How 20 years changed the heroes of the sitcom “Friends”

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We offer you to plunge into mini-stories about the lives of each of the characters of the cult TV series “Friends”, which is still popular.

How 20 years changed the heroes of the sitcom "Friends"

Courtney Cox (Monica Geller). At the start of first “Friends” series Courtney was already known after the film “ACE Ventura: pet detective”. Jennifer Aniston and she has been friends for many years.

How 20 years changed the heroes of the sitcom "Friends"

David Schwimmer (Ross Geller). For David role in “Friends” has become the brightest page in career. After starring in “Friends,” David became one of the directors of the picture “Joe”, which tells the story of Joey from the previous series. Now he mostly voices the cartoons, but he is preparing to return to screens in “American crime story” to play with John Travolta.

How 20 years changed the heroes of the sitcom "Friends"

Matthew Perry (Chandler Bing). In 1990 he played in the TV series “Beverly hills”. Later he played in “Friends” that brought him worldwide fame. In addition, he starred in moderately successful films, and for many years suffered from alcoholism and drug addiction. David Schwimmer was the one who helped him to overcome those addictions. Matthew was dating with Julia Roberts and Lizzy Caplan. Soon we will see Matthew Perry in the title role in the TV series “The Odd couple”.

How 20 years changed the heroes of the sitcom "Friends"

Lisa Kudrow (Phoebe Buffay). Few people know that Phoebe Buffay existed even before “Friends”. She had played a waitress in the NBC series “Mad about you”, but her name was Ursula. Later the heroine has moved into “Friends”, changing her name to Phoebe. But Ursula was also left as her sister. As for Lisa in the show she found love. With Michel Stern she met on set, and the result of love couple got a son Julien, who is now 17 years old.

How 20 years changed the heroes of the sitcom "Friends"

Matt LeBlanc (Joey Tribbiani). Matt’s career began in modeling. He appeared in commercials of the most famous brands. He earned a lot, but liked to spent money. After starring in “Friends” Matt’s career has rapidly developed – he played in “Charlie’s Angels” and other famous films. Matt is divorced and has a 10-year-old daughter Marina.

How 20 years changed the heroes of the sitcom "Friends"

Jennifer Aniston (Rachel Green). The role in “Friends” brought her millions in royalties, “Emmy” and “Golden globe”. Most recently, she starred in the drama “Cake”. As for her personal life, Jennifer, in 2011 she started dating actor Justin Theroux.

How 20 years changed the heroes of the sitcom "Friends"

Maggie Wheeler (Jennice, a friend of Chandler). By the way, she auditioned for the role of Monica, but didn’t get it. Later she appeared in many famous TV shows such as “Drake and Josh”. Once she was dating David Duchovny, but married Daniel Wheeler, and now has got two daughters.

How 20 years changed the heroes of the sitcom "Friends"

Jane Sibbet (Carroll Willick). The most famous film in her career was the picture of “Two: me and my shadow”, where Jane played the role of evil stepmother, and the role in the TV series “Friends”. After an acting career, Jane became a producer, and now is doing voice-overs the voices of the actors in the movies. Jane is married and has got 2 daughters and 1 son.

How 20 years changed the heroes of the sitcom "Friends"

Reese Witherspoon (Jill Green). Despite the fact that Rachel’s sister, Jill, appeared in the series only a few times, Reese Witherspoon quickly became known. In 2001 she played a major role in the movie “Legally Blonde,” which brought her worldwide fame.

How 20 years changed the heroes of the sitcom "Friends"

Paul Rudd (Mike Hannigan). Paul was starring in “Friends” from 2002 to 2004, playing the role of boyfriend and then husband of Phoebe. After that he had many bit parts and leading roles in unsuccessful films. Now Paul tries himself in the role of a writer and a producer. Paul Rudd is married and has two children.