Selena Gomez
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Selena Gomez (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 or she can change for Hollywood Records.[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 Stevie Sanchez,[citation needed] a spin off of Lizzie McGuire, that was also going to include Miranda Sanchez (Lalaine) from Lizzie McGuire[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 it was also not picked up. In 2006, she guest starred in the second-season of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody as Gwen (Episode: "A Midsummer's Nightmare") Also in 2007, she appeared in a second-season episode of Hannah Montana as Mikayla, a pop star who is a rival of Hannah Montana. She was in a second episode of Hannah Montana called "That's What Friends Are For?'" which aired on October 19, 2007. 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 |
| 2005 | Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire | Julie | - |
| 2006 | Brain Zapped | Emily Grace Garcia | Main Role |
| The Suite Life of Zack and Cody | Gwen | 1 episode | |
| 2007 | What's Stevie Thinking? | Stevie Sanchez | Main Role / Pilot |
| Arwin! | Alexa | Pilot | |
| Hannah Montana | Mikayla | Recurring Role / 2 episodes | |
| 2007–present | Wizards of Waverly Place | Alex Russo | Main Role |
| 2008 | Horton Hears a Who! | Mayor's daughter | Voice / post-production) |
| Another Cinderella Story | Mary | Main Role / (post-production) |
Music
Everything is Not What it Seems is the Wizards of Waverly Place theme song, performed by Selena Gomez.
Selena Gomez has also sang a variety of different songs when she was a cast member on Barney & Friends
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, which will be released on March 4th 2008. Her new music video will also be shown on Disney Channel.[citation needed]