Jennifer
Aniston
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.
Jennifer Aniston parents separated when she was
9 years old. After the divorce, she was raised in New York City
by her mother.
Jennifer Aniston was inspired to act after seeing
the play Children of A Lesser God on Broadway. At 11, Jennifer
Aniston joined the Rudolf Steiner School's drama club.
Jennifer 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, Jennifer 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, Jennifer 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. Jennifer
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 Jennifer Aniston though.
Before getting the role of Rachel Green on Friends, Jennifer
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, Brad Pit.
