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 is sharing an update on her upcoming album! The 31-year-old Grammy award-nominated singer and actress made an appearance on the SmartLess podcast talked about her career in music and her career in acting.
In addition to singing and acting, Selena is, of course, also a producer, and she has her Rare Beauty line, which coincides with her Rare Impact Fund for mental health.
While on the podcast, Selena dished on how she got into singing and mentioned wanting to pick a lane and focus more on one thing or the other. Keep reading to find out more… “I started having a lot of fun with music and then touring was really fun.
But I was doing my TV show at the same time [Wizards of Waverly Place] and I just found it really fun so I just kept going but the older I get, the more I’m kind of like, I would like to find something to just settle on,” she shared.
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