Talk:Jennifer Aniston/Archive 2

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What's happened?

Why this article is so empty. I mean Aniston is one of the biggest world celebrity. People actualyy love her. I don't wanna compare her to someone, but another actress has article in this site that has quality of featured article. when i look at this aniston's article, i'm thinking: why can't her article be as good as that actress's article? Seriously, people! Please someone improve this article!!! Muemuem (talk) 14:31, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

Why has Jennifer's page been reduced to details about her personal life? What about her early life and career? Also, I thought her father changed the family name to Aniston before she was born? -unsigned

After reading the personal section, I think people need to get a life. Do we really need all those cites to verify who broke up with who in a relationship that had nothing to do with us. Are we all high school girls here? Wikipedia gossip with cites. Feel free to ignore my rant if you like. No need to defend anything. Just think this section of the article makes me sad. All that effort put into some random person's relationship details. NeuGye (talk) 20:56, 14 December 2008 (UTC)

Totally agree. Unless someone can put up a compelling argument here as to why all these personal details are details, I suggest we junk the lot. David T Tokyo (talk) 15

47, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

Bionic Woman

After Friends ended there were media reports that Aniston was being considered for the title role in a (never-produced) remake of The Bionic Woman. Does anyone have a source that can be cited for this? I'd like to add it to the Bionic Woman article and it might not hurt to mention it here, too. 23skidoo 19:11, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

What's wrong with mentioning her original greek birthname?

Can anyone tell me? Sthenel 04:55, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

• Does she even have a Greek birth name? I did a Google search for the name you added but ended up with nothing. Do you have a source on this? -- TexMurphy 12:23, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

• Yeah in Greece it's well known that this is her original greek name. I have read some articles which mention it. Sthenel 12:46, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

Please read WP:V, WP:CITE, and WP:RS which outlines the requirement that you provide a reliable source for your claim. --Yamla 15:20, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

Unfortunately I can't visit her relatives in Crete to ask them about her birthname. The only references I found in the web are [1], [2], [3] but she is usually - especially in the past - referred with her birthname in magazines and TV shows due to the fact that her name "Genovefa" is very strange and rare and because of some rumors that her birthname was "Gesthimani". According to ItalianGenealogy.com, "Jennifer" is the modern english form of "Genovefa" which exists in Greece too, see Catalogue of greek names. In another source Official site of Village Cinemas of Greece it's referred that her birthname is "Ioanna" but I don't think it's right. The fact is that the name "Jennifer" comes from her original birthname which is under dispute but it may exist.

Her relatives in Crete would not be a reliable source, nor, I think, are the references you have posted here. --Yamla 18:06, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

I know Mr Right that a reliable source is only her father or Telly Savalas.. Go and find them! Sthenel 18:57, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

LGBT Rights Activist

I've removed Category:LGBT rights activists again. Nowhere in the article is any work for or about gay rights mentioned or sourced. -- SatyrTN (talk | contribs) 08:11, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Apologies for undoing your edit Satyr but there is an LGBT connection with the Vanguard award, featured in her list of awards, that Aniston collected in April 2007. The award links to other pages in Wiki that also show the connection. As an aside, I knew nothing of LGBT or Vanguard until I saw it on this page (a few weeks ago) and, mainly out of curiosity, read up on it to see whether someone was trying to hijack the page for their own ends. Turns out that wasn't the case at all. If you're interested this was one of the articles I read [4] David T Tokyo 09:52, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Hi, David! I see that Jennifer won the GLAAD media award. But she's not known for her LGBT activism at all, and the GLAAD award is the only mention in the article. The category is for people like Urvashi Vaid who are known specifically for their activism. Thanks for your input! -- SatyrTN (talk | contribs) 17:13, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

Picture

I'm wondering if any of you think the picture at the introduction is a little risqué? I suggest using a different one, within copyright guidelines. Elenseel 03:13, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

I'll be interested to see what responses you get on this. For my part I think it should stay - it's a really nice, natural photo and censoring things because they are a "little risque" is pretty much inviting trouble. David T Tokyo 12:17, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

My username is Dudesleeper, and I do not endorse the first comment. - Dudesleeper · Talk 15:14, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

I don't think it is a risqué picture. Personally I don't see a reason to change it. But for an accurate answer you might check the offical policy. Mark @ DailyNetworks talk 21:56, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

