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An empty stare, a stupid grin.
Sweating palms and cold within.
Delete past calculations, adapt to a brand new breed.
Sudden movements, the smell of caffeine
Won't ever see me turning the other cheek, tooth for a tooth, I want more than you lies.
Won't ever see me walking away, not forgiving, I won't admit that I'm wrong.
Can't rid the disease, a need of release, the source will pull you under.
Can't rid the disease, a need of release, or a way to end it.
Twitching muscles, an aching head.
Brain hurting, unable to think straight.
A great future would have been, among the lost.
Among deceivers, like himself.
Wont ever see me...
An empty stare, a stupid grin.
Sweating palms and cold within.
Delete past calculations, adapt to a brand new breed.
Sudden movements, the smell of caffeine
Won't ever see me turning the other cheek, tooth for a tooth, I want more than you lies.
Won't ever see me walking away, not forgiving, I won't admit that I'm wrong.
Can't rid the disease, a need of release, the source will pull you under.
Can't rid the disease, a need of release, or a way to end it.
Twitching muscles, an aching head.
Brain hurting, unable to think straight.
A great future would have been, among the lost.
Among deceivers, like himself.
Wont ever see me...
Can't rid the disease...
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Jennifer Aniston | |
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Aniston at a ceremony to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in February 2012 |
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Born | Jennifer Joanna Aniston[1][2] February 11, 1969 Sherman Oaks, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1989–present |
Spouse | Brad Pitt (2000–2005) |
Partner | Justin Theroux (2011–present) |
Jennifer Joanna Aniston (born February 11, 1969)[3] is an American actress, film director, and producer. Aniston gained worldwide recognition in the 1990s for portraying Rachel Green on the television sitcom Friends, a role which earned her an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Aniston has also enjoyed a successful Hollywood film career. She gained critical acclaim for her performances in the independent films She's the One (1996), Office Space (1999), The Good Girl (2002) and Friends with Money (2006).[4] She has had her greatest commercial successes with the films Bruce Almighty (2003), The Break-Up (2006), Marley & Me (2008), Just Go with It (2011) and Horrible Bosses (2011).[5] Aniston was selected for a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2012.[6]
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Jennifer Aniston was born in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles[7] to actors John Aniston and Nancy Dow.[8] Her father is Greek and a native of Crete, while her mother was born in New York City. One of Aniston's maternal great-grandfathers was an Italian immigrant;[9] her mother's other ancestry is Scottish, Irish, and a small amount of Greek.[10] Aniston has two half-brothers, John Melick, her maternal older half-brother, and Alex Aniston, her younger paternal half-brother.[7][8] Aniston's godfather was actor Telly Savalas, one of her father's best friends.[7][8] As a child, Aniston lived in Greece for one year with her family. They later relocated to New York City.[8] Aniston attended the Rudolf Steiner School in New York,[11] and graduated from Manhattan's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts.[7] She worked in Off Broadway productions such as For Dear Life and Dancing on Checker's Grave,[8] and supported herself with several part-time jobs, which included working as a telemarketer, waitress, and bike messenger.[8] In 1989, Aniston moved back to Los Angeles.[12]
Aniston was cast in her first television role in 1990, starring as a regular on the short-lived series Molloy and in the TV movie Camp Cucamonga.[13] She also co-starred in Ferris Bueller, a television adaptation of the 1986 movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off.[13] The series, however, was quickly canceled.[8] Aniston then appeared in two more failed television comedy series, The Edge and Muddling Through, and guest-starred on Quantum Leap, Herman's Head, and Burke's Law.[13] After the string of canceled shows, along with her appearance in the critically derided 1992 horror film, Leprechaun,[14] Aniston reportedly considered giving up acting.[8]
Aniston's plans changed, however, after auditioning for Friends, a sitcom that was set to debut on NBC's 1994–1995 fall lineup.[7][15] The producers of the show originally wanted Aniston to audition for the role of Monica Geller,[15] but Courteney Cox was considered to be better suited to the role. Thus, Aniston was cast as Rachel Green. She was also offered a spot as a featured player on Saturday Night Live, but turned it down to do Friends.[16] She played the character of Rachel from 1994 until the show ended in 2004.[17][18]
The program was successful and Aniston, along with her co-stars, gained world-wide reputation among television viewers.[7] Aniston received a salary of $1 million per episode for the last two seasons of Friends, as well as five Emmy nominations (two for Supporting Actress, three for Lead Actress),[19][20][21][22] including a win for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.[23] According to the Guinness World Book of Records (2005), Aniston (along with her female costars) became the highest paid TV actress of all time with her $1 million-per-episode paycheck for the tenth season of Friends.[24]
