You see, Aniston wasn’t an instant star.
It was only after years ofstudying actingand no-doubt grueling auditions that she finally got her big break.
Perhaps the most interesting thing aboutAniston’s careeris how consistent its been.
Let’s dive in and take a closer look at the stunning transformation of Jennifer Aniston.
But it probably didn’t hurt that her father, John Aniston, was in theentertainmentbiz as well.
As noted byThe Sun, her pops is an Emmy award-nominated actor just like she is.
As the school’sofficial websitepoints out, they have a long list of notable alumni.
In a 2011 interview withAllure, Aniston provided some insight into what her high school days were like.
“Every day a group of us would go to Chaz’s house after school,” Aniston recalled.
But her life, of course, wasn’t always this way.
According toThe Mirror, her career was a slow burn.
“I worked at an ice cream place.
And then, I waitressed for about two and a half years.
All the while, I was auditioning .
I couldn’t even get a commercial,” she recalled.
Other short-lived gigs included being a bike messenger and working at a New York City salon.
She soon found out the actors in L.A. were a different breed.
As she toldInterviewmagazine, she was taken aback by how these actors behaved.
“I’d never had a circle of women who got together and talked forever.
I was like, ‘God, these California people don’t shut up.
They talk about their feelings and cry in front of each other,'” she recalled.
Aniston even went so far as to compare Los Angeles to another planet.
I have landed on Mars," she told fellow actress Sandra Bullock, who conducted the interview.
The seriespremieredon September 22, 1994, and it would go on to air for a decade.
The NBC sitcom was wildly successful and soon became Aniston’s most career-defining role.
It seemed like women everywhere sprinted to their local salon to ask for “The Rachel.”
The impact the show had on fans didn’t go over Aniston’s head.
But all good things must come to an end and.
AsPeoplereported,Aniston filed for divorcein 2005, citing irreconcilable differences.
As fans soon found out, there appeared to be larger factors at play.
The star receivedher first Emmyin 2002, for you guessed it her role in “Friends.”
Aniston held back tears as she delivered a movingacceptance speechthat night.
“I just have to say thank you from the bottom of my heart,” she began.
“This has been the greatest nine years of my entire life.
To work with this cast who make me better every day, who inspire me every day.
Aniston went on to receivemany more awardsthroughout the course of her career, notably winning aGolden Globein 2003.
That was until 2002’s “The Good Girl” came along.
Speaking during a roundtable forThe Hollywood Reporter, Aniston revealed she was relieved to see people appreciated the movie.
“I could not escape, and I was just Rachel from ‘Friends.
Aniston also took the podium to makea speechof her own.
The “Friends"star was incredulous about the award.
“I cannot explain to you how surreal this moment is.
This is crazy,” she began.
She shared, “I was born in Sherman Oaks, California.
I am a California girl through and through.
This has always sort of been in the back of my mind.”
After a number of tabloids speculated about whether or not she was pregnant in 2016, Aniston hit back.
“We get to decide for ourselves what is beautiful when it comes to our bodies.
That decision is ours and ours alone.
Aniston went on to say she hopes people can define their own version of “happily ever after.”
The ceremony took place after a three-year engagement, and they caught everyone off guard with their spur-of-the-moment nuptials.
As a source toldPeople, “Guests were told it was a birthday party for Justin.”
The unsuspecting guests had no idea they were about to witness a celebrity wedding.
“Jen and Justin wanted to surprise guests, and guests were certainly surprised,” the insider added.
Unfortunately, Aniston’s marriage to Theroux would lead to her second divorce.
The pair called it quits in 2018.
“It was a clean break and they have both gone back to their pre-married lives.”
Yep, the actress is worth an estimated $300 million, according toCelebrity Net Worth.
How exactly did she wind up with such a massive net worth?
Much of Aniston’s fortune was amassed while she was filming “Friends.”
The star was said to be makingmore than $1 millionper episode by the sitcom’s final season.
Finally, in October 2019, the actress decided to start sharing more tidbits of her life online.
Thankfully, it was back up and running in no time.
So, what was her firstpost?
A snapshot featuring the cast of “Friends.”
In the caption, she wrote, “And now we’re Instagram FRIENDS too.
She later apologized to her fellow Instagrammers for momentarily breaking the app.
“I swear I didn’t mean to break it…
Thank you guys for the kind, glitchy welcome,” she wrotein another post.
Then fans got a date: May 27, 2021.
Her co-stars agreed, with Kudrow saying that filming the reunion was “emotional.”
Sounds like something Rachel would do!