Well, policy didn't give me a good answer, so I'm just going to leave the matter alone. Thanks for the input. Elenseel 01:53, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

Move to LA

The article states that the family moved to LA in 1985, but Aniston graduated from the School of Performing Arts in Manhattan in 1987, and continued to live and work in Manhattan thereafter. Hgilbert 08:20, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Could you try to find any source which will make it clear? - Sthenel 08:47, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Wrong Birthdate

The Birthdate of aniston is 11th february 1969 and not 1982 as mentioned in the article. Could somebody correct that. 220.225.126.139 (talk) 05:37, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

This section does not cite any references or sources. (November 2007)

There appear to be 5 references in the article now, and so this should no longer apply. --Beachsidepress (talk) 07:48, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

External Links

Can someone else please check whether the link to http://www.wargs.com/other/aniston.html is working? A few weeks ago I removed this link as no page was being displayed if you clicked on the link. The same URL has since been reinstated and, once again, when I click on it I find that no page is shown. I'm not sure whether it's a non-existent page or whether there's a problem with the wargs.com site. Either way, it's an important link as it involves Jennifer Aniston's heritage... —Preceding unsigned comment added by David T Tokyo (talk • contribs) 03:08, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Sometimes it's slow, but it works. Bardcom (talk) 10:02, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

That said, it's not a reliable source and has no business being added to this article. --Yamla (talk) 19:52, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

Is there a specific rule against using fan sites as External Links? Naturally I want to know because I run one of Jens most active web sites. Jen doesn't have ( or want ) an official site and we do have a disclaimer on ours. I am trying to do something different, providing actual legitimate news stories, rather than just the usual repetition of tabloid stories. I follow the Fair Use, and always link back to the original source. Fan site is Aniston Center. Wreilly (talk) 11:15, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

Yes, as I mentioned in email. WP:EL, WP:SPAM, WP:COI, WP:NOT. Fansites are generally inappropriate and it is always wrong to link to your own site. It's worth noting, although this is not strictly relevant, that there are a great number of copyright violations in the image gallery of that web site, images used where fair-use claims simply do not hold any water. Magazine scans, etc. --Yamla (talk) 14:36, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

I suppose it is worth noting WP:RS as well, though that would only apply if the external link was used as a source. --Yamla (talk) 14:37, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

Photos

Could someone upload some photos of her? - Sthenel (talk) 23:00, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

I added one of her Friends photos but for some reason someone (Dudesleeper) didn't like that and undid my edit 2 times, please leave it, This is her picture after all and if you want upload another picture but dont delete the current one. --MJKubba|talk|contributions 18:02, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

I like any picture of Ms. Aniston, but we're not allowed to use fair-use images of living people in articles. Please familiarise yourself with Wikipedia policies before throwing accusations around. Thanks. - Dudesleeper / Talk 18:56, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

Friends With Money Premiere

Friends With Money premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2006 - not at the Cannes festival as stated in the article. Cajarr (talk) 14:13, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Amended accordingly. - Dudesleeper / Talk 19:36, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Her BIRTH Name

Well, Jennifer is Greek, and her birth name is Jennifer Anastassakis. Jennifer Aniston's original name is Jennifer Anastassakis! Check it out for yourself [[5]].

98.204.234.135 (talk) 19:18, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

Once I translated the linked page into English, I realised it isn't a reliable reference. Plus, see the earlier section on this page. - Dudesleeper / Talk 20:38, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

She was born "Jennifer Aniston". That's the name on her birth certificate, at least. All Hallow's Wraith (talk) 21:20, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

Became Famous Because of??

QUOTING the article: "She became famous in the mid 1990s for playing the role of Rachel Green in the sitcom Friends, a role for which she won both an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award, and for her marriage to Brad Pitt which received widespread coverage in the world media. "

I think there are two problems with this sentence.

1. It says the marriage helped make her famous in the mid 1990s. The marriage did not happen till 2000.

2. Jennifer Aniston became famous through Friends. The marriage probably broadened her fame, but she was already famous when she married Pitt.

Perhaps someone who edits this article might think of revising this a bit. Wanderer57 (talk) 22:07, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

American Eastern Orthodox Christian?

