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Biography
Anthony was born
Marco Antonio Muņiz in New York City, the son of Guillermina, a
housewife, and Felipe Muņiz, a musician and hospital lunchroom
worker. His parents were Puerto Rican and named him after Marco
Antonio Muņiz, a Mexican singer popular in Puerto Rico. He has a
sister named Yolanda Muņiz.
Anthony has a daughter, Arianna (1994), with his New York police
officer ex-girlfriend Debbie Rosado. Anthony married former Miss
Universe Dayanara Torres on 9 May 2000 in Las Vegas. They have two
sons, Cristian Anthony Muņiz (February 5, 2001) and Ryan Anthony
Muņiz (August 16, 2003). It was a rocky marriage, and they separated
in early 2002. They later reconciled and renewed their vows in a
spectacular ceremony held in Puerto Rico in December of 2002. The
couple's final separation was in October 2003. Torres filed for
divorce in January 2004.
In 2003, a Miami waitress filed paternity charges against Anthony;
multiple DNA-tests, the last in August 2004, disproved her claims.
As his divorce proceeded, Anthony was seen out with actress-singer
Jennifer Lopez, a long-time friend he had worked with in music
videos. They had briefly dated in the late '90s, before his first
marriage and her second one. Lopez and Anthony were recording a duet
together in early 2004, for Lopez's then-upcoming film Shall We
Dance? Lopez and Anthony married in a quiet home wedding on June 5,
2004, less than a week after his divorce from Torres was finalized
on June 1. On the morning of the wedding, however, the media was
tipped off and circled her backyard in helicopters. Photographs,
alerting the rest of the world, soon followed. Reports fueled rumors
that Lopez was pregnant but this was not the case.
Their guests had been invited to an "afternoon party" at Lopez's
house and had not been made aware that they were actually going to
her wedding. The couple had planned not to publicize their marriage
early on, allowing more privacy and time together in an otherwise
intrusive environment. Days after the wedding, Anthony refused to
comment on their marriage during interviews which were scheduled
earlier to promote a new album "Amar Sin Mentiras" (To Love Without
Lies), which would earn him a Grammy award the following year.. In
February 2005 Lopez confirmed the marriage, and added that "everyone
knows. It's not a secret". A few months later, Anthony's daughter,
Ariana, appeared at the beginning and the end of her new stepmother
Jennifer's music video music video "Get Right" as her little sister.
Regarding his marriage and family life, Anthony maintains a private
and sometimes defensive stance with the media, which has influenced
Lopez to set some boundaries with interviewers.
After weeks of speculation, on November 8, 2007, Marc and Jennifer
confirmed to fans in a Miami concert that they were expecting their
first child together.
Fraternal twins were born to the couple on February 22, 2008 in a
hospital in Long Island, New York. Emme Maribel Muņiz at 12:12 am (5
lbs, 7 oz) and Maximilian "Max" David Muņiz at 12:13 am (5 lbs, 13
oz) by C-section. They were introduced in People magazine in the
March 11, 2008 issue. People paid $6 million for the photos.
[Source: en.wikipedia.org]
Albums:
When the Night Is Over
Otra Nota
Todo a Su Tiempo
Contra la Corriente
Marc Anthony
Desde un Principio: From the Beginning
Libre
Mended
Éxitos Eternos
Amar Sin Mentiras
Valiķ la Pena
Sigo Siendo Yo (Grandes Exitos)
El Cantante Soundtrack
Untitled Ballad Album
Untitled Salsa Album
Untitled Pop Album
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