Brief biography of Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Aniston was born on February 11, 1969 in the Californian town of Sherman Oaks, becoming the only daughter in a real theatrical family.
Her father John Aniston and mother Nancy Dow were actors. The girl's parents divorced when she was 9, after which Jennifer and her two brothers, John Melick and Alex Aniston, spent their childhood either in New York with their mother or in Los Angeles with their father.
Even at school, little Aniston realized what profession would become her calling. At the age of 11, she began studying and playing in the drama club at the Rudolf Steiner School, and then entered the New York School of Dramatic Arts, which she successfully graduated in 1987.
Jennifer Aniston is a world-famous actress, film producer, and director. She starred in feature films, voiced cartoons, owned her own business and had a star on the Walk of Fame. The actress gained worldwide popularity thanks to her participation in the TV series “Friends”, after which she began to be invited to feature films. Aniston has more than 50 films, a two-time title of “The Most Attractive Woman on the Planet” and millions of fans around the world.
Jennifer Aniston
Actress Jennifer Aniston has Greek ancestry on her father's side (born Anastassakis) and Scottish and Italian ancestry on her mother's side. Once upon a time, our heroine’s grandfather settled in the States, opening a cafe that served national dishes. His son Ioannis (who changed his name to the American style - John) became an artist and married colleague Nancy Dow. The couple had three children: dad's namesake, then, on February 11, 1969, Jennifer, and finally Alex. The Anistons lived in the town of Sherman Oaks.
The family idyll did not last forever. The father left the family and moved to Los Angeles. Jen loved going to John's. He starred in the show “Days of Our Lives,” and the little girl loved watching him work. This is probably why she also began to dream of becoming a Hollywood star. Jennifer Aniston's acting biography began in a student drama club and continued at the New York School of the Arts. She was 18 years old and had more than enough ambition! But so far the girl desperately lacked money to live, and the episodes on Broadway brought almost no profit.
Birth of a girl
Jennifer was born on February 11, 1969, on the same day as celebrities such as Mike Shinoda from Linkin Park and Burt Reynolds celebrate their birthdays.
Someone else's surname
At birth, she could have received the full name Jennifer Joanna Anastassakis, since this was the surname that was native to her father. But, having moved to the USA, Yiannis Anastasakis, a Greek by origin, by decision of his father, received the more euphonious name John Anthony Aniston.
It was this last name that Jennifer eventually inherited.
The actress's mother, Nancy Dow, had Scottish-Italian roots, belonging to the family of Stuart kings from Scotland.
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Jennifer's parents found their calling in cinema; mother Nancy and father John are actors. John gained the greatest popularity for his role as Victor Kiriakis in the TV series “Days of Our Lives,” in which he has starred from 1985 to the present.
Nancy passed away in 2020.
Aniston's godfather is also an actor - Greek-American Telly Savalas, her father's best friend.
Brothers
Brothers: John Melik (senior) and Alex Aniston (junior).
She was born in California, but she spent most of her childhood in Greece. Her family moved to Pennsylvania and then to New York.
Aniston attended a Waldorf school in New York, and at the age of eleven she took an active part in school productions.
In 1987, she continued her professional studies at the LaGuardia School of the Arts in New York, after graduating from which she took part in several Broadway productions (“For Dear Life”, “Dancing on Checker’s Grave” and others).
Despite the girl’s father’s certain success in cinema, no one was going to give her gifts in the form of good roles. While participating in productions, Jennifer had to work part-time as a courier and telephone sales.
As a child, she drew well; one of the paintings she painted at the age of eleven was exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He still draws for inspiration and relaxation today.
Despite her good drawing skills, she does not imagine herself as an artist; the actress says that if her career had not worked out, she would have worked as a therapist.
Studied with Bono
I was in the same class with the American LGBT rights activist, writer and musician, Chaz Bono.
Hobby
It has long been known that Jennifer loves antiques and has an impressive collection.
But the actress acquired another hobby by chance - her stylist gave the girl knitting needles and threads. Aniston had already tried knitting as a child, but out of curiosity she decided to try again and this activity absorbed her.
The first thing she knitted was a hat, scarf and poncho.
It's not surprising that Jennifer's family has a love for Greek cuisine. She herself loves to cook, but her guests have a hard time - the girl carefully makes sure that all her treats are eaten to the last crumb.
