+ Jennifer Aniston
| Jennifer Aniston (original family name was Anistonapoulas) was born on the 11th of February 1969 in Sherman Oaks, California. | |
| Jennifer is the daughter to actors Nancy and John Aniston, and goddaughter of Telly Savalas. Her father John is probably best known as Victor Kiriakis on Days Of Our Lives. Of Greek descent, she spent a year of her childhood living in Greece. Her family eventually returned to the United States, settling in New York when her father landed the role of the villainous Victor Kiriakis on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives. |
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| After her parents divorced in 1980 - she lived primarily with her mother in New York City. Two years later, she enrolled at the Rudolf Steiner School, where she was a member of the drama club. She went on to attend New York City�s renowned High School of Performing Arts, where she was educated in theater and fine arts. Although she was an artist of considerable talent - one of her paintings was chosen to be exhibited at New York�s Metropolitan Museum of Art - Aniston opted for a professional acting career. She graduated from highschool in 1987. | |
| After her graduation, Jennifer did not want to go to college. Instead, during her days waitressing to supplement her income, Aniston won roles in the Off-Broadway productions of For Dear Life at New York's Public Theater and Dancing On Checker's Grave. She also appeared in a number of TV commercials, hopefully to be discovered by the big bosses.
During 1989, Jennifer was cast in a handful of television shows. In an attempt to find more lucrative work, she moved to Los Angeles, where she was featured in her first television role on the short-lived sitcom Molloy. During the early 1990s, Jennifer landed a succession of supporting roles in failed television sitcoms, including Ferris Bueller, Herman�s Head, The Edge, and Muddling Through. She also managed to make her feature acting debut in the poorly received horror film Leprechaun. In those years, Jennifer made a name for herself as an actress who would take risks and graciously accept criticism of herself and her work. |
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| Still determined, the actress auditioned for yet another TV pilot initially called Friends Like Us, which focused on a group of 20-something New Yorkers. Jennifer was originally tested for the role of Monica, but she told the producers that she felt much more comfortable with the Rachel character. Impressed with her delivery, the producers agreed and cast her in the role of suburban princess turned waitress Rachel Green.
The series met with both critical and commercial acclaim when it premiered, making household names of Aniston and her costars. Life wasn't all easy for Jennifer though. Before getting the role of Rachel Green on Friends, she was told to lose some weight and she did. She lost 30 pounds! |
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| Jennifer has a passion for antiquing, hiking, and travelling. No wonder she makes a good match with Brad - he's into antiquing and designing too! | |
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� 1990 Molloy � 1990 Ferris Bueller � 1990 Camp Cucamonga � 1990 How I Spent My Summer � 1992 The Edge � 1993 Leprechaun � 1994 Muddling Through � 1995 Microsoft Windows 95 Video Guide � 1996 Dream For An Insomniac � 1996 She's the One � 1996 Steven Spielberg's Director Chair � 1997 Picture Perfect � 1997 'Til There Was You � 1998 Dream for an Insomniac � 1998 Hercules � 1998 The Object of My Affection � 1998 Waiting for Woody � 1998 The Thin Pink Line � 1999 Office Space � 1999 The Iron Giant � 1999 The Making of 'The Iron Giant' � 1999 The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards � 2000 Time of our Lives � 2000 2000 MTV Movie Awards � 2001 Friends: The Stuff You've Never Seen � 2001 Rock Star � 2002 The Good Girl � 2002 Love, Sex, Drugs & Money � 2001 I've Got 2 Babe � 2001 Bad Hair Days |