Selena Gomez

Non-Public Biography Node
Birthday: July 22, 1992
Age: 19
Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Grand Prairie, TX
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Big Break: The Wizards of Waverly Place
Biography
Selena Gomez was born on July 22, 1992 and grew up in Grand Prairie, Texas. She made her acting debut at age 7 when she played Gianna on “Barney and Friends.” It wasn’t until 2007 that she got her big break as one of the stars on Disney Channel series, “Wizards of Waverly Place.”

Selena Gomez is also a singer, she first performed songs for the soundtracks of several Disney movies she appeared in as well as the soundtrack for her hit show, “Wizards of Waverly Place.” In 2009, Selena broke out of the Disney music scene and formed her own band, “Selena Gomez and the Scene.”

The singer/actress also launched her own fashion line in 2010 called “Dream Out Loud by Selena Gomez.”

The young star recently is making headlines for dating fellow teen heartthrob, Justin Bieber. She was previously linked to another young star, Nick Jonas.

Did you know...
  • She was discovered in a Disney nationwide talent search when she was 10, and starred in several failed Disney Channel pilots before the success of The Wizards of Waverly Place.
  • She sings the theme song for The Wizards of Waverly Place.
  • Was once best friends with fellow Disney star – Demi Lovato whom she met while both working on Barney. The two have since shared a youtube show, “The Demi and Selena Show.”
  • Her mother named her after the famous Tejano singer, Selena.
  • In 2008, Selena was named a spokesperson for UNICEF’s Trick-of-Treat for UNICEF program. A year later she became the youngest UNICEF ambassador at age 17.
  • She is the owner of 5 rescue dogs.
  • Britney Spears has written three songs for Selena’s upcoming album.
  • She has received death threats from jealous Justin Bieber fans.
  • Selena had a recurring role on Hannah Montana and a guest spot on The Suite Life of Zach & Cody before she was ever on The Wizards of Waverly Place.
  • Selena’s theatrical film debut was in the movie, “Ramona and Beezus,” based on the children’s novel series by Beverly Cleary.
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Selena Gomez covers Cosmopolitan magazine. Good for her, it’s about time her face appeared next to a giant headline that reads, “Your Orgasm Guaranteed.” I’m kidding, I’m about as freaked out as her father is right now. Isn’t she like 12? Oh 19? Whatever, same thing.

Well, one thing is certain…her Disney contract has expired, because the House of Mouse would never allow this!

In the Cosmo interview, Selena gushes over her new found love with 17-year-old Justin Bieber.
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Indie star-turned-Golden Globe nominee Zooey Deschanel is having one heck of a year, but life hasn’t always been peachy for Zooey. The actress says she has a major fear of bullies, stemming back to her school days.

“Girls spit in my face,” Zooey said. “People were so mean to me, I’d cry every day.”

Sad, but she's certainly not alone. Plenty of A-listers were picked on in their younger years, but those days are long behind them. Here are 10 celebs who were bullied as kids.
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Celebrities are human, and like us regular folk, they have bad dates too. I know, I assumed all celebrities meet each other at sushi restaurants and go on dates to the moon, or whatever. But according to these stars, they’ve had some pretty bad dates.

Tina Fey: Tina Fey remembers a time when her date almost died. “One time a guy invited me to go mountain climbing on a date, and he fell off the mountain. He was showing off, and he just fell.” Yeah, I’d say any date that ends in the emergency room, or on the side of a cliff, would be a very bad date.

Daniel Radcliffe: After claiming that he “hates” dating, Daniel Radcliffe says he gets to second base on a first date, except it was on accident. Somehow he thinks this is a bad date? Talking about his first date with his current girlfriend, “I didn't know what was appropriate, like on which date you're supposed to try and kiss her.
For most of us, getting mistaken for a celebrity is usually awesome. For celebs, it’s not as awesome, because, well, they’re already celebs.

A handful of celebrities have often been mistaken for other celebrities. Sometimes they’re flattered, sometimes they’re annoyed. But at any rate, here are some notable celebrities who have been mistaken for other celebrities.

Zooey Deschanel & Katy Perry: Zooey didn’t take it very well when she was compared, looks-wise, to pop star Katy Perry. “It’s a little bit annoying to be totally blunt,” Zooey said. “The only similarity that we have is that we look a little bit alike…I’m happy that she’s famous enough now that she’s not going out and being mistaken for me.” And she did it without a single Ukulele.
It's about to be a, what, girl fight!

I always knew those two had it out for each other. Well, no so much. When Demi Lovato went into rehab last year, she says the friends that stuck by her side were girls like Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez, even though she and Miley had some pretty intense fights in the past.
Google might dominate the market when it comes to search engines, but Bing isn’t that far behind.

Microsoft rolled out the search engine in 2010, sparking rumors that it might accomplish the impossible—replacing Google.

Google announced their most popular searches of 2011, with Kim Kardashian topping the list. So what did Bing users search for most? Justin Bieber, no surprise there. I guess we know the preferred search engine of Beliebers. Kim came in second on Bing.
Calm down, Beliebers, your leader has not committed himself to Selena Gomez for life.

Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez got everyone riled up when Gomez was photographed wearing a diamond ring on her engagement finger on Wednesday. And man, Justin Bieber fans are good. Because I’m pretty sure no one else would’ve noticed the ring in this photograph. These guys must study every picture of Justin like it's a Where's Waldo cartoon.

Anyway, rumors were immediately sparked, but Gomez’s rep told Us Weekly:

“She is not engaged.”

Ironically, Justin and Selena are hanging out in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, to celebrate a wedding.
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First, Justin Bieber gets his first paternity suit, and now Selena Gomez is starring in a PG-13 movie. What is the world coming to?

Selena Gomez is growing up, and the 19 year-old has now taken on a role in the upcoming movie, Spring Breakers. James Franco and Vanessa Hudgens will also star in the flick.

“It’s a different character than I have ever played before. It’s a different kind of vibe, I think, than people are used to seeing in me,” Gomez says. “What you’re going to see is more raw, I think. It’s going to be raw and more about acting.”

Which is good, because acting is usually what movies are supposed to be about.
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Somewhere in the middle of promoting his new Christmas album and showing off Selena Gomez at the AMAs, Justin Bieber found time to take his very first paternity test. Awwww.

Bieber took a DNA test on Friday night in New Jersey. I've never been to Jersey, but from what I hear, this is probably one of the more exciting things to do there.

According to TMZ, Justin took the test in a lab under "very controlled circumstances," and there is a solid chain of custody, which basically means the entire process will be very well documented. So Mariah Yeater and her lawyer will have a tough time challenging the test.
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Because Justin Bieber’s holiday album is kind of boring and Selena Gomez is like not doing anything interesting, I’m going to continue to stoke the fire that is the Justin Bieber baby momma drama.

First a rando girl named Mariah Yeater accused Justin Bieber of fathering her child and then Bieber was like “naw uh” and then she was like “uhh don’t you remember that night in the Staples Center bathroom” and then Bieber was like “I don’t know that woman” and then Mariah dropped the case when Bieber was like “Imma sue you” and then her lawyer was like “just kidding, we’re back” and then the Yeaters friend leaked text messages that said that some dude named Robbie is actually the baby daddy and now Bieber’s manager is like “I hope she doesn’t want a settlement, cuz we aint payin” and now I have no idea how to feel about anything.

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