During her long career, Jen was surrounded by a variety of rumors: constant pregnancies, adult children, artificial hair and much more. She played up some of the rumors in an original way in a comic video about herself.
Jennifer Aniston's childhood
Jennifer Aniston was born in the small town of Sherman Oaks on February 11, 1969 into a creative Greek-American family. The father of the future actress, Greek-born Yiannis Anastassakis, arrived in the United States to work on TV. True, the unusual, too complicated name had to be changed to John Aniston. Jennifer's mother also belonged to the creative youth; Nancy Dow tried to act in films, but received only minor roles and never found great fame.
At the age of ten, Jennifer's father took her to the Broadway play Annie. It was at this moment that Aniston fell in love with the acting profession, which truly upset her father. He did not want his daughter to follow in his footsteps: John considered the acting profession dependent and unstable, he warned his daughter, talking about prolonged depression and months without work.
Having given up, John Aniston called his friend and asked to place the girl as an extra on an unpopular soap opera. Having seen the underbelly of show business, Jennifer realized that she needed acting education to become popular. She attended and graduated from LaGuardia College of the Arts. During her studies, the actress began taking part in Broadway productions, while working as a courier in order to be able to pay for her education.
Jennifer Aniston in childhood
Hot photos of Jennifer Aniston in Playboy magazine
Jennifer Aniston boasts an excellent figure for her age, although as the actress herself says, she never gave it much importance. “A body is just a body,” she said in one of her interviews. Nevertheless, Aniston does not like to show off her good shape. All photos allegedly of Jennifer Aniston naked are completely fake, with the exception of several amateur paparazzi photos that caught Aniston on the beach. Aniston has not acted for any erotic publications and does not intend to. Therefore, when you search for “Hot photos of Jennifer Aniston in Playboy magazine,” you will hardly find anything worthwhile. However, Aniston at one time said that she received a similar offer from Hugh Hefner, the owner of Playboy. She justified her refusal on the grounds of age; in her opinion, posing for this publication is the prerogative of 20-year-old beauties.
Films of the actress and the path to success
Having received her education, Jennifer began her star journey with several Broadway productions and work on the radio. The girl’s life during this period was not easy: trying to make her way into the world of big cinema, she at the same time worked as a waitress, then as a courier, or as a telephone operator.
In 1990, Aniston finally decided to move to Los Angeles to try her luck in Hollywood. However, this was not without difficulties. The first episodic roles in television series and Jennifer’s first film debut in the film “Leprechaun”, released in 1993, did not bring any success to the aspiring actress.
But already in 1994, fortune smiled on the persistent actress - she was invited to film the new series “Friends,” which promised to become a real television hit. By the way, Aniston was originally supposed to play Monica, and actress Courteney Cox - Rachel. However, during the auditions it became obvious that the producers' initial plans were wrong.
The role of Rachel, which actress Jennifer Aniston played from 1994 to 2004, brought Aniston worldwide fame and incredible success. For her participation in “Friends,” the actress was awarded an Emmy Award and then a Golden Globe in the category “Best Actress in a Comedy Series.” Jennifer's popularity knew no bounds.
It is not surprising that after such a stunning success, Aniston became interested in the world of big cinema. The girl's dreams finally came true. Jennifer's biggest feature-length success was the film Bruce Almighty, released in 2003. After this work, where such stars as Morgan Freeman and Jim Carey became Aniston’s partners, no one doubted the actress’s talent.
And all of Jennifer’s subsequent projects became better and more popular each time. Of the latest films, the most successful were “Marley and Me”, “Promising Doesn’t Mean Marrying”, “Here Comes Paulie”, “Rumour Has It” and others.
At the moment, the actress continues to replenish her creative treasury and remains one of the most famous and popular actresses in Hollywood. She always received worthy rewards for her successes. One of them is the star on the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame, which was laid on February 22, 2012.
By the way, Jennifer Aniston's height is 164 cm.
TV series "Friends"
In 1994, NBC launched a risky project with six unknown actors: Jennifer Aniston, Matt LeBlanc, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer. The plot centered on the daily lives of six young New Yorkers. At the audition, Aniston received the role of the purposeful and slightly boring Monica, and the role of the extravagant Rachel went to Courteney Cox.
