Looking again, one of many issues that arguably made “Friends” so profitable was how excellent of a job the producers did with casting. We aren’t simply speaking when it comes to expertise, however age, too! The collection was a couple of group of mates of their late 20s and early 30s residing, laughing, and loving in New York City, and the actors who have been about that age, too. Often, actual occasions that occurred to the actors – like Lisa Kudrow’s being pregnant – have been included into the plot of the present.
Plus, the younger forged ended up spending plenty of time collectively and forging deep relationships. Their bond was nonetheless deeply obvious in the course of the 2021 “Friends” reunion. Matthew Perry, who performed Chandler, additionally talked about how he had a crush on all his ladies costars throughout a earlier interview with Diane Sawyer. He advised Sawyer that he really requested Jennifer Aniston out earlier than filming, however she mentioned no. Still, he pined for her on set. “Well, how are you going to not have a crush on Jenny? And Courteney [Cox]? And Lisa [Kudrow]? So I made it form of troublesome to go to work as a result of I needed to faux that I did not have these crushes,” he defined.
Ahead, we break down how outdated each “Friends” forged member was when the present premiered and a number of the main life occasions they skilled throughout filming.
