"hence, Schwimmer was the first person to be cast on the show. Ross is a paleontologist and has a Ph.D. from Columbia University. His romantic feelings toward Rachel Green, which began as a high school infatuation, are an ongoing theme of his narrative arc. Likewise, their on-again, off-again romantic relationship is a nearly constant theme of ""Friends"". Born on October 18, 1967, and raised on Long Island, Ross is the elder brother of Monica Geller. Ross and Monica are Jewish and see themselves as at least cultural Jews, with Ross taking a more active role in wanting to teach his"
"Ross Geller Ross Eustace Geller, Ph.D., is a fictional character from the NBC sitcom ""Friends"", portrayed by David Schwimmer. Ross is considered by many to be the most intelligent member of the group and is noted for his goofy but lovable demeanor. His relationship with Rachel Green was included in ""TV Guide""s list of the best TV couples of all time, as well as ""Entertainment Weekly""s ""30 Best 'Will They/Won't They?' TV Couples"". Kevin Bright, one of the executive producers of the show, had worked with Schwimmer before, so the writers were already developing Ross’s character in Schwimmer’s voice. And"
"""Ross & Rachel"" debuted at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. In October 2016, Ross Geller was voted ""the Best Friends Character"" in an international poll held by Comedy Central, during six weeks of """"FriendsFest"""" on the channel. Ross Geller Ross Eustace Geller, Ph.D., is a fictional character from the NBC sitcom ""Friends"", portrayed by David Schwimmer. Ross is considered by many to be the most intelligent member of the group and is noted for his goofy but lovable demeanor. His relationship with Rachel Green was included in ""TV Guide""s list of the best TV couples of all time, as well as"
"a recurring role as a lawyer-turned-vigilante in ""NYPD Blue"" before auditioning, unsuccessfully, for a series pilot called ""Couples"". He landed his first regular series role as the liberal son of a conservative talk show host (Henry Winkler) in the sitcom ""Monty"". In 1994, Schwimmer was cast as Dr. Ross Geller in NBC's situation comedy ""Friends"", a series that revolved around a group of friends who live near each other in Manhattan. He played a hopeless-romantic paleontologist who works at a museum and later becomes a professor at a university. Schwimmer initially turned down the role as Ross, but accepted later."
"ranked it television's 10th ""most ridiculous"" apartment, while ""The Village Voice"" placed it at number four in a similar article. Monica Geller Monica E. Geller is a fictional character, one of the six main characters who appears on the American sitcom ""Friends"" (1994–2004). Created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, and portrayed by actress Courteney Cox, Monica appears in each of the show's 236 episodes, from its premiere on September 24, 1994, to its finale on May 6, 2004. A chef known for her cleanliness, competitiveness and obsessive-compulsive nature, Monica is the younger sister of Ross Geller and best friend"
"Monica Geller Monica E. Geller is a fictional character, one of the six main characters who appears on the American sitcom ""Friends"" (1994–2004). Created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, and portrayed by actress Courteney Cox, Monica appears in each of the show's 236 episodes, from its premiere on September 24, 1994, to its finale on May 6, 2004. A chef known for her cleanliness, competitiveness and obsessive-compulsive nature, Monica is the younger sister of Ross Geller and best friend of Rachel Green, the latter of whom she invites to live with her after Rachel forsakes her own wedding. The"
"""Friends"", as well as five Primetime Emmy Award nominations (two for Supporting Actress, three for Lead Actress), including a win for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. She was also nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and won, in 2003, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy. According to the ""Guinness World Book of Records"" (2005), Aniston (along with her female costars) became the highest-paid television actress of all time with her 1 million-per-episode paycheck for the final season of ""Friends"". Her character's relationship with Ross Geller, portrayed by David Schwimmer in the"
"recreated for those scenes. In 2013, ""TV Guide"" ranked the beginning of the Monica-Chandler affair as the third greatest twist of all time. The One with Ross's Wedding ""The One with Ross' Wedding"" is the two-part fourth-season finale of the American television sitcom ""Friends"", comprising the 96th and 97th episodes of the series overall. Originally broadcast by NBC on May 7, 1998, the episode features Ross, Monica, Joey, Chandler and later Rachel travelling to England to attend the wedding of Ross Geller (David Schwimmer) to his fiancée Emily (Helen Baxendale) in London. Ross and Emily's wedding vows are ruined when"
