Jennifer Aniston: 2009

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References

Jennifer Aniston has won multiple awards during her career, for both television and movie productions. Here is a complete list of awards that she has achieved in her life.
1996: Screen Actors Guild Award: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, Friends
2000: TV Guide Awards: Editor's Choice
2001: People's Choice Award: Favorite Female Television Performer, Friends
2001: Aftonbladet TV Prize, Sweden: Best Foreign TV Personality- Female, Friends
2002: 54th Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Friends
2002: People's Choice Award: Favorite Female Television Performer, Friends
2002: Hollywood Film Festival: Actress of the Year
2002: Teen Choice Award: Choice TV Actress- Comedy, Friends
2002: Aftonbladet TV Prize, Sweden: Best Foreign TV Personality- Female, Friends
2003: Golden Globe Award: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy, Friends
2003: People's Choice Award: Favorite Female Television Performer, Friends
2003: Teen Choice Award: Choice TV Actress- Comedy, Friends
2003: Teen Choice Award: Choice Movie Actress- Drama/Action Adventure, The Good Girl
2003: Aftonbladet TV Prize, Sweden: Best Foreign TV Personality- Female, Friends
2004: Logie Awards: Most Popular Overseas Star, Friends
2004: People's Choice Award: Favorite Female Television Performer, Friends
2004: Teen Choice Award: Choice TV Actress- Comedy, Friends
2004: Aftonbladet TV Prize, Sweden: Best Foreign TV Personality- Female, Friends
2005: ShoWest Convention Awards: Female Star of the Year
2006: Teen Choice Award: Choice Movie Chemistry (shared with Vince Vaughn), The Break-Up
2007: People's Choice Award: Favorite Female Movie Star
2007: GLAAD Media Awards: Vanguard Award
2007: CineVegas International Film Festival: Best Short Film for Room 10
2009: 61st Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, 30 Rock (TBA)

Filmography

[edit] Filmography

Aniston at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1990
Camp Cucamonga
Ava Schector
TV movie
1993
Leprechaun
Tory Reding
First feature film
1996
She's the One
Renee Fitzpatrick
Dream for an Insomniac
Allison
1997
Picture Perfect
Kate Mosely
'Til There was You
Debbie
1998
The Object of My Affection
Nina Borowski
1999
The Iron Giant
Annie Hughes
Voice Only
Office Space
Joanna
2001
Rock Star
Emily Poule
2002
The Good Girl
Justine Last
Won a Teen Choice Award
Nominated for an Independent Spirit Award.
Nominated for an OFCS Award
Nominated for a Golden Satellite Award
Nominated for a Teen Choice Award
2003
Bruce Almighty
Grace Connelly
Nominated for an MTV Movie Award shared with Jim Carrey
Nominated for a Teen Choice Award
2004
Along Came Polly
Polly Prince
Nominated for an MTV Movie Award shared with Ben Stiller
2005
Rumor Has It...
Sarah Huttinger
Derailed
Lucinda Harris
2006
The Break-Up
Brooke Meyers
Won a Teen Choice Award
Won a People's Choice Award
Friends with Money
Olivia
Room 10
n/a
Short film, Co-Director only
2008
Marley & Me
Jenny Grogan
Christmas Day box-office record with $14.75 million[38]
Nominated for Kid's Choice Award
Nominated for Teen Choice Award
2009
He's Just Not That into You
Beth
Nominated for Teen Choice Award
Management
Sue Claussen
Love Happens
Eloise
To be released on September 18, 2009[53]
2010
The Baster
Kassie
Post-production
The Bounty
Casidy
Filming
Pumas
TBA
Pre-Production

[edit] Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1990–1991
Ferris Bueller
Jeannie Bueller
Main role
1992–1993
The Edge
Various characters
Main role
1994–2004
Friends
Rachel Green
Main role
Won Golden Globe (2003)
Won Primetime Emmy Award (2002)
Won Screen Actors Guild (1996)
Won Logie Award (2004)
Won 3 Teen Choice Awards (2002-2004)

