Famous dad John Aniston left her and her mother at age 9

Jennifer Aniston was born and raised in a poor environment where her parents initially never had any money. The actress did ordinary jobs in her childhood after her father suddenly left home.

Jennifer Aniston was born in Los Angeles to a mother, Nancy Dow, who was a model and actress, and a father, John Aniston, who went door-to-door. The star’s father struggled so much that he gave up acting and decided to go to medical school, but he wasn’t admitted because he was too old.

The family moved to Greece for a year when Jennifer was five. However, one day John’s agent asked him to come back to the United States for an audition, and that’s when he was cast in ‘Love of Life’, and things were apparently going well. well with the family.

Jennifer’s father appeared in other roles afterwards, and in 1976 the family moved to New York. The actress’ nine-year-old brother wanted to live in California, and when he was 18, he moved to Los Angeles.

The star described John as a “gentle giant” and a kind, funny and shy man. Jennifer recalled how fun her parents were when they got together, with her dad later being well known for his role in ‘Days of Our Lives’.

Jennifer never expected her father to abandon the family, leaving her with a difficult childhood. Things were so bad financially that she had to find regular work to help support the family.

Become a toilet cleaner after my father left them

In a 1999 interview, Jennifer shared how loving, wise, warm, nurturing, old fashioned and funny her mother was. The star’s parents demanded respect and had rules that her daughter sometimes wanted to shake her off.

The actress said she learned “love” about motherhood from her parents, and they had a great relationship despite Jennifer being a difficult child. Her parents’ marriage fell apart when she was nine, and her mother was tense because it was just the two of them.

John’s daughter found out he was gone when she came home from a birthday party, and her mother told her he had been gone for a while. Jennifer, shocked and in tears, recalled that her mother never said her father was gone forever.

The night and the following day passed in a blur. Another woman had come to John’s attention, resulting in his departure in November 1979; the following year, the actress and her mother had a conversation in the car where she was told:

“Your father is with someone else; he will not return.

The ‘Friends’ star recalled that time as the most painful of his life, and John eventually married the woman he cheated with. To get an allowance, Jennifer proudly worked as a toilet cleaner and was good at it. She admitted that she always loved where she worked.

However, according to the insider, Jennifer [Aniston] became the model girl when the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

She grew up poor but was “happy with her life” no matter how much she earned. John’s daughter also worked as a waitress, which she loved, and eventually transitioned into an actress without changing much except her bank balance.

Although John left his family when his daughter was still a little girl, they eventually bonded later in life. The couple was so close that Jennifer was very concerned when the world experienced a pandemic.

Jennifer was constantly calling her dad before he died

It took a year after John left before he saw his daughter again. He asked if they could see “The Fantasticks”, so they went to dinner and then saw the show, and after that she started seeing him on the weekends.

Jennifer Aniston and her father John Aniston at her Honoring with Star ceremony on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 22, 2012 in Hollywood, California | Source: Getty Images

The actress confessed that she met her father to please him. however, they reconciled. Although some parts were complex for Jennifer as an adult, she felt she couldn’t continue to blame her parents.

A source once claimed that the actress had gone through periods of not speaking to her father. John was supposedly a proud man, and as an emotionless person, he couldn’t understand his daughter’s “volatile emotions.”

Jennifer and John Aniston at her Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony in Hollywood, California on February 22, 2012 | Source: Getty Images

However, according to the insider, Jennifer became the model girl when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. John reportedly said that she called him constantly to check on him and that she had spoken more than ever over the weeks.

When her father passed away in November 2022, the actress shared several photos of them and called him her “sweet daddy.” Jennifer said he was a beautiful human and shared her gratitude for his peaceful and painless passing before swearing to love him forever.

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