1-The
opening sequence of Friends was filmed on the Warner Bros. lot at
5
o'clock
in the morning.
2-During
first season Mon, Rach, Chandler and Joey mysteriously moved
up
a couple of floors in their apartment building.
3-During
its 6th season (yet..), Ross and Rachel, Monica and Chandler, Rachel and
Joey, Phoebe and Joey, Ross and Phoebe, Chandler and Rachel, Chandler and
Phoebe, Rachel and Monica, Chandler and Joey and Joey and Ross shared kisses
!
4-Friends
received a lot of guest star over the years including: Noah Wyle,
George
Clooney, Jonathan Silverman, Billy Crystal, Jon Lovitz, Isabella Rosellini,
Chris Isaak, Hank Azaria, Soleil Moon Frye, Jennifer Grey, Ralph Lauren,
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Marcel The Monkey, Ben Stiller, David Arquette,
Brooke
Shields, Julia Roberts, Charlie Sheen, Tom Selleck, Elle Macpherson, Giovanni
Ribsi and more recently, Bruce Willis and Reese Witherspoon, just to name
a few.
5-Matthew
Perry co-wrote a sitcom called 'Maxwell House' about a group
of
twenty-something. NBC turned it down because they had a similar project
in mind...Friends !
6-When
they were young and struggling actors, Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry
hanged out together !
7-At
the age of 13 Matthew Perry was ranked No. 2 in Canada for junior tennis.
8-Monica,
Chandler & Joey live in a six storey apartment building on
West 14th Street.
9-Lisa
Kudrow was cast as 'Roz' on 'Fraiser' but at the last minute was
replaced by
Peri Gilpin.
10-Other
titles were considered for Friends : Six of One, Friends Like
Us, Across
the Hall and Insomnia Cafe.
11-David
Schwimmer apparently turned down Will Smith's part in Men In Black.
13-Matthew
Perry turned down Harry Connick Jr's role in Independance Day.
14-Jennifer
Aniston's real last name is actually Anistonopoulos.
15-Jennifer
Aniston's father, John Aniston plays Victor Kiriakis on Days of Our
Lives.
16-A
fan once sent David Schwimmer....its underwear !
17-Playgirl
"readres" voted David Schwimmer one of 1995's 10 sexiest men.
18-Friends
cast have a pack; if one of them leave, they all do.
19-Jennifer
Aniston was told to loose weight at the beginning of her career...she lost
30 pounds !
20-Courteney
Cox Arquette was originally casted for the part of Rachel but she thought
she was more a Monica. The producers finally agreed and she got the part
!
21-Lisa
Kudrow's sister, Helene Sherman doubles for Ursula's (Phoebe's twin sister)
shoulder shots.
22-The
first line on Friends was: "There's nothing to tell, it's just two
people
going out and not having sex." It was said byMonica about her date with
Paul on TOW The Pilot.
Chandler then responded with "Sounds like a date to me."
23-David
Schwimmer attended Beverly Hills High School, the school where the show
Beverly Hills 90 210 was based on.
24-Matthew
Perry played a tennis player on 90 210 !
25-Rachel's
middle name is Karen, Monica's starts with 'E', Ross's is Eustance and
Joey's
full name is Joey Marcello Tribbiani Jr.
26-Matt
LeBlanc dislocated his shoulder on the set of Friends.
27-The
art in Central Perk is changed for every episode and is sometimes made
by
the
crew.
28-Before
marriying David Arquette, Courteney was involved with Micheal Keaton and
Christian Slater.
29-Matthew
Perry's father is the actor seen in the Old Spice commercials.
30-Jennifer
Aniston's personnal heroes are Lucille Ball and Carol Burnett and she says
she'd give anything to meet Barbra Streisand.
31-According
to Jennifer Aniston, her famous "Rachel" hairdo was created by accident
when her "friend" Chris cut her hair with a razor.
32-Courteney
was the first person to say "period" on american TV when she made a Tempax
commercial.
33-Courteney
was on the cover of People magazine's 50 most beautiful people issue and
was also named "TV hottest babe" by american Playboy magazine.
34-Matt
LeBlanc has a mutt named Lady and a dobberman named Shadow.
35-Matthew
Perry dated Julia Roberts not long after she guest-starred on Friends.
Apparently, it didn't last.
36-Lisa
Kudrow has a major in biology.
37-David
Schwimmer once dated singer and australian actress Natalie Imbruglia.
38-Courteney
is the girl pulled on stage in Bruce Springsteen "Dancing in the Dark"
video.
39-Counting
Crows lead singer Adam Duritz was apparently linked to both Jennifer Aniston
and Courteney Cox Arquette. We can see Courteney in CC's "Long December"
video.
40-Among
Lisa Kudrow's famous friends are Conan O'Brian and Jon Lovitz.
41-Jennifer
Aniston made a commercial for L'Oreal shampoo but it was only shown in
Europe.
42-Marcel
the monkey was in the movie Outbreak with Dustin Hoffmann.
43-Matt
LeBlanc is now engaged with a model named Melissa. She is a mother of a
little girl.
44-As
everyone knows...Jennifer Aniston is going out with Brad Pitt.
45-David
Schwimmer hosted Montreal's Just For Laugh Festival.
