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Jennifer Linn Aniston, who plays Rachel on Friends, was born on 2 November 1969, in
Sherman Oaks, California but was raised mostly in New York. Her father, John
Aniston, is an actor on "Days of Our Lives", and her godfather is
Telly Savalas so young Jennifer
was around acting from an early age. Jennifer has Greek ancestors, and actually
spent some time in Greece as a child, before settling in New York because of her
father's acting career (specifically he landed a role on "Love of
Life").
At age eleven, she joined the Rudolf Steiner School's drama club. Jennifer says,
"I was always fascinated by acting, but my experience at Rudolf Steiner
encouraged me to pursue it as a career. Steiner was a free-spirited school that
encouraged creativity and individualism." It was here that she developed a
passion for art.
Jennifer started her professional training at New York's High School for the Performing
Arts as a drama student. She graduated there in 1987. She appeared in
Off-Broadway productions of "For Dear Life" and "Dancing on
Checker's Grave", before her first TV role on "Molloy". Other TV
shows graced with her presence include "The Edge", "Ferris
Bueller" (the TV version), a recurring role on "Herman's Head",
and even some guest appearances on "Quantum Leap" and "Burke's
Law".
Jennifer is also an artist. At the age of 11 one of her paintings was selected for
display in the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. Even now she still spends a
lot of time on art projects, including charcoal drawings, clay sculptures, and
paintings.
During her hiatus during the summer of 1995, Aniston completed production on the
feature film "Dreams for an Insomniac" starring Ione Skye and
Mackenzie Astin. She also starred with Quentin Tarrentino in an interactive
tutorial CD-ROM directed by Steven Spielberg.
In her spare time, she enjoys hiking, camping, and getting closer to nature
especially with her two dogs Enzo and
Katchina.
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