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Marco Antonio Muñiz
September 16, 1968 New York City, U.S.
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Marco Antonio Muñiz (born September 16, 1968), known as Marc Anthony, is an American singer and actor. He is famous for his salsa music. He has sold over 12 million albums around the world.
Marc Anthony has won many awards, including four Grammy Awards and eight Latin Grammy Awards. He has also won twenty-nine Lo Nuestro Awards, which is more than any other male artist. He holds a Guinness World Record for being the best-selling tropical/salsa artist. He also has the most number-one albums on the Billboard Tropical Albums charts. He is known for having 32 number-one songs on the Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay chart.
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Early Life and Musical Beginnings
Marco Antonio Muñiz was born in New York City. His parents were from Puerto Rico. His father, Felipe Muñiz, was a hospital worker and musician. His mother, Guillermina Quiñones, was a homemaker.
Anthony was named after a Mexican singer, Marco Antonio Muñiz. He grew up in East Harlem, also called Spanish Harlem. He is the youngest of eight children. He was raised in the Roman Catholic faith.
His musical journey started at home. His father, a guitarist, taught him to sing in both Spanish and English. As a child, Anthony listened to many types of music. These included rock, rhythm and blues, and pop. He also enjoyed salsa legends like Héctor Lavoe and Willie Colón. He has said that Tito Puente, a famous percussionist, greatly influenced his life and career.
Singing Career Highlights
Anthony started his career singing for freestyle music and house music groups in New York. He changed his name to Marc Anthony to avoid confusion with the Mexican singer. He also wrote songs and sang backup for pop groups like Menudo. Unlike earlier salsa artists, Anthony's style mixed salsa with the R&B and house music he grew up with.
His first album, "Rebel," came out in 1988. He also wrote and produced songs for other artists. In 1992, he performed with music producer Little Louie Vega. They even opened for the famous Latin bandleader Tito Puente at Madison Square Garden. After 1992, he focused more on salsa and other Latin music styles.
Joining RMM Records
At first, Anthony was not sure about becoming a salsa musician. He turned down an offer from Ralph Mercado, who was the president of RMM Records. However, he heard Juan Gabriel's song "Hasta Que Te Conocí" and changed his mind. He asked Mercado if he could record it as a salsa song.
Inspired by artists like Tito Puente and Juan Gabriel, Anthony released his first Spanish-language album, Otra Nota, in 1993. This album helped him become a new star in salsa music. By the early 1990s, he was selling more salsa records than any other artist.
His 1995 album, Todo a su tiempo, won a Billboard Award. It was also nominated for a Grammy. The album sold over 800,000 copies and became a gold record.
Anthony's next Spanish album, Contra La Corriente, led to a TV special on HBO. The album's song "Y Hubo Alguien" was his first number-one single on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart. This was also the first time a salsa song reached number one. The album was the first salsa album to appear on the English-language Billboard 200 chart. Anthony left RMM Records in 1999.
Success with Sony Records
Anthony sang a duet called "No Me Ames" with Jennifer Lopez for her album On the 6. He also recorded "I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You" with Tina Arena for the movie The Mask of Zorro.
In 1999, Anthony released his first English-language album, Marc Anthony. It included the hit song "I Need to Know". This song was nominated for a Grammy. Another song, "You Sang To Me", was featured in the movie Runaway Bride. The album sold very well and was certified triple platinum.
In 2001, he released another salsa album, Libre, which was certified gold. In 2002, he released another English album, Mended.
In 2004, Anthony released a Latin pop album, Amar Sin Mentiras. The next month, he released Valio La Pena, which featured the same songs with a salsa beat. He sang "Escapémonos" as a duet with Jennifer Lopez. At the 2005 Latin Grammy Awards, Amar Sin Mentiras won Best Latin Pop Album. Valió La Pena won Best Tropical Album.
In 2012, Anthony was added to the Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame. In 2013, he released the salsa album 3.0, which included the hit song "Vivir Mi Vida". This album was certified Platinum. He then went on his Vivir Mi Vida World Tour, visiting 15 countries.
Anthony sang "God Bless America" at the 2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. In September 2016, he performed five sold-out shows at Radio City Music Hall.
Acting Career and Film Roles
Marc Anthony has also had a successful acting career. He appeared in movies like Hackers (1995) and Big Night (1996). In 1998, he was in the stage musical The Capeman.
He acted in Martin Scorsese's 1999 film Bringing Out the Dead. In 2001, he was in In the Time of the Butterflies with Salma Hayek. In the 2004 movie Man on Fire, he played a businessman who hires a bodyguard for his daughter.
In 2007, Anthony starred in El Cantante. This movie was about the life of salsa music legend Héctor Lavoe. His then-wife, Jennifer Lopez, also appeared in the film. In 2010, Anthony was a guest star on the TV show HawthoRNe. He played a detective and was also the show's executive music producer.
In 2011, Anthony worked with Jennifer Lopez and Jamie King on a Latin talent show called Q'Viva! The Chosen. They traveled to 21 countries to find new talent. In 2012, he was a guest mentor on The X Factor. He also played Sonny's father in the movie musical In the Heights.
Awards and Recognitions
Marc Anthony has sold over 12 million albums worldwide. He has received many gold and platinum awards from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). New York magazine named him one of the Ten Most Influential New Yorkers. He was inducted into the Billboard Hall of Fame in 2012. He also received a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009.
