Jennifer Hudson
Birth name Jennifer Kate Hudson
Born September 12, 1981 (1981-09-12) (age 28)
Origin Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genre(s) R&B, soul, pop
Occupation(s) Singer–songwriter, actress, model
Instrument(s) Vocals
Years active since 2004
Label(s) Arista,
Jennifer Hudson - Spotlight - DIVAS 2009 videoBirth name Jennifer Kate Hudson
Born September 12, 1981 (1981-09-12) (age 28)
Origin Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genre(s) R&B, soul, pop
Occupation(s) Singer–songwriter, actress, model
Instrument(s) Vocals
Years active since 2004
Label(s) Arista,
Jennifer Hudson Early life
Jennifer Hudson was born on September 12, 1981, in Chicago, Illinois.She is the third and youngest child of Darnell Donnerson (November 7, 1950 - October 24, 2008)and Samuel Simpson(died 1999).She was raised as a Baptist and attended Dunbar Vocational Career Academy, which she graduated from in 1999.She cites Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, and Patti LaBelle as her overall biggest influences and aspirations. At the age of 7, She got her start in performing by singing with the church choir and doing community theater with the help of her late maternal grandmother, Julia. As a teenager, Hudson worked at a Burger King in Chicago — a job that she famously acknowledged after receiving her 2007 Academy Award for Dreamgirls.
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