Literally from the first episodes the series became incredibly popular. The audience discussed the twists and turns of the plot, the style of the characters, their hairstyles and makeup. Jennifer Aniston's haircut was especially popular: a smooth ladder with torn strands around her face. The hairstyle, by the way, turned out completely spontaneously: the stylist who straightened Jennifer Aniston's hair burned a large strand, so she had to come up with a new haircut.
The series was gaining more and more popularity, and the rights to broadcast were bought in fifteen countries. And Jennifer Aniston received several prestigious awards, including an Emmy and a Golden Globe.
“Friends” stayed on the air for ten seasons without losing ground, but the producers decided to close the series. By this time, the actors were receiving a million dollars for each episode. Jennifer Aniston was the first to raise the fee, but she demanded equal conditions for all six, not wanting to receive more than the actors who had become close to her.
TV series "Friends"
In December 2005, the popular magazine for men “GQ” for the first time awarded its honorary title “Person of the Year” not to a representative of the stronger sex, but to a woman, and it was Jennifer Aniston. On the cover of her triumphant issue, the star appeared wearing only shorts.
In 2011, the star’s favorite pet, the corgi terrier dog Norman, died. The pet lived in Jen's house for 15 years, so she was very attached to him and had a hard time bearing the loss.
In memory of him, she got her first and last tattoo to date on her leg with the inscription “Norman”.
It is noteworthy that shortly before the death of her pet, the actress bought him... an apartment worth 5.9 million dollars. According to the documents, the luxury housing was registered in Norman's name.
The actress did not communicate with her mother for the last ten years of her life. Even Nancy's serious illness could not reconcile them.
Jennifer says that her mother constantly criticized her appearance, work, lack of children and much more. The onslaught forced Jen to stop communicating with her.
Despite her age, she remains in almost perfect shape, claiming that it is all thanks to yoga. She starred in the introduction for the DVD "Yogalosophy", which was released by her teacher in 2009.
Jennifer admits that maintaining this weight of about 50 kg is becoming increasingly difficult, especially given her tendency to be overweight.
The desire to achieve ideal parameters forced the young girl to exhaust herself with diets, including those hazardous to health. According to rumors, this led to a hormonal imbalance, and subsequently to infertility. However, it is likely that the absence of children is a conscious choice.
She's irritated by headlines that purport to reveal a secret diet that keeps her in shape. Jen says there is no secret, you just need to eat the right foods and exercise.
The actress's day starts with lemon water, eggs, avocado and granola. She says the foundation of any healthy diet is plenty of fruits, vegetables and water, and a minimum of sweets. Regularity of nutrition is also important. According to her, happiness can only be achieved through moderation and consistency, and not through periodic exhaustion of the body through hunger strikes.
Jennifer offered to do personal training with her colleague Matthew Perry in the early 2000s to help him lose weight.
Most of the star's colleagues constantly experiment with their appearance, but the girl herself says that she does not like to change her style, wears what is comfortable for her and does not strive to keep up with trends, adhering to a conservative clothing style.
The star purchased a special filter worth four thousand dollars, which enriches the water with special components to slow down aging. But she doesn’t use it herself; the filter was purchased for her beloved pets, the shepherd dog Dolly and the pit bull Sophie. She hopes that this will help them live longer, as she becomes very attached to her animals.
Aniston's best friend is Courteney Cox; they became friends during the filming of Friends, but they remain friends even after the completion of the project.
The girl is the godmother of Courteney Cox's daughter.
The actress regularly helps five charities with generous donations. She wants to help children who suffer from cancer and genetic diseases.
Perhaps Jennifer's charity is responding to accusations that she does not have children because of her ambitions and unwillingness to lose her attractiveness.
Jennifer denies that she had any plastic surgery to maintain an attractive appearance. However, even a simple comparison of photographs of her youth with current ones suggests that this is not so.
Aniston admits only that she had rhinoplasty for medical reasons and was not satisfied with the first result. Apparently, then she went under the knife a second time to finally correct the shape of her nose.
The actress herself speaks out against plastic surgery, but many experts are sure that she pumped up her lips and enlarged her breasts. However, more voluminous breasts at 50 years old may well turn out to be an ordinary push-up bra.
46 "Plan B"
During her marriage to Brad Pitt, the couple invested part of their fees in their own film company, which was called “Plan B”. Today, Pitt is considered its sole owner, and the company itself actively works with such film monsters as Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. and 20th Century Fox.
