John Aniston

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Biography

Aniston was born Ioannis Anastasakis on July 24, 1933 on the Greek island of Crete. When he was two years old, his parents migrated to the United States, bringing with them Aniston and his two sisters. Aniston's father anglicized the family name (Anastasakis) to the Americanized version of "Aniston" and opened a family restaurant in Chester, PA. After graduating from Pennsylvania State University with a BA in Theater Arts, young Aniston served …

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Job Title

Actor, Other

Born

Ioannis Anastasakis on July 24, 1933 in Greece

Career Milestones

Served as an intelligence officer on active duty in Panama

1975

Joined the cast of "Love of Life" as Eddie Aleata

1978

Joined the cast of "Search for Tomorrow" as Martin Tourneur

1985

Joined the cast of "Days of our Lives" (NBC) as mogul Victor Kiriakis

1999

Returned to "Days of our Lives" (NBC) after a two-year absence

2003

"Days of our Lives" (NBC) character Victor Kiriakis was killed off, but returned from the dead that same year