Jennifer AnistonJennifer Aniston
Biography Early life
Aniston attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, and was a member of the drama club; among her high school friends was future human rights activist Chastity Bono. Aniston's desire to become an actress grew as she worked in Off-Broadway productions such as For Dear Life and Dancing on Checker's Grave. During this time, she supported herself with several part time jobs, including working as a telemarketer and bike messenger. Career Aniston's plans changed, however, after auditioning for Friends, a sitcom which was set to debut on NBC's 1994-1995 fall line-up. The producers of the show originally wanted Aniston to audition for the role of Monica Geller, but she persuaded them that she was better suited for the role of Rachel Green. She was cast in the role and played the character from 1994 until the show ended in 2004. The program was very successful and Aniston, along with her co-stars, gained wide renown among television watchers. Her hairstyle at the time, which became known as a "Rachel", was widely copied (see also Dido flip). Aniston received a salary of one million dollars per episode for the last three seasons of Friends, as well as five Emmy nominations, including a win for "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series". Aniston has starred in several theatrical films, including the cult hit Office Space. She gained the most critical acclaim for her role in the low-budget 2002 film, The Good Girl, playing an unglamorous cashier in a small town. Jennifer's biggest box office success was her appearance in 2003's Bruce Almighty, in which she played the girlfriend of title character (Jim Carrey); the film grossed $243m at the United States box office. Aniston's 2004 film, Along Came Polly (opposite Ben Stiller), also did well at the box office.
In late 2005, Aniston headlined two major studio films, Derailed
and Rumor Has It, both of which performed fairly at the box office,
grossing over $30 million each. In the same year, she appeared in
a European Heineken television commercial frequently aired before
UEFA Champions League. In 2006, Aniston appeared in the low-budget
drama, Friends with Money, opposite Frances McDormand, Joan Cusack
and Catherine Keener. Aniston's next role will be in the comedy
The Break-Up, which will be released on June 2, 2006. She is also
currently slated to star in The Senator's Wife, Wanted and Diary,
and was recently chosen to voice the chicken that's smart and sensible
in DreamWorks Animation's Punk Farm (film) Personal life Since the couple's divorce, Aniston has been romantically linked with actor Vince Vaughn; however, she has not discussed her romantic life with the media and the two have not officially confirmed their relationship. Trivia Telly Savalas is her godfather. She has played many characters as a waitress: Friends, Office Space, The Iron Giant and Along Came Polly. She once auditioned to be a cast member of Saturday Night Live. Before hitting it big, she was a telemarketer and waitress. Jennifer has turned down roles in Heartbreakers, Bewitched and
I Heart Huckabees. Selected filmography
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Jennifer Aniston (born February 11, 1969) is an Emmy Award-winning
American actress. She grew up in Greece, California, and New York
City, and began appearing in stage productions in the late 1980s.
After several lesser known film and television roles during the
early 1990s, Aniston came to fame playing Rachel Green on the highly
popular television sitcom Friends. She has since established a film
career, having starred in several Hollywood features, including
Bruce Almighty and Rumor Has It. Aniston also received scads of
(unintended) publicity for the breakdown of her marriage and eventual
divorce from actor Brad Pitt, and for a later rumored relationship
with actor Vince Vaughn.
