Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television producer. After appearing on the children's series Barney & Friends (2002–2004), she received wider recognition for her portrayal of Alex Russo on the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place, which aired from 2007 until 2012.
Gomez also starred in the films Another Cinderella Story (2008), Princess Protection Program (2009), Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009), Ramona and Beezus (2010), and Monte Carlo (2011). Thereafter, she focused on more mature roles in Spring Breakers (2012), Getaway (2013), The Fundamentals of Caring (2016), and The Dead Don't Die (2019). She voices the character of Mavis in the Hotel Transylvania film franchise, and serves as an executive producer of the Netflix television drama series 13 Reasons Why (2017–present) and the Netflix documentary series Living Undocumented (2019).
David Henrie Reveals Key to Lasting Friendship With Selena Gomez
justjared.comDavid Henrie is opening up about his friendship with Selena Gomez. The 35-year-old actor and director has known the 32-year-old entertainer for many years, as they, of course, played brother and sister on Wizards of Waverly Place, which first premiered in 2007.
After over a decade, the two on-screen siblings have reunited to executive produce the upcoming sequel series Wizards Beyond Waverly Place.
In a new interview, David dished on his last relationship with Selena and how they have kept a friendship for so long. Keep reading to find out more… “It’s been wonderful,” he told People. “Despite all of her massive successes, her and I, our relationship has just withstood all that because I don’t know, we’re just real with each other.” “We both were close before any of that stuff started.
She knows I’m going to be myself with her, and I’m going to be genuine and authentic and shoot her straight,” David added. “I think there’s a freedom to that that is tough to come by.” David also dished on how the new Wizards show came about organically, stemming from an idea from him and Selena. “Selena and I remained very good friends from the end of the show, and I got married, she became good friends with my wife, and we would just all get together and have a glass of wine and just talk about memories,” he said. “It always found its way to Wizards, and we would then find ourselves joking about where would the characters be, what would they be doing.
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