Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television producer. After appearing on the children's series Barney & Friends (2002–2004), she received wider recognition for her portrayal of Alex Russo on the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place, which aired from 2007 until 2012.
Gomez also starred in the films Another Cinderella Story (2008), Princess Protection Program (2009), Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009), Ramona and Beezus (2010), and Monte Carlo (2011). Thereafter, she focused on more mature roles in Spring Breakers (2012), Getaway (2013), The Fundamentals of Caring (2016), and The Dead Don't Die (2019). She voices the character of Mavis in the Hotel Transylvania film franchise, and serves as an executive producer of the Netflix television drama series 13 Reasons Why (2017–present) and the Netflix documentary series Living Undocumented (2019).
David Henrie & Selena Gomez Tease ‘Wizards Of Waverly Place’ Reunion: “Let’s Make Some” Magic
deadline.comSelena Gomez and David Henrie are reprising their Wizards of Waverly Place roles twelve years after the Disney Channel series ended its run.
Following news of the reunion sequel series pilot order, Henrie shared a photo of himself alongside Gomez and their other cast members, including Alkaio Thiele, Janice Brown, and Mimi Gianopulos. “Let’s make some [magic wand emoji],” Henrie wrote on Instagram Stories in the photo that also included writer and producer Scott Thomas and director Andy Fickman.
In a second post on Instagram Stories, Henrie reshared a post from his television son Thiele. The young actor shared a photo of himself with a background of Henrie in a Wizards of Waverly Place poster. “Like father like son?” the photo was captioned.
Seeing the strong resemblance with Thiele, Henrie added, “I don’t know if we could cast any closer to me back in the day ha ha.” Thomas had previously shared the photos of the Wizards of Waverly Place reunion, captioning the post, “The adventure begins.” A post shared by Scott Thomas (@scottthomascaresaboutyou) Gomez and Henrie will executive produce the Wizards of Waverly Place revival.
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