JENNIFER ANISTON BIOGRAPHY:
Born in Sherman Oaks,
California, Jennifer Aniston spent a year of her childhood living in Greece
with her family. Her family then relocated to New York City where her parents
divorced when she was 9. Jennifer was raised by her mother and her father
landed a role, as Victor Kiriakis, on the daytime soap "Days of Our Lives"
(1965). Jennifer had her first taste of acting at age 11 when she joined the
Rudolf Steiner School's drama club. It was also at the Rudolf Steiner School
that she developed her passion for art. She began her professional training
as a drama student at New York's High School of the Performing Arts. In 1987,
after graduation, she appeared in such Off-Broadway productions as "For
Dear Life" and "Dancing on Checker's Grave". In 1989 she landed
her first television role, as a series regular on "Molloy" (1990).
She also appeared in "Edge, The" (1992), "Ferris Bueller"
(1990), and had a recurring part on "Herman's Head" (1991). By 1993,
she was floundering. Then, in 1994, a pilot called "Friends Like These"
came along. Originally asked to audition for the role of Monica, Aniston refused
and auditioned for the role of Rachel Green, the suburban princess turned
coffee peddler. With the success of the series "Friends" (1994),
Jennifer has become famous and sought-after as she turns her fame into movie
roles during the series hiatus.
JENNIFER ANISTON BIOGRAPHY
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Jennifer, who is of Greek
descent, spent a year of her childhood living in Greece with her family,
but she relocated to New York when her father landed a role on the daytime
drama "Love of Life." She had her first taste of acting at age 11
when she joined the Rudolf Steiner School's drama club. Aniston says: "I
was always fascinated by acting, but my experience at Rudolf Steiner encouraged
me to pursue it as a career."
Jennifer began her professional
training as a drama student at New York's High School of the Performing Arts.
After her graduation in 1987, she won roles in such Off-Broadway productions
as "For Dear Life" at New York's Public Theater and "Dancing
on Checker's Grave." In 1989 she landed her first television role, as
a series regular on "Molloy." Her other TV credits include regular
roles on "The Edge" and "Ferris Bueller," a recurring
part on "Herman's Head" and guest-starring roles on such series
as "Quantum Leap" and "Burke's Law."
During her hiatus this
summer, Aniston completed production on the upcoming feature film "Dreams
for an Insomniac" starring Ioke Skye and Mackenzie Astin. She also starred
with Quentin Tarrentino in an interactive tutorial CD Rom directed by Steven
Spielberg.