In 2007, Aniston guest starred in an episode of Courteney Cox Arquette's series Dirt, playing Arquette's rival, Tina Harrod.[25] She appeared in the third episode of Season 3 of NBC's 30 Rock playing Liz Lemon's old college roommate who stalks Jack Donaghy.[26] On July 16, 2009, Aniston received an Emmy nomination in the category of Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her role on 30 Rock. Aniston was a guest star on the Season 2 premiere of ABC's sitcom Cougar Town, playing a psychiatrist.[27]
While appearing on Friends, Aniston also started segueing into film roles. She made her film debut in 1992's Leprechaun, which was negatively reviewed by critics, but was commercially successful and gained a cult following. Following a four year hiatus from cinema, Aniston returned to film work in 1996, when she played supporting roles in the independent films Dream for an Insomniac, and She's the One, alongside Edward Burns and Cameron Diaz. Aniston's first starring vehicle was the film Picture Perfect (1997), in which she starred opposite Kevin Bacon and Jay Mohr. While the film received mixed reviews, Aniston's performance was more warmly received, with many critics suggesting that she had screen presence.[28] During the second half of the 1990s she starred in several films such as the ensemble romantic film 'Til There Was You (1997) with Dylan McDermott and Sarah Jessica Parker, The Thin Pink Line (1998), the animated feature The Iron Giant (1999), and the critically acclaimed comedy Office Space (1999). She gained critical acclaim for her performances in The Object of My Affection (1998), a comedy-drama about a woman who falls for a gay man (played by Paul Rudd),[29] and in the low-budget 2002 film The Good Girl, playing an unglamorous cashier in a small town. The latter film opened in relatively few theaters—under 700 in total—taking $14M in the U.S. box office.[30]
Aniston's biggest box office success to date was her appearance in 2003's Bruce Almighty, in which she played the live-in girlfriend of Jim Carrey's title character.[31] Aniston then starred in the 2004 film Along Came Polly opposite Ben Stiller.[32] In late 2005, Aniston appeared in two major studio films, Derailed and Rumor Has It….[33][34] In 2006, Aniston appeared in the low-budget drama Friends with Money, which was first shown at the Sundance Film Festival and received a limited release.[35] Aniston's next film, The Break-Up, which was released on June 2, grossed approximately $39.17 million during its opening weekend, despite lukewarm reviews.[36] In 2006, Aniston directed a hospital emergency room-set short film called Room 10, starring Robin Wright Penn and Kris Kristofferson as part of Glamour's Reel Moments film series.[37] Aniston noted that she was inspired to direct by actress Gwyneth Paltrow, who also directed a short film in 2006.[38]
On December 25, 2008, Marley & Me, in which Aniston starred alongside Owen Wilson, was released. It set a record for the largest Christmas Day box office ever with $14.75 million in ticket sales. It earned a total of $51.7 million over the four-day weekend and placed #1 at the box office, a position it maintained for two weeks.[39] The total worldwide gross was $242,717,113.[40] Her next film in wide release, He's Just Not That into You, where she starred opposite Ben Affleck, opened in February 2009. The movie made $27.5 million, ranking #1 at the box office in its opening weekend.[41] While the film received mixed reviews, Aniston, along with Affleck, Ginnifer Goodwin, and Jennifer Connelly, were often praised by critics as being the stand-outs in the film.[42][43]
In March 2010, Aniston appeared in The Bounty Hunter, which costarred Gerard Butler. While the film received scathing reviews from critics, it was a modest box office success, garnering over $130 million worldwide.[44] A lukewarm box-office reception greeted her next film, The Switch, in which she co-starred with Jason Bateman. The film's opening weekend drew what The Hollywood Reporter dubbed "a dispiriting $8.4 million".[45] The film received generally mixed reviews, with review site Metacritic showing 13 out of 30 critics delivering a positive verdict.[46]
By June 20, 2010, Aniston's movies had grossed more than $1 billion in the United States and over $1.7 billion worldwide.[47] Aniston's Just Go with It, with Adam Sandler,[48] was released on Valentine's Day weekend in 2011.[49] The story is about a plastic surgeon, played by Sandler, who asks his office manager, played by Aniston, to pose as his wife, to prove his honesty to his much younger girlfriend, played by Brooklyn Decker.[50] Also in 2011, Aniston starred in the comedy movie Horrible Bosses, with Colin Farrell, Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, and Jamie Foxx, directed by Seth Gordon. The film focuses on a trio of employees who plot to murder their titular tyrannical supervisors. Aniston played one of the bosses, a sexually aggressive dentist who harasses Charlie Day's character.[51]
In 2012, Aniston appeared in Wanderlust with Paul Rudd,[52] with whom she co-starred in the 1998 movie The Object of My Affection and also Friends.[53] The script, bought by Universal Pictures,[54] was written by Rudd, Ken Marino, and David Wain, with the latter also directing the film, and was produced by Judd Apatow.[55] The movie was about a married couple who join a commune after losing their money and deciding modern life is not for them.[56]
