Birth name: Jennifer Aniston
Birthday: 11th February 1969

Jennifer Joanna Aniston (born February 11, 1969) is an American actress. She became famous in the 1990s for her role as Rachel Green in the popular US sitcom Friends, a role for which she won an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

Jennifer was born in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California but spent most of her youth in New York.She was the daughter of actor John Aniston and actress/model Nancy Dow.Aniston’s father is a Greek American born on the island of Crete, Greece, while her mother was born in New York City of English, Scottish and Italian descent. Aniston’s godfather was the late actor Telly Savalas, her father’s best friend. Aniston lived in Greece for one year as a child with her family, and they later relocated to New York City.Her father has appeared in the soap operas Days of Our Lives, Love of Life and Search for Tomorrow.Jennifer also has two half-brothers John Melick who is older and Alex Aniston who is younger.Aniston attended the New York Rudolf Steiner School and graduated from Manhattan’s Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts.Jennifer was a talented painter during her years at the Rudolf Steiner School pieces was displayed at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art at the age of 11.After graduating from Manhattan’s Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts , Aniston embarked on her career which with TV commercials and a Off-Broadway productions.During this time she did part-time jobs including working as a telemarkerter and being a waitress.

Jennifer movied to Hollywood and was cast in her first television role in 1990 starring as a regular on the short-lived series Molloy and in the TV movie Camp Cucamonga.She also appeared in Ferris Bueller, a television adaptation of the hit movie Ferris Bueller’s Day off  and appeared in tekevision shows, The Edge and Muddling Through, However these all failed.Aniston guest-starred on Quantum Leap, Herman’s Head, and Burke’s Law.[8] After the string of canceled shows, along with her appearance in the critically derided 1992 horror film, Leprechaun,[9] Aniston considered giving up acting.Aniston dated her Ferris Bueller costar Charlie Schlatter in 1990.

Jennifer then audtioned for Friends, a sitcom that was set to debut on NBC’s 1994–1995 fall line-up.Aniston was cast as Rachel Green.The program was successful and Aniston, along with her co-stars, gained wide renown among television viewers,well as five Emmy nominations.It lasted for 10 seasons and ended in 2004. Jennifer Aniston was cast in a Heineken commercial.Later, in 1994, Microsoft invited Aniston, along with Friends co-star Matthew Perry, to shoot a 30-minute promotional advertisement for their new operating system, Windows 95.She briefly dated musician Adam Duritz in 1995. From 1995 to 1998, she was romantically involved with actor Tate Donovan and the couple were reportedly engaged.Aswell as appearing on friends she has also appeared on 30 rock and Dirt

In 1998, she began dating actor Brad Pitt and married him on July 29, 2000, in a lavish Malibu wedding. For years their marriage was considered the rare Hollywood success.However, the couple announced their separation on January 6, 2005. Pitt became involved with actress Angelina Jolie, though Pitt has denied cheating on Aniston with her. Pitt and Aniston were seen together publicly after announcing their separation, even at a dinner party for Aniston’s birthday, and friends of the couple had declared they were reconciling. Aniston, however, filed for divorce on March 25, 2005.It was finalized on October 2, 2005.”Aniston said her relationship with Pitt, which she does not regret, was “seven very intense years”

In addition to her career as a TV actress, Aniston has enjoyed a successful film career. Her biggest box office success to date was her appearance in 2003’s Bruce Almighty, in which she played the girlfriend of title character Jim Carrey. Aniston then starred in the 2004 film, Along Came Polly opposite Ben Stiller,appeared in Rumour Has it, The good girl along with Jake Gyllenhaal and Derailed along with Clive Owen.In 2006, Aniston appeared in the low-budget drama, Friends with Money, which was first shown at the Sundance Film Festival, Aniston’s next film, The Break-Up, She has also appeared in She’s the One (1996), Picture Perfect (1997), ‘Til There Was You (1997), and The Object of My Affection(1998) Her latest films are Marley and me in which Aniston starred alongside Owen Wilson and He’s Just Not That Into You.

Aniston began a relationship with actor Vince Vaughn, with whom she costarred in The Break Up but confirmed a spilt a year later.December of that year.She briefly dated male model Paul Sculfor for a few months in 2007.In April 2008, she began dating singer John Mayer. The couple had broken up after a seven-month courtship in August, but resumed the relationship in October.She also took him to the oscars with her in 2009 before splitting again in March 2009.
 

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