[edit] Guest appearances
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1990
Molloy
Courtney
2 episodes
1992
Quantum Leap
Kiki Wilson
"Nowhere to Run" (Season 5, Episode 4)
1992—1993
Herman's Head
Suzie Brooks
"Twisted Sister" (Season 1, Episode 25)
"Jay Is for Jealousy" (Season 3, Episode 8)
1994
Burke's Law
Linda Campbell
"Who Killed the Beauty Queen?" (Season 1, Episode 4)
Muddling Through
Madeline Drego Cooper
—
1996
Partners
CPA Suzanne
"Follow the Clams?" (Season 1, Episode 17)
1998
Disney's Hercules
Galatea (Voice)
"Dream Date" (Season 1, Episode 27)
1999
South Park
Mrs. Stevens - Choir Teacher (Voice)
"Rainforest Schmainforest" (Season 3, Episode 1)
2003
Freedom: A History of Us
Jessie Benton
"Wake Up America " (Season 1, Episode 4)
King of the Hill
Pepperoni Sue/Stephanie (Voice)
"Queasy Rider" (Season 7, Episode 13)
2007
Dirt
Tina Harrod
"Ita Missa Est " (Season 1, Episode 13)
2008
30 Rock [54]
Claire Harper
"The One With the Cast of Night Court" (Season 3, Episode 3)

Philantrophy

Aniston is a supporter of many charity foundations. She is a supporter of Friends of El Faro, a grassroots non-profit organization that helps raise money for Casa Hogar Sion—an orphanage in Tijuana, Mexico and has appeared in many TV commercials for St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital of whom she is a big supporter. She made a guest appearance on Oprah's Big Give show to support the cause and donated money to help. Aniston hosted September 2008's Stand Up to Cancer show. In the "It Can't Wait" campaign to free Burma, Aniston directed and starred in a video. On April 14, 2007, Aniston received GLAAD's Vanguard Award for her contributions to increased visibility and understanding of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

Personal Life

Aniston dated her Ferris Bueller costar Charlie Schlatter in 1990.[44] She began a relationship with Daniel MacDonald in 1991. They broke up in 1994 shortly before she was cast in Friends.[44] She briefly dated musician Adam Duritz in 1995.[44] From 1995 to 1998, she was romantically involved with actor Tate Donovan [44] and the couple were reportedly engaged.
In 1998, she began dating actor Brad Pitt and married him on July 29, 2000, in a lavish Malibu wedding.[45] For years their marriage was considered the rare Hollywood success.[4] However, the couple announced their separation on January 6, 2005.[44] Pitt became involved with actress Angelina Jolie, though Pitt has denied cheating on Aniston with her. Pitt and Aniston were seen together publicly after announcing their separation, even at a dinner party for Aniston's birthday, and friends of the couple had declared they were reconciling.[46] Aniston, however, filed for divorce on March 25, 2005.[2] It was finalized on October 2, 2005.[47] Media reports speculated that the split was due to Aniston's refusal to have children with him. Aniston denied that this was the cause of their split in an August, 2005 Vanity Fair interview, stating, "...I've always wanted to have children, and I would never again give up that experience for a career."
Aniston revealed that her divorce prompted her to reach out to her mother, Nancy, from whom she was estranged for nearly a decade. They initially became estranged when Nancy talked about her daughter on a television show and later wrote a book entitled, From Mother and Daughter to Friends: A Memoir (1999).[48][49] Aniston has also stated she was devastated by the death of her longtime therapist, whose work helped make her separation from Pitt easier.[50] Aniston said her relationship with Pitt, which she does not regret, was "seven very intense years together" and that "it was a beautiful, complicated relationship."[51]
Following her divorce, Aniston began a relationship with actor Vince Vaughn, with whom she costarred in The Break Up.[44] Relationship troubles were reported in September 2006, followed by a confirmed split in December of that year.[44] She briefly dated male model Paul Sculfor for a few months in 2007.[44] In April 2008, she began dating singer John Mayer.[44] The couple had broken up after a seven-month courtship in August, but resumed the relationship in October, before splitting again in March 2009.[44]
Aniston has had two septoplasties to correct her deviated septum—one which was incorrectly done in 1994 and the second in January 2007. Septoplasty is a surgical operation that helps alleviate a common condition that can lead to breathing difficulty and trouble sleeping.[52]
She is the godmother of Coco Riley Arquette, the daughter of her good friends, actors Courteney Cox Arquette and David Arquette

