You certainly don’t build a career in cinema with a name like that.
Jennifer Aniston is a world famous actress. However, few people know the real name of the star of the series “Friends”. It’s not easy to pronounce and even harder to remember.
The grandfather of the future actress Antonios Anastasakis and his family moved to the United States in the 1930s. He opened a snack bar at the new location. His son Yannis Anastasakis grew up in the United States and became an actor, Americanizing his first and last name. So he became John Aniston. Born in 1969, Jennifer followed in her father’s footsteps and rose to fame as Jennifer Aniston.
Jennifer Aniston’s real name became known in the 7th season of the series “Friends”. At the long-awaited wedding of Monica Chandler, the heroine Jennifer is looking for a priest for loved ones. At one point she finds herself in the next room, where a Greek wedding is being held. There is a sign that says “The Wedding of Anastassakis Papasifakis”. The first name is the real name of the actress, inherited from her father, with whom she only recently built a relationship.
Photo source: Legion-Media, list from Friends, dir. Gary Halvorson
Author: Yekaterina Parfenenko
Source: Popcorn News
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