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).
Selena Gomez brought the laughs to Saturday Night Live! The 29-year-old actress finally took to the Studio 8H stage to host for the first time ever over the weekend – and unsurprisingly, she nailed it!
Kicking off the night, SNL lampooned the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial in the cold open, specifically, the moment where the Pirates of the Caribbean actor claims his ex-wife defecated on the bed following a 2016 argument.
Ch-ch-check what goes down inside the courtroom (below): Related: SNL Tackled Roe V. Wade As Benedict Cumberbatch Returned To Host! During her opening monologue, Selena expressed her gratitude to be making her hosting debut as she watched the show with her mom growing up and has come a long way from starting her career on Barney.
However, the singer noted that she was most excited to take over the reins at SNL because she is single and looking for a little romance in her life!
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