The film company, founded in 2001, already has a large list of successful works, including “Troy” (2004), “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” (2005), “The Departed” (2006), “Kick-Ass” (2010), “12 Years of Slave" (2013), "The Big Short" (2015) and many others.
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Heineken.
L'Oreal.
Windows 95.
A380 Emirates.
Fans of the actress were shocked when photographs of their favorite with huge scars on her face and neck appeared online.
It was later revealed that this was just make-up for the film Pie, in which Jen plays a woman with a mental disorder who deliberately inflicts pain and injury on herself.
Second marriage
Jennifer Aniston's second husband is also an actor. Jen married Justin Theroux in 2012, when she was already 41 years old. The most pressing topic for journalists was again not Jennifer Aniston’s acting successes – the actress’s children seemed to everyone much more interesting.
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At first, stories were made up that Aniston was pregnant. But time passed, and no signs of pregnancy were observed. Then, in one of the shows, the actress stated that she does not consider the main purpose of a woman to be childbearing. In a word, Jen’s position on this issue is unclear: either she says that she and Justin are working on this, or she emotionally declares that she doesn’t want children. One thing is clear: this topic is quite painful for Aniston. Perhaps she really is infertile, and all she can do is deny the problem and say that she does not need children.
Personal life of Jennifer Aniston
Before her marriage to Brad Pitt, actress Jennifer Aniston first dated musician Adam Duritz and then actor Tate Donovan. Everything changed when Jennifer met Pitt, already the most attractive and sexy actor in Hollywood. The couple got married on July 29, 2000, the wedding ceremony took place in Malibu.
For five years, this union was an example of an ideal marriage for the whole world, but in 2005, Jennifer and Brad shocked everyone with the news of their divorce. The reasons for the lovers' quarrel are still unknown. During their marriage, they tried to have a child twice, but each time the attempt ended in miscarriage.
Aniston had a hard time with her breakup with Pitt, but was soon able to get over the loss. After the divorce, she was credited with romantic relationships with such stars as actor Vince Vaughn, model Paul Sculfor, singer John Mayer and "Headhunters" co-star Jeremy Butler.
All this turned out to be just rumors. In May 2011, Jennifer began dating Justin Theroux. Their relationship became strong and reliable, so they got engaged on August 10, 2012. Three years later, on the night of August 5-6, 2020, the couple secretly got married.
Aniston's first romantic relationship, which became known to the media, was with musician Adam Duritz, as well as with Tate Donovan.
Jen met her husband Brad Pitt on a blind date in 1998, everything was organized by her proactive agent. The couple decided to get married in 2000.
The union of Pitt and Aniston was considered by many to be “a match made in heaven,” but it fell apart after her lover met Angelina Jolie while working on their joint project “Mr. and Mrs. Smith.”
The couple announced their separation on January 7, 2005, Aniston filed for divorce on March 25, and they divorced on October 2.
Although parting with Brad Pitt was very difficult for the actress, she says that she does not hold a grudge against him and is grateful to him for the many happy moments spent together. These events greatly excited the media, which gave rise to a lot of gossip, adding fuel to the fire.
Of course, the media blamed Angelina Jolie for the breakup of Aniston and Pitt’s marriage, which was essentially true. But they defended and supported Jennifer in every possible way, since her positive image was closest to everyone, but they literally took up arms against Angelina.
Fans also supported the trend, some bought T-shirts with the inscription “Aniston Team”, and others with “Jolie Team”. Needless to say, Aniston won by a landslide?
Jolie, by the way, was able to correct her image of a fatal seductress and destroyer of families only many years later, when she gave birth to three children and adopted three more.
Since May 2011, Jen has been dating actor Justin Theroux (they starred together in the comedy Wanderlust). On August 10, 2012, the couple announced their engagement, it happened on Theroux’s 41st birthday.
On the night of August 5-6, 2020, they secretly got married in their own home in Los Angeles.
The marriage lasted less than three years; on February 16, 2020, the actress officially announced her divorce from Justin.
After Brad Pitt divorced Jolie, the media began to monitor his personal life even more closely. It is not surprising that rumors spread that Pitt returned to Aniston after the actor was caught at a party in honor of the actress’s 50th birthday.