Career

Aniston moved to Hollywood and was cast in her first television role in 1990, starring as a regular on the short-lived series Molloy and in the TV movie Camp Cucamonga.[8] She also co-starred in Ferris Bueller, a television adaptation of the 1986 hit movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off.[8] The series, however, was quickly canceled.[4] Aniston then appeared in two more failed television comedy shows, The Edge and Muddling Through, and guest-starred on Quantum Leap, Herman's Head, and Burke's Law.[8] After the string of canceled shows, along with her appearance in the critically derided 1992 horror film, Leprechaun,[9] Aniston considered giving up acting.[4] Aniston's plans changed, however, after auditioning for Friends, a sitcom that was set to debut on NBC's 1994–1995 fall line-up.[3][10] The producers of the show originally wanted Aniston to audition for the role of Monica Geller,[10] but Courtney Cox was discovered to be best suited for the part of Monica. Thus, Aniston was cast as Rachel Green. She played the character of Rachel from 1994 until the show ended in 2004.[11][12]
The program was successful and Aniston, along with her co-stars, gained wide renown among television viewers.[3] Her hairstyle at the time, which became known as the "Rachel", was widely copied.[3][4] Aniston received a salary of one million dollars per episode for the last two seasons of Friends, as well as five Emmy nominations (two for Supporting Actress, three for Lead Actress),[13][14][15][16] including a win for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.[17] According to the Guinness World Book of Records (2005), Aniston (along with her female costars) became the highest paid TV actress of all time with her $1 million-per-episode paycheck for the tenth season of Friends.[18]
Jennifer Aniston was cast in a Heineken commercial which was later banned due to branding issues. Later, in 1994, Microsoft invited Aniston, along with Friends co-star Matthew Perry, to shoot a 30-minute promotional advertisement for their new operating system, Windows 95.[19] She gained critical acclaim for her performances in The Object of My Affection (1998), a comedy drama about a girl who falls for a gay man,[20] and in the low-budget 2002 film, The Good Girl, directed by Miguel Arteta, playing an unglamorous cashier in a small town. The latter film opened in relatively few theaters—under 700 in total—taking $14M in the U.S. box office.[21] In late 2005, Aniston appeared in two major studio films, Derailed and Rumor Has It.[22][23]
In addition to her career as a TV actress, Aniston has enjoyed a successful film career. Her biggest box office success to date was her appearance in 2003's Bruce Almighty, in which she played the girlfriend of title character Jim Carrey.[24] Aniston then starred in the 2004 film, Along Came Polly opposite Ben Stiller.[25] In 2006, Aniston appeared in the low-budget drama, Friends with Money, which was first shown at the Sundance Film Festival, received a limited release.[26] Aniston's next film, The Break-Up, which was released on June 2, grossed approximately $39.17 million during its opening weekend, despite lukewarm reviews.[27]
In 2007, Aniston guest starred in an episode of Courteney Cox Arquette's series Dirt. Aniston played Arquette's snobby rival Tina Harrod.[28] In addition to acting, Aniston has also directed a hospital emergency room-set short film named Room 10, starring Robin Wright Penn and Kris Kristofferson;[29] Aniston has noted that she was inspired to direct by actress Gwyneth Paltrow, who directed a short film in 2006.[30]
Forbes listed Aniston as the 10th richest woman in the entertainment industry for the year 2007. She is behind such powerhouses as Oprah Winfrey, J. K. Rowling, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion and Jennifer Lopez and is ahead of Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and the Olsen twins. Aniston's net worth is approximately $110 million.[31] Aniston was also included in the annual Star Salary Top 10 of trade magazine The Hollywood Reporter for 2006.[32] According to Forbes in October 2007, Aniston was the top-selling celebrity face of the entertainment industry.[33] In 2008, Aniston landed the seventeenth spot on Forbes Celebrity 100 list based on "earnings and fame."[34] Forbes listed Aniston's earnings as $27 million.[35]
Aniston appeared in the third episode of Season 3 of NBC's 30 Rock playing Liz Lemon's old college roommate who stalks Jack Donaghy.[36]
Aniston appears naked in a series of photographs that are published on the cover and inside pages of the January 2009 issue of GQ. She tells the magazine that she feels more comfortable today than she did in her twenties or early thirties. "I'm healthier. I'm more at peace in my mind and with my body," Aniston says.[37]

