Jennifer Aniston, Actress, - Biography
Actress, Model,
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Born February 11, 1969, Sherman Oaks, California, United States
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Jennifer Aniston is an Emmy & Golden Globe-winning American
film & television actress.
Aniston began appearing in stage productions in the late 1980s. After several lesser-known film & television roles during the early 1990s, Aniston came to fame playing Rachel Green on the hugely popular television sitcom Friends for which she won a Golden Globe & an Emmy Award.
She
has since focused heavily on her film career, having starred in several Hollywood
films, including Along Came Polly & The Break-Up. Aniston has also become
known for her marriage to, & eventual divorce from, actor Brad Pitt.
Aniston
was born in Sherman Oaks, California & grew up in New York City.She is the
daughter of the Greek actor John Aniston (originally Ioannis Anastassakis) &
actress Nancy Dow. Aniston has two half-brothers, John Melick & Alex Aniston.
Aniston's father was born in the island of Crete, while her maternal grandfather,
Gordon McLean Dow, was of Scottish & English descent & her maternal grandmother,
Louise Grieco, was of Italian ancestry.Aniston's godfather was the late Greek
American actor Telly Savalas, her father's best friend. Aniston spent part of
her childhood in Greece, but most of it in New York City, where her father appeared
in the soap operas Love of Life & Search for Tomorrow. In 1985, the family
moved to Los Angeles, where Aniston's father starred on the soap opera Days of
our Lives. Aniston graduated from Manhattan's Fiorello H. Laguardia High School
of Arts & Performing Arts. Among her high school friends was future human
rights activist Chastity Bono. Aniston's desire to become an actress grew as she
worked in Off-Broadway productions such as For Dear Life & Dancing on Checker's
Grave. During this time, she supported herself with several part-time jobs, including
working as a telemarketer & bike messenger.
Aniston appeared as a "Nutri-System"
girl on The Howard Stern Radio Show in the late 1980s & early 1990s. She moved
to Hollywood & was cast in her first television roles in 1990, starring as
a regular on the short-lived series Molloy & in the TV movie Camp Cucamonga.
She also co-starred in Ferris Bueller, a television adaptation of the 1986 teen
movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off, the same year; the series was quickly cancelled.
Aniston then appeared in two more failed television comedy shows, The Edge &
Muddling Through, & guest-starred on Quantum Leap, Herman's Head & Burke's
Law. After the string of cancelled shows, along with her appearance in the critically
derided 1993 horror film, Leprechaun, Aniston seriously considered giving up acting.
Aniston's plans changed, however, after auditioning for Friends, a sitcom that was set to debut on NBC's 1994-1995 fall line-up. The producers of the show originally wanted Aniston to audition for the role of Monica Geller, but she persuaded them that she was better suited for the role of Rachel Green. She was cast in the role & played the character from 1994 until the show ended in 2004. The program was very successful & Aniston, along with her co-stars, gained wide renown among television watchers. Her hairstyle at the time, which became known as the "Rachel", was widely copied. Aniston received a salary of one million dollars per episode for the last two seasons of Friends, as well as five Emmy nominations, including a win for "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series".
Aniston has starred in several theatrical films, including the cult hit Office Space. She gained the most critical acclaim for her role in the low-budget 2002 film, The Good Girl, directed by Miguel Arteta, playing an unglamorous cashier in a small town. The film opened in relatively few theaters - under 700 in total - taking $14M in the U.S. box office. Jennifer's biggest box office success was her appearance in 2003's Bruce Almighty, in which she played the girlfriend of title character (Jim Carrey); the film grossed $243M at the United States box office & almost twice that worldwide. Aniston's 2004 film, Along Came Polly (opposite Ben Stiller), also did well at the box office after opening at the #1 spot. In late 2005, Aniston headlined two major studio films, Derailed & Rumor Has It, both of which performed fairly at the box office, grossing over $36 million each. In the same year, she appeared in a European Heineken television commercial frequently aired before UEFA Champions League matches.
In 2006, Aniston appeared in the low-budget drama, Friends with Money, which was first shown at the Cannes Film Festival, received a limited release, & grossed over $13 million. Aniston's next film, The Break-Up, which was released on June 2, grossed approximately $39.17 million during its opening weekend, despite lukewarm reviews. It has currently grossed over $118 million at the U.S. box office & over $200 million worldwide.
