Alex Russo
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| Alex Russo | |
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| File:AlexRusso.jpg Alexandra "Alex" Russo, portrayed by Selena Gomez | |
| First appearance | "Crazy 10 Minute Sale" |
| Created by | Todd J.Greenwald |
| Portrayed by | Selena Gomez |
| In-universe information | |
| Nickname | "Lexi" (by Harper Evans) |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Wizard 9th grade student (Season 1) |
| Family | Jerry Russo (father) Theresa Russo (mother) Justin Russo (brother) Max Russo (brother) |
| Relatives | Kelbo Russo (uncle) Trevor Russo (cousin) Graeme Russo (cousin) Ernesto Larkin (uncle) Kim Russo (cousin) |
Alex Russo is a fictional character in the Disney Channel Original Series Wizards of Waverly Place. She is the younger sister of Justin and older sister of Max, and one of the protagonists of the series. The character is portrayed by actress Selena Gomez.
Character information
Alex is the younger sister of Justin, the older sister of Max, and the daughter of Jerry and Theresa Russo. Like most of her family, she is a wizard. She works at their sandwich shop, Waverly Sub Station. Alex has inherited her Mexican heritage from her mother's side, and her magical powers from her Italian-American father.
Alex appears to be a shallow snob. Her personality, as seen ever since the beginning of the show, is very mischievous. She isn't shy when it comes to boys — she even goes as far as to kiss a random boy to get back at Justin, who before said he had his first kiss over her. Although she does not do well in school, she is very smart. Alex claims "everyone takes her advice",(example: "Why don't you take my advice? Everyone takes my advice! I told Vice Principal Clements to fix his dead tooth and now he's getting married.") as she knows a lot about fashion, relationships, girls, and guys, but above all she can be very sneaky. Her best friend is Harper Evans and although she does not know that Alex is a wizard, she is still very loyal and supportive. Alex's rival in school is fashionistic "trendsetter" Gertrude "Gigi" Holligsworth. Their rivalry dates back all the way to kindergarten when Gigi poured juice on Alex's mat at nap time and said she had an accident (which, of course, was not true).
Alex is in the 9th grade, as stated in 'Pop Me and We Both Go Down'. Alex is also "Daddy's Little Princess" as stated in 'You Can't Always Get What You Carpet'. That episode also shows how well she can get what she wants by guilt tripping her Dad, thus proving her to be very manipulative. In"Crazy Ten Minute Sale", it is shown her pout record is four days.
Magical capabilities
Alex is very quick to use magic to solve a problem, though it often leads to disaster. However, in the end, she ends up making things right with her abilities. She is capable of using magic without any aid, although the spells backfire most of the time. She is very skilled at spell improv (where a wizard makes up their own spell). For example: When the Russo kids learned spell improv, Max got turned into a Peanut Butter & Jelly sandwich. Alex got him back to normal by saying "Although I like such tasty snacks I'd rather have my brother Max". She also is very quick at understanding magic lessons as shown when her dad, Jerry Russo, asked if she was paying attention and performed the spell he asked for flawlessly. She is rarely not in trouble, which people around her see as a charming quality.