Aniston at the 2008 premier of Marley & Me.
On December 25, 2008, Marley & Me, in which Aniston starred alongside Owen Wilson, was released. It set a record for the largest Christmas Day box office ever with $14.75 million in ticket sales.It earned a total of $51.7 million over the four-day weekend and placed #1 at the box office, a position it maintained for two weeks.[38] As of February 15, 2009 its total worldwide gross was $161,608,269.[39]
Her next film in wide release, He's Just Not That into You, opened in February 2009. The movie made $27.5 million, ranking #1 at the box office in its opening weekend.[40] While the film received mixed reviews, Aniston along with Jennifer Connelly, and Ben Affleck are often praised by critics as being the stand-outs in the film.[41][42]
As of 2009, Aniston's movies have grossed $900,618,847 in the United States.[43]
In July 16, 2009 Jennifer Aniston was nominated for the 2009 Emmy Awards for her work in 30 Rock.

Early Life

Jennifer Joanna Aniston (born February 11, 1969) is an American actress. She became famous in the 1990s for her role as Rachel Green in the popular US sitcom Friends, a role for which she won an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
She has starred in several Hollywood films. While most of her film roles have been in comedies such as Bruce Almighty, Office Space, Rumor Has It, and the romantic comedies Along Came Polly and The Break-Up, she has also appeared in films from other genres, such as the comedy-horror Leprechaun and the crime thriller Derailed. The most recent films that she has starred in are Marley & Me and He's Just Not That into You.

Jennifer Aniston was born in Sherman Oaks, California, and grew up in New York City.[3] She is the daughter of the actor John Aniston and actress Nancy Dow.[4] Aniston's father is a Greek American, born Yannis Anastassakis, on the island of Crete, Greece, while her mother is of Italian-Scottish descent and was born in New York City.[5] Aniston has two half-brothers, John Melick (older) and Alex Aniston (younger).[3][4] Aniston's godfather was the actor Telly Savalas, her father's best friend.[3][4] She lived in Greece for one year as a child with her family, and they later relocated to New York City.[4] Her father has appeared in the soap operas Days of our Lives, Love of Life and Search for Tomorrow.[4] Aniston attended the New York Rudolf Steiner School [6] and graduated from Manhattan's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts.[3] She worked in Off Broadway productions such as For Dear Life and Dancing on Checker's Grave.[4] She supported herself with several part-time jobs, including working as a telemarketer and bike messenger.[4] In 1989, she moved to Los Angeles, California.[7]

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Once only!!

