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Trivia
Birth name: Jennifer Joanne Aniston
Date of birth: 11 February 1969
Place of birth: Sherman Oaks, California, USA
Nickname: Jen
Height: 5' 6" (1.68 m)
Spouse: Brad Pitt
(29 July 2000 - 2 October 2005) (divorced)
Married boyfriend of 2 1/2 years, Brad Pitt,
Saturday, July 29th in Malibu. [2000]
While hosting "Saturday Night
Live" (1975), she did a skit satirizing boyfriend Brad Pitt's
stalker, aspiring actress Athena Marie Rolando. Brad Pitt was promoting
Fight Club (1999) at the time. [1999]
Daughter of John Aniston and Nancy Dow.
Original family name Anastassakis; changed
when her family moved to the US from Greece.
Raised in Greece and New York City.
The late Telly Savalas is her godfather.
She and her husband Brad Pitt purchased a
14,000 square foot house in Beverly Hills, California.
Listed in "People Weekly"s
"Most Intriguing People" list. (December 25, 1995 issue)
Chosen as one of People Magazine's Most
Beautiful People in the World. [1999]
Became estranged from her mother, who made
unflattering statements about Jennifer in a tabloid. As a result,
Jennifer refused to invite her to her wedding.
Sued "Celebrity Skin" magazine for
publishing photos taken of her while sunbathing topless in her own
backyard. [7 August 2000]
When she was 11, a painting she had done was
displayed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Officially changed her name to Jennifer
Pitt. She will still be using her maiden name (Aniston) for TV/Movie
credits. [25 October 2000]
Attended Fiorello La Guardia School of
Music, Art & Performing Arts, New York City. Also known as the
"Fame" School.
Aniston and Pitt stated that Pitt was
misquoted in a German magazine which published that he and Jennifer were
expecting their first child later in 2001. The magazine will be printing
a retraction. [July 2001]
Named one of E!'s "Top 20 Entertainers
of 2001."
Suffered minor injuries in an L.A. car
wreck. [15 January 2002]
Offers to be Matthew
Perry's personal trainer in a bid to help him lose weight. [2002]
Was named one of the "50 Most Beautiful
People" by People Magazine in 2002.
Aniston and husband Brad Pitt reached a
settlement with Damiani International Jewelers. The pair claimed the
company agreed to never reproduce their wedding rings, but it
manufactured and sold "Brad and Jennifer" rings in 18 karat
white or yellow gold for about $1,000 apiece. Under the settlement, Pitt
will design jewelry for Damiani that Aniston will model in ads, and
Damiani will stop selling the "Brad and Jennifer" copies. [11
January 2002]
U.S. District Judge Ronald Lew ruled
Aniston's lawsuit against two magazine publishers for printing topless
photos of her will proceed without a jury because her lawyers failed to
demand a jury when the lawsuit was filed in 2000 and that he would
render a verdict himself. Aniston sued Man's World Publications Inc. and
Crescent Publishing Group, claiming that paparazzi scaled an eight-foot
wall to photograph her as she sunbathed in the backyard of her home in
February of 1999. The pictures appeared later that year in the magazines
Celebrity Skin, High Society, Celebrity Sleuth, the Italian magazine Eva
Tremila, the English newspaper Daily Sport and the French publication
Voici. [24 June 2002]
Won award: International star of stars - The
Scorpio Multimedia Cable TV Awards 2002.
Long-time friend of actress Andrea Bendewald.
They both attended Manhattan's High School for the Performing Arts.
Bendewald was maid of honor at Aniston's wedding to Brad Pitt on July
29, 2000. And Aniston was matron of honor at Bendewald's wedding to
actor Mitch Rouse on August 19, 2001.
Measurements: 34C-23-35 1/2 (Source:
Celebrity Sleuth magazine).
Her half-brother, John T. Melick, recently
worked as 2nd Assistant Director for the award winning, Thirteen (2003),
starring Holly Hunter.
Photographer Francois Navarre agreed to pay
her $550,000 in damages for taking au naturel pictures of her as she
sunbathed in her yard. [20 November 2003]
Ironically, Jennifer (who is half Greek)
hates Greek food! She is also not fond of Chinese, Indian, or spicy
foods.
She and Brad Pitt are campaigning in the
United States to save "EastEnders" (1985) from being axed over
there.
Was a schoolmate of Chastity Bono.
Voted as #11 on the "Top 100 Sexiest
Women 2004" in FHM [DK].
Often plays a waitress - her characters in
"Friends" (1994), Office Space (1999), The Iron Giant (1999)
and Along Came Polly (2004) were all waitresses.
At one point in 2003, was filming
"Friends" (1994), Bruce Almighty (2003), and Along Came Polly
(2004) simultaneously.
Shares a birthday with singer/songwriter
Sheryl Crow, actor Burt Reynolds, singer Kelly Rowland, and Mike Shinoda
of Linkin Park.
Has a fear of flying.
Announced on January 7, 2005 that she and
husband Brad Pitt are separating after 4 1/2 years of marriage. Filed
for divorce on March 25, 2005, citing irreconcilable differences. Their
divorce was finalized on October 2, 2005.
Stepdaughter of Sherry Rooney.
Had worked as a telemarketer and waitress
before making it as an actor.
Her middle name Joanna, was her father John
Aniston's mother's name.
Has said that her favorite food is Mexican
food, and that (when they were still together), she and Brad would get
Mexican food and margaritas three times a week.
Was known as a class clown in high school.
Godmother of Courteney Cox and David
Arquette's daughter, Coco Riley Arquette.
She and Friends co-star Lisa
Kudrow both auditioned to be regular cast members of Saturday Night
Live prior to their success on Friends.
In 2003, she was ranked number 1 on Forbes
2003 "Celebrity 100 List" According to the magazine, she made
$35 million dollars in 2003.
Invented "The Rachel", a famous
hairstyle in the 90s, which was copied by a lot of women and drew much
attention to her.
Has a younger half-brother, Alexander
2005 - appeared in Heineken TV commercial
frequently aired before UEFA Champions League (in Europe). The Turtles
song "Happy Together" is also used in this commercial.
Was named "Woman of the Year" by
GQ magazine
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