Jennifer Aniston

Name: Jennifer Aniston
Birth Name: Jennifer Anistonapoulas
Height: 5'6"
Nationality: American
Birth Date: February 11, 1969
Birth Place: Sherman Oaks, California, USA
Occupation: Actress
Education: Rudolph Steiner School in New York, New York ~ High School of the Performing Arts in New York, New York
Husband: Brad Pitt (actor; married on July 29, 2000 until present)
Relationships: Tate Donovan (actor; dated from November 1995 to April 1998), Adam Duritz (lead singer of the band Counting Crows; dated in 1995), Daniel MacDonald (actor; dated 1990s), Charlie Schlatter (actor; dated when they appeared together in TV series Ferris Bueller)
Father: John Aniston (actor on Days of Our Lives; born on July 24, 1937, married in 1965; divorced in 1980)
Mother: Nancy Dow (actress, model)
Half Brother: Johnny Melick (assistant director; born in 1959; mother: Sherry Rooney)
Step Mother: Sherry Rooney (actress; married on June 14, 1984 until present)

Two-time Emmy Award nominee Jennifer Aniston re-connected with her Greek roots by spending a year of her childhood living in Greece - and no doubt the influence of noted Greek-American actor Telly Savalas as her godfather further augmented her cultural appreciation. Ultimately, however, she was raised in New York City when her father, actor John Aniston (NBC’s Days of Our Lives), landed a featured role on the daytime drama Love of Life.

Aniston – who recently earned glowing reviews for her performance in the feature film The Good Girl - had her first taste of acting at age 11 when she joined the Rudolf Steiner School’s drama club. Her experience there also helped her develop a passion for art. When she was 11, one of her paintings was selected to be displayed in an exhibit at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Aniston 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 Theatre and Dancing on Checker’s Grave. In 1989, she landed her first television role as a series regular on Molloy. Her other television 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 The Larry Sanders Show, Partners, Burke’s Law and Quantum Leap.

In addition, Aniston has starred in a number of other films, including The Object of My Affection, Picture Perfect, She’s the One, ‘Til There Was You and Office Space. She also starred with Quentin Tarantino in the interactive tutorial CD-ROM directed by Steven Spielberg, Movie Maker. Last year, she appeared opposite Mark Wahlberg in Rock Star.

In 2001 and 2002, Aniston has been nominated for an Emmy as Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her Friends role. As three-time nominee for the People’s Choice Award as Favorite Female Television Performer, she won the award in 2001 and 2002. She also received her first Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nominations in 2002 for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role and Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series, respectively.

Currently, Aniston resides in Los Angeles with her husband, actor Brad Pitt. On October 25, 2000 she officially changed her name to Jennifer Pitt. She will still be using her maiden name (Aniston) for TV/Movie credits. She enjoys painting in her spare time, as well as hiking, camping and virtually anything that brings her closer to nature. Her birthday is February 11, 1969.