Julissa Bermudez
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| Julissa Bermudez | |
| Birth name | Julissa Bermudez |
| Born | September 28, 1983 Dominican Republic |
| Notable roles | Former host of 106 & Park |
Julissa Bermudez was born on September 28, 1983 in the Dominican Republic and was raised in Queens, New York in the USA.
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[edit] Early life
The youngest and only girl of four siblings, Bermudez grew up in Queens in a close knit family that encouraged her dreams of stardom. While attending New York's Talent Unlimited High School as a theatre major, Bermudez started auditioning and modeling. She got her first big break with a Coca-Cola commercial and she was one of the six finalists competing to be the face of singer Jennifer Lopez' sweetface fashion line.
[edit] Career
From there, Bermudez started working as a VJ for Mun2, a Latin music television network where her Dominican heritage and bilingual skills were advantages. However, what helped her out even more was her insatiable desire to learn everything she could about the television industry.
She currently hosts the BET show The Center and was a temporary cohost of 106 & Park after BET personalities AJ and Free left the show, but was replaced (along with her usual cohost Big Tigger) on July 10, 2006 by Rocsi and Terrence J, two BET personalities who won the previous years' BET New Faces Contest.
As the network's first Latina host, Bermudez knows that she has become a role model for much of her community. She is proud that her success is encouraging others. In years to come, Bermudez hopes to have the opportunity to show her culture on the grander scale.
[edit] Personal Life
Her boyfriend is Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson.