EUE/Screen Gems Productions is expected to start work on We're the Millers in Summer 2012 in the Wilmington, North Carolina area. Aniston and Jason Sudeikis star in the comedy about a drug dealer with a fake family.[57]
Aniston has appeared in various commercials and music videos. In 1996, she was in Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers music video for "Walls". In 2001, Aniston was in Melissa Etheridge's music video for "I Want To Be In Love". She was cast in a Heineken commercial which was later banned in the U.S. due to branding issues.[citation needed] Aniston has also been in commercials for L'Oreal hair products. In 1995, Aniston and her Friends co-star Matthew Perry shot a 60-minute instructional video for the release of Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 95.[58] Along with Brad Pitt and Brad Grey, CEO of Paramount Pictures, Aniston founded the film production company Plan B Entertainment in 2002,[59] although she and Grey withdrew in 2005.[60][61] In 2008, she and partner Kristin Hahn formed the production company Echo Films.[62]
Aniston worked for over a year on a new perfume, which was released on July 21, 2010, at Harrods in London.[63][64] Original plans called for the perfume to be named Lolavie by Jennifer Aniston, but to avoid confusion with a similarly named perfume, the name was changed to simply Jennifer Aniston.[65] In an interview following the launch, Aniston said that she would also like to create a fragrance for men.[66]
Since 2007, Aniston has worked in a publicity campaign for the drink SmartWater; on March 7, 2011, she released a YouTube video, titled "Jennifer Aniston Goes Viral", for SmartWater, tripling online interest in the product within 24 hours of the release.[67][68][69]
Aniston is a supporter of Friends of El Faro, a grassroots non-profit organization that helps raise money for Casa Hogar Sion, an orphanage in Tijuana, Mexico. She has appeared in many TV commercials for St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, which she supports. She also hosted September 2008's Stand Up to Cancer show.[70]
In the "It Can't Wait" campaign to free Burma, Aniston directed and starred in a video.[71]
On April 14, 2007, Aniston received GLAAD's Vanguard Award for her contributions to increased visibility and understanding of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.[72] On Earth Day 2010, she joined Courteney Cox, Woody Harrelson, Ben Stiller and others in "The Cove PSA: My Friend is..."[73] an effort to stop the slaughter of dolphins and protect the Japanese people from the toxic levels of mercury found in dolphin meat. Other charities that Aniston has supported include AmeriCares, Clothes Off Our Back, Feeding America, EB Medical Research Foundation, Project A.L.S., OmniPeace, and Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network.[74]
Aniston donated $500,000 to Doctors Without Borders, Haitian health care provider Partners in Health and AmeriCares,[75][76] and also participated in the megastar-studded Hope for Haiti Now telethon.[77][78]
In May 1998, Aniston began dating actor Brad Pitt. They married on July 29, 2000, in a private wedding ceremony in Malibu.[79] For a few years, their marriage was considered the rare Hollywood success.[8] However, the couple announced their separation on January 6, 2005.[80] Pitt and Aniston were seen together publicly after announcing their separation, even at a dinner party for Aniston's 36th birthday, and friends of the couple had declared they were reconciling.[81] Aniston, however, filed for divorce on March 25, 2005.[2] It was finalized on October 2, 2005.[82] During this period there was intense speculation in the media that Pitt had been unfaithful to Aniston with his Mr. & Mrs. Smith co-star, Angelina Jolie.[83]
In the following months, the public's reaction towards the divorce was reported in the press. The story became the headline news of media shows such as Entertainment Tonight and Access Hollywood, and made the front-pages of tabloid magazines for years, continuing till this day. 'Team Aniston' and 'Team Jolie' T-shirts appeared, with 'Team Aniston' shirts out-selling the 'Team Jolie' shirts 4:1.[83] Aniston revealed that her divorce prompted her to reach out to her mother, Nancy, from whom she was estranged for nearly a decade. They initially became estranged when Nancy spoke about her daughter on a television show and later wrote a book entitled, From Mother and Daughter to Friends: A Memoir (1999).[84][85] Aniston has also stated she was devastated by the death of her longtime therapist, whose work helped make her separation from Pitt easier.[38] Aniston said her relationship with Pitt, which she does not regret, was "seven very intense years together" and that "it was a beautiful, complicated relationship."[86]
After her divorce, Aniston began a relationship with actor Vince Vaughn, with whom she co-starred in The Break-Up. Relationship troubles were reported in September 2006, followed by a confirmed split in December of that year.[80] She dated British model Paul Sculfor for a few months in 2007.[87] In February 2008, she began dating singer John Mayer.[80] The couple broke up in August, but they resumed the relationship in October before splitting again in March 2009.
