Biography
Hailed by many as the reigning "King of Salsa," Marc Anthony sold millions of albums, won a slew of Grammy Awards, and married one of the world's most famous women. Anthony launched his career in the Latin music genre, releasing salsa-inflected albums and elevating his career in the Spanish-speaking world. In 1999, the singer successfully crossed over to mainstream pop with his self-titled, English-language debut that spawned the chart-topping …
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Career Milestones
2007 | Portrayed Hector Lavoe, the man who started the salsa movement in 1975 and brought it to the U.S. in "El Cantante"; also co-starred his wife Jennifer Lopez | |
2004 | Starred with Denzel Washington in Tony Scott's "Man of Fire" | |
2001 | Played small role of a college professor in the Showtime drama "In the Time of Butterflies" | |
2000 | Headlined HBO special "Marc Anthony: The Concert From Madison Square Garden" (February) | |
1999 | Portrayed a homeless man who survives after being shot in the head in Martin Scorsese's "Bringing Out the Dead" | |
1998 | With Tina Arena, sang "I Want to Spend my Lifetime Loving You", the love theme for the film "The Mask of Zorro" | |
1997 | Starred in the title role of Paul Simon's ill-fated Broadway musical "The Capeman", based on a real life 1950s NYC murder case | |
1997 | Became the first salsa singer to sell out NYC's Madison Square Garden | |
1996 | Played the restaurant's busboy in "Big Night" and a high school gangbanger in "The Substitute" | |
1995 | Had small part in "Hackers" | |
1994 | Earned New Artist of the Year award at BILLBOARD's Latin Music Awards for album "Otra Nota" | |
1993 | Appeared on the international TV program "Carnival Internacional" which led to bookings around the world | |
1991 | Scored as a club-music artist with "Ride on the Rhythm", a No 1 dance hit | |
1989 | Film acting debut in "East Side Singer" | |
1981 | At age 12, found work as a background singer for commercials and demos with the help of a neighborhood friend; eventually sang backup and wrote songs for the Ricky Martin-era Menudo; also wrote Top 40 dance hit "Boy, I've Been Told" for Safire | |
| Raised in Manhattan's East Harlem | ||
Awards
2004 | Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album |