selalu bersama, mereka sharing soal masalah cewek bareng-bareng, di bangku belakang mobil dalam perjalanan dari satu show ke show lainnya. Yuk, kita ungkap rahasia mereka soal cewek dan love.

Liam Payne: Most Romantic

Kalau urusan cewek, Liam paling romantis dibandingkan dengan anggota lain dari boy band asal Inggris ini. Selain karena memang sudah lama punya pacar, Liam memang suka melakukan hal manis untuk pacarnya. "Aku pernah membelikan tiket buat ke Los Angeles pas dia ulang tahun, karena waktu itu aku di sana dan dia pengin ketemu," aku Liam.

Sebenarnya Liam pernah dibikin patah hati oleh seorang cewek dulu, tapi itu enggak bikin sikapnya berubah atau jadi cuek sama cewek.

"Waktu kecil aku orangnya mudah tertipu. Kalau ada cewek yang suka sama aku, teman-teman pasti nyuruh aku nembak dia. Dan biasanya aku menurut. Tapi suatu kali pernah aku disuruh nembak di depan umum cewek yang sebenrnya enggak suka sama aku. Aku ditolak mentah-mentah, aku malu banget," kenang dia.

Harry Styles: Most Flirtatious

Harry paling tahu kapan dan di mana dia harus ngomong manis sama cewek. Makanya, kalau sedang ada acara bareng cewek-cewek, biasanya Harry yang akan pulang dengan nomor telepon cewek terbanyak.

Walaupun Harry enggak mengakuinya, anggota One Direction lainnya sepakat kalau Harry yang paling flirty. Menurut Harry, salah satu cara menarik perhatian cewek adalah bisa nge-dance. "Bisa nge-dance memang sangat ngebantu," akunya.

Harry juga pernah ketahuan lagi ngobrol berduaan sama teman cewek di kamarnya. Saking nervous-nya, dia menjawab kalau temannya itu sedang mencari remote TV agar ayah angkatnya enggak memarahinya. Dan untungnya, ayah angkatnya enggak memarahinya, he he.

Niall Horan: Most Childish

Liam pernah bilang kalau Niall paling cuek dan enggak romantis. "Dia adalah orang yang enggak peduli sedang di mana atau sama siapa. Dia akan mengatakan hal-hal aneh atau enggak sopan."

Sementara Harry bilang, dia merasa iri sama Niall. "Soalnya dia bisa bersenang-senang sambil bersikap kekanak-kanakan. Sementara kalau kita yang bersikap kayak gitu pasti enggak cocok. Padahal aku yang paling muda tapi aku harus bersikap dewasa," curhat Harry.

Niall juga menjawab dengan malu-malu ketika ditanya apa yang membuat dia merasa menarik atau seksi. "Aku suka mataku. Hanya itu yang aku sukai dari penampilanku," komentarnya pendek.

Lalu waktu ditanya apa yang bikin dia suka sama cewek, dia Cuma menjawab "I like a girl because I like a girl. Kalau ternyata dia fans kita ya itu tambahan," kata dia semaunya, he he.

Louis Tomlinson: Best for Advise

Menurut para anggota One Direction, Louis adalah tempat untuk curhat yang nyaman. Selain karena dia yang paling tua tapi karena komentarnya juga selalu bijak. Sekarang ini Louis memang punya pacar, tapi dia merasa santai menjalaninya.

"I am a one-woman man with Eleanor," kata Louis. "Salah satu alasan aku suka sama dia adalah karena dia enggak terpengaruh ketenaranku. Kadang kalau kita ketemu fans dan mereka meminta fotonya dia akan tersipu malu," ungkap Louis.

Walaupun namanya diteriakkan ribuan fans, Louis enggak merasa dirinya menarik secara fisik, tuh. "Aku enggak yakin kalau aku punya penampilan seksi. Kalau aku lagi ngorbol sama cewek mungkin aku ngerasa sedikit seksi. Aku ngerasa kelebihanku adalah aku enak diajak ngobrol," aku Louis.

Zayn Malik: The Coolest

Buat Zayn, pick up lines alias rayuan gombal itu udah basi. "Jaman sekarang kayaknya udah enggak ada cowok yang memakai pick up lines," kata dia. Cowok yang selalu kelihatan cool ini ternyata memang cool dan suka berlagak cool, he he.

"Memang ada caranya kalau lagi ngedeketin cewek. Seperti playing cool atau playing hard to get. Tapi aku enggak akan memakai kata-kata yang sengaja ditata untuk ngedeketin cewek," aku Zayn.

Tapi untuk sekarang ini Zayn bilang dia mau single dulu. "Aku ngerasa susah banget punya relationship di industri ini (industri hiburan). Susah banget untuk menjaga hubungan itu agar tetap bertahan."

Justin Bieber: His Twitter’s Superpower

Justin Bieber: His Twitter’s Superpower

 

Dengan hampir 22 juta followers, enggak heran kalau apa aja yang di-tweet oleh si ganteng pelantun single terbaru Turn To You ini punya kekuatan yang hebat! Lihat yuk, apa aja sih hal keren yang udah Justin lakukan cuma lewat Twitternya?