In May 2011, Aniston began a relationship with Justin Theroux. She sold her Beverly Hills mansion in July 2011 for $38 million. In January 2012, Aniston and Theroux purchased a home in Los Angeles’s Bel-Air neighborhood for roughly $22 million.[88]
Aniston has had two septoplasties to correct her deviated septum—one which was incorrectly done in 1994 and the second in January 2007.[89]
Aniston is the godmother of Coco Riley Arquette, the daughter of her good friends, actors Courteney Cox and David Arquette.[90]
In 2007, Forbes rated Aniston as one of the top 10 richest women in entertainment and estimated her net worth to be about $110 million.[91] Aniston was also included in the annual Star Salary Top 10 of trade magazine The Hollywood Reporter for 2006.[92] According to Forbes, in October 2007, Aniston was the top-selling celebrity face of the entertainment industry.[93] She was also Hollywood's most profitable actress. Aniston has been on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list, based on "earnings and fame", every year since 2001, topping the list in 2003.[94] For the year of 2008, Forbes listed Aniston's earnings as $27 million.[95]
In 2005, Aniston became the first-ever GQ Woman of the Year. She has appeared on People's annual list of The Most Beautiful every year since 1995, and came in at #1 in 2004. She also topped the magazine's Best Dressed List in 2006. She has been a regular on FHMs 100 Sexiest Women list since 1996, ranking at #79 in 2012, #81 in 2010, #24 in 2009 and #27 in 2008.[96] In 2011 The Telegraph reported the most sought after body parts of the rich and famous revealed by two Hollywood plastic surgeons who carried out a survey among their patients to build up the picture of what the perfect woman would look like. Under the category of the most sought after body shape Aniston was voted in the top three alongside Gisele Bundchen and Penelope Cruz.[97] In the same year, readers of Men's Health magazine voted Aniston the "Sexiest Woman of All Time".[98]
Although Aniston disliked the hairstyle she wore during her first two years on Friends, "The Rachel" became and remains very popular among women.[2]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Leprechaun | Tory Reding | |
1996 | She's the One | Renee Fitzpatrick | |
1996 | Dream for an Insomniac | Allison | |
1997 | 'Til There Was You | Debbie | |
1997 | Picture Perfect | Kate Mosley | |
1998 | The Thin Pink Line | Clove | |
1998 | Waiting for Woody | Herself | Short film |
1998 | The Object of My Affection | Nina Borowski | |
1999 | Office Space | Joanna | Cult hit |
1999 | The Iron Giant | Annie Hughes | Voice only |
2001 | Rock Star | Emily Poule | |
2002 | The Good Girl | Justine Last | Independent film |
2003 | Bruce Almighty | Grace Connelly | |
2003 | Abby Singer | Herself | Cameo appearance |
2004 | Along Came Polly | Polly Prince | |
2005 | Derailed | Lucinda Harris | |
2005 | Rumor Has It... | Sarah Huttinger | |
2006 | Friends with Money | Olivia | Independent film |
2006 | The Break-Up | Brooke Meyers | |
2008 | Marley & Me | Jenny Grogan | |
2009 | He's Just Not That into You | Beth Murphy | |
2009 | Management | Sue Claussen | Independent film. Also Executive Producer |
2009 | Love Happens | Eloise Chandler | |
2009 | Journey to Sundance | Herself | Documentary |
2010 | The Bounty Hunter | Nicole Hurly | |
2010 | The Switch | Kassie Larson | Also Executive Producer |
2011 | Just Go with It | Katherine Murphy | |
2011 | Horrible Bosses | Dr. Julia Harris | |
2012 | Wanderlust | Linda | |
2012 | Unity | Narrator (Herself) | Documentary |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | Molloy | Courtney | Main role[99] |
1990 | Camp Cucamonga | Ava Schector | Television movie |
1990– 1991 |
Ferris Bueller | Jeannie Bueller | |
1992– 1993 |
The Edge | Various characters | Main role |
1994 | Muddling Through | Madeline Drego Cooper | Main role |
1994– 2004 |
Friends | Rachel Green | 236 episodes; one of the six main roles |
2004 | Growing Up Grizzly 2 | Herself – Hostess | Documentary |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992 | Quantum Leap | Kiki Wilson | "Nowhere to Run" (Season 5, Episode 4) |
1992–1993 | Herman's Head | Suzie Brooks | "Twisted Sister" (Season 1, Episode 25) "Jay Is for Jealousy" (Season 3, Episode 8) |
1994 | Burke's Law | Linda Campbell | "Who Killed the Beauty Queen?" (Season 1, Episode 4) |
1995 | The Larry Sanders Show | Herself | "Conflict of Interest" (Season 4, Episode 10) |
1998 | Partners | CPA Suzanne | "Follow the Clams?" (Season 1, Episode 17) |
1998 | Ellen | Herself | "Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute: Part 2" (Season 5, Episode 20) |
1998 | Disney's Hercules | Galatea (Voice) | "Dream Date" (Season 1, Episode 27) |
1999 | South Park | Mrs. Stevens – Choir Teacher (Voice) | "Rainforest Shmainforest" (Season 3, Episode 1) |
2003 | Freedom: A History of Us | Jessie Benton | "Wake Up America " (Season 1, Episode 4) |
2003 | King of the Hill | Pepperoni Sue/Stephanie (Voice) | "Queasy Rider" (Season 7, Episode 13) |
2007 | Dirt | Tina Harrod | "Ita Missa Est" (Season 1, Episode 13) |
2008 | 30 Rock[100] | Claire Harper | "The One with the Cast of Night Court" (Season 3, Episode 3) |
2010 | Cougar Town[101] | Glenn | "All Mixed Up" (Season 2, Episode 1) |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Steven Spielberg's Director's Chair | Laura | Voice |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2006 | Room 10 | Short film |
2011 | Five | TV movie |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2008 | Management | Executive producer |
2009 | Becoming Icizzle (Video documentary) | Executive producer |
2010 | The Switch | Executive producer |
2011 | Five | Executive producer |
Aniston has won multiple awards during her career, and has been recognized for her work in both television and movie productions.
