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John Aniston

Born July 24, 1933 in Crete, Greece · Died November 11, 2022

John Aniston was born on 24 July 1933 in Crete, Greece. He was an actor, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), Search for Tomorrow (1951) and Journeyman (2007). He was married to Sherry Rooney and Nancy Dow. He died on 11 November 2022 in the USA.

Aged: 89
Height: 188 cm
Credits: 994

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Biography

John Aniston was born on 24 July 1933 in Crete, Greece. He was an actor, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), Search for Tomorrow (1951) and Journeyman (2007). He was married to Sherry Rooney and Nancy Dow. He died on 11 November 2022 in the USA.

Filmography

59 titles

Known for

Mad Men poster

Mad Men2007

Gilmore Girls poster

Gilmore Girls2000

The West Wing poster

The West Wing1999

Star Trek: Voyager poster

Star Trek: Voyager1995

Cold Case poster

Cold Case2003

Picture Perfect poster

Picture Perfect1997

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The 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards2023 · TV SpecialThanks
5.9
The Year: 20222022 · TV SpecialThanks
5.3
The Hollywood Moment at Home Edition2020 · TV Seriesas Self
1.5
Jennifer Aniston: More Than Friends2020 · Movieas Self - Father
4.9
Return to Zero2014 · Movieas Ned
6.3
The 83rd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade2014 · TV Specialas Self
8.5
The 40th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards2013 · TV Specialas Self
6.5
The Jeff Probst Show2012 · TV Seriesas Self
5.7
The 39th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards2012 · TV Specialas Self
7.5
The Paul Reiser Show2011 · TV Seriesas Harold Melon
3.6

Photos

10 total

Trivia

1Father of Jennifer Aniston and Alexander Aniston (b. 1989).
2Former father-in-law of Brad Pitt
3Speaks fluent Greek and Spanish.
4He has acted in over 40 theatrical productions including his debut in the Broadway musical "Little Mary Sunshine" and the Hollywood production of Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman".
5Graduated from Penn State University with a BA in Theater Arts.

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6Served in the US Navy as an intelligence officer on active duty in Panama and later in the reserves attaining the rank of Lieutenant Commander.
7Best friend was Telly Savalas, who was also daughter Jennifer Aniston's godfather.
8According to the DVD commentary from the first season of The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970), he was supposed to play the role of Ted Baxter before Ted Knight was found.
9Ex-stepfather of John T. Melick.
10Son of Anthony Aniston (1889 - 1965) and Stella "Yiayia" Joanna Aniston (1899 - 1992).
11Has two sisters, Mary Aniston (1929-2017) and Helen Aniston (b. 1913). One brother, Gustau Aniston (1926-1937).
12Ex-father-in-law of Adriane Hallek and Justin Theroux.
13Grandfather of Ryat Aniston (b. 2014) and Kira Aniston (b. 2016).
14He is well known to Days of Our Lives (1965) fans as Victor Kiriakis, but years before joining the show as Victor, he auditioned for the role of Doug Williams on the series.

Personal details

Born: July 24, 1933
Birthplace: Crete, Greece
Died: November 11, 2022 (aged 89)
Place of death: USA
Birth name: Yannis Anastassakis
Height: 188 cm (6′ 2″)
Known for: Actor

Family

Jennifer Anistonchild
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AJ Anistonchild
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Stella Anastassakisparent
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Nancy Dowspouse
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Sherry Rooneyspouse