Selena Gomez Height, Weight, Age, Biography, Family, Career, Lifestyle & Net Worth

Selena Gomez Height, Weight, Age, Biography, Family, Career, Lifestyle & Net Worth – Selena Marie Gomez is an American singer, actress, and producer. After appearing on the children’s television series Barney & Friends, she received wider recognition for her portrayal of Alex Russo on the Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place, which aired for four seasons from 2007 until 2012.

Selena Gomez Height, Weight, Age, Biography, Family, Career, Lifestyle & Net Worth

Selena Gomez Height, Weight, Age, Biography, Family, Career, Lifestyle & Net Worth

Known for?

Disney series Wizards of Waverly Place, as the lead role of Alex Russo. 

Career and Lifestyle Info:

Gomez first gained an interest in pursuing a career in the entertainment industry watching her mother prepare for stage productions. Gomez began auditioning for various roles, meeting Demi Lovato during an audition for Barney & Friends. Both Gomez and Lovato were later selected to appear on the series in 2002, with Gomez portraying the character of Gianna. Gomez was given a recurring role on the popular Disney Channel series Hannah Montana in 2007, portraying pop star Mikayla. Selena later auditioned for a role in the Disney series Wizards of Waverly Place, winning the lead role of Alex Russo. 

At 16 years old, Selena Gomez signed a recording contract with the Hollywood Records label. In 2010, Gomez starred as one of the two female leads in Ramona and Beezus, a film adaption of the children’s novel series by Beverly Cleary. On August 28, 2009, Gomez starred in Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie, a television film based on the series.

Gomez formed the pop-rock band Selena Gomez & the Scene through her record deal with Hollywood Records. The name of the band is an “ironic jab” at the people who called Gomez a “wannabe scene.” The group released their debut studio album in August 2009, which debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200 albums chart in the United States, with first-week sales of 66,000 copies.

Family and Personal Info:

Selena Marie Gomez was born in Grand Prairie, Texas, to Ricardo Joel Gomez and former stage actress Amanda Dawn “Mandy” Cornett.When Gomez was born, her mother was sixteen years old. Gomez was named after Tejano singer and actress Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, who died in 1995. Her father is of Mexican descent while her mother, who was adopted, has some Italian ancestry. Gomez’s parents divorced when she was five years old, and she remained with her mother.

In October 2008, Gomez participated in St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital “Runway For Life” benefit. That same month, Gomez was named UNICEF’s spokesperson for the Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF campaign, which encouraged children to raise money on Halloween to help children around the world.

Gomez was diagnosed with lupus sometime between 2012 and early 2014. On September 14, 2017, she announced via Instagram that she had withdrawn from public events during the past few months because she had received a kidney transplant from actress and friend Francia Raisa.