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JENNIFER ANISTON BIOGRAPHY |
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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. She can no longer go out into public without
being stopped for autograph requests or photos and finds the
worst part of her newfound celebrity status is meeting a man.
However, that doesn't seem to be a problem anymore because
Jennifer Aniston is currently going out with actor, Tate Donovan. |
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