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Friends (season 1)
The first season of the American television sitcom ''Friends'' aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to May 18, 1995. Cast and characters Main cast * Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green * Courteney Cox as Monica Geller * Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay / Ursula Buffay * Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani * Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing * David Schwimmer as Ross Geller Recurring cast * Anita Barone/Jane Sibbett as Carol Willick * Mitchell Whitfield as Barry Farber * Cosimo Fusco as Paolo * Maggie Wheeler as Janice Hosenstein * Jessica Hecht as Susan Bunch * Vincent Ventresca as Fun Bobby * Elliott Gould as Jack Geller * Christina Pickles as Judy Geller * Larry Hankin as Mr. Heckles Guest stars * Merrill Markoe as Marsha, Ross' boss * Jill Goodacre as herself * Hank Azaria as David * Morgan Fairchild as Nora Bing * Fisher Stevens as Roger * Jon Lovitz as Steve * Helen Hunt as Jamie Buchman * Leila Kenzle as Fran Devanow * George Clooney as Dr. Mitchell * Noah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Joanna Aniston (born February 11, 1969) is an American actress. She rose to international fame for her role as Rachel Green on the television sitcom ''Friends'' from 1994 to 2004, which earned her Primetime Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award, Screen Actors Guild awards. Aniston has consistently ranked among the world's highest-paid actresses, as of 2023. The daughter of actors John Aniston and Nancy Dow, she began working as an actress at an early age with an uncredited role in the 1988 film ''Mac and Me''. Her first major film role came in the 1993 horror comedy ''Leprechaun (film), Leprechaun''. She has since starred in a string of successful comedy films such as ''Office Space'' (1999), ''Bruce Almighty'' (2003), ''The Break-Up'' (2006), ''Marley & Me (film), Marley & Me'' (2008), ''Just Go with It'' (2011), ''Horrible Bosses'' (2011), ''We're the Millers'' (2013), ''Dumplin' (film), Dumplin''' (2018), and ''Murder Mystery (film), Murder Mystery'' (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Willick
Various characters appeared in the sitcom ''Friends'' and its spin-off series ''Joey'', which respectively aired for ten seasons and two seasons on NBC from 1994 to 2006. ''Friends'' featured six main cast members: Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston), Monica Geller ( Courteney Cox), Phoebe Buffay-Hannigan (Lisa Kudrow), Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc), Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry), and Ross Geller (David Schwimmer), while ''Joey'' featured LeBlanc in the title role reprising his role as Tribbiani alongside Gina Tribbiani (Drea de Matteo), Alex Garrett (Andrea Anders), Michael Tribbiani ( Paulo Costanzo), Bobbie Morganstern ( Jennifer Coolidge), Zach Miller ( Miguel A. Núñez Jr.), and Howard (Ben Falcone). Many well-known actors guest-starred on both series throughout their combined 12-year run. Ensemble cast The main cast members of ''Friends'' were familiar to U.S. television viewers before their roles on the series, but were not considered to be stars. Series creator ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christina Pickles
Christina Pickles (born February 17, 1935) is a British-born American actress. She is known for her role as Nurse Helen Rosenthal in the NBC medical drama '' St. Elsewhere'' (1982–1988), for which she received five nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She is also known for her recurring role as Judy Geller on the NBC sitcom ''Friends'' (1994, 1996–2003), for which she was nominated for the 1995 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. Pickles appeared in Broadway plays in the 1960s and 1970s, including ''The Misanthrope'' (1968) and ''Sherlock Holmes'' (1975), and starred on the daytime soap operas ''Guiding Light'' (1970–1972, 2007) and '' Another World'' (1977–1979). Her film appearances include ''Masters of the Universe'' (1987), '' Legends of the Fall'' (1994), ''Romeo + Juliet'' (1996), and ''The Wedding Singer'' (1998). She won the 2018 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstandin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Geller
