Jennifer Aniston was born in Sherman Oaks, California on February 11, 1969. She is the daughter of Greek-American actor John Aniston and actress Nancy Dow. She spent most of her childhood in Greece with her family, but then moved to New York City. In 1989, Aniston moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue an acting career.
She was shortly cast in television roles such as the TV series Molloy and TV movie Camp Cucamonga. Aniston considered quitting after a failure of shows and movies. Her plans soon changed as she was cast as Rachel Green in the new TV sitcom Friends.
Jennifer Aniston and actor Brad Pitt married in July 29, 2000. They divorced in 2005. She has since been linked to half of the men in Hollywood.
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- Jennifer has an older maternal half-brother (Johnny T. Melick, b. 1959) and a younger paternal half-brother (Alexander Aniston, b. 1980s).
- Jennifer ranked #45 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement. Jennifer was ranked #36 in FHM Online's 100 Sexiest Women in the World of 2007.
- Jennifer's 1995 hair-style was dubbed "The Rachel," after her character on Friends.
- Jennifer and her ex-husband Brad Pitt own a production company called "Plan B Entertainment."
- In the season seven finale of Friends, the first name that Jennifer Aniston reads on the announcement board for the Greek wedding is her family's original Greek surname -- Anastassakis. Jennifer herself has never held the name as it was changed to Aniston long before she was born.
- Jennifer refused to invite her mom to her wedding after she insulted her in a tabloid. In 2005, the pair made peace.
- In February 2007, nude photos of Jennifer appeared on the internet. The photos were taken when Jen was filming The Break Up with ex-boyfriend, Vince Vaughn. Jen's lawyers and NBC Universal have urged publishers to return any unauthorized shots to the film company.
- In 1995 Jennifer won the Screen Actors Guild Award for her Outstanding Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Series. The Tv series was Friends.
- Jennifer and Vince Vaughn have broken up, but still remain good friends.
- Jennifer was nominated for an Emmy in 2000 for best actress in a comedy series but lost to Megan Mullally of Will and Grace.
