John Aniston Biography

Fast Facts

• Graduated from Penn State University with a bachelor's degree in theater arts
• Served in the U․S․ Navy as an intelligence officer in Panama
• Was a Lieutenant Commander in the U․S․ Navy
• Has acted in over 40 theatrical productions including the Broadway musical "Little Mary Sunshine" and Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman․"
• Best known for playing Victor Kiriakis on the NBC soap "Days of Our Lives․"
• Fluent in Greek and Spanish
• In the running for the role of Ted Baxter in "Mary Tyler Moore" before executives discovered Ted Knight