Date of Birth : Sep 16th 1968
Anthony was born Marco Antonio Muñiz in New York City, the son of Guillermina, a housewife, and Felipe Muñiz, a musician and hospital lunchroom worker. His parents were Puerto Rican and named him after Marco Antonio Muñiz, a Mexican singer popular in Puerto Rico. He has a sister named Yolanda Muniz.
As the divorce proceeded, Anthony was seen out with actress-singer Jennifer Lopez, a long-time friend he had worked with in music videos. They had briefly dated in the late ’90s, before his first marriage and her second one. Lopez and Anthony were recording a duet together in early 2004, for Lopez’s then-upcoming film Shall We Dance? Lopez and Anthony married in a quiet home wedding on June 5, 2004, less than a week after his divorce from Torres was finalized on June 1. On the morning of the wedding, however, the media was tipped off and circled her backyard in helicopters. Photographs, alerting the rest of the world, soon followed. Reports fueled rumors that Lopez was pregnant but this was not the case.
Inspired by the music of Puente, Rubén Blades and Juan Gabriel, Anthony released his Spanish-language debut, Otra nota, in 1993, with the salsamonga hit “Hasta que te conoci” (Until I Met You), a famous song by Mexican singer Juan Gabriel. “Si Tu No Te Fueras”, “El Ultimo Beso”, “Palabras Del Alma”, Though it was mostly a Spanish album, it did feature one English song, “Make It With You”. Subsequent tours throughout the Americas, including an opening slot for Blades, established Anthony as one of the hottest new stars in salsamonga. In 1994, he was featured in La India’s album “Dicen Que Soy”, in the song “Vivir Lo Nuestro”.
His 1995 collection, Todo a su tiempo, was 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 more traditional-sounding follow-up, Contra la corriente, was promoted by a sold-out concert at Madison Square Garden and won the 1999 Grammy for Best Tropical Latin Performance. The album’s notable songs include “Y Hubo Alguien”, “Contra La Corriente”, “No Me Conoces”, “Me Voy A Regalar”, and “No Sabes Como Duele”. Anthony also appeared alongside Blades in Paul Simon’s 1998 stage musical, The Capeman, which ran for 68 performances. Anthony subsequently recorded the duet “No Me Ames”, with Jennifer Lopez on her album On the 6.
In 1999, attempting to emulate the crossover success of Jennifer Lopez and Ricky Martin in the anglophone market, Anthony released an English-language Latin Pop self titled album with the US Top 5 hit single “I Need to Know”, and the Spanish version “Dímelo”. Other hits include “When I Dream At Night” and “My Baby You”. His song “You Sang To Me”, was featured in Runaway Bride. The foray was considered a mixed success, partly because it alienated his traditional salsa fans, though “Da La Vuelta” (Not a Spanish version of any of the songs) was a salsa song and was a hit. Another note is that the song “That’s Okay” has more of a salsa tune than pop. In 2001, he debuted another salsa album known as Libre and was certified gold with songs like “Celos”, “Este Loco Que Te Mira”, and “Viviendo”. “Barco A La Deriva”, another hit in Libre, was previously performed by Venezuelan singer and actor Guillermo Dávila. The year after that, he made another English-language album called Mended which included smash hit “I’ve Got You”, the Spanish version “Te Tengo Aquí”, “I Need You” (which Spanish version “Me Haces Falta” was written by Mexican star Thalía), “Tragedy”, “Love Won’t Get Any Better”, and “She Mends Me”. Like his “Marc Anthony” album, it received mixed reviews, though slightly lower.
Anthony has also appeared in a few motion pictures including 1996’s Big Night, Martin Scorsese’s 1999 film Bringing Out the Dead, and Tony Scott’s 2004 film Man on Fire.
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