The queen of the comedy genre, always cheerful, light and optimistic, Jennifer Aniston conquered the whole world with her charm and wonderful acting.
Early life
Radiant Jennifer Joanna Aniston was born in the United States in the small town of Sherman Oaks. Her father, John Aniston, has Greek roots and comes from the island of Crete, and Scottish and Italian blood flows in the veins of her mother, Nancy Dow. Parents were actors, and Jen always gravitated to this profession. At the age of eleven, she began to take part in the performances, which were staged by the school drama circle of Rudolf Steiner. Later, honing acting continued at LaGuardina School of Art, located in New York. After its successful completion, Jennifer appeared on the Broadway stage in productions of “For Dear Life”, “Dancing on Checker's Grave” and some others. At the same time, Aniston had to get various jobs, so she was a courier and tried her hand at telephone marketing.
The series "Friends" and Jennifer Aniston
The filmography of the aspiring actress was in no hurry to go uphill. Despite the television roles that she received after moving to Hollywood in the nineties, success did not come, and some projects were closed due to very low ratings. But in 1994, after Jen was approved for the role of Rachel Green in the series "Friends", everything changed in the life of a smiling girl.
The success of the wonderful series brought fame to all participants in the project far beyond the borders of the United States. The heroine Aniston became an object of imitation and in a sense of adoration, both among men and women. Amazing friendship shown in the film, funny situations and life upheavals that occurred with the heroes of the serial film did not leave indifferent many, many viewers around the world. Rachel Green with her trademark lingering "No!" surprised and delighted in each series for ten seasons. Her personal life, brightly lit by numerous unexpected turns, finally comes to a stable course, and fans of this character were able to breathe a sigh of relief. Jen received Emmy and Golden Globe awards for her role in Friends.
Great movie
After the young actress gained popularity, some film companies became interested in working with Jennifer Aniston. Career growth began with the film "Portrait of Excellence." The charming comedy heroine is trying to gain respect and recognition from her superiors. Critics praised Jen's play in this film, as well as in subsequent works, including Office Space. The film was a moderate success during the rental in theaters, but later, when the discs appeared on the shelves, sales were very high. A film about several office workers who find themselves in difficult living conditions is still considered one of the funniest films of the American film industry. But the desire to play more serious roles did not leave Jennifer Aniston. The filmography of the actress was replenished with the work “Object of my admiration”, where she played a woman in love with a man of non-traditional sexual orientation, and in 2002, for the role in “The Good Girl”, she was transformed from a slender beauty into a repulsive cashier from a supermarket.
Comedy genre
Among the most successful comedies with the heroine of our story, the film "Bruce Almighty" should be noted. There was a very harmonious duet of Jim Carrey and Jennifer Aniston.
The filmography, comedy, which occupy a significant part of both masters of reincarnation, replenished with amazing work, full of humor and a non-standard view of the world. The subsequent project, “Here is Polly,” where Ben Stiller became the partner of Jen on the set , finally secured the title of queen of comedies for Aniston. The audience believed the eccentric and charming heroine she played, and the box office was very good.
Critics are not always supportive of certain representatives of show business, as it happened with the film "American Divorce." The story is told of a couple who discovers a certain split in the relationship. By all means, partners and people who once loved each other are trying to regain their relations, involving friends and relatives, but the efforts fail, and the family ceases to exist. Peyton Reed, who shot the film, created two opposite endings for this film. In the first version, the family breaks up, and in the second it still overcomes difficulties, and the characters remain together. It is noteworthy that with low ratings from critics who wrote devastating reviews of the film, about forty million dollars were earned over the first weekend of rental only in the United States. Previously, films with the participation of Aniston and Vince Vaughn had never collected such an impressive amount already on the first weekend.
Meanwhile, constant hard work helped Jennifer Aniston gain weight in the film industry. The next comedy "Marley and Me", of course, was a success and raised $ 247,628,424 million at the world box office. This was followed by "Promise - does not mean to marry" and "Bounty Hunter."
Both films failed at the box office and received negative reviews. The project was also an unsuccessful decision, from which the filmography, most likely, suffered from Jennifer Aniston. “More than a friend” gained notoriety and hardly recouped the budget spent on its creation. The story of a woman who decided to give birth by IVF to an already not quite young lady turned out to be quite predictable, and in many ways the creator borrowed the main idea from other comedies that had already been shot earlier.
In the period from 2011 to the present in the comedies going to the cinema, you can constantly see the name Jennifer Aniston. The filmography of the actress was replenished with more than ten films. Among them, The Unbearable Bosses, We Are the Millers, Steal My Wife, and other films that have become very popular.
Each new film with the participation of the actress attracts a sufficient number of viewers, who are her regular fans.
Directorial activity
Very active and persistent Jennifer Aniston, whose filmography is filled mainly with comedy works, tried herself as a director. In 2006, a short film entitled “Room 10” was released. The main character is a doctor in the emergency department, which has intra-family problems. Despite the very short timing, the director and screenwriter managed to impress and touch the moviegoers. Another Jen-directed project is called Five. It touches on the very tragic topic of oncology and the impact of this terrible disease on the fate of women suffering from it. In particular, breast cancer is considered, which affects millions of fair sex women around the world, forever dividing life into “before” and “after”.
Production activities
She managed to act as a talented film star and producer of several films at once, this activity really fascinated her. Such a desire to engage in abstract projects can be understood. Even if it seems that there is a serious filmography like Jennifer Aniston's, the actress plays the main role, mainly in comedies. The film "Cake", shown in Canada as part of the festival, was warmly received by film critics. This is a somewhat mysterious and mysterious picture, in which the life of the main character, and suicide, and other plot twists and turns, are intertwined. It should also be noted such paintings as “Girls Burn”, “More than a friend” and “Call me crazy.”
Personal life
After several unsuccessful novels, the wedding of the famous Hollywood actor Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston took place. The growth of popularity was not long in coming, their family relationships, joint photos and other actions were widely covered in the media. Unfortunately, a very beautiful and spectacular couple, got a divorce.
At this time, the actress is in a romantic relationship with actor Justin Theroux.