Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and producer. Born and raised in Texas, Gomez began her career by appearing on the children's television series Barney & Friends (2002–2004). In her teens, she gained wider recognition for her role as Alex Russo on the winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place (2007–2012)
Alongside her television career, Gomez has starred in the films Another Cinderella Story (2008), Princess Protection Program (2009), Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009), Ramona and Beezus (2010), Monte Carlo (2011), Spring Breakers (2012), Getaway (2013), The Fundamentals of Caring (2016), The Dead Don't Die (2019), and A Rainy Day in New York (2019). She also voices the character of Mavis in the Hotel Transylvania film franchise (2012–present), and executive produced the Netflix television series 13 Reasons Why (2017–2020) and Living Undocumented (2019).
1. Selena is an only child, in her family.
2. Selena's favourite color is green.
3. She had two failed TV pilots. She filmed two spin-off pilots that were never picked up before landing the role of Alex Russo on Wizards of Waverly Place.
4. The former star of Disney was named after Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla Perez, who was shot and killed in 1995. At her growing age, she also liked Jennifer Lopez's portrayal of Selena in the 1997 biopic.
5. In one of her interviews in 2008 she said "I was very shy when I was little, I didn't know what 'camera right' was. I didn't know what blocking was. I learned everything from Barney."the big purple dinosaur.
6. Some of her nicknames are: Sel, Selly, Selenita and Conchita.
7. Her name "Selena" means Moon in Greek.
8. Selena Gomez adopted six rescue dogs! Their names includes: Willie, Wallace, Fina, Chip, Chazz, and Baylor. She adopted Baylor, an adorable and cute husky mix, while on a trip to Canada with Justin Bieber. "We went to a shelter just for fun … and we saw this adorable, adorable puppy," she said. "I literally felt like he said my name. So, I had to have him."
9. Gomez dated Priyanka Chopra"s husband Nick Jonas in 2008, not long after Nick and Miley Cyrus broke up.
10. She is the ambassador of DoSomething.org, advocates safe driving through State Farm, hosts an annual charity concert for UNICEF, and was also, named ambassador to the Ryan Seacrest Foundation in 2012.
11. People think Selena and Priyanka Chopra Jonas are lookalike of eachother.
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