Marco Antonio Muñiz Rivera (born September 16, 1968), known professionally as Marc Anthony, is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is the top selling tropical

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artist of all time. A three-time

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and six-time

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winner, he has sold more than 12 million albums worldwide. Known for his Latin salsa numbers and ballads, Anthony has won numerous awards and his achievements have been honored through various recognitions. He was the recipient of the 2009

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(CHCI) Lifetime Achievement Award. He also received the "2009 CHCI Chair's Lifetime Achievement Award" on September 16, 2009. He holds the Guinness World Record for best-selling tropical/salsa artist and the most number-one albums on the ''Billboard''

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year-end charts. He is also the artist with the most number one songs on the ''Billboard'' Latin Tropical Airplay chart with 32 songs.

Early life

Marco Antonio Muñiz was born in New York City, the son of Puerto Rican parents. His father, Felipe Muñiz, was a hospital cafeteria worker and musician, and his mother, Guillermina Rivera, was a housewife. Anthony's parents named him after Mexican singer

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. Anthony grew up in East Harlem, also known as

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or El Barrio, and is the youngest of eight children. He was raised

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. His musical education began at home, where he learned to sing in both Spanish and English under the guidance of his father, Felipe, himself a professional guitarist. As a child, Anthony listened to a variety of musical genres and performers, including

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, pop stars

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(Puerto Rico),

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(Australia), as well as

legends

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(Puerto Rico),

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(United States), and

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(Panama), among others. According to Anthony, renowned Puerto Rican percussionist and bandleader

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in particular wielded a profound personal and professional influence throughout his life.

Singing career

Muñiz began his career as a session vocalist for

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and underground New York house music acts. After changing his name to avoid confusion with his namesake, Anthony worked as a songwriter and backing vocalist for pop acts Menudo and the

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. By the early 1990s, Anthony had sold more salsa records than any other performer on the planet, solidifying his position among the most important new salsa artists to emerge in the 1990s. Unlike the more socially conscious New York salsa musicians of the 1960s and 1970s, or the highly produced "romantic" salsa artists of the 1980s, Anthony gained fame performing a salsa style that borrowed more heavily from the African American and urban genres that he listened to growing up, such as rhythm and blues and house. His first album was a freestyle music record, "Rebel", which debuted in 1988 on Bluedog Records. That same year he wrote and produced "Boy I've Been Told" for fellow freestyle artist

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. Then in 1989, he sang backup vocals for Ann-Marie on the freestyle club hit, "With or Without You" produced by

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and

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. A year later in 1990, with Little Louie Vega and Todd Terry, Marc wrote a duet with Chrissy I-eece, called "You Should Know By Now". In 1992, still working with

, he provided vocals for "Love Change", which is on the flip-side of a 12" vinyl released by Elan and The Powermachine titled "Here's Your Hat", production of Todd Terry. At the same time, he collaborated with music producer

, who featured the singer on many freestyle-flavored club hits "

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" and the "When The Night Is Over" album, which featured the freestyle classic "Time." In 1992, Vega and Anthony opened for Latin bandleader

at New York's Madison Square Garden. After 1992, he changed his style from freestyle to salsa and other Latin styles.

RMM Records

Anthony was initially reluctant to become a salsa musician; he declined an offer to make an album in this genre when

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, president of

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, asked him. Anthony was in a taxi when he heard

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's hit song, "

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", which influenced him to change his mind and ask Mercado if he could record it as a salsa tune. Inspired by the music of

, and

, Anthony released his Spanish-language debut,

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, in 1993. Sing365.com. Retrieved October 1, 2011. The album also included a cover of Bread's "

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". Subsequent tours throughout the Americas, including an opening slot for Blades, established Anthony as one of the newest stars in salsa. In 1994, he was featured on