Year | Award | Category | Title of work | Result |
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1996 | American Comedy Awards | Funniest Supporting Female Performer in a TV Series | Friends | Nominated |
1996 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Friends | Won |
1997 | Kid's Choice Awards | Favorite Television Actress | Friends | Nominated |
1999 | American Comedy Awards | Funniest Supporting Female Performer in a TV Series | Friends | Nominated |
1999 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Friends | Nominated |
1999 | Kid's Choice Awards | Favorite Television Actress | Friends | Nominated |
2000 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Friends | Nominated |
2000 | Satellite Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical | Friends | Nominated |
2000 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Friends | Nominated |
2000 | TV Guide Awards | Editor's Choice | Won | |
2000 | Kid's Choice Awards | Favorite Television Actress | Friends | Nominated |
2001 | American Comedy Awards | Funniest Supporting Female Performer in a TV Series | Friends | Nominated |
2001 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Friends | Nominated |
2001 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Friends | Nominated |
2001 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite Female Television Performer | Friends | Won |
2001 | Aftonbladet TV Prize, Sweden | Best Foreign TV Personality – Female | Friends | Won |
2002 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Friends | Won |
2002 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television | Friends | Nominated |
2002 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Friends | Nominated |
2002 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series | Friends | Nominated |
2002 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite Female Television Performer | Friends | Won |
2002 | Hollywood Film Festival | Actress of the Year | Won | |
2002 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actress – Comedy | Friends | Won |
2002 | Aftonbladet TV Prize, Sweden | Best Foreign TV Personality – Female | Friends | Won |
2002 | Kid's Choice Awards | Favorite Television Actress | Friends | Nominated |
2003 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Friends | Nominated |
2003 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Friends | Won |
2003 | Satellite Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical | Friends | Nominated |
2003 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Friends | Nominated |
2003 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series | Friends | Nominated |
2003 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Female Lead | The Good Girl | Nominated |
2003 | Satellite Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical | The Good Girl | Nominated |
2003 | Online Film Critics Society | Best Actress | The Good Girl | Nominated |
2003 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Actress – Drama/Action Adventure | The Good Girl | Won |
2003 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Liplock | The Good Girl | Nominated |
2003 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Liar | The Good Girl | Nominated |
2003 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Actress – Comedy | Bruce Almighty | Nominated |
2003 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actress – Comedy | Friends | Won |
2003 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite Female Television Performer | Friends | Won |
2003 | Aftonbladet TV Prize, Sweden | Best Foreign TV Personality – Female | Friends | Won |
2003 | Logie Awards | Most Popular Overseas TV Program | Friends | Won |
2003 | Kid's Choice Awards | Favorite Television Actress | Friends | Nominated |
2004 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Friends | Nominated |
2004 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Friends | Nominated |
2004 | Logie Awards | Most Popular Overseas Star | Friends | Won |
2004 | Logie Awards | Most Popular Overseas TV Program | Friends | Won |
2004 | MTV Movie Awards | Best Kiss | Bruce Almighty | Nominated |
2004 | MTV Movie Awards | Best Dance Sequence | Along Came Polly | Nominated |
2004 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite Female Television Performer | Friends | Won |
2004 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actress – Comedy | Friends | Won |
2004 | Aftonbladet TV Prize, Sweden | Best Foreign TV Personality – Female | Friends | Won |
2004 | Kid's Choice Awards | Favorite Television Actress | Friends | Nominated |
2005 | ShoWest Convention Awards | Female Star of the Year | Won | |
2005 | TV Land Awards | Little Screen/Big Screen Star | Nominated | |
2006 | TV Land Awards | Most Memorable Kiss | Friends | Nominated |
2006 | TV Land Awards | Little Screen/Big Screen Star | Nominated | |
2006 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Chemistry (shared with Vince Vaughn) | The Break-Up | Won |
2006 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Actress – Comedy | The Break-Up | Nominated |
2007 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite Female Movie Star | Won | |
2007 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite On-Screen Match-Up | The Break-Up | Nominated |
2007 | TV Land Awards | Little Screen/Big Screen Star | Nominated | |
2007 | TV Land Awards | Break Up That Was So Bad It Was Good | Friends | Nominated |
2007 | GLAAD Media Awards | Vanguard Award | Won[102] | |
2007 | CineVegas International Film Festival | Best Short Film | Room 10 | Won |
2009 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | 30 Rock | Nominated |
2009 | Women in Film Los Angeles | Crystal Award for Excellence in Film | Won | |
2009 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Actress – Comedy | Marley & Me | Nominated |
2009 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Actress – Comedy | He's Just Not That Into You | Nominated |
2009 | Kid's Choice Awards | Favorite Movie Actress | Marley & Me | Nominated |
2010 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite Movie Actress | Nominated | |
2011 | MTV Movie Awards | Best Female Performance | Just Go With It | Nominated |
2011 | Spike Guys' Choice Awards | Decade of Hotness | Won | |
2011 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite Movie Actress | Just Go With It | Nominated |
2011 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite Comedic Movie Actress | Just Go With It & Horrible Bosses | Nominated |
2012 | Directors Guild of America Award | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television/Mini-Series | FIVE (TV Movie) | Nominated |
2012 | The Comedy Awards | Best Actress in Film Comedy | Horrible Bosses | Nominated |
2012 | MTV Movie Awards | Best On-Screen Dirtbag | Horrible Bosses | Pending |
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Jimmy Kimmel | |
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Kimmel in May 2007 |
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Birth name | James Christian Kimmel |
Born | Brooklyn, New York, USA |
November 13, 1967
Medium | Radio, Television, Film, Stand up |
Nationality | American |
Years active | 1989–present |
Genres | Observational comedy, Black comedy, Satire, Deadpan |
Subject(s) | American politics, Celebrities, Everyday life, Sex |
Influences | David Letterman |
Spouse | Gina Kimmel (1988–2002; divorced; 2 children) |
Domestic partner(s) | Sarah Silverman (2002–2007; 2008–2009) Molly McNearney (2009–present) |
Notable works and roles | Creator and Host of Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) Creator and Co-Host of The Man Show co-host of Win Ben Stein's Money (Comedy Central) co-host of Crank Yankers |
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Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host: 1999 Win Ben Stein's Money |
James Christian "Jimmy" Kimmel (born November 13, 1967) is an American comedian, actor, voice artist and television host. He is the host of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, a late-night talk show that airs on ABC. Prior to that, Kimmel was best known as the co-host of Comedy Central's The Man Show and Win Ben Stein's Money. Kimmel is also a television producer, having produced shows such as Crank Yankers, Sports Show with Norm Macdonald, and The Andy Milonakis Show.