Countless Trending Topic

Aduh, kayaknya kalau ditanya berapa kali Justin jadi trending topic, kita udah enggak bisa hitung lagi kali, ya, hihihi. Bahkan pada tahun 2009-2010 Justin pernah lho nongkrong di daftar trending topic selama beberapa bulan! Tapi nih girls, ada satu trending topic lucu tentang cowok ini.

Misalnya, Hello Manila menjadi treding topic gara-gara Justin meneriakkan, "Hello Manila!" saat konsernya di Malaysia! Aduuh, Justin bisa jadi pelupa juga ya, hahaha. Coba ingat lagi juga, waktu #showyourhearts menjadi trending topic. Justin mengajak para fans dan juga beberapa teman selebriti nya untuk membantu tiga orang anak yang kehilangan orang tuanya saat mengalami kecelakaan di Houston. akhirnya #showyourhearts berhasil masuk trending topic dan mendapat banyak perhatian dari orang lain.

Massive Charities

Sadar dengan pengaruh besarnya di Twitter, Justin enggak lupa memanfaatkannya buat membantu sesama. Contohnya untuk Helen Campbell yang saat itu lagi membutuhkan donor paru-paru. Justin melihat tweet salah satu teman Helen dan membalasnya, "@alungstory I got the word . . . You have amazing strength. I got u. #BeAnOrganDonor".

Akhirnya, salah satu organisasi yang menangani kebutuhan donor Helen, mengaku kalau mereka yang biasanya hanya menerima sekitar 50 registrasi donor per-harinya, bisa mendapatkan hampir 200 registrasi per hari setelah Justin memberikan dukungannya lewat Twitter! Hebat, kan?

Bukan cuma Helen aja, pada ulang tahunnya yang ke 17, Justin meminta para fans-nya menyumbangkan 17 Dollar Amerika untuk membantu membangun sarana air bersih di negara-negara berkembang. Waktu itu Justin menulis tweet, "1 in 8 people in the world lack access to clean water. So this year I want to give my birthday away to help @charitywater #makeachange".

Dari kampanye itu, sekitar dua ribu orang Beliebers berhasil mengumpulkan uang sekitar 47.000 Dollar Amerika yang semuanya udah dipakai buat membangun sarana air bersih.

Nah, karena keberhasilannya, buat ulang tahunnya yang ke 18 tahun ini, Justin juga melakukan kampanye yang sama. Justin emang enggak cuma ganteng ya girls, tapi juga baik banget dan wajib kita contoh! Hehehe. 

One Direction: Rahasia Kecil 1D

Rahasia apa sih yang belum kita tahu soal lima cowok ganteng dari One Direction ini? Intip yuuk, hihihi.

Zayn's Fear of Water

Hihihi, agak enggak percaya ya kalau tahu ternyata Zayn takut sama air. Di sebuah interview, Zayn mengaku kalau dia takut sama perairan terbuka seperti laut atau kolam besar. Soalnya dia enggak bisa berenang!

"My biggest fear is water. Because I can't swim," aku Zayn waktu itu. Tapi Louis pernah lho lupa kalau Zayn enggak bisa berenang dan mendorongnya dari kapal, dan semua personel One Direction harus ikut loncat dari kapal buat menyelamatkan Zayn. Aduh, untung aja Zayn enggak kenapa-kenapa ya.

Louis's Little Scandal

Nah, buat yang satu ini jangan dicontoh ya girls. Dulu sewaktu sekolah, Louis pernah terpilih untuk memerankan Danny dalam drama Grease. Tapi, pada saat pertunjukan drama tersebut Louis melakukan hal yang kurang sopan di depan penonton. Gara-gara itu, cowok yang enggak suka sama burung ini di skors sama kepala sekolahnya, dan terpaksa harus mengulang kelas 12. Memang dari dulunya badung yah, hi-hi-hi.

Harry The Romantic Boy

Ini dia nih, anggota One Direction yang paling romantis. Saking romantisnya, Harry sampai bilang kalau ia akan menjadikan salah satu fans sebagai pacarnya. Engga heran juga kalau film yang temanya percintaan jadi film favorit cowok ini. Bahkan, Anne, Ibu Harry juga setuju sama hal ini, "He gives the best hug ever." Anne juga menambahkan, "He'll make a nice boyfriend when he's ready." Wiih, siapa yang mau jadi pacarnya Harry? Hihihi.

Niall's Random Facts

Anggota One Direction yang satu ini punya beberapa fakta yang unik nih. Salah satunya adalah Niall pernah mencabut seluruh bulu kakinya alias waxing untuk amal, tapi cowok ini enggak mau lagi melakukannya karena sakit, hihihi. Selain pernah waxing untuk acara amal, Niall ternyata adalah seorang Belieber! Sampai-sampai, Niall berseru girang waktu bertemu sama Justin. Waah, enggak beda jauh sama kita, dong.

Liam's Fear of Spoons

Pasti kita merasa heran ya, gimana cara Liam bisa makan kalau dia takut sama sendok? Liam mengaku kalau dia suka enggak yakin sama kebersihan sendok yang akan dia pakai. Gara-gara itu, Liam enggak makan sop dan juga menggunakan garpu buat makan es krim! "I know, I'm a bit strange," Ucap Liam setelah ditanya soal ketakutannya sama sendok. Ha-ha-ha!