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's album ''Dicen Que Soy'', on the song "Vivir Lo Nuestro". His 1995 follow-up, ''Todo a su tiempo'', won Anthony a '' Billboard Award'' for Hot Tropical Artist of the Year. The album was also nominated for a Grammy with songs like "Te Conozco Bien", "Hasta Ayer", "Nadie Como Ella", "Se Me Sigue Olvidando", "Te Amare", and "Llegaste A Mi". The album has sold more than 800,000 copies and has become established as a

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in both the United States and in Puerto Rico. Anthony's next Spanish language album, ''Contra La Corriente'', was followed by the television special ''Marc Anthony: The Concert from Madison Square Garden'', broadcast on HBO on

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in 2000. The special was nominated for the Music Special of the Year by ''

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''. The album's song "

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" became Anthony's first number-one single on the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Tracks and the first by a salsa musician. The album became the first salsa album to enter the English language ''Billboard'' 200 chart. After an ongoing battle with RMM, he severed ties with Ralph Mercado and left the label in 1999. ''Otra Nota'', ''Todo a Su Tiempo'', and ''Contra La Corriente'' established him as the top-selling singer in the history of the genre, able to sell out Madison Square Garden and prestigious venues internationally.

Sony Records

Anthony subsequently recorded the duet "

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" with Jennifer Lopez on her album ''

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'', giving her an assist in her Spanish language crossover attempt. He also recorded a duet "

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" with

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, written by

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for the latter's soundtrack for the 1998

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''. In 1999, riding the crossover wave of

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and Enrique Iglesias in the Anglophone market, Anthony, working with producers

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, Dan Shea, and Rodney Jerkins, released an English-language,

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album with the US Top 5 single " I Need to Know", and the Spanish version, "Dímelo". His song "

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" was featured in '' Runaway Bride''. A dance version was remixed by Dutch producer Rene Van Verseveld. The album debuted at number eight on the ''Billboard'' album chart, and six weeks later went platinum; it eventually was certified triple platinum. The song "I Need To Know" earned a Grammy nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. In 2001, he debuted another salsa album, ''Libre'', which was certified gold with songs like "Celos", "Este Loco Que Te Mira", and "Viviendo". The album spent 14 weeks at the number-one spot on the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums chart. The year after that, he made another English-language album, ''Mended''. In June 2004, Anthony released a Latin pop album, '' Amar Sin Mentiras''. The following month, he reintroduced its songs with a danceable salsa rhythm in another album, ''Valio La Pena''. The song "Escapémonos" was a duet with Jennifer Lopez. In the 2005

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, his ''Amar Sin Mentiras'' won best Latin Pop Album of The Year, and his ''Valió La Pena'' won Best Tropical Album of the Year. Lopez and Anthony performed "Escapémonos" at the

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. On July 11, 2006, Anthony released ''Sigo Siendo Yo'', a Spanish greatest-hits album. In May 2010 he released ''

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'', a tribute to old Latin songs by artists such as

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and

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. In 2012, he released a new song called "Cautivo De Este Amor". In the same year, Anthony was inducted into the ''Billboard'' Latin Music Hall of Fame. In December 2012, it was announced that Anthony was recording a salsa album alongside longtime producer

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. ''Vivir Mi Vida'', a Spanish adaptation of Khaled's song "

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", was released as the lead single on April 25, 2013. In July 2013, Anthony released 3.0, a salsa album including his song "

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". Since the release, the album has been certified Platinum. In addition to the new album, Anthony announced his

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and traveled across 15 countries on three continents. After the tour, Anthony announced a second world tour for his album 3.0, his Cambio de Piel Tour. After his Cambio de Piel Tour, Marc Anthony kicked off UNIDO2, his international tour with Carlos Vives. Marc Anthony is in constant demand for touring. After The Vivir Mi Vida world tour, one of PollStar's top selling tours of 2013, was extended to May 2014 by popular demand, and received a Premio Juventud for Super Tour of the Year. Gigant3S, his US and Latin American tour with Marco Antonio Solis and Chayanne, topped 2012's Billboard Hot Latin Tours charts. Anthony sang "God Bless America" at the