Best Actress

Good Girl (2002)

Nominated

He's Just Not That Into You (2009)

Beth

Management (2009)
Sue
Marley & Me (2008)
Jenny Grogan
Friends With Money (2006)
Olivia
The Break-Up (2006)
Brooke Meyers
Derailed (2005)
Lucinda Harris
Rumor Has It... (2005)
Sarah Huttinger
Along Came Polly (2004)
Polly Prince
Bruce Almighty (2003)
Grace Connelly
The Good Girl (2002)
Justine Last
Rock Star (2001)
Emily Poule
Office Space (1999)
Joanna
The Iron Giant (1999)
Voice of of Annie Hughes
Dream For an Insomniac (1998)
Allison
The Object of My Affection (1998)
Nina Borowski
'til There Was You (1997)
Debbie
Picture Perfect (1997)
Kate
She's The One (1996)
Renee
Leprechaun (1993)
Tory
Camp Cucamonga (1990)

Facts about her

Also Credited As:
Jennifer Joanne Aniston
Born:
Jennifer Joanne Aniston on February 11, 1969 in Sherman Oaks, California
Job Titles:
Actress, Director, Producer, Bike messenger, Telemarketer, Waitress

Family

Father: John Aniston. Born c. 1933; appeared in NBC daytime serial Days of Our Lives ; divorced Aniston s mother in 1980, leaving her for another woman; family name was originally Anastassakis
Godfather: Telly Savalas. Her father, John Aniston was good friends with the fellow Greek actor at the time of her birth; best known for his series “Kojak” (CBS, 1973-79); died in 1994
Half-brother: John Melick. Born c. 1959; mother, Nancy Aniston
Mother: Nancy Aniston. Born c. 1936; previously married before her 1965 marriage to John Aniston; divorced from Aniston in 1980; because of comments made in a TV interview c. 1995, daughter has ceased contact; wrote book From Mother and Daughter to Friends (1999)

Significant Others

Companion: John Mayer. Began dating in April 2008; briefly split in August 2008, but resumed relationship in October 2008; accompanied Aniston to the 2009 Oscar ceremony in February; rumored to have once again split in March 2009
Companion: Paul Sculfor. Rumored to have dated for a few months in 2007
Companion: Vince Vaughn. Rumors of the pair dating began while filming The Break Up (2006); they were first spotted kissing at a wrap party in August 2005; relationship troubles reported in September 2006 with an official split by December 2006
Husband: Brad Pitt. Met in 1998; married July 29, 2000 in Malibu, CA; announced separation Jan. 6, 2005, after more than fours years of marriage; Aniston filed for divorce in March 2005; their divorce was finalized in October 2005
Husband: Brad Pitt. married on July 29, 2000 in Malibu, California
Companion: Adam Duritz. with band Counting Crows; dated briefly in 1995
Companion: Charlie Schlatter. dated when they co-starred on Ferris Bueller in 1990
Companion: Daniel MacDonald. dated in the 1990s; broke up just before Aniston was cast in Friends
Companion: Tate Donovan. together since November 1995; born on September 25, 1963; separated c. April 1998

