John Aniston, 'Days of Our Lives' Legend and Jennifer Aniston's Father, Dead at 89 - Yahoo Entertainment

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Days of Our Lives prima John Aniston has died. He was 89.

The seasoned actor, who was besides Jennifer Aniston's father, was champion known for portraying Days' Victor Kiriakis starting successful 1985. On Monday, the Friends alum announced that her begetter passed connected Nov. 11.

"Sweet papa…⁣ John Anthony Aniston," she captioned a acceptable of photos of the pair. "You were 1 of the astir beauteous humans I ever knew. I americium truthful grateful that you went soaring into the heavens successful bid — and without pain. And connected 11/11 nary less! You ever had cleanable timing. That fig volition everlastingly clasp an adjacent greater meaning for maine present 🕊️I'll emotion you till the extremity of time💔⁣"
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Jennifer concluded the post, "Don't hide to sojourn 💫🤗❤️"

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John was honored successful June with a Daytime Emmys Lifetime Achievement Award for his long-standing relation connected the soap opera. Though John did not be the ceremony, Jennifer appeared virtually connected the awards signifier to observe to her her father's illustrious career.

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"This is genuinely a peculiar infinitesimal for me," Jennifer said. "It's an accidental to not lone wage tribute to a existent icon successful the daytime tv world, but it's besides a accidental to admit the lifelong achievements of a large and well-respected actor, who besides happens to beryllium my dad."

"For implicit 30 years, his dedication to that amusement has gained him respect and admiration of his chap actors, heavy friendships and thrilled millions of fans astir the world," she added. "His vocation is virtually the explanation of beingness achievement."

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Early successful Jennifer's vocation — adjacent earlier her Friends fame — John shared what acting gifts marque her invaluable to Hollywood. "Jennifer is simply a earthy talent," John told E! News successful 1990. "There are definite things you tin larn successful this business, and determination are definite things you can't learn. The comic instinct that she has successful unerring. That's her top asset."

John was calved successful 1934 successful Crete, Greece. His acting credits besides see TV bid Search for Tomorrow, The West Wing, Gilmore Girls and Mad Men.

Most recently, John appeared successful an occurrence of Days of Our Lives that aired connected Friday

Along with Jennifer, John leaves down lad Alex Aniston and his mother, Sherry Rooney. John joined Rooney successful 1984. John's archetypal woman and Jennifer's mom, Nancy Dow, died successful 1980.