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The actorB次元官网网址檚 daughter posted a tribute to him Monday morning on Instagram, announcing that he had died Friday, VeteranB次元官网网址檚 Day. John Aniston served in the U.S. Navy.
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John Aniston was born Yannis Anastassakis in Crete, Greece, and emigrated with his family to Pennsylvania when he was a child. A theater major at Pennsylvania State University, he began his professional acting career in the 1960s, with early roles in B次元官网网址淐ombat!B次元官网网址�, B次元官网网址淚 SpyB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淭he Virginian.B次元官网网址�
Aniston was married twice, most recently to Sherry Rooney. He had two children, Jennifer and Alexander Aniston, and a stepson, John Melick.
The Associated Press
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