Selena Gomez Biography 

American actress Selena Gomez may be young, but she has already racked up an impressive résumé. She got her start with a long-running stint on Barney & Friends, after which she landed many bit parts. In 2007, she finally took the lead in her own televised series, Wizards of Waverly Place. She is also noted for her singing career.

Selena Gomez was born July 22, 1992 in New York City, New York. She was subsequently raised in Grand Prairie, Texas. She is of Mexican heritage.

Getting her start from very early on, she made her onscreen debut in Barney & Friends as Gianna. She shared the screen with David Joyner (the man behind the purple dinosaur), Emilio Mazur, Camille Goldstein, Hunter Pecunia, and others.

She made her film debut in 2003’s Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over. Directed by Robert Rodriguez, Gomez shared the screen with Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, and Alexa Vega. The film also had smaller roles filled by Holland Taylor, Sylvester Stallone, Salma Hayek, and Mike Judge.

Gomez earned her big break, however, when she was twelve years old. At that time, she entered a nationwide talent search through Disney. Impressed with what they saw, she began appearing in various Disney productions.

Her first gig was a one episode appearance in The Suite Life of Zack and Cody opposite series regulars Dylan Sprouse and Cole Sprouse. Brenda Song and Ashley Tisdale costarred.

Beginning to land more steady work, Gomez has enjoyed a recurring role on Hannah Montana from 2007 to 2008. The title character is portrayed by teen pop sensation Miley Cyrus.

She has enjoyed her greatest success, however, for her leading role in Wizards of Waverly Place. Landing the role of Alex Russo in 2007, she appears beside David Henrie, Jake T Austin, Maria Canals Barrera, David DeLuise, and Jennifer Stone.

Others may recognize Gomez for lending her voice to 2008’s animated comedy Horton Hears a Who! Based on the Dr Seuss book, Gomez was just one of a star-studded voice cast including Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Carol Burnett, Will Arnett, Seth Rogen, Isla Fisher, Jonah Hill, Jaime Pressly, and a laundry list of others.

Transitioning into film, Gomez is currently in post-production for Another Cinderella Story with Andrew Seeley.

Outside of acting, Gomez has enjoyed an emerging singing career as well. Her singing began with her time on Barney and has continued throughout her work. She can currently be heard singing the theme song to her hit series Wizards of Waverly Place.

In her personal life, Gomez and Demi Lovato (her Barney costar) are best friends.

Her pastimes include basketball, surfing, cheerleading, and skateboarding.