"The One with Ross's Wedding ""The One with Ross' Wedding"" is the two-part fourth-season finale of the American television sitcom ""Friends"", comprising the 96th and 97th episodes of the series overall. Originally broadcast by NBC on May 7, 1998, the episode features Ross, Monica, Joey, Chandler and later Rachel travelling to England to attend the wedding of Ross Geller (David Schwimmer) to his fiancée Emily (Helen Baxendale) in London. Ross and Emily's wedding vows are ruined when Ross accidentally says ""I, Ross, take thee Rachel""; as the registrar asks Emily if he should continue, the episode ends on a cliffhanger"
"holiday in his adulthood. It is revealed in season 1 he went to an all-boys high school. Chandler's best friend is Ross Geller (David Schwimmer), who was his college roommate. He and Ross were in a band named Way/No Way during college. He met Ross' sister, Monica Geller (Courteney Cox), and her friend, Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston), while celebrating Thanksgiving at Ross' parents' house. Chandler was the first person to know about Ross' love for Rachel. He moved to New York City and lives across the hall from Monica and, through her, meets Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow). At some point"
"Chandler works as an IT procurements manager with the specialization ""Statistical analysis and data reconfiguration,"" but loathes it. In Season 9, he quits his job and Monica helps him start a new career in advertising. Chandler is Ross Geller's roommate in college. Chandler met his friend Rachel Green while celebrating Thanksgiving with the Geller family during his first year at college. On a tip from Monica, Chandler later moved to Apartment #4 in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, across the hall from Monica and her roommate Phoebe Buffay. Actor Joey Tribbiani moves in with Chandler, who becomes his best friend. Ross and"
"Jane Sibbett Jane Moore Sibbett (born November 28, 1962) is an American actress and comedian. Her most notable roles include Heddy Newman on the Fox television series ""Herman's Head"", and as Ross Geller's first ex-wife, Carol Willick, on the NBC sitcom ""Friends"". Sibbett was born in Berkeley, California, the youngest of five children. She was raised on Alameda Island, in the San Francisco Bay. She is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, where she became a member of the California Delta chapter of Pi Beta Phi, an international women's fraternity. Sibbett started her acting career as Jane"
"cancellation, the series ended its second and final season with Jonathan Eliot married in Las Vegas, thus ending his single status. Ultimately, it was one of the highest rated shows to ever get canceled, consistently attaining 4th or 5th place in the Nielsen ratings. Most attribute this to the fact that it was hammocked in the coveted 8:30pm EST slot, between ""Friends"" and ""Seinfeld"". According to ""Entertainment Weekly"", when the show was moved to a different time slot, its position in the ratings went into the low 60s. Ross Geller (played by David Schwimmer), a character from the sitcom ""Friends"","
"Ross unsuccessfully tries to follow her, and Rachel ends up going on their honeymoon alone. Emily, later, calls Ross only to confront him by saying that he has to stop calling / harassing her relatives, but Ross makes her reveal her love for him. She said that she will return only if Ross stops being friends with Rachel. Unable to do so, Ross ends his marriage with Emily. Ross Geller has become a well-known figure in pop culture, in particular due to his relationship with Rachel Green, his neurotic nature, and his love for dinosaurs. In 2015, a play titled"
"Phoebe Buffay Phoebe Buffay-Hannigan is a fictional character, portrayed by Lisa Kudrow, one of the six main characters from the American sitcom ""Friends"", created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman. She appeared in each of the show's 236 episodes, from its premiere on September 24, 1994 to its finale on May 6, 2004. She is a masseuse and musician, notable for her offbeat and sometimes ditzy behavior. She was Monica Geller's roommate before Rachel Green. Phoebe is best friends with Monica and Rachel, along with their neighbors, Chandler Bing and Joey Tribbiani, and also Monica's brother Ross Geller. She plays"
"""Monty"", in the early 1990s. Schwimmer later gained worldwide recognition for playing Ross Geller in the sitcom ""Friends"", for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 1995. His first leading film role was in ""The Pallbearer"" (1996), followed by roles in ""Kissing a Fool"", ""Six Days, Seven Nights"", ""Apt Pupil"" (all 1998), and ""Picking Up the Pieces"" (2000). He was then cast in the miniseries ""Band of Brothers"" (2001) as Herbert Sobel. After the series finale of ""Friends"" in 2004, Schwimmer was cast as the title character in the 2005"
"separated in 2003, but Tyler only filed for divorce in 2014, citing ""Irreconcilable differences"". From 1994 to 2004, James Michael Tyler played Gunther on the sitcom ""Friends"". Gunther was a coffee shop worker at Central Perk who had unrequited love for Rachel Green, played by Jennifer Aniston. This led to a ten-year career with appearances in 148 of ""Friends""<nowiki>'</nowiki> 236 episodes; he is the show's most-frequently-appearing guest star. In honor of ""Friends"" 15th anniversary in 2009, Tyler opened to the public a Central Perk replica in Carnaby Street, London, open for two weeks from September to October. He appeared in"