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. In September 2016, part of his tour "Marc Anthony Live" included 5 dates at Radio City Music Hall. Of the five shows, three were sold out. Dakota Fanning and Marc Anthony, on the set of Man on Fire in April 2003

Dakota Fanning and Marc Anthony, on the set of Man on Fire in April 2003

Acting career

Anthony played supporting roles in projects including 1995's ''

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'', and 1996's ''

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'' and ''

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''. He appeared with

and Puerto Rican pop singer

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in Paul Simon's 1998 stage musical, ''

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'', which ran for 68 performances. He had a role in

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's 1999 drama ''

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'', and in 2001, opposite

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, was in the film ''

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''. In '' Man On Fire'' (2004), Anthony, opposite Denzel Washington, played a wealthy businessman who hires a former U.S. Special Forces Soldier to protect his daughter from kidnappers in

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. In 2007, Anthony starred in ''

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'', a biographical drama about the life of salsa music legend

, who died in 1993 from AIDS complications. Anthony's then-wife, Jennifer Lopez, narrated the story and portrayed Lavoe's wife. The film, released in August 2007, received strong reviews. In 2010, Anthony guest-starred in two episodes of the TNT medical drama '' HawthoRNe'' as a detective and the title character's (

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) love interest. He was later named the executive music producer of the show. Anthony worked with ex-wife Lopez and director-choreographer

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in late 2011 on a Latin talent series created by

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, called ''

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''. It follows Lopez and Anthony as they travel across 21 countries to find new talent. In 2012, Anthony guest-mentored on Season 2 of ''

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''. Anthony played the father of Sonny in 'In the Heights'

Awards and honors

Marc Anthony has sold over 12 million albums worldwide, receiving numerous gold and platinum certifications from the

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along the way. He has been recognized by New York magazine as one of the Ten Most Influential New Yorkers, was inaugurated into the Billboard Hall of Fame in 2012, and was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute in Washington, D.C. in September 2009. He has won a total of 29 Premio Lo Nuestro Latin Music awards, the most for any male artist, and has been honored with the ASCAP Founders Award. He's received twelve Billboard Latin Music Awards, three Billboard Awards, and a special recognition from the Univisión television network in the last 2 years. He received his first Grammy in 1998 for Best Latin Tropical Performance for Contra La Corriente, directed, arranged and produced by Ángel "Cucco" Peña, followed by the first-ever

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Song of the Year award for ''Dímelo'' (I Need to Know) in 2000. With momentum from that hit single, Marc Anthony, his eponymous English-language album debut, went triple-platinum in the US, and helped usher in the Latin pop explosion of 1999–2000. In 2005 he received double best-album Grammys: Best Latin Pop Album for ''Amar Sin Mentiras'', and Best Salsa Album for ''Valió la Pena''. Marc Anthony has had 25 Billboard chart hits – most recently, ''Vivir Mi Vida'' and ''Flor Pálida'', which have received more than over 680 million views and 270 million YouTube views respectively. In May 2015 he received his second Vevo PL certification for 100 million views of his video ''A Quien Quiero Mentirle''. In 2013, ''Vivir Mi Vida'', the first single from ''3.0'', spent 18 consecutive weeks at No. 1 on Billboard, making it the longest-running #1 single of all time. It received the

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. Anthony was honored as the Person of the Year by the

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on November 16, 2016, for his musical contributions and philanthropic work.

Other ventures

Philanthropy

Marc Anthony and entrepreneur Henry Cárdenas launched the Maestro Cares Foundation in January 2012. In 2014, the foundation opened an orphanage in La Romana,

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. In 2015, the foundation opened a youth home and school in Barranquilla, Colombia. In 2017, Anthony teamed-up with his ex-wife Jennifer Lopez and

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to host ''One Voice: Somos Live!'', a telethon supporting efforts to aid Puerto Rico's recovery in the aftermath of

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Entrepreneurship

Anthony became a minority owner of the Miami Dolphins in 2009. In 2011, he returned to television on the

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series '' Hawthorne'', toured the U.S., and launched his line of clothes and luxury accessories for Kohl's. Together with Jamie King and Jennifer Lopez, he produced the 2012 TV series '' ¡Q' Viva! The Chosen'', which aired simultaneously on Spanish and English television in the US and Latin America. In April 2015, Anthony announced the formation of the entertainment company Magnus Media. More recently, his production company signed a first-look deal with ViacomCBS International Studios.

