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Biographical
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Nick
Name: |
Jen |
Height: |
5'5" |
Birthplace: |
Sherman
Oaks, California, USA |
Date
of Birth: |
February
11, 1969 |
Husband/Partner: |
Brad
Pitt (current) |
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.)
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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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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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