"Paris Geller Paris Eustace Geller is a fictional character on the television series ""Gilmore Girls"" and its spin-off """", played by Liza Weil. Paris is introduced as an ambitious high-school student from a wealthy family, who was raised almost entirely by her nanny. She has an extreme form of a Type A personality, driven to succeed and going to any extreme to get what she wants, whether it be a high grade or a life goal, and is very disappointed with herself and others if she does not achieve. This is in stark contrast to her friend Rory Gilmore, who"
"friendly Vic (Dave Florek), and Carl (Louis Mandylor). Their gruff boss was Bill Davis (Charles Hallahan). Both Bill and Carl were dropped after the first season; while Carl hadn't a permanent on-screen replacement, the crew's new boss was John Shirley (Paul Dooley) starting in the second season. Russell's friendship with Grace, and their on-and-off dating rituals, became a running theme in the series. Throughout their friendship they often dated other people; for a time in 1994, Grace dated Ryan Sparks (William Fichtner), a quirky chemist who worked in the oil refinery's labs. In season three, Grace entered into a relationship"
"guy"" male friend's affection is viewed negatively or seen to be at fault. ""TheGuardian.com"" contributor Ally Fogg argues that while the friend zone does not exist in a literal sense, men who use the term ""friend zone"" are not necessarily misogynists who feel entitled to sex. He states the term's usage reflects a genuine emotional experience for straight men with low self-esteem and self-confidence. He places blame on ingrained gender roles. The term was popularized by a 1994 episode of the American sitcom ""Friends"" entitled ""The One with the Blackout"", where the character Ross Geller, who was lovesick for Rachel"
"Monica Geller, instead. At first the most famous cast member of the new show, Cox joined fellow castmates Jennifer Aniston (Rachel Green), Lisa Kudrow (Phoebe Buffay), Matt LeBlanc (Joey Tribbiani), Matthew Perry (Chandler Bing) and David Schwimmer (Ross Geller) for what became her most famous role, lasting for 10 seasons until 2004. According to the ""Guinness Book of World Records"" (2005), Cox (along with her female costars) became the highest-paid TV actress of all time, with her 1 million-per-episode paycheck for the final two seasons of ""Friends"". Between seasons five and six, Cox married David Arquette, and changed her name"
"reinvent herself as an independent young woman by waitressing at Central Perk, a coffeehouse where her new friends regularly socialize. She is terrible at the job, but remains employed because the manager, Gunther (James Michael Tyler), is in love with her. As season one concludes, Rachel finds out that Ross is in love with her, and realizes that she loves him, too. When she goes to tell him, however, she finds that he has begun a relationship with a woman named Julie (Lauren Tom). However, Ross eventually chooses Rachel over Julie, and the couple dates for the remainder of the"
"and being able to publish anything without fear of libel. And they always make it look like a solo operation, with the reporter running around the country getting great stories. In reality journalists are more likely to be chained to their desks."" Polly Becker Polly Becker is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"", played by Victoria Gould from 25 March 1997 until 22 September 1998. Polly, a journalist, turns up in Albert Square in March 1997 to report the local happenings for the ""Walford Gazette"". She begins a friendship with Tony Hills (Mark Homer) and he gets"
"of season 2"" and that ""Schwimmer's performance reminded [him] of his most bizarre episodes as ""Friends""<nowiki>'</nowiki> Ross Geller, like 'The One With Ross's Sandwich'."" The episode of ""Friends"" referred to includes Schwimmer's character, Ross, shouting at his boss for eating his special Thanksgiving leftover sandwich. Greenzo ""Greenzo"" is the fifth episode of NBC's second season of ""30 Rock"" and twenty-sixth episode overall. It was written by Jon Pollack and directed by series producer Don Scardino. It aired on November 8, 2007 in the United States. Guest stars in this episode include Kevin Brown, Grizz Chapman, Al Gore, John Lutz, Madison"
"The One with the Morning After ""The One with the Morning After"" is the sixteenth episode of the third season of the American television situation comedy ""Friends"" and 64th overall, which aired on NBC on February 20, 1997. The plot centers on Ross (David Schwimmer) dealing with the repercussions of sleeping with another woman hours after he and Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) had broken up. The episode was written by the show’s creators, David Crane and Marta Kauffman, directed by James Burrows, and guest-stars James Michael Tyler as Gunther, and Angela Featherstone as Chloe, the girl from the Xerox shop that"