Personal life

Anthony is a supporter of the

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, and performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the 2012 Democratic National Convention. In 2016, he and his ex wife Jennifer Lopez co-hosted a concert in support of

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. Anthony is a practicing

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" at the

. While Anthony is an American of Puerto Rican descent, a controversy sprang up on social media due to some viewers' mistaken impression that he is Mexican. In an interview, Anthony responded, "'Let's get this straight. I was born and raised in New York. You can't get more New York than me'".

Relationships and family

In 1994, Anthony had a daughter, Arianna Muñiz, with then girlfriend Debbie Rosado. While dating they adopted their son, Chase Muñiz. From 1996 to 1998, Anthony dated and became engaged to Dominican-American actress Claudette Lali. Anthony married former

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on May 9, 2000, in

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. They have two sons, Cristian Marcus Muñiz (born February 5, 2001) whom Anthony named after the Mexican singer Cristian Castro, and Ryan Adrian Muñiz (born August 16, 2003). There were many problems in the marriage, and the couple separated in early 2002. They later reconciled and renewed their vows in a formal ceremony on December 7, 2002, at San Juan's Cathedral in

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. The rocky marriage came to an end in October 2003 with Dayanara filing for divorce in January 2004. To help her recover from the divorce, Dayanara traded her engagement ring for a diamond-encrusted Cartier watch and wrote the book ''Married to Me: How Committing to Myself Led to Triumph After Divorce''. Anthony married Jennifer Lopez in June 2004; they had previously worked together and dated for a few months in the late 1990s. During their marriage, they collaborated on music and performed together, as well as co-starring in

(2006). Lopez gave birth to their children, twins Emme Maribel Muñiz and Maximilian David Muñiz, on February 22, 2008. ''

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'' paid $6 million for the first photos of the twins. In 2009, Anthony and Lopez purchased a stake in the

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. They joined several personalities in buying small stakes in the club, including Gloria and

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and

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, and Fergie. They bought two houses in Brookville, New York but Anthony and Lopez announced their separation in July 2011, with Anthony filing for divorce on April 9, 2012. Their divorce was finalized on June 16, 2014, with Lopez retaining primary physical custody of the two children. Anthony and model Shannon De Lima (born January 6, 1989) married on November 11, 2014, in

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. In November 2016, Anthony and De Lima separated, and the following month announced they planned to divorce. On February 13, 2017, Anthony and De Lima finalized their divorce. As of February 2022, Marc Anthony is in a relationship with Miss Universe Paraguay Nadia Ferreira. They got engaged on 13 May, 2022.

Discography

* '' When the Night is Over'' (with

) (1991) * ''

'' (1993) * '' Todo a Su Tiempo'' (1995) * '' Contra la Corriente'' (1997) * '' Marc Anthony'' (1999) * ''

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'' (2001) * '' Mended'' (2002) * '' Amar Sin Mentiras'' (2004) * '' Valió la Pena'' (2004) * ''

'' (2007) * ''

'' (2010) * '' 3.0'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2019) * ''

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'' (2022)

Tours

Juntos en concierto (Together in Concert) series: * Juntos en concierto 2005 with

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and

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* Juntos en concierto 2006 with Laura Pausini and

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* Juntos en concierto 2007 with Jennifer Lopez

Filmography

Film

Television

* 2000: '' Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child'' (TV series) as Mario (voice) in "Robinita Hood" (Season 3, Episode 12) * 2010–2011: '' HawthoRNe'' (TV series) as Officer Nick Renata in season 3, recurring in season 2 * 2012: ''

'', as a guest judge in Season 2, Episode 9

Stage

References

External links

Official website
* Marc Anthonyat

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