Courteney Cox was originally brought in to play the part of Rachel but ultimately was drawn to Monica's strong personality. Besides Cox, there were many other actresses considered for Rachel. Jami Gertz auditioned and was originally offered the part by an NBC executive (via Vanity Fair).
Téa Leoni as Rachel Green
Reportedly the first choice for the role, Leoni ultimately passed on Friends to star in another sitcom for NBC, The Naked Truth, which aired for three seasons.
Leah Remini As Monica Geller
Remini made it to the final round of auditions for Monica Geller, but the second she crossed paths with Courteney Cox in the parking lot, she knew she had lost the part, according to The U.S. Sun.
Jon Favreau Turned Down The Role Of 'Chandler Bing' On 'Friends'
Jami Gertz (Still Standing) was offered the role of Monica before Courtney Cox was cast. Nancy McKeon (The Facts of Life) auditioned to play Monica and came close to getting the part.
The kooky character of Monica from Friends is what many people would consider to be a classic case of OCD. However, perhaps the jokes made at Monica's disorder's expense would not be so funny if the viewer could see or hear exactly what was going through her head.
Monica (Courteney Cox)
Courteney has previously admitted to having the non-surgical treatment of dermal fillers to her cheeks. Filler plumps up skin sections as plumpness can be lost with the natural ageing process that both men and women go through.
In the first season of Friends, Fisher Stevens played Phoebe's (Lisa Kudrow) psychiatrist boyfriend Roger who uses his analytical powers for evil, acting like a huge jerk to all six of the titular friends.
Bad Friends is a comedy podcast with hosts Bobby Lee and Andrew Santino. Bad Friends is a comedy podcast with hosts Bobby Lee and Andrew Santino.
Patsy Kensit has revealed that she was offered the role of Emily in the hit series Friends.
IANS. Hollywood star Matthew Perry found it "difficult" to work on 'Friends' because he had a crush on all of his female co-stars.
It's hard to think of anyone else in the role of Phoebe other than Kudrow. That was also the case since the producers' first choice for Phoebe was Ellen DeGeneres, but the comedian turned down the role to star in her own NBC series.
“I should've watched all 10 seasons because when I did the reunion and was asked questions, I was like, 'I don't remember being there,'” Cox said. “I don't remember filming so many episodes.” She said she'll sometimes catch episodes on TV and has no recollection. “But it's so funny.”
In the second episode of Friends season 9, "The One Where Emma Cries," Chandler fell asleep during an important meeting at his workplace and accidentally accepted an offer to move to Oklahoma to run a division of the company in Tulsa.
Kathy Griffin - Phoebe
Kathy Griffin revealed during a chat with Huff Post Live that both she and Jane Lynch (who went on to play Sue Sylvester n Glee) auditioned to be Phoebe.
We saw less and less of the pair as the main cast of "Friends" had big life changes. Eventually, after Ross and Rachel had a child of their own, we stopped seeing Carol and Susan completely, though their names were brought up in conversation.
1 Ross Geller Became The Least Popular Friend
Many consider him a bad character, or at least one who's aged poorly. Even during the Friends' run, Ross slipped in people's estimation.
If you turn to Google for an answer about which Friends actor is the most popular, the star who tops the search list happens to be Jennifer Aniston. The actress played the role of Rachel Green on the show. The fan-favourite character was essayed amazingly well by Aniston who also bagged an Emmy Award for the same.
Jennifer Aniston played the role of Rachel Green and was considered the highest-paid actor with a net worth of $320 million (£258.5m). However, all the actors in the main cast were paid equally on Friends, with $1 million per episode for the final two seasons.
(Marcel was played by two female capuchins, one named Katie and one simply named Monkey.) "I hate the monkey," Schwimmer famously told EW back in 1995.
Lisa Kudrow
The most natural comedian on Friends and far and away the cast member with the widest range, Kudrow made some of the best movies (Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, The Opposite of Sex) and was the first out of the gate with a follow-up TV show.
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The actress is known for her role as Monica Geller in the popular show. Courteney Cox opened up on getting cosmetic surgery. By Tanushree Roy: F.R.I.E.N.D.S star Courteney Cox, in a recent interview, opened up about getting cosmetic surgery done to look younger and how that affected her.
This goes hand in hand with the entry above - and while there is nothing wrong with a woman having a loud voice, Monica's voice went from fairly normal to shrieking, for no real reason. It was all part of the desire to exaggerate her high-strung nature, and make her seem even more intense...
Monica lost the weight because of an incident during Thanksgiving 1987, when she overhears Chandler say to Ross: I just don't want to be stuck here all night with your fat sister. That prompted Monica to lose weight, which she successfully managed by Thanksgiving 1988.