John Aniston, soap opera mainstay and father of Jennifer Aniston, dies at 89
Jeffrey M. Anderson, The Baltimore Sun
John Aniston, who became the star of three iconic television series — “The Golden Girls,” “Sex and the City” and “Spin City,” died Saturday. He was 89.
John Aniston, who became the star of three iconic television series — “The Golden Girls,” “Sex and the City” and “Spin City,” died Saturday. He was 89. (Jeffrey M. Anderson, The Baltimore Sun)
Jeffrey M. Anderson, The Baltimore Sun
John Aniston at the 2016 Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.
John Aniston of “Sex and the City” and a member of the cast of “The Golden Girls” pose for a photo with a group of people at Los Angeles International Airport on Dec. 4. (Mike Windels, WireImage)
John Aniston, who became the star of three iconic television series — “The Golden Girls,” “Sex and the City” and “Spin City,” died Saturday. He was 89.
According to a release from his talent agent, the cause was complications from a recent blood clot.
Aniston, whose real name was John Herbert Aniston, began his acting career in Hollywood early in his life. He was a dancer in musicals, but made a decision to become an actor after his father bought him an audition tape at a drive-in theater featuring a young Richard Gere for a part in “The Birdcage.”
Aniston was nominated for three Emmy Awards for his work in the NBC comedy “Cheers.” Aniston also had a recurring role as a TV news anchor on Fox’s “20/20” in the 1990s.
John Aniston, who became the star of three iconic television series — “The Golden Girls,” “Sex and the City” and “Spin City,” dies at 89
Jeffrey M. Anderson, The Baltimore Sun
John Aniston, who became the star of three iconic television series — “The Golden Girls,”