Education

Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, New York, NY, 1987

Milestones

1989 Moved to Los Angeles
1990 Cast as Jeannie Bueller in Ferris Bueller (NBC) a TV adaptation of the 1986 hit movie
1990 TV series debut, Molloy (FOX) playing the spoiled stepsister of the title character
1990 TV-movie debut, Camp Cucamonga (NBC)
1992 Cast as a regular in the FOX sketch variety series, The Edge
1992 Appeared in two episodes of FOX sitcom Herman s Head
1993 Feature acting debut, Leprechaun
1994 Breakthrough role as Rachel Green in the NBC ensemble comedy, Friends ; earned Emmy (2000, 2001, 2003, 2004), Golden Globe (2002) and SAG (2002, 2003) nominations for Best Actress
1996 Made guest appearance on the short-lived Fox series Partners ; featured her then boyfriend Tate Donovan
1996 Returned to features in Edward Burns She s the One
1997 First leading role in the romantic comedy Picture Perfect
1998 Played a pregnant woman who falls in love with her gay roommate in The Object of My Affection
1999 Cast in Mike Judge s first live-action feature Office Space
2001 Co-starred with Mark Wahlberg in Rock Star
2002 Earned critical acclaim playing an unglamorous cashier in a small town in the low-budget, The Good Girl ; directed by Miguel Arteta; earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination
2003 Played the girlfriend of title character (Jim Carrey) in Bruce Almighty ; her biggest box office success to date
2004 Co-starred with Ben Stiller in the romantic comedy Along Came Polly
2005 Co-starred with Clive Owen in the Hitchcockian thriller Derailed
2005 Co-starred with Kevin Costner in the Rob Reiner directed Rumor Has It
2006 Appeared in the low-budget drama, Friends with Money ; premiered at the Cannes Film Festival
2006 Co-starred with Vince Vaughn (who also wrote and produced) in The Break Up
2007 Appeared in the season finale of Courteney Cox s FX series Dirt as a rival magazine editor
2007 Made co-directorial debut with the short, Room 10 ; part of the Glamour Reel Moments short film series; screened film at the Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films
2008 Co-starred with Owen Wilson in the feature adaptation of the bestselling book, Marley and Me
2008 Formed the production company Echo Films with a first-look deal with Universal
2009 Co-starred with Steve Zahn in the comedy, Management
2009 Joined an ensemble cast for the feature adaptation of the bestselling book, He s Just Not That Into You
Appeared Off-Broadway in For Dear Life at New York s Public Theater
Born in Sherman Oaks, CA
Lost 30 pounds after her agent suggested she wasn t being cast because of her weight
Raised in New York City after parents divorce

