Alex Russo
| Alex Russo | |
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| Wizards of Waverly Place character | |
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| First appearance | "Crazy 10-Minute Sale" (episode 1.01) |
| Last appearance |
The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex (2013 special) |
| Created by | Todd J. Greenwald |
| Portrayed by | Selena Gomez |
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| Nickname(s) | Lexie, Russo, Moxie Finkle, Mija |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Waitress (at the Waverly Sub Station and the Late Nite Bite) Tribeca Prep Student (graduated; seasons 1 – 4) Wizards Delinquent Teacher's Assistant (season 4) Russo Family Wizard (series finale-onwards) |
| Family |
Jerry Russo (father) Theresa Russo (mother) Justin Russo (brother) Max Russo (brother) Hank Russo (paternal grandfather) Rose Russo (paternal grandmother) Magdelena Larkin (maternal grandmother) Kelbo Russo (paternal uncle) Megan Brooke Russo (paternal aunt) Ernesto Larkin (maternal uncle) Janieve Larkin (maternal uncle) Trevor, Graeme and Kim Russo (paternal cousins; all male) |
| Significant other(s) | Riley (season 1) Dean Moriarty (season 2) Ronald Longcape, Jr. ("Saving WizTech, Parts 1 & 2") Mason Greyback (season 3–4) |
Alexandra Margarita "Alex" Russo is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Disney Channel sitcom Wizards of Waverly Place, portrayed by Selena Gomez.
In 2008, AOL named her the twentieth greatest witch in television history. Selena Gomez, who portrays Alex, is one of the only two cast members to appear in every single episode of the series; the only other cast member to do so is David Henrie, who portrays Justin Russo. The character has also appeared in The Suite Life on Deck episode, Double Crossed.
Alex debuts in the pilot episode of Wizards of Waverly Place, "Crazy 10-Minute Sale", asking for permission from her father to attend a sale at a popular clothing store, "Suburban Outfitters" (a parody of the popular clothing brand Urban Outfitters), to upstage her rival since pre-school, Gigi. She cannot attend the sale as she has wizardry class, but decides to clone herself so that she can go to the sale and convince her father that she was at wizardry class. However, this plan falls through when her clone is unable to actually speak, and instead barks like a dog due to a mistake while performing the spell.
Throughout the rest of the first season are similar magical mishaps, most of which are intended to improve things, but typically end up backfiring and causing her to revert them. Alex attends Tribeca Preparatory High School throughout nearly all of the show, a fictional school whose real location is the Salk School of Science. During the first season, Alex also attends WizTech, a fictional wizardry school which she attends once during the summer. Alex is often seen at her family's restaurant, the Waverly Sub Station, a fictional diner whose image is that of the bottom floor of the Bayard-Condict Building, on Bleecker Street.
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