Jennifer Aniston : People.com - Jennifer Aniston - Hollywood Actresses

Jennifer Aniston: Snapshot

Name: Jennifer Aniston
Birth Date: February 11, 1969
Birth Place: Sherman Oaks, Calif.

The onetime waitress catapulted into stardom as the spoiled-but-lovable Rachel Green on the hit TV series Friends. "The Rachel," her during the show's second season, sparked a nationwide trend and transformed Aniston into a style icon.

She Brad Pitt in a lavish ceremony in 2000 but four and a half years later, after dodging months of speculation about their relationship. When of Pitt's romance with Mr. Mrs.

Smith costar , Aniston kept out of the media frenzy, earning admiration from fans for her poise and resilience.

Aniston with , her costar in the ironically titled film The Break-Up, and the movie's quieted critics that doubted Aniston's box office appeal. The two have since , but Friends costar still says of Aniston, her real-life best friend, "It's impossible not to like this girl.

Jennifer Aniston: Five Fun Facts

She doesn't have a sweet tooth. That always drove Matthew Perry crazy, Jennifer Aniston said to PEOPLE. I could have one M M.
However, the svelte star indulges in occasional Big Macs and mayo-on-white-bread sandwiches.
Before she had the most famous hair in showbiz, Jennifer Aniston's tresses sported split ends. To fight the damage, Charlie Schlatter, her costar on the short-lived TV show Ferris Bueller, revealed to PEOPLE, She kept tiny scissors in the glove compartment of her car.
Jennifer Aniston messed up the bouquet toss at her wedding to : On the first attempt, her flowers bounced off a hanging lamp and back into her hands.
In high school, Jennifer Aniston rocked a mini Mohawk, just above my ears, and lots of liquid eyeliner, she told PEOPLE.
On the set of Friends, Jennifer Aniston kept it healthy.
Every single day, told PEOPLE of Aniston's lunch selection, she eats a salad and orders it the exact same way for eight years. Light on garbanzo beans, turkey, lemon dressing and pecorino cheese.

At age 6, John and Nancy Aniston enroll Jennifer in Manhattan's Rudolf Steiner School, which encourages students to refrain from watching TV and movies.

When Aniston's half brother John Melick babysits, she sneaks in episodes of Donny Marie and The Bionic Woman. "She'd make that ba-na-na-na-na sound effect around the house, running around directing herself in scenes from the show," Melick told PEOPLE in 1997. "I guess she was destined for television.

1990

I'm Not Really a Waitress

Before moving to Hollywood, Aniston skips college and waits tables at a Manhattan burger joint while auditioning for stage roles. Father John Aniston, who played daytime soap villain Victor Kiriakis on Days of Our Lives, advises her against being an actor.

"It's not the kind of business anybody would wish on their child," John told PEOPLE in 1997. "It's fine if it goes the way it has gone for her, but if not, it can be devastating.

Keywords: Jennifer Aniston

Search

Name
Place
2 + 2 =
Comments