| Jennifer Aniston was born on February 11, 1969 in
Sherman Oaks, California to Nancy and John Aniston (Victor Kiriakis
on Days of Our Lives).Aniston, who is Greek, spent a year of her childhood
living in Greece with her family but later, moved to New York when
her father landed a role on the daytime drama, Love of Life.Aniston's
parents separated when she was 9 years old. After the divorce, she
was raised in New York City by her mother.Aniston was inspired to
act after seeing the play Children of A Lesser God on Broadway. At
11, Aniston joined the Rudolf Steiner School's drama club. Aniston
was, and still is, a very talented artist and at the young age of
11, one her paintings was displayed at an exhibit at New York's Metropolitan
Museum of Art. At 15, Aniston was accepted to New York's High School
For The Performing Arts. In 1987, after graduating from high school,
Aniston spent a year living at home with her mom. She did not want
to go to college. Instead, she worked at a burger joint called Jackson
Hole in Manhattan. During those burger-pushing days, Aniston won roles
in the Off-Broadway productions of For Dear Life at New York's Public
Theater and Dancing On Checkers Grave.
Looking for more of a challenge, Aniston moved west
where she met soon-to-be friend, Matthew Perry (Chandler Bing).During
1989, Aniston was cast in a handful of television shows. In 1993,
Aniston won a part in Leprechaun. In those years, Aniston made a
name for herself as an actress who would take risks and graciously
accept criticism of herself and her work.Then, a pilot of a show
called Friends Like Us came along. Aniston was originally tested
for the role of Monica, but she told the producers that she felt
much more comfortable with the Rachel character and they agreed.Life
wasn't all easy for Aniston though. Before getting the role of Rachel
Green on Friends, Aniston was told to lose some weight and she did.
She lost 30 pounds. Now, as the girl everyone wants to look like,
fame has proven to be a bit daunting for Aniston. Now, her passions
for things like antiquing, hiking, and travelling have been halted,
for the time being.
Jennifer married boyfriend of 2 1/2 years Brad Pitt
Saturday, July 29th in Malibu in 2000, and they are separated now
(2005). |
