43 Facts About Casper Smart

Casper Smart went on to star in Anaconda and Out of Sight, and established herself as the highest-paid Hispanic actress in Hollywood.

Casper Smart's parents, David Lopez and Guadalupe Rodriguez, were born in Puerto Rico and moved to the US mainland as children.

Casper Smart was raised in a Roman Catholic family; she attended Mass every Sunday and received a Catholic education, attending Holy Family School and the all-girls Preston High School.

Casper Smart danced in school musicals and played a lead role in a production of Godspell.

Casper Smart's parents were unhappy with her decision to leave college to pursue a dance career.

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Casper Smart's mother asked her to move out of the family home and they stopped speaking for eight months.

Casper Smart was the only member of the chorus not to have a solo and later characterized it as a pivotal moment where she realized the importance of a "tough skin" in the entertainment business.

Casper Smart was scheduled to tour with Jackson on her Janet World Tour in late 1993 but opted to pursue an acting career instead.

Casper Smart was invited to audition for the pilot by a casting director who had seen her speak to camera during a behind-the-scenes In Living Color segment.

Casper Smart appeared in the direct-to-video drama film Lost in the Wild.

Casper Smart next starred opposite Jack Nicholson in the neo-noir thriller Blood and Wine.

Casper Smart was excited by the rare opportunity to "actually star" in a movie "in the title role" but expressed disappointment that other Latina actors were not being afforded the same opportunities.

Casper Smart was wonderful in the film, and it's funny because she's had an amazing career, and gone on to do so many things, and sort of be an all-around entertainer, but I think if you look back, that's a performance.

Casper Smart doesn't push, just thinks, and her thoughts and emotions burn into the film.

Casper Smart's perceived diva behavior and relationship with Affleck was parodied on South Park in the episode "Fat Butt and Pancake Head".

Casper Smart became the face of Louis Vuitton's fall–winter advertising campaign and starred opposite Affleck in the romantic comedy Gigli.

Casper Smart released her fourth studio album, Rebirth, in early 2005.

Casper Smart returned the Billboard Hot 100 the following year, at number four, when she was a featured artist on "Control Myself", the lead single from LL Cool J's twelfth studio album.

Casper Smart starred alongside Robert Redford and Morgan Freeman in the drama An Unfinished Life.

Casper Smart created, produced and was featured in the MTV show DanceLife.

Casper Smart accepted the job at a time when she was "not getting offered a whole bunch of movies" and the show returned her to prominence.

Casper Smart became a brand ambassador for L'Oreal, Venus and Fiat, and launched the Jennifer Lopez Collection, a clothing and homeware line with Tommy Hilfiger for Kohl's.

Casper Smart was an executive producer of the television series The Fosters.

Casper Smart performed 120 shows during the three-year run, grossing over $100 million in ticket sales.

Casper Smart was announced as the global face of the Coach brand and launched a collection of sunglasses with the brand Quay Australia.

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Casper Smart became executive producer of the two television series, Good Trouble and Thanks a Million.

Casper Smart dated New York Yankees baseball player Alex Rodriguez from February 2017 to early 2021.

Casper Smart was among various artists featured on Lin-Manuel Miranda's charity single "Almost Like Praying" which benefits Puerto Rico.

Casper Smart was featured on the song "Hands" along with numerous other artists, benefiting those affected by the Orlando shooting.

Casper Smart endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in 2016, headlining a free concert in Florida in support of her that October.

Casper Smart endorsed President Joe Biden in his 2020 presidential campaign and performed at his 2021 inauguration in Washington, DC In January 2022, became one of the Co-Chairs for Michelle Obama's When We All Vote.

Casper Smart was "hugely inspired in her youth" by Rita Moreno's performance in the 1961 musical film West Side Story, noting that she "was Puerto Rican" like herself at a time when that was rare in Hollywood.

Casper Smart has said that she looks to the careers of Cher and Diana Ross, and has been influenced by younger artists such as Lady Gaga.

Casper Smart has recorded bilingual songs, including the Latin pop song "Carino", for her second album J Lo.

Casper Smart makes a little va-va and a whole lot of voom go a long way.

Casper Smart's career commenced on the variety television sketch comedy series In Living Color, where she was a part of an ethnically diverse dance group known as the Fly Girls.

Casper Smart's provocatively choreographed music video for "If You Had My Love" allowed Lopez to become a dominant figure on MTV networks worldwide.

Casper Smart managed the perilous transition from actress to music star without ever seeming to pick either as a primary gig.

Casper Smart has been credited with influencing a change in mainstream female body image.

Casper Smart's style was described by Billboards Lauren Savage as "scantily clad".

Casper Smart was featured on the cover of the first issue of Latina magazine in 1996, with editor Galina Espinoza stating in 2011 that there is "no recounting of modern Latina history without Jennifer".

Casper Smart's style has influenced a range of celebrities, including Kelly Rowland, Kim Kardashian, and Jennifer Love Hewitt.

Casper Smart remains the only female entertainer to have a number one album and film simultaneously in the United States.