He has won 29 Premio Lo Nuestro Latin Music awards, which is the most for any male artist. He has also received the ASCAP Founders Award, twelve Billboard Latin Music Awards, and three Billboard Awards.
He won his first Grammy Award in 1998 for Best Latin Tropical Performance. In 2000, he won the first-ever Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year for "Dímelo" (I Need to Know). His English album, Marc Anthony, sold very well and helped start the Latin pop music boom of 1999–2000. In 2005, he won two Grammys: Best Latin Pop Album for Amar Sin Mentiras and Best Salsa Album for Valió la Pena.
Marc Anthony has had 25 hits on the Billboard charts. His songs "Vivir Mi Vida" and "Flor Pálida" have received hundreds of millions of views on YouTube. In 2013, "Vivir Mi Vida" was number one on Billboard for 18 weeks, making it the longest-running number-one single ever. It also won the Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year. In 2016, the Latin Recording Academy honored him as Person of the Year for his music and charity work.
In 2023, Rolling Stone magazine listed Marc Anthony among the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.
Other Activities
Helping Others (Philanthropy)
Marc Anthony and Henry Cárdenas started the Maestro Cares Foundation in 2012. This foundation helps children in need. In 2014, they opened an orphanage in La Romana, Dominican Republic. In 2015, they opened a youth home and school in Barranquilla, Colombia.
In 2017, Anthony worked with his ex-wife Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez. They hosted a telethon called One Voice: Somos Live!. This event raised money to help Puerto Rico recover after Hurricane Maria.
Business Ventures
In 2009, Marc Anthony became a part-owner of the Miami Dolphins football team. In 2011, he launched his own line of clothes and accessories. He also helped produce the 2012 TV series ¡Q' Viva! The Chosen. In 2015, he started his own entertainment company called Magnus Media.
Personal Life and Family
Marc Anthony supports the Democratic Party. He performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the 2012 Democratic National Convention. He is a practicing Catholic.
In 2013, he sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the 2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Some people mistakenly thought he was Mexican, but he clarified that he was born and raised in New York.
Family Life
Marc Anthony has seven children. In 1994, he had a daughter named Arianna with his then-girlfriend Debbie Rosado. They also adopted a son, Chase, who was born in 1995.
From 1996 to 1998, he was engaged to actress Claudette Lali.
Anthony married former Miss Universe Dayanara Torres in 2000. They had two sons: Cristian Marcus Muñiz (born 2001) and Ryan Adrian Muñiz (born 2003). They divorced in 2004.
In June 2004, Anthony married Jennifer Lopez. They had worked together before and dated briefly in the 1990s. During their marriage, they collaborated on music and starred in the movie El Cantante. Lopez gave birth to their twins, Max David and Emme Maribel Muñiz, in February 2008. Anthony and Lopez announced their separation in July 2011 and finalized their divorce in June 2014. Lopez has primary custody of their children.
Anthony married model Shannon De Lima in November 2014. They separated in November 2016 and finalized their divorce in February 2017.
In February 2022, Marc Anthony began a relationship with Miss Universe Paraguay Nadia Ferreira. They got engaged in May 2022 and married in January 2023. In February 2023, they announced they were expecting a child. Their son, Marco Muñiz, was born in June 2023.
Music Albums (Discography)
- When the Night is Over (with Little Louie Vega) (1991)
- Otra Nota (1993)
- Todo a Su Tiempo (1993)
- Contra la Corriente (1997)
- Marc Anthony (1999)
- Libre (2001)
- Mended (2002)
- Amar Sin Mentiras (2004)
- Valió la Pena (2004)
- El Cantante (2007)
- Iconos (2010)
- 3.0 (2013)
- Opus (2019)
- Pa'llá Voy (2022)
- Muevense (2024)
Concert Tours
Juntos en concierto (Together in Concert) series:
- Juntos en concierto 2005 with Chayanne and Alejandro Fernández
- Juntos en concierto 2006 with Laura Pausini and Marco Antonio Solís
- Juntos en concierto 2007 with Jennifer Lopez
Film and TV Appearances (Filmography)
Movies
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1990 | East Side Story | Flaco |
| 1993 | Carlito's Way | Latin Band at Disco |
| 1994 | Natural Causes | Marine Guard |
| 1995 | Hackers | Agent Kee |
| 1996 | Big Night | Cristiano |
| 1996 | The Substitute | Juan Lacas |
| 1999 | Bringing Out the Dead | Noel |
| 2001 | In the Time of the Butterflies | Lio |
| 2004 | Man on Fire | Samuel Ramos |
| 2006 | El Cantante | Héctor Lavoe |
| 2021 | In the Heights | Mr. De La Vega |
Television Shows
- 2000: Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (TV series) as Mario (voice)
- 2010–2011: HawthoRNe (TV series) as Officer Nick Renata
- 2012: The X Factor, as a guest judge
Stage Plays
| Year | Play | Role | Notes |
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| 1998 | The Capeman | Young Salvador Agron | Broadway |
See also
In Spanish: Marc Anthony para niños
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
- List of awards and nominations received by Marc Anthony
- List of best-selling Latin music artists
- List of Puerto Ricans
- List of Number 1 Dance Hits (United States)
- Nuyorican
- Puerto Ricans in New York City
- Puerto Ricans in the United States