For a long time, fans of the actress and journalists asked the same question, why Jen doesn’t have children. At different times, there were different versions, some talked about her reluctance to lose her figure, others that she was simply not ready to become a mother or that there were no suitable candidates for fatherhood, most often she was called a careerist and selfish. As I grew older, I started talking about infertility.
Having a baby at 50 is almost impossible. Jennifer herself has come to terms with this idea and is ready to adopt a girl from Mexico. She visited two orphanages in Mexico City and really liked one of the babies.
It is known that the girl is a little over a year old at the time the adoption procedure began (beginning of 2020). When all the bureaucracy is completed, Aniston will become a happy mother.
Of course, Americans have always been interested in who their favorite Rachel-Jennifer Aniston is dating today? The star's personal life also had its ups and downs. One of her first boyfriends was vocalist Adam Duritz. He was replaced by Sandra Bullock's ex-boyfriend, artist Tate Donovan. But then a sensation broke out: Jennifer Aniston is dating Brad Pitt!
At first, Jen tried to deny the affair: she thought this news might hurt Gwyneth Paltrow, whom Pitt had previously dated. And then Brad himself “split.” He vividly described the merits of his beloved in an interview he gave in the fall of 1999 to the popular publication Rolling Stone: “This is a fantastic woman, the best thing I had and still have!”
Jennifer Aniston's husband - Justin Theroux
Jennifer Aniston's husband, Justin Theroux, is an actor, screenwriter, and director. Aniston and Theroux met on the set of the film Wanderlust. At the same time, Justin and Jennifer did not advertise their mutual sympathy for quite a long time; even the couple’s wedding took place in secret from the media, which, in principle, is an extreme rarity for Hollywood. This happened in 2020. This was followed by 2.5 years of happy marriage and divorce at the beginning of this year.
Justin Theroux is known to film fans for his roles in the films: “I Shot Andy Warhol,” “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle,” “Zoolander,” “American Psycho,” and also as the screenwriter for the film “Iron Man 2.”
Jennifer Aniston's career
Debut roles
One of Jennifer Aniston's first roles was the role of Courtney Walker in the TV series Molly, which was released on July 25, 1990. By the way, the main role in the series was played by Mayim Bialik, one of the stars of the series “The Big Bang Theory”.
In 1990, Aniston also received episodic roles in the television film Camp Cucamonga, as well as the TV series Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
In the period 1992-1993, he had two episodic roles in the TV series “Quantum Leap” and “Hermann’s Head”.
In 1993, the film “Leprechaun” was released, in which the girl received the second leading role. The main role went to Warwick Davis, who played the role of that same Leprechaun. It would seem that the first leading role should be a real breakthrough for Aniston, but it was she who almost ruined her career.
The film received terrible reviews from critics and currently has a 4.7/10 rating on IMDb. It is noteworthy that with a budget of $1 million, the film turned out to be commercially successful (it paid off and earned money); in the United States, rental income amounted to more than $8 million.
After this film, Aniston seriously thought about ending her career as an actress.
Real success awaited her after her role as Rachel Green in the series Friends. Participation in this comedy project from NBC made her a real star.
It is noteworthy that the actress came to audition for the role of Monica Geller, but this role had already been assigned to Courteney Cox. Aniston impressed the producers so much that they decided to give her the role of Rachel.
To play this role, the girl had to lose more than ten kilograms.
Chris McMillan, who worked as the star's stylist on the set of Friends, admitted that Rachel's famous hairstyle was created by chance when he accidentally cut off a lock of Jen's hair before filming the first episode of the series. The girl had to forget about her old hairstyle.
The actress herself did not like the hairstyle, but fans of the series liked it, and in subsequent years many began to openly imitate her, cutting their hair “like Rachel.”
The series "Friends" successfully ran for 10 seasons from 1994 to 2004.
Filming more than two hundred episodes of the cult series allowed the actress to gain the status of one of the most paid actresses of this show, receiving a fee of a million dollars for each episode of the last seasons.
At the same time, she cannot be called an actress of one role, since over the years she has actively starred in many films, TV series and participated in dubbing cartoons.
Her most famous works: “Portrait of Perfection”, “The Iron Giant”, “Along Came Polly”, and, of course, “Bruce Almighty” starring Jim Carrey.
For her role in Friends, she received prestigious Golden Globe and Emmy awards, as well as many others. It is quite difficult to count her nominations and awards in the period from 1994 to 2004 - there are dozens of them.
