Jennifer Aniston
- Profession: Actress
- Place/Date of Birth: Los Angeles, 11 February 2021
- Associated with: Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt
Jennifer also says she’s determined not to let the break up ruin her life, after watching divorce destroy her mother almost 30 years ago. She explained: "My mother never let it go and wasted half her life. I vowed not to do that." But the ’Derailed’ actress admits she has thought about quitting Los Angeles for Chicago, to escape the intense interest in her private life. She told Spain’s ABC magazine: "I like Chicago. The people leave me in peace."
Recognised as a talented comedy actress, she began working on the Howard Stern Radio Show in the 80’s and 90’s, before moving to Hollywood and launching a career in television. There were several false starts as shows were cancelled, and her appearance in the horror movie ’Leprechaun’ attracted so much critical derision that she seriously considered giving up acting.
Cue Friends, for which she auditioned in 1994. The producers originally wanted her to audition for the role of Monica Geller, but she managed to persuade them that her talents would be far better used in the role of Rachel Green. She ended up playing the character for ten years, between 1994 and 2004. So successful was the show and so well loved was her character that during the final three seasons she commanded a fee of one million dollars per episode. The critics, once cruel, were now united in praise, and she was nominated five times for an Emmy award including Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
Since then she has been in several major Hollywood features, although she has not yet made a hit film.
Aniston’s acting talents rest upon an "everygirl" persona. This perhaps explains why the media has always taken an interest in her personal life. She previously dated Adam Duritz and actor Tate Donovan before beginning a long-term relationship with Brad Pitt. They were married in 2000. The pair divorced in spectacular fashion in 2005, with many in the press suspecting infidelity on Pitt’s part and Aniston’s refusal to have children as causes (She has since strongly denied that she doesn’t want children). She has remained tight lipped about her personal life ever since.
October 2007