Jennifer Aniston broke the news this morning that her father John Aniston passed away on Friday November 11th.
John jumpstarted his long-standing career back in 1962 as an officer on 87th Precinct. While he had several acting roles during the ‘60s, his career took a huge jump when he landed a permanent role on the ongoing television series Days of Our Lives. Here he played two separate roles throughout the years, one as Victor Kiriakis and the other as Dr. Eric Richards. He also 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”.
In December 1965 he married Nancy Dow and they had the beautiful Jennifer four years later in 1969. He had Jennifer acting from a young age and the family had much success in Hollywood just from starting in the industry at a prime time.
A few nominations and awards achieved are the Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2017 and he received a Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022.