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).
Martin Short, David Alan Grier and Shania Twain Round Out the Cast of ABC’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Special
thewrap.compreviously announced, five-time Grammy and Oscar-winning singer-songwriter H.E.R. will portray Belle. Josh Groban — the Tony, Emmy and Grammy-nominated artist — will play the Beast, while Tony and Grammy nominee Joshua Henry has been tapped to play Gaston.
EGOT winner Rita Moreno will serve as the night’s narrator. Jon M. Chu will executive produce the hybrid animated/live-action special and Hamish Hamilton is set to direct, taking viewers on a memorable journey through the classic enchanted tale.Short is a two-time Emmy-winning comedian and actor, who has had a prolific television, film and theater career since his “Saturday Night Live” breakout more than three decades ago.
He has also won a Tony for his role in the revival of “Little Me.” Currently, he stars opposite Steve Martin and Selena Gomez in Hulu’s popular “Only Murders in the Building.”Grier is a Tony-winning theater, TV and comedic icon.
He was a principal cast member in the Emmy-winning sketch comedy show “In Living Color.” He starred in all three seasons of NBC’s “The Carmichael Show” and appeared in the network’s Emmy-winning live television production of “The Wiz Live!” as the Cowardly Lion.
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