John Aniston

John Aniston married his first wife Nancy Dow in 1965. The couple was blessed with a daughter Jennifer Aniston who is a popular actress today. The marriage however hit the rocks and the two divorced in 1980.

In 1984, John Aniston married Sherry Rooney. He had first met her while co-starring in ‘Love of Life’. They have a son, Alexander.

John Aniston was born as Giannis Anastasakis on July 24, 1933 in Chania on the island of Crete, Greece, to Stella Joanne and Antonios Anastasakis.

At the age of two, his father anglicized his name. Around the same time, the family moved to United States where they started a restaurant in Chester, Pennsylvania.

After completing his schooling, he enrolled at the Pennsylvania State University and graduated from the same with a Bachelor's degree in Theatre Arts. At University, he was a member of Alpha Chi Rho fraternity.

After completing college, he served in the United States Navy as an intelligence officer on active duty in Panama and later in the reserve, attaining the rank of lieutenant commander.

John Aniston’s career as an actor started during the 1960s. He starred in a couple of shows in guest roles including ‘87th Precinct Officer’, ‘Combat!’, ‘Love with the Proper Stranger’, ‘I Spy’, ‘Mission: Impossible’, ‘That Girl and so on. He was also seen in the TV film ‘Now You See It, Now You Don't’.

Though Aniston guest appeared in a number of shows and television series, it was his role as Eric Richard in ‘Days Of Our Lives’ that helped him clutch the limelight. The show made him a popular face in the industry.

In 1975, he was proffered with the role of Eddie Aleata in ‘Love of Life’. The series lasted until 1978 and gave Aniston the breakthrough that he long desired. Simultaneously, he also featured for two episodes in ‘Kojak’.

Following ‘Love of Life’, Aniston took up the role of Mary Stuart's new love interest, Martin Tourneur, in ‘Search for Tomorrow’. Starting in 1979, he played the character until April 1984.

In 1985, John Aniston made a comeback in ‘Days of Our Lives’, this time as Victor Kiriakis. It has been more than 30 years and he still continues to play the role. In 1985, Aniston also appeared in a guest role in ‘Airwolf’ as Colonel Arturo Alzar.

John Aniston’s most recognizable work and his best till date has come in for ‘Days of Our Lives’. Interestingly, though he featured in the show long back in 1970s, his comeback in 1985 got him all the attention and limelight. He has been playing the character of Victor Kiriakis since 1985. He is greatly lauded for the depth that he has brought to the character and his amazing screen presence. He also earned himself an Emmy nomination for the same.