text: Jennifer was born on July 24, 1969 in the Castle Hill section of the Bronx. Her father, David, was a computer technician. Her mother, Guadalupe, taught kindergarten. Jennifer is the middle of three daughters. Her elder sister, Leslie, is a housewife who sings opera. Her younger sister, Lynda, is a DJ on New York's WKTU, a VH1 VJ., and a morning news show correspondent on New York's Channel 11. Jennifer's parents were born in Puerto Rico, but did not meet until both came to America. Her mother's parents were Europeans who settled in Puerto Rico. She says that it was her parents' work ethic that made a difference in her life. Jennifer took singing and dancing lessons from age 5. She attended 12 years of Catholic school, including an all-girl high school. She played softball and tennis in high school and was a gymnast.\n\nAfter high school, she briefly worked in a law office. During this time, she continued dance classes at night. At 18, she left home because her mother was scared by her decision to pursue show business. With casting on "In Living Color" (1990) in 1990, she moved to L.A., but initially hated it. Finally her boy friend, David Cruz, moved to be with her there and she learned to accept her new environment. Her career took off from her "Living Color" stint and reached new peaks with her portrayal of slain Latino singer Selena (1997) in 1997.\nRelationships\n\nLópez is notorious for her multiple relationships. She has been married three times, and dated numerous men during her career.\n\nHer first marriage, to waiter Ojani Noa, occurred on February 22, 1997. He was later named the manager of López' restaurant, Madre's. They divorced in January 1998. On April 10, 2006, López sued Noa, claiming he breached a confidentiality agreement he signed by shopping around a tell-all book about their relationship.\n\nFrom 1999 to 2001, she dated rapper and producer Sean "Diddy" Combs (then known as Sean "Puff Daddy" or simply "Puffy" Combs). Both were arrested in connection with a nightclub shooting in December 1999. Police found them in possession of a stolen gun. The charges against López were dropped. Combs was indicted but was eventually tried and acquitted. The adverse publicity caused a great deal of stress on the relationship, and their breakup was announced (ironically enough) on Valentine's Day, 2001.\n\nHer second marriage was to Chris Judd, her former backup dancer. She met Judd while filming the music video for her single "Love Don't Cost A Thing". The two were married on September 29, 2001 at a home in a Los Angeles suburb officiated by attorney Barry Hirsch. The marriage ended in June 2002, during which time she reportedly had started dating actor Ben Affleck.\n\nLópez announced her engagement to Affleck in October 2002, after Affleck gave her a ring worth a reported $3.5 million. The marriage, planned for September 14, 2003 in Santa Barbara, California, was called off just a few days before the event. She and Affleck split for good in January 2004. Their relationship was parodied on the South Park episode, "Fat Butt and Pancake Head" that aired on April 16, 2003. By this time López was involved with singer Marc Anthony, who was married at that time.\n\nLópez married Anthony in a secret wedding on June 5, 2004, less than a week after his divorce was finalized from former Miss Universe Dayanara Torres. The guests were invited to an "afternoon party" without knowing that they were going to a wedding. Years before they married (or even became a couple), she and Marc Anthony sang a song together called "No Me Ames" which appeared on her album On The 6.\n\nAlmost immediately, rumors began that the ceremony was a "shotgun" and that López was pregnant. López had said in the past that, as a practicing Catholic, she would never have a baby without being married. Complicating the situ