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Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Aniston in 2005
Birth nameJennifer Aniston
BornJanuary 11 1969 (1969--) (age 38)
Sherman Oaks, California, U.S.
Spouse(s)Brad Pitt (2000-2005)
Jennifer Aniston (born February 11, 1969) is an Emmy- and Golden Globe Award-winning American film and television actress, best known for her role as Rachel Green in the popular television sitcom Friends. Since Friends she has starred in several successful Hollywood films, including Bruce Almighty, Along Came Polly and The Break-Up.

Early life

Aniston was born in Sherman Oaks, California, and grew up in New York City. She is the daughter of the Greek-American actor John Aniston (originally Yannis Anastassakis) and actress Nancy Dow. Aniston has two half-brothers, John Melick and Alex Aniston. Aniston's father was born on the island of Crete, while her maternal grandfather, Gordon McLean Dow, was of Scottish and English descent, and her maternal grandmother, Louise Grieco, was of Italian ancestry.[1] Aniston's godfather was the late Greek American actor Telly Savalas, her father's best friend. Aniston spent part of her childhood in Greece, but most of it in New York City, where her father appeared in the soap operas Love of Life and Search for Tomorrow. In 1985, the family moved to Los Angeles, where Aniston's father starred on the soap opera Days of our Lives as Victor Kiriakis. Aniston graduated from Manhattan's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. Among her high school friends was future gay rights activist Chastity Bono. Aniston's desire to become an actress grew as she worked in Off-Broadway productions such as For Dear Life and Dancing on Checker's Grave. During this time, she supported herself with several part-time jobs, including working as a telemarketer and bike messenger.

Career

Aniston moved 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 co-starred in Ferris Bueller, a television adaptation of the 1986 hit movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off, the same year; the series, however, was quickly canceled. Aniston then appeared in two more failed television comedy shows, The Edge and Muddling Through, and guest-starred on Quantum Leap, Herman's Head, Burke's Law, on South Park in episode Rainforest Schmainforest. After the string of cancelled shows, along with her appearance in the critically derided 1993 horror film, Leprechaun, Aniston considered giving up acting.

Aniston's plans changed, however, after auditioning for Friends, a sitcom that was set to debut on NBC's 1994-1995 fall line-up. The producers of the show originally wanted Aniston to audition for the role of Monica Geller, but she persuaded them that she was better suited for the role of Rachel Green. She was cast in the role and played the character from 1994 until the show ended in 2004.

The program was hugely successful and Aniston, along with her co-stars, gained wide renown among television viewers. Her hairstyle at the time, which became known as the "Rachel", was widely copied. Aniston received a salary of one million dollars per episode for the last two seasons of Friends, as well as five Emmy nominations, including a win for "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series".

According to the Guinness World Book of Records (2005), Aniston (along with her female costars) became the highest paid TV actress of all time with her $1 million-per-episode paycheck for the tenth season of Friends.

Aniston has starred in several theatrical films, including Office Space and Picture Perfect (1997) .

She gained the most critical acclaim for her role in the low-budget 2002 film, The Good Girl, directed by Miguel Arteta, playing an unglamorous cashier in a small town. The film opened in relatively few theaters - under 700 in total - taking $14M in the U.S. box office.

Jennifer's biggest box office success was her appearance in 2003's Bruce Almighty, in which she played the girlfriend of title character (Jim Carrey); the film grossed $243M at the United States box office and almost twice that worldwide. Aniston's 2004 film, Along Came Polly (opposite Ben Stiller), also did well at the box office after opening at the #1 spot.

In late 2005, Aniston headlined two major studio films, Derailed and Rumor Has It, both of which performed fairly at the box office, grossing over $36 million each despite little support from critics.

In 2006, Aniston appeared in the low-budget drama, Friends with Money, which was first shown at the Cannes Film Festival, received a limited release, and grossed over $13 million. Aniston's next film, The Break-Up, which was released on June 2, grossed approximately $39.17 million during its opening weekend, despite lukewarm reviews.[2] It has currently grossed over $118 million at the U.S. box office and over $203 million worldwide.

In addition to acting, Aniston has also directed a hospital emergency room-set short film named Room 10, starring Robin Wright Penn and Kris Kristofferson; Aniston has noted that she was inspired to direct by actress Gwyneth Paltrow, who directed a short film in 2006.

Forbes listed Aniston as the 10th richest woman in the entertainment industry for the year 2007. She is behind such powerhouses as Oprah Winfrey, J. K. Rowling, Madonna and Jennifer Lopez and is ahead of Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and the Olsen twins. Aniston's net worth is approximately $110 million.[3] Aniston was also included in the annual Star Salary Top 10 of trade magazine The Hollywood Reporter for 2006.[4] According to Forbes in October 2007, Aniston was the top-selling celebrity face of the entertainment industry. [5]

Aniston has been signed to play a role in the up-coming thriller Wanted along with Meryl Streep and Martin Hernandez.[6]

Personal life

Aniston has previously dated musician Adam Duritz, actor Paul Rudd and was engaged to actor Tate Donovan. Her high-profile relationship with actor Brad Pitt was frequently publicized in the press. She married Pitt on July 29, 2000, in a lavish Malibu wedding. Though their marriage was, for years, considered the rare Hollywood success, rumors of trouble began circulating, and the Pitts announced their separation on January 7, 2005. As Pitt's marriage to Jennifer drew to a close, he and actress Angelina Jolie were involved in a well-publicized Hollywood scandal in which Jolie was often painted as the "other woman," largely due to their chemistry during the filming of the movie Mr. and Mrs. Smith. While Jolie and Pitt both denied any claims of adultery, speculations continued to mount throughout 2004 and early 2005. Aniston and Pitt later separated on January 7, 2005, and Aniston officially filed for divorce on March 25, 2005. The divorce was finalized on October 2, 2005.