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Kimmel was born in the Mill Basin neighborhood of the New York City borough of Brooklyn,[1] the eldest of three children of Joann (née Iacono), a homemaker, and James Kimmel, an IBM executive.[2][3][4] He is Roman Catholic and, as a child, served as an altar boy.[5][6] Kimmel is of German and Irish descent on his father’s side and Italian descent on his mother’s side.[7] His uncle, Frank Potenza, appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! as a regular from 2003 until his death in 2011.[8]
The family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, when he was nine years old.[2] He graduated from Ed W. Clark High School and then attended University of Nevada, Las Vegas for one year before attending Arizona State University for two years without completing a degree.
Kimmel began working in the radio industry while in high school, hosting a Sunday night interview show on UNLV's college station KUNV. While attending Arizona State University, he became a popular caller to the KZZP-FM afternoon show hosted by radio personalities Mike Elliott and Kent Voss in Phoenix, Arizona. In 1989, Kimmel landed his first paying job alongside Voss as morning drive co-host of The Me and Him Show at KZOK-FM in Seattle, Washington. Ten months later, Kimmel and Voss were fired by KZOK (for reasons unknown) and were fired again a year later at WRBQ-FM in Tampa, Florida. Kimmel went from Tampa to host his own show at KCMJ in Palm Springs, California, where Kimmel convinced a young Carson Daly to drop out of college and become his intern. After a morning stint at KRQQ In Tucson, Arizona, Kimmel landed at KROQ-FM in Los Angeles. He spent five years as "Jimmy The Sports Guy" for the Kevin and Bean morning show. During this time he met and befriended a struggling comedian named Adam Carolla.[citation needed]
Kimmel began his television career as the comedic counterpart to Ben Stein on the game show Win Ben Stein's Money, which began airing on Comedy Central in 1997. His quick wit and loutish everyman personality were counterpoints to Stein's monotone performing style and patrician demeanor. The combination earned the pair an Emmy award for Best Game Show Host.[citation needed]
In 1999, during his time with Win Ben Stein's Money, Kimmel was also co-host with Adam Carolla and co-creator (with Daniel Kellison) of Comedy Central's The Man Show. Kimmel permanently left Win Ben Stein's Money in 2001, replaced by comedian Nancy Pimental, who was eventually replaced by Kimmel's cousin Sal Iacono. The Man Show's success allowed Kimmel, Carolla and Kellison to create and produce, under the banner Jackhole Industries, Crank Yankers for Comedy Central (on which Kimmel plays the characters "Elmer Higgins", "Terrence Catheter", "The Nudge", "Karl Malone" and himself), and later The Andy Milonakis Show for MTV2. Kimmel also produced and co-wrote the feature film Windy City Heat, which won the Comedia Award for Best Film at the Montreal Comedy Festival.[citation needed]
In January 2003, Kimmel permanently left The Man Show to host his own late-night talk show, Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC. Jimmy Kimmel Live was briefly also broadcast on Irish digital TV channel 3e.[9] In the April 2007 issue of Stuffmagazine.com, Kimmel was named the "biggest badass on TV". Kimmel said it was an honor but clearly a mistake.