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Jennifer's life

Thanks to a rare combination of winsome girl-next-door charm and vulnerability, as well as wholesome sex appeal and whip-smart comic timing, actress Jennifer Aniston found television stardom playing Rachel Green, the spoiled rich girl making her way in life as a waitress and fashion buyer on the hit sitcom, "Friends" (NBC, 1994-2004). Perhaps one of the most popular television actresses of her era, Aniston emerged from relative obscurity after toiling in the backwater of television on several comedy series that failed to survive long enough to make an impression. But with “Friends,” Aniston suddenly found herself at the top of the celebrity heap while dominating much of the publicity of an ensemble cast that boasted the likes of Courteney Cox and Matthew Perry. Meanwhile, she began a strong second career in features that allowed her to display a wider array of talent. Aniston essayed both dramatic and comedic roles in films like “The Object of My Affection” (1998), “Office Space” (1999) and “The Good Girl” (2002), which confirmed that she was not to be confined by mere sitcoms. But aside from her career, she was the subject of sometimes unfortunate tabloid coverage – mainly over her very public divorce from husband Brad Pitt, as well as her shorter relationships with Vince Vaughn and John Mayer – confirming that Aniston was in a celebrity class all her own. Born on Feb. 11, 1969 in Sherman Oaks, CA, Aniston was raised in New York City by her father, longtime daytime soap actor John Aniston, and her mother, Nancy, a former model-actress turned photographer. Despite her father’s television career, Aniston was actively steered away from watching TV, though she found ways around the prohibition. When she was six, Aniston began attending the Rudolf Steiner School, a Waldorf educational school that applied the Rudolf Steiner philosophy of integrating artistic and analytic learning to fulfill a child’s unique and untapped destiny. In perhaps a sign of thing to come, Aniston’s father left her mother for another woman when she was nine. Meanwhile, after discovering acting at 11 while attending Rudolf Steiner, Aniston enrolled at the Fiorello LaGuardia High School of Music and Art and Performing Arts, where she joined the school’s drama society. After graduating, she began performing in several off-Broadway productions, including “For Dear Life” at the Public Theater, while working as a bicycle messenger – among other odd jobs – to pay the rent. Following a stint as a regular on Howard Stern’s terrestrial radio show, Aniston moved to Los Angeles and immediately began landing supporting roles on several short-lived sitcoms, mainly playing the spoiled or bratty sibling on the likes of "Molloy" (Fox, 1989) and "Ferris Bueller" (NBC, 1990-91). After making her television movie debut in “Camp Cucamonga” (NBC, 1990), Aniston had a short stint on the Fox variety sketch series "The Edge" (1992-93), which helped to further hone her comedic chops, especially in a memorable skit as a member of the paranoid, weapons-toting “Armed Family.” Though she was landing enough roles to qualify as a working actress – including episodes of “Quantum Leap” (NBC, 1988-1993), “Herman’s Head” (Fox, 1991-94) and “Burke’s Law” (CBS, 1993-95) – by the time she appeared in the widely-rejected film “Leprechaun” (1993), Aniston was prepared to call it quits. But when an agent suggested she drop 30 pounds – which apparently was preventing her from landing better roles – Aniston decided to continue making the push. Her persistence paid off when in 1994 she landed the role of Rachel Green on a new sitcom called “Friends.” No one who was a part of the “Friends” phenomenon could have ever predicted beforehand the show’s unbridled success and substantial influence on the cultural zeitgeist. From the first season until its last a decade later, “Friends” was one of the most watched and discussed sitcoms on television. The show focused on six close-knit Gen-X friends struggling to make good in Manhattan: Monica Geller (Courteney Cox), a would-be chef with an obsession for neatness and order; Rachel Green (Aniston), Monica's pampered best friend from high school who walks out on her groom; Ross (David Schwimmer), Monica's older brother and a paleontologist with an age-old crush on Rachel; Chandler (Matthew Perry), a lovable wiseguy who works as a corporate numbers cruncher; Joey (Matt LeBlanc), a struggling actor and resident airhead; and Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow), an offbeat folk singer and massage therapist. Throughout the course of the show’s 10 seasons, Aniston’s Rachel – one of the standout characters – went from being a pampered daddy’s girl to an assured, self-reliant woman whose on-again, off-again romance with Ross was the hot topic around office water coolers. But perhaps the character’s greatest influence in the first few seasons was her shag hairdo – known simply as The Rachel” – that was widely copied by young women in the mid-1990s. In 1995, her mother went on national television and divulged personal childhood information that infuriated Aniston to the point of cutting off communication. Four years later, her mother exacerbated the estrangement by publishing a book, From Mother and Daughter to Friends (1999), which documented their strained relationships while detailing her own life’s ups and downs. Meanwhile, Aniston reveled in the success of “Friends,” which helped launch a second career in mainly independent feature films. She landed a supporting turn as the unhappily married wife of a womanizing stockbroker in Edward Burns' "She's the One" (1996), then had an acerbic cameo as an overwhelmed young woman juggling career and motherhood in the otherwise forgettable "'Til There Was You" (1997). Her first lead, playing an ambitious advertising executive who creates a fake boyfriend to insure her climb up the corporate ladder, in "Picture