‘I’ll love you till the end of time’: Jennifer Aniston reveals her actor father John Anthony has died aged 89 as she pays tribute with touching snaps

Jennifer Aniston has revealed her father John Anthony Aniston passed away on Friday at the age of 89.

The actress, 53, took to Instagram to pay tribute to her dad with a slew of snaps of them together over the years.

John was also an actor who was best known for his role as Victor Kiriakis on Days of Our Lives, which he played from July 1985.

Sad news: Jennifer Aniston has revealed her father John Anthony Aniston passed away on Friday at the age of 89

Tribute: Jennifer wrote: ‘Sweet papa…⁣ John Anthony Aniston. You were one of the most beautiful humans I ever knew’

The role earned him a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2017 and he received a Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022.

Jennifer wrote: ‘Sweet papa…⁣ John Anthony Aniston. You were one of the most beautiful humans I ever knew. 

‘I am so grateful that you went soaring into the heavens in peace – and without pain. And on 11/11 no less! 

Childhood photo: The actress, 53, took to Instagram to pay tribute to her dad with a slew of snaps of them together over the years

‘You always had perfect timing. That number will forever hold an even greater meaning for me now. I’ll love you till the end of time.’

She added: ‘Don’t forget to visit.’

John shared Jennifer with his ex-wife Nancy Dow, who passed away in May 2016.

After 11 years of marriage, he walked out on Nancy in 1979, when Jennifer was ten years old.

John also had a son, Alexander, with his second wife, Sherry Rooney whom he met while co-starring on Love of Life.

Chip off the old block: John was an actor who was best known for his role as Victor Kiriakis on Days of Our Lives, which he played from July 1985

In 2020, The Mail on Sunday reported that Jennifer had reconciled with her father and had rang him every day in the pandemic.

A source said: ‘Jen forgave her father for walking out a long time ago. But their relationship has had its ups and downs.

‘Jennifer didn’t speak to him for ages. But since the coronavirus crisis she has been on the phone almost every day. And not just brief conversations.’

The insider added: ‘It’s like she has realised life is very short and she wants her relationship with John to be the best it can be. He’s thrilled that they have reconciled.’ 

Her father’s passing comes after Jennifer spoke about the pain of her parents’ divorce and forgiving both her mother and father later in life.

Candid: Her father’s passing comes after Jennifer spoke about the pain of her parents’ divorce and forgiving both her mother and father later in life

Speaking to Allure last week, she said: ‘I think my mom’s divorce really screwed her up.’

But after years of reflection, she’s now able to see some of the limitations someone from her mother’ generation had to go through.

‘Back in that generation it wasn’t like, “Go to therapy, talk to somebody. Why don’t you start microdosing?” You’re going through life and picking up your child with tears on your face and you don’t have any help,’ she added, in an apparent reference to her mother’s situation.

‘I forgave my mom. I forgave my father. I’ve forgiven my family,’ Jennifer revealed, which is a big deal considering she had been estranged from her mother for years.

Having now reaped the benefits of forgiveness, The Morning Show star said she now knows herself how ‘important’ it is to let go of hurtful moments wrapped up in resentment.

She said: ‘It’s toxic to have that resentment, that anger. I learned that by watching my mom never let go of it.

‘ I remember saying, “Thank you for showing me what never to be”. ‘So that’s what I mean about taking the darker things that happen in our lives, the not-so-happy moments, and trying to find places to honor them because of what they have given to us.’

The actress went on to an example of those benefits by confessing that she got the motivation to leave her family’s home, which she described as ‘not a fun house to live in’, as a result of her parents’ divorce.

‘I was thrilled to get out,’ she said of the family’s apartment in New York City.

Forgiveness: She said: ‘I forgave my mom. I forgave my father. I’ve forgiven my family,’ Jennifer revealed, which is a big deal considering she had been estranged from her mother for years

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