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).
Selena Gomez opens up about landing her role in Only Murders in the Building
dailymail.co.ukJust days before the second season of Hulu's Only Murders in the Building debuts, Selena Gomez is opening up about her character.The 29-year-old actress stars alongside comedy legends Steve Martin, 76, and Martin Short, 72 in the series, which returns for Season 2 on June 28.The actress spoke with the Awards Chatterpodcast, where she revealed that her character was actually originally envisioned as a male.
Opening up:Just days before the second season of Hulu's Only Murders in the Building debuts, Selena Gomez is opening up about her character New season:The 29-year-old actress stars alongside comedy legends Steve Martin, 76, and Martin Short, 72 in the series, which returns for Season 2 on June 28Martin co-created the series with John Hoffman, though landing Short was essential to getting Martin to come aboard as a star.'My understanding is that Steve said he wouldn’t be in it unless Marty was in it,' Gomez began. 'So we got Marty and that was the beginning before I was involved.
Steve met with John Hoffman and they spoke and it was actually some of the producers’ collective idea of having a female but not only a female, someone completely generations off.
And Steve said he loved the idea and thought it was really fun,' she added. Essential:Martin co-created the series with John Hoffman, though landing Short was essential to getting Martin to come aboard as a starThe series follows Charles-Haden Savage (Martin), a former TV drama series star, Oliver Putnam (Short), a struggling Broadway director, and Mabel Mora (Gomez), a young woman renovating an apartment in their building, The Arconia.The first season followed this unlikely trio, who discover they're all true crime superfans...
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