But even after “Friends” she has notable awards. For example, for the best kiss in the film “We are the Millers.”
Jennifer could take Kate Winslet's place in James Cameron's Titanic. Many actresses auditioned for this role with her, including Angelina Jolie, Drew Barrymore, Uma Thurman, Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron, Madonna, Winona Ryder and many others.
Jennifer has a reputation as a comedic actress, but she is also good at dramatic roles - in 2002 she played the role of a simple cashier in the drama “The Good Girl.”
Reviews from critics were full of delight, but fans prefer to see their idol in his usual role. Jennifer herself eventually decided to return to the old genre.
The first music video in Aniston's career was the video for the main theme song of Friends. The Rembrandts released a video for the song "I'll be there for you" in 1994, featuring all the main actors.
In 1996, the group “Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers” released the video “Walls (Circus)”, but Jennifer herself had a small role in the video.
But in 2001, she was invited as the main star to play a role in the video for the song “I want to Be in Love” by Melissa Etheridge.
After "Friends"
The actress's career continues to gain momentum. After a successful series, she is invited exclusively to the main roles, or she invites herself if she is the executive producer of the film.
Her notable works:
- "Marley and Me" (2008);
- “Promising does not mean getting married” (2009);
- Pretend I'm My Wife (2011) with Adam Sandler;
- Horrible Bosses (2011);
- “We are the Millers” (2013);
- "Dumpling" (2018);
- And many others…
Of course, later we will publish a complete list of the best films starring Jennifer Aniston.
The actress has made more than sixty films and TV series in different genres, and several times she has acted as a voice actor for cartoons and documentaries.
Now Aniston continues to actively act in films. One of her latest works is the Netflix film Murder Mystery with Adam Sandler. The film will be released in summer 2019.
Since 2008, he has been trying himself as an executive producer. For example, she produced films such as “Love Management” (2008), “Steal My Wife” (2013), “Cake” (2014) and others.
She also acted as a director in the short film “Room 10” (2010) and the television film “Five” (2011).
Aniston and Witherspoon have already played together in the series Friends. Reese made a cameo appearance as Rachel's sister. The actresses will be able to reunite on screens again - a new series called “Untitled Morning Show” will be released in 2020.
Steve Carell is also involved in the project, and “The Morning Show” will be broadcast on the Apple Plus TV streaming service and cable channels.
In 2012, she received her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Despite the fact that for many years the actress could not get out of the shadow of Rachel Green, she still hopes for a reboot of the series.
According to her, now many old projects are being successfully relaunched and she herself would not mind participating in the new “Friends”. One of the actress’s nightmares is that the show was launched again, but she was not invited.
So far it is known that there are no plans for a restart, and one of the opponents of this is Matthew Perry. In his opinion, they simply will not be able to even partially repeat the success of that show, so there is no point in trying to do it.
Long before playing Rachel Green, Jennifer Aniston managed to star in several low-budget films, some of which did not even make it to the screen. In 1990, the actress decided to conquer Hollywood and hired an agent who was supposed to send her resume to castings. But well versed in the tastes of directors, he gave Aniston an ultimatum - to lose 13 kilograms.
During the filming of the series “Friends,” Jennifer began to receive her first serious roles. Directors and producers saw in her the ideal heroine of romantic comedies. In 1996, The Prince of Dreams was released, and in the next two years, two more films starring Aniston, Portrait of Perfection and Office Space.
A year before the end of the series, Jennifer received a role in the film “Bruce Almighty” with Jim Carrey in the title role. This picture gathered full houses in cinemas and brought Aniston a new wave of popularity. In 2005, Jennifer's partners on the set were top stars Mark Ruffalo and Kevin Costner; they starred in the film Rumor Has It.
However, already in 2008, she returned to the usual genre, taking part in the comedy “Marley and Me” with Owen Wilson, and then in the ironic story with Ben Affleck and Drew Barrymore “Promising Doesn’t Mean Marrying.”
In 2009, Jennifer had a fateful meeting with Adam Sandler. The stars met on the set of the film “Pretend to be My Wife”; later this duet won the hearts of the audience several more times. Critics are sure that Aniston is the ideal partner for Sandler, highlighting his rough irony with her elegance.
