Jennifer Aniston
"Happiness is a choice," says Jennifer Aniston. While the 45-year-old A-lister has plenty to smile about these days, thanks to fiance of two years Justin Theroux, there was a time when that wasn’t the case. Back in 2005, when husband Brad
Pitt left her for Angelina Jolie, "the world was shocked and I was shocked," she admits. The former Friends star, who's worth $150 million, proved that she was a survivor, picking herself up and moving on. While her private life has had ups and downs (including a rollercoaster love affair with John Mayer), her career has remained solid with hit films, lucrative endorsement deals with brands like L'Oreal and even her own perfume. The secret of her success? "Do what keeps you happy, and don't ever let people box you in."
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There are no regrets in life, just lessons
Childhood pic YEAR TK
Born to Act
Born in Sharman Oaks, California, to Days of Our Lives' star John Aniston and actress Nancy, acting is in Jen's blood and she attends New York's "Fame" high school of performing arts, where she studies drama (and her classmates include
Chaz Bono).
1989
Struggling Actress
Jen skips college and works as a waitress, telemarketer and bike messenger
(and about $3.35 an hour) before landing her first TV role on the short-lived series Molloy, and also appears in the sitcom version of Ferris Bueller (and dates her costar Charlie Schlatter). "I struggled for a while but I was happy with my life, whether I was making this amount of money or that amount of money," she says.
1993
Scream Queen
She scores a role in Leprechaun, a cheap horror flick with a total budget of just
$900,000 that goes on to make more than $8.5 million.
1995
Life-Changing Role
Jennifer is cast in a sitcom called Friends Like These (after initially being asked to audition for the part of Monica) and is paid $20,000 an episode. She becomes an instant star in the retitled Friends, and so does her haircut, "the Rachel." The

writers base the character on a lot of her mannerisms and Jen admits, "I still think people think that's who I am."
1996
Big-Screen Success
She stars in the first of a string of romantic comedies that include She's the One,
Picture Perfect and The Object of My Affection. Her biggest hit comes when she teams up with Jim Carrey for Bruce Almighty in 2003 and the movie rakes in more than $242 million.
2000
Wedding Belle
After dating for two years Jen and Brad Pitt tie the knot in a $1 million ceremony at a private Malibu estate that includes fireworks, 50,000 flowers and Dom
Perignon champagne. "We had so much fun falling in love," she later says of their romance.
2002
Million-Dollar Lady
After playing Rachel for nine seasons, she finally wins an Emmy for Best Lead
Actress and scores a Golden Globe award the following year. By the time
Friends winds up its decade-long run in 2004, she and her costars are banking
$1 million an episode, making her, Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow the highest paid actresses on TV.
2005
Bouncing Back From Breakup
Jen and Brad split after he falls for his Mr. and Mrs. Smith co-star Angelina Jolie.
She rebounds into a romance with her The Break-Up costar Vince Vaughn, who she credits with bringing her "back to life" post-divorce. Their film is a hit, making
$39.1 million in its opening weekend (Jen's salary is $8 million), but they call it quits the following year.
2007
Smart Moves
Jen, who previously had a production company with ex-hubby Brad, invests in the Smart Water company and appears in ads for the brand. A few years later she cashes in on her status as a hair icon by becoming a part owner of Living
Proof hair care company. "When I negotiate, I listen to my heart, not my head,"
Jen says of her business success.
2009
Getting the Last Laugh
She may have lost Brad to Angelina, but she beats him at the box office when her film Marley & Me sets a record for the largest Christmas Day opening ever
(making $14 million) and beating his film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

2011
Happily Engaged
After dating John Mayer, Jen begins a romance with her Wanderlust costar
Justin Theroux. They get engaged a year later. "He's just so beautiful and handsome to me," Jen says of her writer-actor fiance.
2013
She's Still Got It
Jen strips down to her lacy underwear to play a sexy stripper in We're the Millers and admits she got into killer shape by eating "greens and vegetables and lean proteins and kale." The film is panned by critics but a hit with fans, making more than $269 million.
2014
Aging Gracefully
Jen plays wife of a corrupt real estate developer who is kidnapped in the comedy
Life of Crime (out August 29), but she says that in real life she's not nearly so high-maintenance. "I am not injecting s —t into my face," she insists, adding that her fiance Justin would "put a gun to my head if I touch my face in any way." http://www.people.com/people/jennifer_aniston/biography/ http://www.lifetimetv.co.uk/biography/biography-jennifer-aniston
Marley & Me http://www.biography.com/people/jennifer-aniston-9185599#synopsis
Friends salary, breakup salary http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000098/bio http://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-celebrities/actors/jennifer-aniston-networth/ minimum wage http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0774473.html
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Dates Charlie Schlatter http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/jennifer-aniston-dated-ferrisbueller-show-costar-charlie-schlatter-2014284
Rachel quote http://www.express.co.uk/news/showbiz/282301/Jennifer-Aniston-interview-
Sugar-and-a-bit-of-spice box office http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=jenniferaniston.htm wedding http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20132034,00.html
Living Proof http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/fash-track/jennifer-aniston-living-proof-haircare-378274 negotiates with heart http://tribune.com.pk/story/631951/jennifer-aniston-feels-its-tough-beingbusinesswoman/
Jen on Justin http://www.people.com/article/jennifer-aniston-talks-about-justin-theroux-detailscover-courteney-cox we're the millers http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=werethemillers.htm http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/30/jennifer-aniston-stripperdiet_n_3676141.html plastic surgery http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/09/jennifer-aniston-idealweight_n_5664333.html happiness is a choice http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/30/jennifer-aniston-stripperdiet_n_3676141.html she was shocked about Angelina http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2005/09/aniston200509
So much fun falling in love http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2005/09/aniston200509

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