Jennifer Aniston practically honored her fatherJohn Aniston, for the 49th Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday night.
John, 88, received the Lifetime Achievement Award during this year’s ceremony for his 37-year appearance by Victor Kiriakis on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives.
Suzanne Rogers, co-star of John’s Days of Our Lives, presented the award earlier A video of Jennifer Aniston was projected on the screen during the ceremony. In the clip, the actress praised her father’s illustrious career.
“This is a very special time for me,” said Jennifer, 53. “It’s an opportunity not just for a tribute to a true icon of the television worldbut it is also an opportunity to recognize the lifelong achievements of a great and respected actor who is also my father.
“John has worked continuously for television for over half a century,” Jennifer Aniston continued, before listing her father’s long list of television involvements.
That’s what the actress said his father worked on many projects “Appears simultaneously in every soap opera imaginable. You happen to take one… I’m sure there was one”.
“He has been involved in television and entertainment for over 30 years deserves respect and admiration from his fellow actors, deep friendships and delighted millions of fans around the world,” he concluded. “His career is literally the definition of a career.”
Although John Aniston was unable to attend in person, he received huge cheers from the crowd for his iconic career.
John at the beginning of Jennifer Aniston’s career..
“Jennifer (Aniston) is a natural‘ his father had been saying since the ’90s. “There are some things you can learn as an actor, but there are others that must be innate, including comic instinct, which is your greatest asset.”
Jennifer Aniston won an Emmy Award in 2002 during her 10-year career as Rachel Green on the NBC television sitcom Must-See.
Admiring the Anistons on stage was the sweetest moment for the father and daughter, whose relationship has been tumultuous at times.
Jennifer Aniston in the photo she shared with her father in 2019
In 2019, Jennifer paid tribute to her father with a sepia-toned photo of herself as a child, snuggled up to him and wrapping her arms around his neck.