Successful Middle Children

Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez has had every job title you can think of - actress, author, fashion designer, dancer, producer and singer. Not to mention, mother, daughter, friend, Vegas performer and spokewoman for many successful products. Lopez began as a high profile Fly Girl dancer on In Living Color in 1991. She went on to pursue acting in 1993 and has since achieved a great deal. Beyond entertainment, Lopez has several clothing lines, accessories, fragrances, a production company, TV show(s) and a charitable foundation as business endeavors.

Lopez is one of three daughters. She began taking singing and dancing lessons at five-years-old. Throughout her childhood, Lopez continued to pursue different auditions with her parents constant support and guidance.

Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway is no stranger to success. Hathaway's list of successful films go on and on - The Princess Diaries, Havoc, Brokeback Mountain, The Devil Wears Prada, Becoming Jane, Dark Night Rises and Les Miserables are just a few. She is the middle of three children with an older brother, Michael and a younger brother, Thomas. Hathaway was raised Roman Catholic with what she's stated "really strong values" and wished she was a nun during her childhood. Later, after finding out her brother was gay Hathaway decided to part ways with the faith.

Hathaway has said in various interviews that she prefers stage acting opposed to film roles. In Les Miserables Hathaway lent her vocals and wow'd viewers with her singing abilities.

Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts has won three Golden Globe Awards, out of eight nominations, and has been nominated for four Academy Awards - winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Erin Brockovich.Roberts' net worth is estimated to be over $140 million and she's been named People Magazine's "50th Most Beautiful People in the World" 11 times. Roberts' parents were one time actors and playwrights, they met while performing theatrical productions for the armed forces. She has an older brother, Eric Roberts, and a younger sister, Lisa Roberts Gillan who is also an actress.

Roberts has three children with her husband Daniel Moder. The couple met on the set of the film The Mexican, where Moder was one of the cameraman. They have three children twins Hazel Patricia and Phinnaeus Walter Moder and son Henry Daniel Moder.

Peyton Manning

Two time Super Bowl champion Peyton Manning is regarded as one of the best quaterbacks to ever play the game. Manning is the only starting quarterback to win a Super Bowl with two different franchises - he's also the first and only quarterback to win 200 career wins.

Manning is the middle brother of the illustrious Manning family. Son of former NFL quarterback Archie Manning and brother to two time Super Bowl Champion Eli Manning, the Manning's are seen as Football Royals. During the summer, all of the Manning and their father (Archie, Petyon, Eli and Cooper) run a five-day camp which aims to improve the offensive skills of quarterbacks, wide receivers, tight ends and running backs. The camp has included many prominent players from football such as Marvin Harrison and Reggie Wayne.