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).
For Sam Riback, executive vp and co-head of A&R at Interscope Geffen A&M, and his wife, Gina Schulman, head of partnerships for PLUS1 Org, a nonprofit that works with artists including Selena Gomez, Carly Rae Jepsen, Diplo and Ariana Grande to raise money and awareness for social and environmental justice causes, last year's Grammys were hugely memorable.
Interscope's Billie Eilish took home five statues including one for album of the year, while her brother Finneas was named producer of the year. "It was an amazing night for Billie and Finneas and the whole Interscope team," says Riback.
Adds Schulman, "I think it was our last social outing." Less than six weeks later, Mayor Eric Garcetti issued stay-at-home orders for Los Angeles.
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