The Wizards of Waverly Place was a Disney Chanel sitcom that followed a family of Wizards who ran a café in New York city and starred Selena Gomez, Jake T Austin and David Henrie
The Wizards of Waverly Place first aired back in 2007 and catapulted the likes of Selena Gomez and David Henrie to teen fame. The show followed a family of wizards, husband and wife, Jerry and Teresa Russo, played by David DeLuise and Maria Canals-Barrera and their three kids, Alex (Selena), Justin (David Henrie) and Max (Jake T Austin).
Together, the kids would learn about wizardry from their father, who gave up his magic to be with Teresa. As the families grapple with life and magic, they also run a café in New York. The show ran for four seasons until 2012 and launched two spin-off TV movies. During the show, Selena was able to reach musical success as well as being an acting star, starring in teen films like Monte Carlo, Ramona and Beezus and Spring Breakers.
After the show she went on to release six albums, three solo ones and three with her band, The Scene. She’s been nominated for two Grammy awards and while working on her music, has dated the likes of The Weeknd and famously, Justin Bieber.
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