Jennifer Aniston: Awkward Tween to it Girl

By Sarah B. Weir, Shine Writer
Would you have guessed that the ultimate California golden girl, Jennifer Aniston, was once a middle school drama geek in New York City? New pictures have emerged from her Rudolf Steiner School yearbook, and they show a refreshingly normal looking teenager--not exactly an ugly duckling but not the swan she would become either.
Aniston spent her childhood in California but moved to the Big Apple when her parents divorced in 1980. After the Steiner School, which she attended from 1980-1983, she went to New York's High School of Performing Arts (best known as the school from 'Fame'). In 1989, she moved to Los Angeles and nabbed the role of 'Rachel' on 'Friends' in 1994.
Although she is famous for the shag hairdo she wore on the show, she hated the cut. Aniston had some bumpy beauty moments over the years, but settled into her sleek signature look around 2005 and has stuck with it ever since.