Jennifer Aniston lands Maitre d' film role

Jennifer Aniston has given her favorite Maitre d' a big boost by landing him a role in her new movie.

Dmitri Dmitrov, who has become a friend to celebrities dining at Sunset Tower Hotel's Tower Bar in Los Angeles, will play a restaurant manager in the upcoming movie Squirrels to the Nuts.

Aniston paid to fly him out to New York for three days of shooting.

She says, "He creates this little pocket of safety, a haven where you know you’re not getting sold out by the waiter, a patron or the valet guy."