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Lopez turns on TV deals
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YOU'D think Jennifer Lopez doesn't have much free time on her hands, what with her movies, records and budding design business.
But the hardest working woman in show-biz is going to be working even harder now that she's locked down a big TV deal with NBC.
The multihyphenate media queen, who got her start as a Flygirl on Fox's In Living Colour, has made a deal with NBC to produce and star in a musical special to air this fall, as well as produce three other specials and develop a half-hour sitcom based on her family and upbringing in the Bronx.
The deal was masterminded by Jeff Gaspin, an NBC executive in charge of alternative series.
"When I got to NBC, I knew that Jennifer had just had a number one selling album and top-grossing film in the same week, but that she'd never had a TV special," Gaspin tells reporters.
Echoing what is sure to be the reason most viewers will tune in, he adds: "I can't wait to see what Jennifer will wear."
Gaspin says the first special will focus on Lopez's second album, the top-selling J.Lo. The other three specials, produced through Lopez' Nuyorican Productions, will focus on artists other than Lopez.
As for the sitcom, it will be semi-
autobiographical, focusing on Lopez's years growing up in a tight-knit Puerto Rican family.
Jennifer will be very hands on as an executive producer, as this show is truly born out of her personal experiences."
Lopez, who recently launched her own clothing line, returned to the big screen on Friday in Angel Eyes. She is also in talks to star in a supernatural romance called One and is planning a J.Lo tour next year.(SD-Agencies)
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