She
will co-direct a hospital emergency room-set short film named Room 10, starring
Robin Wright Penn & Kris Kristofferson; Aniston has noted that she was inspired
to direct by actress Gwyneth Paltrow, who directed a short film in 2006.
Jennifer
has previously dated musician Adam Duritz & was engaged to actor Tate Donovan.
Her high-profile relationship with actor Brad Pitt was frequently publicized in
the press. She married Pitt on July 29, 2000, in a lavish Malibu wedding. The
two separated on January 7, 2005, & Aniston officially filed for divorce on
March 25, 2005. The divorce was finalized on October 2, 2005.
Media reports have speculated that the split was due to an affair on Pitt's part (with actress Angelina Jolie) or due to Aniston's refusal to have children. Aniston vehemently denied the latter in an August 2005 Vanity Fair interview, stating, "I've never in my life said I didn't want to have children... I've always wanted to have children, & I would never give up that experience for a career. I want to have it all."
She has also stated that the death of her longtime therapist, whose work helped to make the separation from Pitt easier, more than a year ago was "devastating." Summing up her relationship with Pitt, Aniston has said that their relationship, which she does not regret, was "seven very intense years together" & that "it was a beautiful, complicated relationship."
Since the couple's divorce, Aniston has been romantically linked with actor Vince Vaughn. In August of 2006, Aniston denied rumors that the two were engaged or that Vaughn had proposed. In October 2006, gossip magazine Us Weekly quoted sources from Vaughn that the couple had split. "Jen lives in a crazy world with all the press. It's just not his world." In December 2006, reps for both Aniston & Vaughn confirmed that they had indeed split up a few weeks before when Aniston visited Vaughn in London.
In October 2006, during a guest appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Aniston denied rumours that she & Vaughn broke up. Although in November 2006 it was officially announced that the couple had split but they remain friends.
Filmography Year Title
Role Notes 1993 Leprechaun Tory Reding 1996 She's the One Renee Fitzpatrick Dream
for an Insomniac Allison 1997 Picture Perfect Kate Mosely 'Til There was You Debbie
1998 The Object of My Affection Nina Borowski 1999 The Iron Giant Annie Hughes
voice only Office Space Joanna 2001 Rock Star Emily Poule 2002 The Good Girl Justine
Last 2003 Bruce Almighty Grace Connelly 2004 Along Came Polly Polly Prince 2005
Rumor Has It Sarah Huttinger Derailed Lucinda Harris 2006 The Break-Up Brooke
Meyers Friends with Money Olivia Not related to TV Show Room 10 short film; co-director
only 2007 Wanted Diane announced Diary Kathryn Fayer pre-production The Senator's
Wife Rosalind Mitchell pre-production
Forbes recently listed her as the 10th
richest woman in the entertainment industry for the year 2007. She is behind such
powerhouses as Oprah, J. K. Rowling, & Jennifer Lopez & is ahead of Britney
Spears, Christina Aguilera & the Olsen twins. Aniston's net worth is approximately
110 million.
Aniston was included in the annual Star Salary Top 10 of trade
magazine "The Hollywood Reporter" for 2006.
Is still very close with
ex-husband Brad Pitt's mother & several of his friends.
According to close
friend & actor, David Arquette, Aniston did not shed a tear about her split
with Brad. Arquette also said, during the 2007 Howard Stern interview that, Brad
& Jennifer would still be together if Angelina Jolie wasn't in the picture.
The dominatrix in the film Shortbus who goes by the name Severin reveals her
real name (in the movie) is Jennifer Aniston.
Is an avid Dancing with the
Stars fan & in 2007, was even invited to participate in the show.
In 2006,
People magazine voted her Best Dressed. She was also labelled "the natural"
by the same magazine.
Courtney Cox Arquette is Aniston's best friend. In 2007,
Aniston was invited to star in Arquette's new television show Dirt. Aniston will
play Arquette's snobby rival.
She has had two septoplastys to thin her "deviated
septum": one incorrectly done in 1994 & one in early 2007. This is a
simple medical procedure which helps cure the common condition which can lead
to breathing difficulty & trouble sleeping. This has been misreported in tabloids
as a "nose job."
She appears in Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
video Walls.
Pictures of Jennifer Aniston, Not spelt Jennifer Anniston Jenifer Aniston or Jennifer Anistun
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