Jennifer Aniston Wikipedia. Jennifer Joanna Aniston born February 1. American actress, producer, and businesswoman. She is the daughter of Greek born actor John Aniston and American actress Nancy Dow. Aniston gained worldwide recognition for portraying Rachel Green on the television sitcom Friends 1. Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. The character was widely popular during the airing of the series and was later recognized as one of the 1. United States television. Aniston has played the female protagonist in a number of comedies and romantic comedies. Cub-Swanson-1.jpg' alt='Watch Opening Night Online Ibtimes' title='Watch Opening Night Online Ibtimes' />2 Days 1 Night Hangul 1 2 also known as 1 Night 2 Days abbreviated as 1N2D is a South Korean realityvariety show that airs on KBS2 beginning August 5, 2007. Her box office hits include Bruce Almighty 2. The Break Up 2. Marley Me 2. Just Go with It 2. Horrible Bosses 2. Were the Millers 2. Five of the most popular Easter eggs hidden in the Tesla Model S software. US2. 00 million in worldwide receipts. Her most critically acclaimed roles included the role of Olivia in Friends with Money 2. The Good Girl 2. Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead, and the drama Cake 2. Golden Globe Award and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress. Her other films include Along Came Polly 2. Hes Just Not That Into You 2. In 2. 00. 8, she co founded the production company Echo Films. Watch Opening Night Online Ibtimes' title='Watch Opening Night Online Ibtimes' />In 2. Aniston received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She is one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood,78 and as of 2. Magic Magic Full Movie Part 1. US2. 00 million. 9 She has also been included in magazines lists of the worlds most beautiful women. Divorced from actor Brad Pitt, to whom she was married for five years, Aniston has been married to actor Justin Theroux since 2. Early life. Aniston was born in Sherman Oaks, California,21. John Aniston and actress Nancy Dow 1. Her father is Greek, while her mother was born in New York City. One of her maternal great grandfathers was an Italian immigrant,1. English, Irish, Scottish, and a small amount of Greek. Aniston has two half brothers, John Melick, her older maternal half brother, and Alex Aniston, her younger paternal half brother. Anistons godfather was actor Telly Savalas, one of her fathers best friends. As a child, Aniston lived in Greece for a year with her family. Watch Opening Night Online Ibtimes' title='Watch Opening Night Online Ibtimes' />They then moved to Eddystone, Pennsylvania, where they lived with her grandmother Stella Anastassakis in a three bedroom home. While living in Eddystone, Aniston was enrolled at a local elementary school. She and her family later moved to New York City. Despite her fathers television career, Aniston was discouraged from watching TV, though she found ways around the prohibition. When she was six, she began attending a Waldorf school. Her mother and father split up when she was nine years old. Her father is best known for his role as Victor Kiriakis on the NBC daytime drama Days of Our Lives, which he originated in 1. Her mother appeared in two 1. TV series, The Wild Wild West and The Beverly Hillbillies. Having discovered acting at age 1. Waldorf school,2. Aniston enrolled in and graduated from Manhattans Fiorello H. La. Guardia High School of Music Art and Performing Arts, where she joined the schools drama society. On Wednesday, Facebook announced the rollout of Watch, what it is calling a new platform for shows on Facebook. Its yet another foray by the social media. Anthony Abeson was her drama teacher2. She played The Sign in Sidney Brusteins Window by Lorraine Hansberry and Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov2. In 2. 01. 5, she spoke about a childhood incident that led to her lifelong fear of water. She stated during a special event for her film Cake, I basically have a real fear of going underwater. I was a kid and I was riding this tricycle around a swimming pool and I drove my tricycle into the swimming pool and I didnt let go and my brother tried to help. So, I cant go underwater and no one will believe me. I honestly cant. The incident led to filming a swimming pool scene 3. Daniel Barnz before getting it right. Career. 19. 881. Career beginnings. Aniston worked in Off Broadway productions such as For Dear Life and Dancing on Checkers Grave,2 and supported herself with several part time jobs, which included working as a telemarketer, waitress, and bike messenger. In 1. Aniston appeared on The Howard Stern Show, as a spokesmodel for Nutrisystem. That year, Aniston moved back to Los Angeles. Aniston was cast in her first television role in 1. Molloy. She then co starred in Ferris Bueller, a television adaptation of the movie Ferris Buellers Day Off 1. Molloy, was quickly canceled. Aniston then appeared in two more failed television comedy series, The Edge and Muddling Through. Other roles included the horror film. Leprechaun 1. 99. TV movie Camp Cucamonga 1. Quantum Leap, Hermans Head, and Burkes Law. Television breakthrough and rising film career. Depressed over her four unsuccessful television shows, Aniston approached Warren Littlefield at a Los Angeles gas station asking for reassurance about her career. The head of NBC entertainment encouraged Aniston to continue acting, and a few months later helped cast her for Friends,3. NBCs 1. 99. 41. The producers of the show originally wanted Aniston to audition for the role of Monica Geller,3. Courteney Cox was considered to be better suited to the role. Thus, Aniston was cast as Rachel Green. She was also offered a spot as a featured player on Saturday Night Live, but turned it down to do Friends. She played the character of Rachel from 1. The program was successful and Aniston, along with her co stars, gained worldwide reputation among television viewers. Aniston received a salary of US1 million per episode for the last two seasons of Friends, as well as five Emmy nominations two for Supporting Actress, three for Lead Actress, including a win for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. She was also nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and won, in 2. Golden Globe Award for Best Actress Television Series Musical or Comedy. According to the Guinness World Book of Records 2. Aniston along with her female costars became the highest paid TV actresses of all time with US1 million per episode paycheck for the tenth and final season of Friends. Her characters relationship with Ross Geller, portrayed by David Schwimmer in the show, was widely popular among audiences, and the couple were frequently voted as TVs favorite couple by polls and magazines. Following a four year hiatus from cinema, Aniston returned to film work in 1. Shes the One 1. Dream for an Insomniac 1. Anistons first starring vehicle was the film Picture Perfect 1. Kevin Bacon and Jay Mohr. Bib. Me Free Bibliography Citation Maker. Select style search. Select style search. Search for a book, article, website, film, or enter the information yourself. Add it easily and continue. Add it easily and continue. Add it to your bibliography and continue citing to build your works cited list. Download bibliography. Download bibliography. Download your bibliography in either the APA, MLA, Chicago or Turabian formats.