Selena Gomez Family Tree

Selena Gomez With Her Parents

The Selena Gomez family tree contains her mother and step dad Mandy and Brian Teefey and father Ricardo Gomez. The Gomez/Teefey clan became one of America's famous families and loved by all. In October 2008, Selena Gomez splashed onto the kids entertainment scene with her role as Alex Russo on the newest Disney Channel fantasy television show, The Wizards Of Waverly Place. Like other teen sensations, like Miley Cyrus, Disney discovered Selena within a family tree already entrenched in the world of show business.

Selena's mother, Mandy Teefey, sparked Selena's desire to be on stage while she herself performed on stage throughout the Dallas Metropolitan area. Selena's genealogy composition includes a unique mixture of Mexican, English, and Italian heritage spanning across vastly different regions of the United States.

Selena Gomez was not the first or last Disney princess. Selena shares that glory with the Miley Cyrus disney star.


Selena Marie Gomez Biography

Born : July 22, 1992 in Tarrant, Texas Parents : Ricardo Joel Gomez and Amanda "Mandy" ( nee Cornett) Teefey The start of the Selena Gomez biography, Selena Marie Gomez, entered the world in New York, but her mother wisked her away to her hometown of Grand Prairie, Texas. At the age of seven, Selena beat out 1400 hopeful young actresses frolick around the PBS set as Gianna on Barney and Friends during its second season. The cute little braided pig tailed girl in overalls sparked the attention of Disney, who later rewarded her on screen extravagance with guest starring roles on The Sweet Life of Zach and Cody andHannah Montanna. After paying her dues, Selena Gomez now walks in the footsteps of other Disney Channel alumni, such as Miley Cyrus and Hillary Duff. Selena Gomez and her mom, Mandy Teefey, said good bye to friends and family in Grand Praisie, Texas to start a new life in Los Angeles after hearing the life changing news of Selena's new role on Wizards. In various interviews, Selena describes her homelife with the Selena Gomez family in Grand Prairie, a suburb of Dallas Texas, to be very quiet and centered around church and picnics in the park. Selena also refers to her grandmother as being a big part of her life. The many Dr Seus stories, Selena's grandmother read to her as a young child helped her excell in her speaking role as the voices of the Mayor of Whoville's 90 daughters in Dr. Seus's Horton Hears a Who. Now Selena is making headlines off stage with being romantically linked to Justin Bieber, the teen heart throb breaking hearts around the world with this Bieber Fever Madness. The Mother : Amanda "Mandy" Dawn (Cornett) Teefey Born :  April 16, 1976 in Dallas, Texas Parents : David Michael Cornett (Born : Dec 14, 1947 Ector, Texas) and Debbie Jean Gibson selena gomez mother and father

In 2004, Mandy worked as a finaling coordinator on animated projects like Ant Bully with DNA Productions located in Irving, Texas. In 2006, Mandy not only married her second husband, Brian Teehey, but also opened her own production company, July Moon Productions, with him. Even the name of her production company symbolizes the endless love she has for her only child, Selena. For example, Selena means, Moon in Greek. The July part of the name derives from the calendar month that Selena was born. When Selena earned the opportunity to star on a Disney Channel series, Mandy was able to move her production company from Dallas to Los Angeles as well.

Parents :  David Michael Cornett (Born : Dec 14, 1947 Ector, Texas) and Debbie Jean Gibson (Born : cir. 1952
  Married :  June 21, 1969, Dallas, Texas
Grandparents :  Ernest William Cornett Sr. and Helen Spangler

The Surname : Cornett
The surname Cornett is an English adjective that describes someone who plays a horn.

The Step Father : Brian Teefy
Born : ca. 1979 in Detroit, Michigan

Brian Teefy entered Selena Gomez's life when he married her mother, Mandy Cornett on May 18, 2006. Many of his family call Detroit, Michigan home. Brian shined as a track star at his high school alma mater, Detroit Catholic Central High School. Brian Teefey graduated from Wayne University, a research institution in the Detroit Metro area. At this time, Brian serves as the Vice President for his wife's production company, July Moon Productions.

The Gomez Family Surname History :
The surname Gomez originated in Spain as a patronymic name. The most common patryonic surname suffix in the Spanish language is "ez". This means that when broken down, names ending in "ez" are usually variations of a father or mother's personal name. Gom, is a variation of "guma" or "man" in English. Literally, the surname Gomez means the son of the man in the English language.

The Gomez clan of Spain eventually emigrated to the new world in such places as Guatemala, the Americas, Mexico. The first record of a Gomez in Mexico is Pedro in 1561.

The Father : Ricardo Joel Gomez

Selena Gomez and Her Father

Not much is written about Selena Gomez's biological father yet. His family hails from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Ricardo married Selenas mother as a teenage bride, but the marriage only lasted until Selena turned 5. In October 2007, Selena told the ladies of ABCs daytime show, The View that her father was connected to Selena Perez's family and helped agree to whether Jennifer Lopez should play the part of Selena in the TV Movie about the deceased singer.
Other reports indicate that Ricardo Gomez present a chastity ring to Selena with the inscription, True Love Waits.