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'''Selena Kayleigh Gomez'''<ref name="DreamStar05">http://www.miss-selena.com/ {{verify credibility}}</ref>{{verify credibility}} (born [[July 22]], [[1992]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[actor|actress]]. She is currently starring as [[Alex Russo]] on the [[Disney Channel Original Series]], ''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]''. Gomez also has a career as a [[singer]], and has recorded four songs for [[Walt Disney Records]] and can change her label to [[Hollywood Records]].{{Fact|date=December 2007}}
'''Selena Kayleigh Gomez'''<ref name="DreamStar05">http://www.miss-selena.com/ {{verify credibility}}</ref>{{verify credibility}} (born [[July 22]], [[1992]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[actor|actress]]. She is currently starring as [[Alex Russo]] on the [[Disney Channel Original Series]], ''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]''. Gomez also has a career as a [[singer]], and has recorded four songs for [[Walt Disney Records]] and can change her label to [[Hollywood Records]][http://www.myspace.com/OfficialSelenaGomezMusic].{{Fact|date=December 2007}}


==Acting career==
==Acting career==

Revision as of 01:23, 28 January 2008

Selena Gomez

Selena Kayleigh Gomez[1][unreliable source?] (born July 22, 1992) is an American actress. She is currently starring as Alex Russo on the Disney Channel Original Series, Wizards of Waverly Place. Gomez also has a career as a singer, and has recorded four songs for Walt Disney Records and can change her label to Hollywood Records[1].[citation needed]

Acting career

Selena Gomez was born in New York City, and raised in Mansfield, Texas. Her first role was on Barney & Friends as Gianna. She was discovered by Disney in a nation wide Disney talent search when she was 12 years old. Selena filmed a pilot as the leading character Stevie in What's Stevie Thinking?,[citation needed] a spin off of Lizzie McGuire, that was also going to include Miranda Sanchez (Lalaine)[citation needed] which was not picked up. Disney wanted Selena to stay, so they cast her in another pilot Arwin!, a spinoff of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, but was also not picked up. In 2006, she guest starred in the second-season of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody as Gwen in the episode A Midsummer's Nightmare.

Also in 2007, she appeared in the second-season episodes of Hannah Montana as Mikayla, a pop star who is a rival of Hannah Montana.

She currently stars as Alex Russo in Wizards of Waverly Place, which premiered on October 2007 on Disney Channel.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2002–2005 Barney & Friends Gianna Recurring Role
2003 Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over Waterpark Girl
2006 The Suite Life of Zack and Cody Gwen 1 episode
2006 Brain Zapped Emily Grace Garcia Main Role
2007 Hannah Montana Mikayla Recurring Role / 2 episodes
2007 What's Stevie Thinking? Stephanie "Stevie" Sanchez Also known as Stevie Sanchez, Pilot was filmed, but was never aired or picked up.
2007 Arwin! Alexa Never aired
2007-present Wizards of Waverly Place Alex Russo Main Role
2008 Another Cinderella Story Mary Main Role
2008 Horton Hears a Who! Mayor's daughter Voice

Music

  • Everything is Not What it Seems, the Wizards of Waverly Place theme song, is performed by Selena Gomez.
  • Selena Gomez has also sang a variety of different songs when she was a cast member on Barney & Friends.
  • Selena recorded a song titled Brain Zapped for the aptly titled film that was never picked up, Brain Zapped.
  • Selena Gomez will be singing Cruella De Vil for a music video which will be in the upcoming 101 Dalmatians two-disc Plantium Edition DVD,[2] which will be released on March 4, 2008.[2] Her new music video will also be shown on the Disney Channel.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b http://www.miss-selena.com/ Cite error: The named reference "DreamStar05" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b http://www.ultimatedisney.com/101dalmatians-platinumedition-pressrelease-0304.html