Media reports have speculated that the split was due to Aniston's refusal to have children. Aniston vehemently denied this later on in an August 2005 Vanity Fair interview, stating, "I've never in my life said I didn't want to have children... I've always wanted to have children, and I would never give up that experience for a career." (Also, in the same article, she has said that because of the divorce, she reached out to her mother, from whom she was estranged for nearly a decade. They initially became estranged when Nancy talked about Jennifer on a tv show and later wrote a book titled "From Mother and Daughter to Friends: A Memoir" (1999)[7].)

She has also stated that the death of her longtime therapist, whose work helped to make the separation from Pitt easier, more than a year ago was "devastating."[8] Summing up her relationship with Pitt, Aniston has said that their relationship, which she does not regret, was "seven very intense years together" and that "it was a beautiful, complicated relationship."[9]

Since the couple's divorce, Aniston has been romantically linked with actor Vince Vaughn.[10] In August of 2006, Aniston denied rumors that the two were engaged or that Vaughn had proposed.[11] In October 2006, gossip magazine Us Weekly quoted sources from Vaughn that the couple had split. "Jen lives in a crazy crazy world with all the press. It's just not his world."[12] In December 2006, reps for both Aniston and Vaughn confirmed that they had indeed split up a few weeks before when Aniston visited Vaughn in London.

Courteney Cox Arquette is Aniston's best friend. In 2007, Aniston was invited to guest star in an episode of Arquette's new television show Dirt. Aniston played Arquette's snobby rival Tina Harrod on March 27.[13] Jennifer Aniston is also the godmother of Courtney's child, Coco.

She has had two septoplastys to thin her deviated septum: one incorrectly done in 1994 and one in early 2007. This is a simple medical procedure which helps cure the common condition which can lead to breathing difficulty and trouble sleeping. Tabloids falsely reported this as a "nose job."[14] Aniston says if she could be one person for a day she would be Oprah.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1990Camp CucamongaAva SchectorTV movie
1993LeprechaunTory Reding
1996She's the OneRenee Fitzpatrick
Dream for an InsomniacAllison
1997Picture PerfectKate Mosely
'Til There was YouDebbie
1998The Object of My AffectionNina Borowski
1999The Iron GiantAnnie Hughesvoice only
Office SpaceJoanna
2001Rock StarEmily Poule
2002The Good GirlJustine Last
2003Bruce AlmightyGrace Connelly
2004Along Came PollyPolly Prince
2005Rumor Has ItSarah Huttinger
DerailedLucinda Harris
2006The Break-UpBrooke Meyers
Friends with MoneyOlivia
Room 10---short film; co-director only
2008ManagementTBAIn-Production
He's Just Not That Into YouTBAIn-Production
Goree Girlspossible starPre-Production; executive-producer
2009Marley & MeJenny GroganIn-development
GambitNicoleIn-development
WantedDiane WellmanIn-development
The Senator's WifeRosalind MitchellIn-development

Awards

Awards
Preceded by
Patricia Heaton
for Everybody Loves Raymond		Emmy Award - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
for Friends
2002		Succeeded by
Debra Messing
for Will & Grace
Preceded by
Sarah Jessica Parker
for Sex and the City
for Friends
2003		Succeeded by
Sarah Jessica Parker
for Sex and the City

References

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ Box Office Mojo. The Break-Up's opening weekend gross. Retrieved on June 16, 2006.
3. ^ Forbes.com. In Pictures: The Richest 20 Women In Entertainment. Retrieved on March 2, 2007.
4. ^ Hollywood.com. Nicole Kidman Tops Hollywood Earners List at Hollywood.com. Retrieved on March 2, 2007.
5. ^ [2]
6. ^ IMDb.com. Jennifer Aniston, Meryl Streep & Martin Hernandez in the up-coming thriller Wanted. Retrieved on August 6, 2007.
7. ^ [3]
8. ^ Vogue. Vogue interview. Retrieved on June 14, 2006.
9. ^ Daily Times. Aniston just wants to make Friends with Pitt. Retrieved on June 18, 2006.
10. ^ The National Ledger. Jennifer Aniston Dodges Vince Vaughn Questions on Letterman. Retrieved on May 26, 2006.
11. ^ TMZ.com. Aniston Calls "Bull" on Engagement Stories. Retrieved on August 24, 2006.
12. ^ [4]
13. ^ TVSquad.com. Jennifer Aniston to guest star on Dirt. Retrieved on March 2, 2007.
14. ^ usmagazine.com. Jen Gets a Nose Job. Retrieved on March 2, 2007.

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