Julissa Bermudez

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Julissa Bermudez
Born	September 28, 1983 (1983-09-28) (age 24) Dominican Republic
Years active	2005 - present

Julissa Bermudez (born September 28, 1983) is a Dominican actress. She is best known for her work as co-host on BET's most popular music video countdown show 106 & Park.

1 Biography
2 Filmography
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Bermudez was born in Dominican Republic but raised in Elmhurst, Queens, New York.^[1] 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 who competed to represent singer Jennifer Lopez's sweetface fashion line.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Career

From there, in 2003 Bermudez started working as a VJ on the show "The Roof" for Mun2, a Latin music television network where her Dominican heritage and Spanish language skills were advantages. Bermudez does not have a proficient command of the English language. However, what helped her out even more was her insatiable desire to learn everything she could about the television industry.^{[citation needed]}

She was the host of BET's The Center and was a temporary co-host of 106 & Park, along with co-host Big Tigger, after BET personalities A.J. Calloway and Free left the show. There were a number of online petitions sent to BET to get her off of 106 & Park. Many people attribute her speedy departure to those petitions. Julissa's English is plagued with many grammatical errors. She was soon replaced by well-received hosts Rocsi and Terrence J, two BET personalities who won the previous years' BET New Faces Contest.^{[citation needed]} Julissa's title is currently that of "BET Host", despite the fact that she does not host her own show.^{[citation needed]} Since The Center's cancellation, Julissa has made appearances on BET's The Black Carpet as a correspondent and on May 22, 2007.