I couldn't find any reference mentioning that Jen was a member of this church? Is there one? Or is this a fact that is thought to be generally known, but I just don't know it? Jonjames1986 (talk) 00:09, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

Ancestry contradictions

The article says her father's Greek and her mother's Scottish and English. But the source given for that says both her parents are Greek. Then if you go to her mother's article, it says she's Scottish and Italian (but unsourced). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.56.174.130 (talk) 11:47, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

Her mother's paternal grandparents (Francis Dow and Ellen Mclean) immigrated from Scotland and settled in Maine. Her mother's maternal grandfather (Louis Grieco) immigrated from Melitto, Italy and settled in New York. Both of Jennifer's maternal grandparents (Gordon Dow and Louise Grieco)were born in the United States, as was Jennifer's mother (Nancy Aniston), who was born in Connecticut.

Jennifer's father (John Aniston) was born in Greece (Crete).

("From Mother And Daughter To Friends" - Nancy Aniston Pages 31-33)

Cajarr (talk) 04:51, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

Jolie/Pitt

Jolie and Pitt are not and never have been married to each other. Cajarr (talk) 20:47, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

Relationship with mother

It is quite well-known that her mother criticized her and/or revealed personal information about her to the media, and, subsequently, she chose to have no contact with her mother for years afterward; they have now regained contact and are somewhat reconciled. It is mentioned briefly in the mother's article, but completely omitted from here - why? It is unusual for someone to be completely out of contact with their own mother for years, and such information is certainly relevant enough to be included in a biography of her. F W Nietzsche (talk) 01:34, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

Reply From Sarah401"Yes but why and what makes you say all of this about her she loves her mother"

Original Birth Name

This has been brought up a few times but eh why not again? "born February 11, 1969 as Jennifer Linn Anastassakis in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California" is what I hear. Now, before you counter with "that's not on her birth certificate", if you get your name legally changed you will have the new name on your birth certificate. That would be your 'new' birth name

Anyways, these are a short list of sources I can find, I'm not sure if they are reliable. There's like 100 that come up for and against. I'll list the ones that seem more reliable first. http://www.jennifer-aniston.info/biography.php http://www.kartelle.com/actors/friends/JenniferAniston/JenniferAniston.html http://www.alwayscelebrity.com/actresses/jennifer_aniston/biography.html

Anyways, whether if or not, you think it's apparently enough of an issue to put in here as controversy or something. (24.80.186.81 (talk) 09:54, 22 January 2009 (UTC))

The problem, as I see it, goes to whether her father changed the family name legally, or whether Jennifer changed her name herself, or whether 'Aniston' is actually just a stage name. If someone has cited a birth certificate stating Aniston, that would suggest that there has been a legal name change at some point along the line. If daddy changed the name, then Aniston is the birth name. If daughter changed it, then Anastassakis is the birth name, regardless of what the birth certificate says. There is no doubt what the family name is, it just needs to be confirmed when it was changed. I don't think designating Aniston as the birth name is at all final and definite as it stands. Sky83 (talk) 13:22, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

GQ

Jen posed nude couered by a tie on the cover ov GQ magazine in january, 2009. She later turned down Playboy magazine for Hef's (hue Hefner) offer —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.251.132.184 (talk) 21:48, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

April 20, 2009 Gerard Butler

http://beat.bodoglife.com/entertainment/jennifer-aniston-dating-gerard-butler-24302.html

Jennifer Aniston has reportedly moved on from ex boyfriend, John Mayer. The star is said to now be getting it on with Gerard Butler.

In Touch Weekly reports that Aniston had several meetings in a New York apartment Butler.

"She said that in their film meetings, the chemistry was intense and physical," the magazine says.

Aniston and Butler met at the Toronto International Film Festival last September. However, at the time, Aniston was dating Mayer. They reportedly spent an evening in Jen’s hotel "drinking champagne and talking."

Butler has been linked to a slew of women in the past, including the infamous Paris Hilton. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Viviana456 (talk • contribs) 19:02, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

Restaurant rumors

Many publications are reporting that Aniston has become so passionate about cooking that she is seriously considering opening a restaurant. I'd like to add this to the Personal Life section. What do you think- Is this worth adding or not? The source is DigitalSpy.co.uk. Thanks Rosestiles (talk) 09:40, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

I'd think we should wait for either a) confirmation that she's opening an eatery or b) some sort of corroboration. Ironholds (talk) 17:11, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

Repetitive?

I found the career filled with many "Aniston this" and "Aniston that", mainly towards the end of the article. What do you guys think? AhnSoonKyung (talk) 05:17, 18 February 2010 (UTC)