Marc Anthony

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Role

Actor | Writer

Date of birth

09/16/1968

Place of birth

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Marc Anthony

Biography

Marco Antonio Muñiz (born September 16, 1968), known professionally as Marc Anthony, is an American singer, actor, and producer. Anthony is also the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. The two-time Grammy Award and six-time Latin Grammy Award winner has sold more than 12 million albums worldwide. He is best 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 Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) Chair's 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 Tropical Albums year-end charts. Marco Antonio Muñiz, known by his stage name Marc Anthony, was born in New York City to parents from Guayama, Puerto Rico. His mother Guillermina was a housewife, his father, Felipe Muñiz, a musician and hospital lunchroom worker. Anthony's parents named him after Mexican singer Marco Antonio Muniz. Anthony grew up in East Harlem, also known as Spanish Harlem and El Barrio, and is the youngest of eight children. He was raised Roman Catholic. 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 rock, rhythm and blues, pop stars José Feliciano (Puerto Rico), Air Supply (United States), as well as salsa legends Héctor Lavoe (Puerto Rico), Willie Colón (Puerto Rico), and Rubén Blades (Panama), among others. According to Anthony, renowned Puerto Rican percussionist and bandleader Tito Puente in particular wielded a profound personal and professional influence throughout his life.

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Man on Fire
Man on Fire
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7.5
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Role: Samuel Ramos
Carlito's Way
Carlito's Way
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8.1
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Role: Latin Band at Disco
In the Heights
In the Heights
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7.3
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Role: Gapo
Hackers
Hackers
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6.2
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Role: Agent Ray
The Substitute
The Substitute
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6.2
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Role: Lacas
Big Night
Big Night
7.3
7.3
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Role: Cristiano
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Role: Noel
El cantante
El cantante
5.5
5.5
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Role: Hector Lavoe
Feel the Noise
Feel the Noise
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3.0
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Role: Self (uncredited)
$ellebrity
$ellebrity
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5.7
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Role: Self
Natural Causes
Natural Causes
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5.0
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Role: Marine Guard
Siempre, Luis
Siempre, Luis
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6.6
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Role: Self (archiveFootage)
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Role: Self
Yo soy la Salsa
Yo soy la Salsa
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7.8
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Role: Self
East Side Story
East Side Story
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6.8
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Role: Flaco
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Role: Singer
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Role: Self
The Britto Doc
The Britto Doc
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