Jennifer Aniston pays tribute with touching snaps after her father John Anthony passes away aged 89

Jennifer Aniston has revealed that 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 father with a slew of photos of them together over the years.

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

Tribute: Jennifer wrote: ‘Dear Daddy…⁣ John Anthony Aniston. You were one of the most beautiful people I’ve ever known’

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: ‘Dear Daddy…⁣ John Anthony Aniston. You were one of the most beautiful people I’ve ever known.

“I am so grateful that you went to heaven in peace and without pain. And on 11/11 no less!

Childhood Photo: The actress, 53, took to Instagram to pay tribute to her father with a slew of photos of them together over the years

“You always had perfect timing. That number will now have an even greater meaning to me forever. I will 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 left 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 starring together in Love of Life.

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

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

A source said: “Jen has forgiven her father for running away a long time ago. But their relationship has had ups and downs.

“Jennifer hasn’t spoken to him in ages. But since the corona crisis, she has been on the phone almost every day. And not just short conversations.’

The insider added: “It’s like she realizes that life is very short and she wants her relationship with John to be the best it can be. He’s overjoyed that they’ve reconciled.’

Her father’s passing comes after Jennifer spoke of 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 later in life forgave both her mother and father

Speak with To tempt last week she said, “I think my mom’s divorce really ruined her.”

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

“In that generation, it wasn’t like, ‘Go to therapy, talk to someone. Why don’t you start microdosing?’ You go through life picking up your child with tears on your face and you have no help,” she added, apparently referring to her mother’s situation.

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

Now that she’s reaped the rewards of forgiveness, The Morning Show star said she now knows herself how “important” it is to let go of painful moments wrapped in resentment.

She said, “It’s poisonous to have that resentment, that anger. I learned that by watching my mother never let go.

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

The actress went on to exemplify those benefits by confessing that she gained the motivation to leave her family’s home, which she described as “not a nice house to live in,” as a result of her parents’ divorce.

“I loved getting out,” she said of the family’s New York City apartment.

Forgiveness: She said, “I have forgiven my mother. I have forgiven my father. I’ve forgiven my family,” Jennifer revealed, which is a big deal considering she’d been estranged from her mother for years.