Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Aniston Revisits The Friends Set With Ellen

Wouldn't it be awesome if there was a Friends reunion episode as Ellen tried to get Jennifer Aniston to agree to?

Jennifer Aniston Tops Ellen and Tina Fey as Dream Thanksgiving Guest


Jennifer Aniston is still America's sweatheart according to AOL's Popeater.com Aniston, whose hit show Friends was watched by a generation of Americans each Thanksgiving, beat out 30 Rock star Tina Fey and daytime talk show host Ellen Degeneres for the No. 1 spot with 26 percent of the vote.

Ten most popular Thanksgiving guests:

1. Jennifer Aniston
2. Tina Fey
3. Ellen Degeneres & Portia De Rossi
4. Patrick Dempsey
5. Suri Cruise
6. Tyra Banks
7. Jonas Brothers
8. Keira Knightley
9. Beyonce
10. Rob Pattinson

Check out some classic Friends Thanksgiving clips after the jump. READ MORE

Better Luck Next Time Shemar!



Don't look for Days of Our Lives John Aniston (Victor) to be walking his daughter Jennifer Aniston down the aisle to jump the broom with Shemar Moore anytime soon. Despite Moore's admission on Ellen that he was feeling the Friends cutie, gossip blogs across the web are speculating that Aniston is back with singer John Mayer. Hmm, maybe the Y&R and Criminal Minds stud should get Tina Fey to hook him up with a guest spot on 30 Rock opposite Aniston? He could play Tracy Morgan's brother! Call me Shemar, I've always got a Plan B!

Ellen + Shemar = Jennifer Aniston


Matchmaker, matchmaker, who wants to be a matchmaker? Last week Criminal Minds' star Shemar Moore admitted having a crush on Jennifer Aniston while visiting the Ellen show. Ellen, the gracious person that she is, promised to help try and hook the two up.  Watch Shemar's admission and dunking after the jump. READ MORE

Happy Birthday John Aniston!

Join Daytime Confidential in wishing John Aniston (Victor Kiriakis, Days of Our Lives) a very Happy Birthday!  Jen's dad celebrates his 75th Birthday today!

Oprah Tops Forbes' Celebrity 100

Oprah Winfrey is still the most powerful celebrity on the planet. According to the latest The Celebrity 100 list published by Forbes Magazine each year, Oprah remained enthroned at the top of the list at No. 1, earning over $275 million dollars from June 2007 - June 2008.

It should be noted that money is not the only factor in Forbes calculations when determining its rankings.

According to USATODAY Forbes "estimates celebrity earnings, then factors in media metrics like Google hits, press mentions as compiled by Factiva, TV/radio mentions from Lexis/Nexis and the number of times an A-lister appears on the cover of more than 50 consumer magazines."

At least nine other stars with daytime connections made The Celebrity 100 list.

Jennifer Aniston, the daughter of Days of Our Lives' star John Aniston, made the top 20. She notched a spot at No. 17 with $27 million in earnings.

Oprah's protege Dr. Phil survived the Britney Spears fiasco coming in at No. 30 with $13 million.

Judge Judy Sheindlin, whose legal empire is estimated in the hundreds of millions, ranked No. 40 with $45 million in 2008.

Tyra Banks, who has her eye on building an Oprah style empire of her own, mustered up a No. 68 ranking and $23 million.

Former Young and Restless star Eva Longoria Parker leveraged her Desperate Housewives stardom to the tune of $9 million and a No. 70 ranking.

Ellen DeGeneres, who has seen her popularity rise in recent years, just missed making the Top 70 coming in at No. 71 though she earned $20 million in 2008.

TV show host extraordinaire Regis Philbin talked his way to No. 74 and $21 million.

Nurtured by Oprah Rachael Ray pulled in $18 million and a spot at No. 76.

Wrapping up the list of celebrities with a connection to daytime who made the list is former daytime talk show host Howie Mandel who placed No. 90 and earned $14 million.

Combined, these stars pulled in a whopping $465 million dollars in 2008.