- Credits a former beat cop in East Harlem with keeping him on the path to stardom.
- A third paternity test confirmed that Marc Anthony did not father a child with a Cuban dancer as she has claimed. (August 24, 2004)
- A judge has approved a divorce for Anthony and former Miss Universe Dayanara Torres. (June 2, 2004)
- Has filed for divorde from his wife, former Miss Universe Dayanara Torres. (May 28, 2004)
- Bought Jennifer Lopez a ring even bigger and shinier than her $1.2 million six carat pink diamond engagement band from Ben Affleck. (May 18, 2004)
- His wife Dayanara Torres filed for divorce on January 20, 2004 in Miami-Dade County, Florida, calling their union irretrievably broken.
- Almost three months after they announced their separation, Marc Anthony and his former Miss Universe wife are back together now. (October 28, 2002)
- For both Anthony and Torres, their last May 2000 marriage was their first time and now they are about to divorce.
- Born in New York to Puerto Rican parents, Anthony had a huge following in Latin America before crossing over with his self-titled English-language debut album, which spawned the monster hit I Need to Know and has gone triple platinum.
- Aside from his music making, he is also a part-time actor, appearing in such films as HACKERS, BIG NIGHT, BRINGING OUT THE DEAD and last year's indie flick IN THE TIME OF BUTTERFLIES.
- Starred in Paul Simon's ill-fated Broadway musical, THE CAPEMAN.
- He's in talks to hook up with former paramour (and the newly single) Jennnifer Lopez in an untitled biopic on salsa legend Hector Lavoe.
- He and Jennifer Lopez previously collaborated on the song, No Me Ames on J.Lo's multiplatinum debut, On the 6.
- November 2001 PEOPLE Magazine named Anthony as the Sexiest Salsa Singer (in its special Sexiest Man Alive issue).
- Nickname: Skinny
- Has a daughter with an ex-girlfriend who is a police officer in New York City.
Quotes- On acting: "It's so challenging, so challenging. It's great to be allowed to be someone else without being called a schizophrenic. That's cool, you know. I mean that is really cool."
- On shooting a video with Jennifer Lopez: "That was fantastic. I fell in love with her, fell in love with her, absolutely fell in love with her."
Awards- ALMA Awards: Outstanding Performance in a Music, Variety or Comedy Special, Christmas in Rockefeller Center (2002)
- ALMA Awards: Outstanding Performance of a Song for a Feature Film for The Mask of Zorro (1999) - shared with Tina Arena, I Want To Spend My Lifetime Loving You
- ASCAP Award: Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures for RUNAWAY BRIDE, You Sang To Me (2001)
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