Legendary 'Days Of Our Lives' Actor John Aniston Dead At 89

John Aniston and Jennifer Aniston attend the after party following the world premiere of Universal Pictures "The Break-Up"in 2006.
John Aniston and Jennifer Aniston attend the after occasion following the world premiere of Common Footage "The Break-Up"in 2006.
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Jennifer Aniston has reminded us that our lives are really like sands by means of the hourglass.

The “Associates” alum confirmed Monday on Instagram that her father, “Days of Our Lives” star John Aniston, died on Friday at age 89.

“Candy papa… John Anthony Aniston,” she captioned a slideshow of images of the daddy and daughter. “You have been one of the crucial stunning people I ever knew. I'm so grateful that you simply went hovering into the heavens in peace — and with out ache. And on 11/11 no much less! You all the time had excellent timing. That quantity will without end maintain a fair better that means for me now 🕊️I’ll love you until the top of time💔”

She concluded her put up by saying:

“Don’t neglect to go to 💫🤗❤️”

The “Days of Our Lives” official Twitter account additionally confirmed Aniston’s dying.

“Our hearts are damaged over the lack of our beloved member of the family John Aniston,” the tweet learn. “We love you John. Your legend will reside on.”

John Aniston started his illustrious profession on “Days of Our Lives” in 1970, enjoying Dr. Eric Richards. After a couple of different roles on daytime dramas, he returned to the present in 1985 because the now-iconic Victor Kiriakis. An episode that includes Aniston, probably taped months in the past, aired the day he died, per IMDb.

John Aniston was born Yannis Anastassakis on the isle of Crete in Greece in 1933. His household settled in america when he was 2, per Cleaning soap Opera Digest. His character on “Days,” Kiriakis, additionally was Greek.

John Aniston’s different TV credit included “Mad Males,” “The Paul Reiser Present,” “American Goals,” “Gilmore Ladies,” “Prognosis Homicide,” “Kojak,” “Love of Life,” “Seek for Tomorrow” and “My Large Fats Greek Life.”

John Aniston giving his daughter a kiss at the Jennifer Aniston Hollywood Walk Of Fame Induction Ceremony in 2012.
John Aniston giving his daughter a kiss on the Jennifer Aniston Hollywood Stroll Of Fame Induction Ceremony in 2012.
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In June, he was honored with a Daytime Emmys Lifetime Achievement Award for his longstanding function on “Days of Our Lives.” John Aniston was unable to attend the ceremony, so his daughter, Jennifer Aniston, accepted the award on his behalf.

“That is really a particular second for me,” Jennifer Aniston stated on the ceremony. “It’s a possibility to not solely pay tribute to a real icon within the daytime tv world, however it’s additionally an opportunity to acknowledge the lifelong achievements of an ideal and well-respected actor, who additionally occurs to be my dad.”

She added that his profession “is actually the definition of lifetime achievement.”

Though Jennifer and John Aniston had a fancy relationshipas a result of manner he cut upfrom Jennifer Aniston’s mom Nancy Dow, the 2 typically spoke extremely of each other.

“Jennifer is a pure expertise,” John Aniston advised E! Information in 1990, earlier than her famed flip as Rachel Greene in “Associates.”

“There are specific issues you may study on this enterprise, and there are specific issues you may’t study,” John Aniston continued. “The comedian intuition that she has in unerring. That’s her biggest asset.”

“She’s a neat woman,” John Aniston added to E!. “Even when she weren’t my daughter, I’d like her.”

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