| Nick Name: |
Jen
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| Height: |
5'5"
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| Birthplace: |
Sherman
Oaks, California, USA
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| Date of Birth: |
February
11, 1969
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| Husband/Partner: |
Brad Pitt (current)
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| Contact Info: |
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| Personal
Quote: |
"It's
impossible to satisfy everyone, and I suggest
we all stop trying."
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She
is Greek - where she was raised for just a year
before her family moved back to the United States.
Her family name was Anastassakis; luckily, her folks
realized this might be a bit tough for Americans
to pronounce, so they shortened it to Aniston. Her
father is actor John Aniston (Days of Our Lives)
and her mother is Nancy (a model and occasional
actress). Her parents divorced when Jennifer was
just 9. She was discovered at age 11, when she joined
the Rudolf Steiner School's Drama Club. She loved
the gig, and decided to train professionally. She
attended New York's High School of the Performing
Arts. Eventually, she nabbed a few small roles on
television and screen, but not until she shed some
weight. Aniston credits her agent as advising her
to drop some thirty pounds, and it would certainly
seem that the advice worked. But the roles didn't
amount to much (Exhibit A: Leprechaun, quite possibly
the dumbest horror flick to take itself seriously
in a long time.)
But then,
fate came knocking. Asked to audition for the role
of Monica on an up-and-coming tv series called "Friends
Like These" (later shortened to "Friends" in case
you'd lived under a rock throughout the 90s), Aniston
declined and opted instead for the role of Rachel.
She got the role, the cast met and the rest is history.
Blessed with the time slot before Seinfeld, some
great writers, and a beautiful but talented cast
the series took off. And during the peak of its
hype, Aniston was receiving most of the attention,
as she was donned the "Sexy Friend." Her hair-do
was the most mimiced since Farrah Fawcett's Charlie's
Angels locks. Aniston, often confused with the ditzy
character she plays on TV, is quite the opposite.
Intelligent and versatile, she toyed with the idea
of a career in the fine arts. When she was 11, a
painting she'd done was displayed in the Metropolitan
Museum of Art. Luckily, she turned to acting instead. |
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Last
Update:
June 15, 2003
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Films:
Bruce Almighty (2003)
Good
Girl, The (2002)
Rock Star (2001)
The Iron Giant (1999)
Office Space (1999)
The Thin Pink Line (1998)
Dream for an Insomniac (1998)
The Object of My Affection (1998)
'Til There Was You (1997)
Picture Perfect (1997)
She's the One (1996)
Leprechaun (1993)
Made for TV:
Camp Cucamonga (1990)
Direct to Video:
Steven Spielberg's Director's Chair Video Game
(1996)
Microsoft Windows 95 Video Guide (1995)
TV Shows:
Friends (1994)
Muddling Through (1994)
The Edge (1992)
Ferris Bueller (1990)
Molloy (1990)
Cartoon Voices: Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
(2003)
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