Jennifer Aniston,
one sixth of the ensemble cast of NBC's stellar sitcom Friends,
has practically become a friend to the millions of viewers
tuning every Thursday night. Born on February 11, 1969 in
Sherman Oaks, California and raised in New York, Aniston was
no stranger to the world of acting. She was the daughter of
John, a regular on the daytime soap Days of Our Lives and
Nancy, an actress and model, as well as goddaughter of the
late Telly Savalas. In high school, Aniston was a member of
the drama club, which sparked her decision of pursuing a career
as an actress. Among her acting talent, one of Aniston's passions
is painting, and one of her creations was even displayed in
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art when she was 11.
A graduate of New York's High
School of Performing Arts, Aniston worked in the off-Broadway
productions For Dear Life and Dancing on Checker's Grave.
Her first television break finally came in 1989, when Aniston
got a part as a regular on Molloy. It took a while for Aniston
to get roles, until her agent suggested she lose some weight.
Unfortunately, none of her television gigs were anything worth
catching, as most of the shows were not big hits. Does anybody
remember catching The Edge and the television adaptation of
Ferris Bueller on the boob tube? Among the more successful
shows that featured Aniston included a recurring role on Herman's
Head, as well as an appearance on The Larry Sanders Show,
Partners, Burke's Law, and Quantum Leap.
Aniston's big break came in
1994, when she was cast as Rachel Green on the sitcom Friends,
part of NBC's "Must See TV" line-up. The always
fashionable, sometimes ditzy and loyal friend, Rachel became
a household name, as viewers (mostly female) would anxiously
watch to see if Ross and Rachel would finally get together.
Aniston became known for her hairstyle, which eventually became
known as the Rachel 'do and became practically the standard
hairstyle among women.
Jennifer Aniston web sites
and shrines cropped up all over the Internet, dedicated to
the actress who was even revered by Beavis and Butt-head.
Aniston's other "digital" role include a role on
an interactive CD-ROM directed by Steven Spielberg and co-starring
Quentin Tarantino, titled Movie Maker.
Joining the trend of Friends'
cast members working on the big screen (Aniston boasts the
most movie roles of the cast), she starred in small low-budget
films, including She's the One, co-starring Cameron Diaz and
which required Aniston to work on the film on weekends off
from taping Friends; 'Til There Was You; Dreams for an Insomniac;
and Picture Perfect, co-starring Kevin Bacon. Paul Rudd was
Aniston's gay roommate and the object of Aniston's affection
in 1998's The Object of My Affection, which was her first
lead role, and to date her most successful among moviegoers.
She most recently starred in the comedy Office Space, directed
by the creator of Beavis and Butt-head and King of the Hill.
Joining the ranks of fellow
beauties Tyra Banks and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Aniston and
fellow Friend Lisa Kudrow proved they Got Milk by showing
off their milk moustaches for the famous milk ad campaign,
promoted education in a public service announcement for NBC,
and joined the rest of the cast of Friends to promote Diet
Coke. Aniston has been romantically liked to Tate Donovan
and is presently the envy of many women as Brad Pitt's new
wife.
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