Various characters appeared in the sitcom ''Friends ''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane (producer), David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting List of Friends episodes, ten seasons. With an ensemble cast ...'' and its spin-off series ''Joey (TV series), Joey'', which respectively aired for ten seasons and two seasons on NBC from 1994 to 2006. ''Friends'' featured six main cast members: Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston), Monica Geller (Courteney Cox), Phoebe Buffay, Phoebe Buffay-Hannigan (Lisa Kudrow), Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc), Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry), and Ross Geller (David Schwimmer), while ''Joey'' featured LeBlanc in the title role reprising his role as Tribbiani alongside #Gina Tribbiani, Gina Tribbiani (Drea de Matteo), #Alex Garrett, Alex Garrett (Andrea Anders), #Michael Tribbiani, Michael Tribbiani (Paulo Costanzo), #Bobbie Morganstern, Bobbie Morganstern (Jennifer C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elliott Gould
Elliott Gould (; né Goldstein; born August 29, 1938) is an American actor. Gould's breakthrough role was in the film ''Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice'' (1969), for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The following year, he starred as List of M*A*S*H characters, Capt. Trapper John McIntyre in the Robert Altman film ''MASH (film), M*A*S*H'' (1970), for which he received BAFTA Award and Golden Globe Award nominations. Gould continued working with Altman in ''The Long Goodbye (film), The Long Goodbye'' (1973) and ''California Split'' (1974). Other notable film roles include ''Getting Straight'' (1970), Alan Arkin, Alan Arkin's ''Little Murders'' (1971), Ingmar Bergman, Ingmar Bergman's ''The Touch (1971 film), The Touch'' (1971), Richard Attenborough, Richard Attenborough's ''A Bridge Too Far (1977 film), A Bridge Too Far'' (1977), ''Capricorn One'' (1978), ''The Silent Partner (1978 film), The Silent Partner'' (1978), Barry Levinson, Barry Lev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fun Bobby
Various characters appeared in the sitcom ''Friends'' and its Spin-off (media), spin-off series ''Joey (TV series), Joey'', which respectively aired for ten seasons and two seasons on NBC from 1994 to 2006. ''Friends'' featured six main cast members: Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston), Monica Geller (Courteney Cox), Phoebe Buffay, Phoebe Buffay-Hannigan (Lisa Kudrow), Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc), Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry), and Ross Geller (David Schwimmer), while ''Joey'' featured LeBlanc in the title role reprising his role as Tribbiani alongside #Gina Tribbiani, Gina Tribbiani (Drea de Matteo), #Alex Garrett, Alex Garrett (Andrea Anders), #Michael Tribbiani, Michael Tribbiani (Paulo Costanzo), #Bobbie Morganstern, Bobbie Morganstern (Jennifer Coolidge), #Zach Miller, Zach Miller (Miguel A. Núñez Jr.), and #Howard, Howard (Ben Falcone). Many well-known actors guest-starred on both series throughout their combined 12-year run. Ensemble cast The main cast members of ''Frie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Ventresca
Vincent Paul Gerard Ventresca (born April 29, 1966) is an American actor, perhaps best known for portraying Darien Fawkes on Sci-Fi's ''The Invisible Man'', and Professor Jack Reed on NBC's ''Boston Common''. Ventresca is also known for his guest starring role as Fun Bobby on NBC's ''Friends''. Early life Ventresca was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. The youngest of eleven children, Ventresca attended Bishop Chatard High School. He graduated from Indiana University Bloomington with a double major in theater and psychology. In 1995, he married Dianne Shiner, his high school sweetheart. They have a son, Benjamin, and a daughter, Renée Marie. Career He starred as Darien Fawkes on Sci-Fi's the 2000 TV series ''The Invisible Man'' for two seasons and as Professor Jack Reed on NBC's ''Boston Common,'' also for two seasons. He also had a recurring role on the Nickelodeon series '' True Jackson, VP'' and as Monica's boyfriend, Fun Bobby, on ''Friends''. He has guest starred on ''Cold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Bunch
Various characters appeared in the sitcom ''Friends'' and its spin-off series ''Joey'', which respectively aired for ten seasons and two seasons on NBC from 1994 to 2006. ''Friends'' featured six main cast members: Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston), Monica Geller ( Courteney Cox), Phoebe Buffay-Hannigan (Lisa Kudrow), Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc), Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry), and Ross Geller (David Schwimmer), while ''Joey'' featured LeBlanc in the title role reprising his role as Tribbiani alongside Gina Tribbiani (Drea de Matteo), Alex Garrett (Andrea Anders), Michael Tribbiani (Paulo Costanzo), Bobbie Morganstern (Jennifer Coolidge), Zach Miller ( Miguel A. Núñez Jr.), and Howard (Ben Falcone). Many well-known actors guest-starred on both series throughout their combined 12-year run. Ensemble cast The main cast members of ''Friends'' were familiar to U.S. television viewers before their roles on the series, but were not considered to be stars. Series creator David Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Hecht