Since the show's second season, it has not actually been broadcast live. This is due to an incident during the 2004 NBA Finals in Detroit, when Kimmel appeared on ABC's halftime show to make an on-air plug for his show. He suggested that if the Detroit Pistons defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, "they're gonna burn the city of Detroit down ... and it's not worth it." Officials with Detroit's ABC affiliate, WXYZ-TV, immediately announced that night's show would not air on the station. Hours later, ABC officials pulled that night's show from the entire network. Kimmel later apologized.[10] The incident led ABC officials to force Kimmel to tape his show an hour before it airs in most of the country to check for offending content.[11]
Kimmel usually ends his show with, "My apologies to Matt Damon, we ran out of time." When Matt Damon did actually appear on the show to be interviewed, he walked in and sat down only to be told just a few seconds later by Kimmel, "Sorry, but once again we are completely out of time." Damon seemed to become angry.[citation needed]
In February 2008 Kimmel showed a mock music video with a panoply of stars called, "I'm Fucking Ben Affleck",[12] as "revenge" after his then-girlfriend Sarah Silverman and Matt Damon recorded a similar video, "I'm Fucking Matt Damon". Silverman's video originally aired on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and became an "instant YouTube sensation."[13] Kimmel's "revenge" video featured himself, Ben Affleck, and a large lineup of stars, particularly in scenes spoofing the 1985 "We Are the World" video: Brad Pitt, Don Cheadle, Cameron Diaz, Robin Williams, Harrison Ford, Dominic Monaghan, Benji Madden and Joel Madden from Good Charlotte, Lance Bass, Macy Gray, Josh Groban, Huey Lewis, Perry Farrell, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Pete Wentz, Meat Loaf, Rebecca Romijn, Christina Applegate, Dom Joly, Mike Shinoda, Lauren Conrad, and Joan Jett, among others. After this Jimmy's sidekick, Guillermo, appeared in a spoof of The Bourne Ultimatum, which starred Damon. He was then chased down by Damon as Matt cursed about Kimmel being behind all this. Guillermo also stopped Damon on the red carpet one time and before he could finish the interview he said, "Sorry we are out of time." The most recent encounter was titled "The Handsome Men's Club" which featured Kimmel, along with the "Handsome Men", who were: Matthew McConaughey, Rob Lowe, Lenny Kravitz, Patrick Dempsey, Sting, Keith Urban, John Krasinski, Ethan Hawke, Josh Hartnett, Tony Romo, Ted Danson, Taye Diggs, Gilles Marini, and Ben Affleck, speaking about being handsome and all the jobs that come with it. At the end of the skit Kimmel has a door slammed in his face by none other than Matt Damon, stating that they had run out of time and then Damon continues with a sinister laugh. Jennifer Garner also makes a surprise appearance.
As a tradition, celebrities voted off Dancing with the Stars appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, causing Kimmel to describe himself as "the three-headed dog the stars must pass on their way to No-Dancing Hell".[14] In the 2008 season of his show, Kimmel started another tradition of ceremonially burning the dancers' shoes after they were voted off DWTS.[citation needed]
In Spring 1996, Kimmel appeared as "Jimmy the Fox Guy" in promos on the Fox network.
Kimmel's other television work included being the on-air football prognosticator for Fox NFL Sunday for four years. He has had numerous appearances on other talk shows including, but not limited to, Live with Regis and Kelly, The Howard Stern Show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and The Late Show with David Letterman. Kimmel has appeared on The Late Show five times, most recently in 2010. Kimmel served as roastmaster for the New York Friars' Club Roast of Hugh Hefner and Comedy Central Roasts of Pamela Anderson. He has appeared on ABC's Dancing with the Stars, along with his parking lot security guard Guillermo.
In August 2006, ABC announced that Jimmy Kimmel would be the host of their new game show Set for Life.[15] The show debuted on July 20, 2007. On April 6, 2007, Kimmel filled in for Larry King on Larry King Live. That particular show was about the paparazzi and Kimmel reproached Emily Gould, an editor from Gawker.com, about the web site's alleged stalking of celebrities. On July 8, 2007, Kimmel managed the National League in the 2007 Taco Bell All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game in San Francisco. He played in the game in 2004 and 2006 (Houston and Pittsburgh). On July 11, 2007, Kimmel along with basketball player LeBron James, hosted the 2007 ESPY Awards. The show aired on ESPN on July 15, 2007. Kimmel hosted the American Music Awards on ABC four times, in 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
Kimmel guest hosted Live with Regis and Kelly during the week of October 22, 2007 – October 26, 2007, commuting every day between New York and Los Angeles. In the process, he broke the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest distance (22,406 miles (36,059 km)) travelled in one work week.[16]
Kimmel has performed in several animated films, often voicing dogs. His voice appeared in Garfield and Road Trip, and he portrayed Death's Dog in the Family Guy episode "Mr. Saturday Knight"; Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane later presented Kimmel with a figurine of his character on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. Kimmel also did voice work for Robot Chicken. Kimmel's cousin "Sal" (Sal Iacono) has accepted and won a wrestling match with WWE superstar Santino Marella. On January 14, 2010, in the midst of the 2010 Tonight Show host and time slot conflict, Kimmel was the special guest of Jay Leno on The Jay Leno Show's "10 at 10" segment. Kimmel derided Leno in front of a live studio audience for taking back the 11:35 pm time slot from Conan O'Brien, and repeatedly insulted Leno. He ended the segment with a plea that Leno "leave our shows alone," as Kimmel and O'Brien had "kids" while Leno only had "cars".[17]
Kimmel also made a brief appearance in the TV commercial "There's A Soldier In All Of Us" promoting the 2010 video game Call of Duty: Black Ops, along with Kobe Bryant. He is seen taking cover from bullets, then firing an RPG-7 with the words PROUD N00b on it, with the aftershock from the weapon sending him tumbling backwards.
