Jennifer Aniston was born on February 11, 1969 in California and grew up in New York City . She is the daughter of actor John Aniston , born Yannis Anastassakis ( 24/Jul/1933 ) ( Greek: Γιάννης Αναστασάκης ) and actress Nancy Dow ( 22/Jul/1936 ) . Aniston 's father is Greek -American , having been born on the island of Crete , Greece, while her mother was born in New York , a descendant of an Italian immigrant , with lineages Scottish - Canadian , Irish, English and a small amount of Greek. Aniston has two half-brothers , John Melick and Alex Aniston. His godfather was actor Telly Savalas , who was the best friend of her father.
He lived in Greece for one year as a child with his family and later returned to New York. Her father has appeared in the soap operas Days of Our Lives, Love of Life and Search for Tomorrow . Aniston attended the Rudolf Steiner School and graduated from Manhattan High School Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts.Trabajó low magnitude productions such as For Dear Life and Dancing on Checker's Grave. During this period had several part-time jobs , including messenger and telephone operator . In 1989 , he moved to Los Angeles , California.
