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 took a stab at impersonating her friend and fellow pop star Miley Cyrus during her turn as host on Saturday Night Live this weekend.The singer and actor made her SNL debut last night (May 14), alongside Post Malone who appeared as the episode’s musical guest.During her opening monologue, Gomez explained that she grew up watching the late night sketch show every week with her mother and how “this is a big moment for me”.She then went on to talk about how she started acting when she was seven and that she’s been “lucky enough to work with some Hollywood icons”, including her Only Murders In The Building co-stars Steve Martin and Martin Short, “and, of course, Barney”, she joked.Referring to an early appearance she made on children’s show Barney & Friends back in the early 2000s, producers cut to a shot of her on the show. “That was the first show I was on,” she told the audience.Elsewhere during her opening, she said she asked one of her “oldest friends”, Miley Cyrus, for hosting advice as the ‘Plastic Hearts’ singer has hosted the show on several occasions.
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