2010 brought Aniston two works at once, which failed among critics and were loved by audiences. “Headhunters” and “More Than a Friend” each grossed more than $100 million, but critics found the films terrible. For Jennifer, this was a real blow, because “More Than a Friend” was her first production work.
The situation was corrected in 2014, when Jennifer played the role of Claire, suffering from chronic pain, in the film “Cake.” Aniston's dramatic performance delighted critics and established her reputation as a versatile, versatile actress.
The recognition was confirmed by a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the status of “The Sexiest Woman of All Time.”
Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler
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Unlike Jennifer Aniston's incredibly successful acting career, her personal life was not at all like a romantic comedy with an inevitable happy ending. Almost nothing is known about Jen's first relationship. The press attributes her to affairs with musician Adam Duritz, and later with actor Tate Donovan. However, Jennifer replied that she had no time to start a relationship, she belonged to her profession.
This state of affairs did not suit Aniston’s agent, so he decided to help the actress arrange her personal life. The actress was told that she needed to go on a PR date so that the paparazzi would have a reason to publish her photo on the cover of newspapers. Brad Pitt was waiting for Jennifer at the restaurant, and the date quickly turned from forced into real.
The perfect relationship led to the perfect wedding in Malibu: the bride shone in a luxurious dress, the wedding vows were touching and funny, and the media promised to pay more than two million dollars for exclusive footage. It seemed that they were bound to grow old together, but in 2005, rumors about Brad’s infidelity leaked to the press. The first beauty of Hollywood, Angelina Jolie, became a homewrecker. In 2006, Jennifer and Brad officially divorced.
The actress had a hard time with the breakup and had to seek the help of a psychotherapist. Jennifer supported Courteney Cox, inviting the actress to move into the house next door. After an ideal relationship that ended in betrayal, Jennifer tried to forget herself in the arms of Vince Vaughn, Gerard Butler and John Mayer.
In 2009, Jennifer met Justin Theroux on the set. Light flirting, unnoticed by both, grew into a real, vibrant romance. Justin ended his 14-year relationship and moved into Jennifer's house. Incredible careerist Aniston interrupted filming and spent a whole year simply enjoying her new love.
Jennifer's personal life took an unusual turn in 2020. Brad Pitt, having separated from Angelina Jolie, decided, at all costs, to return his first wife. Those close to the couple claim that Brad and Jen began going on dates at night, afraid of being caught by the paparazzi. Rumors of an affair were confirmed when the actor gave his ex-wife a mansion worth $79 million.
Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt
Abandoned by Brad Pitt
Still from the film “Divorce, American Style” (2006)
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Brad Pitt will pay Jolie until his old age. The actress deprived her ex-husband of a fortune.
Jennifer Aniston's personal life has always attracted everyone's attention. The actress was often called a failure - because numerous novels did not lead to a long-term relationship. She herself, however, does not consider herself a failure and gets irritated when she hears about it.
In 2000, having married Brad Pitt, Aniston evoked an envious and admiring sigh from the entire female half of the Hollywood handsome man’s fans. Brad and Jennifer received the unofficial status of the most beautiful couple in Hollywood.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005)
And then constant betrayals on Pitt’s part began. Jennifer endured for a long time, but when he began a passionate affair with his partner in the film “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” - Angelina Jolie - it became clear: the family no longer existed. A high-profile, scandalous divorce followed in 2005. The yellow press savored the details of the division of property. Pitt moved in with Jolie, and Aniston began to be called “the abandoned one.”
Jennifer Aniston Awards and Nominations
Jennifer's acting work has always been highly praised by film critics. She received her first awards during the filming of the TV series “Friends”. 2002 brought her two prestigious statues at once - an Emmy for Best Actress in a Comedy Series and a Golden Globe for Best Performance in a TV Series or Musical. Jennifer received an unusual award in 2004.
A year later, for her role in the film Pretend My Wife, the actress was again awarded the MTV award for Best Actress. In addition, Jen has several Teen Choice Awards statuettes and the Most Attractive Actress of the Year award.
Jennifer Aniston wins "Guys' Choice"
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For many, she is primarily “that” Rachel Green from the cult TV series “Friends,” but we do not agree with this approach. Because Jen is not an actress of one role at all.
She is one of the most sought-after Hollywood stars with an impressive filmography, as well as a director, producer and businesswoman.
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