Jessica Hecht (born June 28, 1965) is an American actress known for her roles as Gretchen Schwartz on ''Breaking Bad'', Susan Bunch on ''Friends'', Carol Mannheim on '' The Boys'', and Karen on ''Special''. She is also known for her expansive work on Broadway, earning Tony Award nominations for her roles in ''A View from the Bridge'' (2010), '' Summer, 1976'' (2023) and '' Eureka Day'' (2025). Early life and education Hecht was born in Princeton, New Jersey. When she was three, she moved with her parents and sister to Bloomfield, Connecticut. After her parents divorced, her mother married psychiatrist Howard Iger, and they raised Jessica and her sisters Elizabeth and Andrea, and her brother, Russell. Hecht attended Connecticut College for a year and a half before graduating from the New York University Tisch School of the Arts in 1987 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in drama. Hecht was raised in a culturally Jewish family, with a secular socialist father, but nonetheless expre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janice Hosenstein
Various characters appeared in the sitcom ''Friends'' and its Spin-off (media), spin-off series ''Joey (TV series), Joey'', which respectively aired for ten seasons and two seasons on NBC from 1994 to 2006. ''Friends'' featured six main cast members: Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston), Monica Geller (Courteney Cox), Phoebe Buffay, Phoebe Buffay-Hannigan (Lisa Kudrow), Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc), Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry), and Ross Geller (David Schwimmer), while ''Joey'' featured LeBlanc in the title role reprising his role as Tribbiani alongside #Gina Tribbiani, Gina Tribbiani (Drea de Matteo), #Alex Garrett, Alex Garrett (Andrea Anders), #Michael Tribbiani, Michael Tribbiani (Paulo Costanzo), #Bobbie Morganstern, Bobbie Morganstern (Jennifer Coolidge), #Zach Miller, Zach Miller (Miguel A. Núñez Jr.), and #Howard, Howard (Ben Falcone). Many well-known actors guest-starred on both series throughout their combined 12-year run. Ensemble cast The main cast members of ''Frie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maggie Wheeler
Maggie Wheeler (née Jakobson) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Janice on the television sitcom ''Friends'' (1994–2004), and Anita on ''Ellen'' (1994–1996). In addition to her acting and voiceover work, she is a singer, songwriter, choir director, and workshop facilitator. Early life and education Wheeler is the daughter of Barbara, a writer, and John Jakobson, one of the members of the New York Stock Exchange. She was raised in a secular Jewish household and graduated from The Calhoun School in New York City. Career In the 1980s, Wheeler (under her maiden name of Jakobson) briefly dabbled in voice acting. In the animated series '' SilverHawks'', she voiced not only the villainess Melodia and the heroine Steelheart/Emily Hart, but all of the female characters; she also worked on the ''Karate Kat'' and ''Mini-Monsters'' segments of ''The Comic Strip''. In 1989 she appeared in the live-action film, ''New Year's Day'', alongside David Duchovny. After s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo (Friends)
Various characters appeared in the sitcom ''Friends'' and its spin-off series ''Joey'', which respectively aired for ten seasons and two seasons on NBC from 1994 to 2006. ''Friends'' featured six main cast members: Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston), Monica Geller (Courteney Cox), Phoebe Buffay-Hannigan (Lisa Kudrow), Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc), Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry), and Ross Geller (David Schwimmer), while ''Joey'' featured LeBlanc in the title role reprising his role as Tribbiani alongside Gina Tribbiani (Drea de Matteo), Alex Garrett (Andrea Anders), Michael Tribbiani (Paulo Costanzo), Bobbie Morganstern (Jennifer Coolidge), Zach Miller ( Miguel A. Núñez Jr.), and Howard (Ben Falcone). Many well-known actors guest-starred on both series throughout their combined 12-year run. Ensemble cast The main cast members of ''Friends'' were familiar to U.S. television viewers before their roles on the series, but were not considered to be stars. Series creator David Cran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
