'Friends' Most Memorable Guest Stars

Today, the forged of Friends are A-listers on their own. Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer rose to large fame during the display, which aired on NBC for 10 seasons from 1994 to 2004.

From the start, the sitcom drew the attention of celebrities — and landed some huge guest stars. In the first season, both George Clooney and Helen Hunt gave the impression in brief roles — and they had been just the beginning.

One of the most memorable guest stars is Brad Pitt. The actor portrayed Will Colbert on “The One With the Rumor,” the once a year Thanksgiving episode that aired in 2001 throughout season 8. At the time, Pitt and Aniston have been married. (The two split in 2005.) His cameo earned the Pitt an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series and gave him a possibility to promote his film, Spy Game. Of direction, the cameo additionally gave viewers the danger to peer the then-beloved couple as enemies.

Other guest appearances led to a lifelong friendship. Reese Witherspoon gave the impression in season 6 as Rachel’s sister Jill Green and although the characters didn’t get alongside, the actresses become close buddies. Nine years later, they starred in and produced Apple TV’s The Morning Show.

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Witherspoon also printed that she was once asked to return to the 62-time Emmy-nominated series but became it down. “They asked me back and I said, ‘No, I can’t do it,’” she revealed during an interview with AP in November 2019. “I used to be too scared.”

Throughout the show, some massive stars also appeared in longer arcs, including Tom Selleck, Paul Rudd and Bruce Willis. Scroll during the gallery beneath to relive one of the crucial most memorable guest appearances on Friends over time.

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