About Jennifer Aniston

11/02/2008

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, John Aniston and Nancy Dow,  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 "The Edge" (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.