Perfect" (1997) proved both a critical and box-office disappointment. But Aniston bounced back in the more dramatic role of a pregnant woman who forms a bond with her gay roommate (Paul Rudd) in the modest hit, "The Object of My Affection" (1998). To the delight of film geeks everywhere, Aniston had a memorable supporting role in “Office Space” (1999), Mike Judge’s hilarious satire on the drudgery and absurdity of corporate life. Aniston played Joanna, a dissatisfied waitress who meets a bored office drone (Ron Livingston) acting out his inner slacker fantasies after a mishap with a hypnotist. Meanwhile, in 1998, Aniston became romantically linked to Hollywood’s resident golden boy, Brad Pitt, which immediately became the obsession du jour of tabloids around the world. In fact, the two were Hollywood’s reigning “It” couple for the next several years, especially after they were married in fairy tale-like fashion in July 2000. For a spell, they were considered a Hollywood oddity – a down-to-earth married couple who seemed destined to remain together for the rest of their lives. Despite their constant appearances together in the public eye, the couple worked together professionally only once when Pitt appeared on a 2001 episode of "Friends" as a formerly fat high school classmate with a long-simmering resentment of Rachel. Meanwhile, Aniston’s film career continued unabated, as she appeared as the love interest of a salesman (Mark Wahlberg) who joins a heavy metal band in "Rock Star" (2001), anchoring the lightweight, high-concept film as its most convincing and emotional presence. In 2002, Aniston had an impressive turn on the indie-film scene in "The Good Girl," playing a bored and forlorn Midwestern housewife dissatisfied with her life and pot-smoking husband (John C. Reilly), who discovers that bucking her staid life is harder than she imagined. For her subtly measured performance, Aniston rightly earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Female Lead. The following year, Aniston paired with Jim Carrey for the hit comedy feature "Bruce Almighty" (2003) as the girlfriend of a man gifted with God's powers. She fared even better in her follow-up, "Along Came Polly" (2004), playing against type as a free spirit who teaches her risk-fearing new beau (Ben Stiller) how to take chances. That year, Aniston and company made their final bows on “Friends.” A hit during its first few seasons, “Friends” lagged a bit in the middle, only to make a dominant resurgence in the latter seasons, exiting the airwaves at the top of its ratings and comedic game. Meanwhile, the role made Aniston a superstar, earning her four consecutive Emmy nominations (2000-03) – twice as Best Supporting Actress and twice as Best Lead Actress – which led to a win in the Lead Actress category in 2002, as well as a Golden Globe the following year. As she moved on to her next projects, Aniston found herself in the center of a media tempest when she announced her separation from husband Brad Pitt, who allegedly began a romance with actress Angelina Jolie on the set of their film "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" (2005) – a rumor that later proved to be true. The drama played out in the entertainment media for several months, with Aniston finally giving a teary-eyed interview to Vanity Fair that – while taking some pains to play fair and amicable – decidedly cast her as the unsuspecting victim, Pitt as the cad and Jolie as the home wrecker. As the media story took shape, Aniston soon became ridiculed by some who saw her as desperately holding on to Pitt’s flame, while her ex – they finalized their divorce in October 2005 – traipsed around the world with Jolie, donating to world relief efforts and adopting children from impoverished countries. Some of her friends like Cox and singer Sheryl Crow rose to her defense, claiming the media portrayal was unfair – and in some cases misogynist – but by then, the damage was done to Aniston’s reputation. Ironically, during the media firestorm surrounding her painful public split from Pitt, Aniston was shooting "The Break-Up" (2006) in Chicago with actor Vince Vaughn, playing a couple struggling to continue to cohabitate in the condo both refuse to leave, despite having ended their relationship. Rumors swirled of a budding relationship between the two stars, and despite denials, they did appear to be a couple by fall of 2005 when Aniston had two films hitting theaters – "Derailed," which cast the actress and Clive Owen as two married business executives who are blackmailed by a violent criminal after they have had an affair; and Rob Reiner's "Rumor Has It," which starred Aniston as a woman who learns that her family was the inspiration for the book and film "The Graduate" (1967). Meanwhile, more rumors swirled that her and Vaughn were engaged, but by October 2006, it was clear the couple was no longer together. In April 2008, Aniston was then linked to songwriter and notorious playboy, John Mayer, who later hinted to reporters that the rumors were indeed true. Four months after Aniston and Mayer were no longer together, back-and-forth stories over who dumped who plagued the tabloids, as Aniston was again unfairly portrayed as the “desperate girl” who was unlucky in love. Thankfully, Aniston had no shortage of projects lined up to take her mind off of personal tribulations. The often cruel blog press took gleeful delight in the title of her next project, “He’s Just Not That Into You” (2009), based on the best-selling guidebook for women in bad relationships, written by former “Sex and the City” (HBO, 1998-2004) scribe, Greg Behrendt. Beating the romantic comedy into the theaters was Aniston’s turn in the tender love story of a man and his dog, again based on a bestseller, “Marley & Me” (2008), co-starring Owen Wilson – no stranger to the hard-knock press, himself, following an attempted suicide in the fall of 2007.

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