Selena Gomez

Selena Gomez
Born	Selena Gomez

Selena Gomez (born July 22, 1992) is an American actress and singer. She is currently starring as Alex Russo on the Disney Channel Original Series, Wizards of Waverly Place.

Acting career

Selena Gomez was born in New York, New York, and raised in Dallas, Texas. Her first role was on Barney & Friends as Gianna. Selena has filmed a pilot as the leading character Stevie in Stevie Sanchez, a spin off of Lizzie McGuire which was not picked up. She has also made a guest appearance on The Suite Life of Zack and Cody as Gwen, Cody's former girlfriend of only a day who ended up with Zack. In July 2007, she appeared in a second-season episode of Hannah Montana as Mikayla, a pop star who is a rival of Hannah Montana. She will be in a second episode of Hannah Montana called "That's what friends are for" which airs October 19, 2007. She also stars as Alex Russo in the Disney Channel original series Wizards of Waverly Place, which premiered on October 12, 2007.

Trivia

• Gomez is very close friends with her old co-star from Barney & Friends, Demi Lovato. They have been able to continue their close friendship as they both have shows on the Disney Channel.

• Wizards of Waverly Place was originally called "The Amazing Hannigans", then it was changed to "The Amazing O'Malleys", then it was changed to "Wizards of Waverly Place", then to "Disney Wizards" and now it is back to "Wizards of Waverly Place"

• Gomez is an only child.

• Gomez enjoys cheerleading, singing and acting.

• The role of Alex Russo was originally offered to Alexa Nikolas but was accepted by Gomez.

• Gomez got the acting bug from her mother, who did local theater in Dallas.

• Gomez was discovered in a nationwide casting call in her hometown of Dallas, Texas.

• As a child, Gomez watched her actress mom rehearse theater.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role
2003	Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over	Waterpark Girl
2005	Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire	Julie
2008	Horton Hears a Who! (post-production)	Mayor's daughter (Voice)

Television

Year	Title	Role	Episode
2002-2005	Barney & Friends	Gianna
2005	Stevie Sanchez	Stephanie "Stevie" Sanchez	Never aired, Also Known As What's Stevie Thinking?
2006	The Suite Life of Zack and Cody	Gwen	"A Midsummer's Nightmare" (episode 22, season 2)
	Arwin!	Alexa	Never aired/Episode "Pilot"
	Brain Zapped	Emily Grace Garcia	Series Canceled
2007	Wizards of Waverly Place	Alexandra "Alex/Lexi" Russo	Lead character
	Hannah Montana	Mikayla	2 Episodes "I Want You to Want Me... to Go to Florida" (episode 13, season 2) "That's What Friends Are For?" (episode 18, season 2)

Music

"Everything is Not What it Seems" is the Wizards of Waverly Place theme song, performed by Gomez.

External links

• Selena Gomez at IMDb