"who had custody of his children, Andrea, age five, and Russell, age three. In 1987, Hecht graduated from the NYU Tisch School of the Arts, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama. Hecht has made appearances in television shows such as """", ""ER"", ""Seinfeld"", ""Once and Again"", ""Law & Order"", ""Breaking Bad"", ""Bored to Death"", and ""The Good Wife""; and in movies such as ""Sideways"", ""Anarchy TV"", and ""Kicking and Screaming"". Hecht is known for her recurring role on ""Friends"" as Susan Bunch, the wife of Ross Geller's ex-wife, Carol Willick. She was also a featured cast member in"
"Polly Becker Polly Becker is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"", played by Victoria Gould from 25 March 1997 until 22 September 1998. Polly, a journalist, turns up in Albert Square in March 1997 to report the local happenings for the ""Walford Gazette"". She begins a friendship with Tony Hills (Mark Homer) and he gets a job at the Gazette as a trainee journalist, shadowing Polly. They investigate George and Annie Palmer (Paul Moriarty and Nadia Sawalha), suspecting corruption (money laundering) and discover George is in league with Councillor Dixon. Unbeknownst to Polly, Annie is also blackmailing"
"Courteney Cox (both of whom no longer speak to him) and when he learns Tyler has Jennifer Aniston's phone number but won't give it to him, he curses at Tyler and storms away. James Michael Tyler James Michael Tyler (born May 28, 1962) is an American actor best known for his role as Gunther on the NBC sitcom ""Friends"". James Michael Tyler was born the youngest of five children on May 28, 1962 in Greenwood, Mississippi. He was named after his uncle. Tyler's hometown was Winona, Mississippi. When he was 10 years old his father died, and when he was"
"again performed as cameo as ""himself"" in Robert Altman's ""The Player"". He returned to Australia for ""Exchange Lifeguards"". He became known to a new generation of viewers thanks to a semi-recurring role as Jack Geller, the father of Courteney Cox and David Schwimmer's characters Monica and Ross on the hit NBC sitcom ""Friends"". Around the same time he took a more dramatic role, as the boyfriend of the protagonist's mother, in the controversial drama ""American History X"". He co-starred in Steven Soderbergh's ""Ocean's Eleven"", a 2001 remake of the classic Rat Pack caper film. He reprised the role for its"
"and Christina Pickles as Jack and Judy Geller, respectively; Michael Ray Bower as Monica's date; and Patrick Kerr as the restaurant manager. Joey, now earning money, gives Chandler a gaudy gold bracelet as thanks for paying for head shots and food. Chandler mocks it when it costs him a date, upsetting Joey when he overhears. Chandler promises to never take it off again but immediately realizes he can't find it. He buys a replacement, but the original is found shortly afterwards. He gives one to Joey, repairing their friendship. Ross (David Schwimmer) continues to seek forgiveness from Rachel after insulting"
"Anthony Ross Anthony Ross (February 23, 1909 — October 26, 1955) was an American character actor whose career extended to Broadway stage, television and film. Born in New York City, Ross was a graduate of Brown University and, while living in France, continued his studies at the Sorbonne and the University of Nancy. He may be best remembered for being the first to play the character of the ""Gentleman Caller"" in the original 1944 production of Tennessee Williams' ""The Glass Menagerie"". Ross appeared in 20th Century Fox films including ""Kiss of Death"" (1947) and ""The Gunfighter"" (1950); in the Warner"
"Joey Tribbiani Joseph Francis ""Joey"" Tribbiani, Jr. is a fictional character from the NBC sitcom ""Friends"" and its spin-off ""Joey"", and is portrayed by Matt LeBlanc. He is an Italian-American struggling actor who lives in New York City with his roommate and best friend, Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry), and hangs out in a tight-knit group of his best friends: Chandler, Ross Geller (David Schwimmer), Monica Geller (Courteney Cox), Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston) and Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow). He lived with a few other roommates when Chandler moved out to move in with Monica. Joey was presumably born in 1967 or"
"Executive producer Kevin S. Bright said that he had previously worked with Schwimmer, the character of Ross was written with him in mind, and he was the first actor cast. The show debuted on September 22, 1994, and was watched by almost 22 million American viewers. ""Friends"" quickly developed a loyal audience, with the show and Schwimmer receiving strong reviews. The ""Pittsburgh Post-Gazette"" was complimentary of Schwimmer, calling him ""terrific"". ""Variety""<nowiki>'</nowiki>s television reviewer, said: ""All six of the principals, especially (Courteney) Cox and Schwimmer, appear resourceful and display sharp sitcom skills"". For this performance, he earned a Primetime Emmy Award"