He has been asked to host the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards which will air on September 23, 2012, marking his first time hosting the event.[18]
Kimmel hosted the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C. on April 28, 2012.
Kimmel and his then girlfriend, Gina, married in June 1988. They have two children, Katie (born 1991) and Kevin (born 1993). The marriage ended in separation in early 2002. Kimmel then dated comedian Sarah Silverman for five years, splitting with her in March 2009.[19] He started dating current girlfriend, Molly McNearney, in October 2009. McNearney is also a co-head writer for Jimmy Kimmel Live.[20]
Kimmel plays the bass clarinet. He got a chance to showcase his talent during a July 20, 2008, concert in Costa Mesa, California, featuring the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, when he took the stage and played bass clarinet on their hit song "The Impression That I Get."[21]
Kimmel has spoken publicly of being a narcoleptic.[22]
Kimmel co-founded the annual LA Feast of San Gennaro,[23] which celebrates Italian culture through entertainment, music and cuisine. The festival also honors outstanding members of the Los Angeles community and raises funds to aid needy children and families in the city. He hosted Los Angeles' eighth annual feast of San Gennaro from September 28 to 30, 2009.[24] Kimmel served as Master of Ceremonies for the National Italian American Foundation's 34th Anniversary Gala in Washington, D.C., on October 24, 2009.
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Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host 1999 with Ben Stein |
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Born | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
Occupation | Actor, Writer, and Director |
Years active | 2009—present |
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Michael Mando (born in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian film and television actor, writer, and director with a background in contemporary and classical theatre training.
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Mando was born in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. He was raised by his father, and is the middle child of two brothers.[1][2][3] Their family traveled a lot, and lived in over 10 cities, across 4 continents, and in over 37 different homes all before he reached his mid-twenties.[1][3][4] He is trilingual in English, French and Spanish.[1][2][4]
Mando was enrolled in many fields, including International Relations at the University of Montreal, before discovering the performing arts at The Dome Theatre Program (Dawson College) in 2004.[2] Despite no prior training, Michael went on to play the male lead in all 5 productions at the program.[2][4] He graduated with excellence in 2007.[1] His Dome credits include, Orlando in Shakespeare’s As You Like It, Professor Katz in David Edgar’s Pentecost and Valentine Xavier in Tennessee Williams’ Orpheus Descending.[1][2] Upon graduation, Steven W. Lecky, the Chairman of the program, proudly stated Michael to be “one of the finest talents to emerge from the program in the past 25 years.”[1][4]
After playing the leading character in two award winning professional theatre productions in Montreal,[1][4] Mando promptly founded Red Barlo Productions.[2][4][5] The company’s first film, Conditional Affection (2010)[6](which Mando starred in, directed and wrote) was officially selected to Fantasia,[7][8] Bare Bones,[8][9] ACTRA Short Films,[2][8] and the New Hope International Film Festivals.[8][10]
Mando’s TV debut simultaneously followed with a wide range of contrasting characters. His credits include guest appearances in the crime series The Bridge (2010),[11] the medical drama mini-series Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures (2010),[12] as an MS 13 gang member in The Border (2010),[13] and as a close friend of the character Kenzi (played by Ksenia Solo) in the sci-fi series Lost Girl (2010).[14]
Mando has had repeated collaborations with directors John Fawcett and Eric Canuel as well as producer David Barlow.[15][16] Other upcoming credits include a recurring role in Les Blues de Ramville (2011),[17][18] a starring role in the feature film Territories (2010),[18][19] a guest appearance in new show King (2011)[1][18] and two Ubisoft video games to be released in 2011.[dated info][10] Mando has also finished shooting his second film under Red Barlo Productions, Abyss of the Mind, which will be released in the spring of 2011.[dated info][18]
Mando grew up wanting to be a writer or an athlete.[3] He was shot in the knee in his mid-twenties and consequently decided to change directions.[3] He then pursued an academic scholarship at the University of Montreal in International Relations, but shortly after decided to go into acting.[1][2][3]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Far Cry 3 | Vaas | Video Game |
2011 | King | Esteban Demarco | TV Series |
2011 | Les Blues de Ramville | Marc-Andre David | TV Series |
2011 | Abyss of the Mind | Johnny H. | Film |
2010 | Lost Girl | Neville | TV Series |
2010 | The Bridge | K9 | TV Series |
2010 | Shaun White Skateboarding | Francisco Crystobal | Video Game |
2010 | Territories | Jal | Film |
2010 | The Border | Marco | TV Series |
2010 | My Name is Sandy | Larry (Business Man) | Film |
2010 | Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures | Dr. Manolas | Mini-Series |
2010 | Conditional Affection | Jack | Short Film |
2009 | Web of Lies | Danny Wilcox | TV Film |
2009 | Flashpoint | Felipe | TV series |
2009 | The Last Templar | Necia First Mate | Mini-Series |