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John Aniston
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Overview
Born
July 24
,
1933
·
Crete, Greece
Died
November 11
,
2022
·
USA
(undisclosed)
Birth name
Yannis Anastassakis
Height
6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
Mini Bio
John Aniston was born on July 24, 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 November 11, 2022 in the USA.
Family
Spouses
Sherry Rooney
(June 14, 1984 - November 11, 2022) (his death, 1 child)
Nancy Dow
(December 11, 1965 - August 20, 1980) (divorced, 1 child)
Children
Jennifer Aniston
AJ Aniston
Parents
Anthony Aniston
Stella "Yiayia" Joanna Aniston
Stella Anastassakis
Relatives
Ryat Aniston
(Grandchild)
Kira Rose Aniston
(Grandchild)
Mary Aniston
(Sibling)
Helen Aniston
(Sibling)
Gustau Aniston
(Sibling)
Trivia
Best friend was
Telly Savalas
, who was also daughter
Jennifer Aniston
's godfather.
Father of
Jennifer Aniston
and Alexander Aniston (b. 1989).
Speaks fluent Greek and Spanish.
Served in the US Navy as an intelligence officer on active duty in Panama and later in the reserves attaining the rank of Lieutenant Commander.
According 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.
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Quotes
In show business, you get chewed up and spit out.
Why thrust your kid into that? You try to protect them from all the bad people out there.
This is a business. Be smart. Choose wisely.
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