Jennifer Aniston
- Born: 11 Feb, 1969
Jennifer Aniston found TV stardom playing Rachel Green, the spoiled rich girl making her way in life as a waitress and fashion buyer who relies on her "Friends" in the hit NBC sitcom. The petite, attractive actress grew up around show business; her godfather was actor Telly Savalas, her mother was a model and actress and her father had a career as a soap opera player. After graduating from NYC's famed High School for the Performing Arts in 1987, Aniston embarked on her career which consisted of TV commercials and a handful of Off-Broadway productions. At age 20, she headed west and soon landed roles in a string of short-lived sitcoms, generally cast as spoiled or bratty siblings as in "Molloy" (Fox, 1989) and "Ferris Bueller" (NBC, 1990-91). A stint on the Fox...
FAMILY & COMPANIONS
- father John Aniston: born c. 1933; appeared in NBC daytime serial "Days of Our Lives"; divorced from Aniston's mother in 1980, leaving her for another woman; family name was originally Anastassakis
- mother Nancy Aniston: born c. 1936; had been previously married before her 1965 marriage to John Aniston; divorced from Aniston in 1980; because of comments made in a TV interview c. 1995, daughter has ceased contact; wrote book "From Mother and Daughter to Friends" (1999)
- godfather Telly Savalas: born on January 21, 1924; died on January 22, 1994
- half-brother John Melick: born c. 1959; mother, Nancy Aniston
- Charlie Schlatter: dated when they co-starred on "Ferris Bueller" in 1990
- Daniel MacDonald: dated in the 1990s; broke up just before Aniston was cast in "Friends"
- Adam Duritz: with band Counting Crows; dated briefly in 1995
- Tate Donovan: together since November 1995; born on September 25, 1963; separated c. April 1998
- husband Brad Pitt: married on July 29, 2000 in Malibu, California
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