There is basically no sitcom as iconic as Friends. The NBC hit first premiered on Sept. 22, 1994, and ran for 10 seasons until the finale on May 6, 2004. The show, which starred Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, and Matt LeBlanc, made people laugh for 236 episodes. They earned a whole new generation of fans when the show began streaming in the 2020s. Since the show ended, the cast has gone on to do big things. Many have stayed in the TV arena, while others have branched out to movies, Broadway, and more. The crew reunited in 2021 for an HBO Max special, which would mark the last time they were all together before Matthew Perry’s tragic death on October 28, 2023 at the age of 54.
Look back at the cast from then to now in our gallery below.
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Jennifer Aniston
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Jennifer Aniston, who played Rachel Green, still looks just as incredible as she did on Friends. After the show ended, Jen dabbled in movies with flicks like We’re The Millers and Horrible Bosses. She returned to TV in 2019 with the Apple TV+ series The Morning Show.
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Courteney Cox
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Courteney Cox, who played Monica Geller, starred in the TV series Cougar Town after Friends. She also reprised her role as Gale Weathers in Scream 4 and starred in Zoom and Bedtime Stories.
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David Schwimmer
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David Schwimmer was beyond hilarious as Ross Geller. After the series wrapped, he continued acting in movies and shows such as The Pallbearer, Band of Brothers, and the Madagascar franchise. He earned critical acclaim for his role as Robert Kardashian in American Crime Story: The People v OJ Simpson.
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Matthew Perry
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Matthew Perry, who played Chandler Bing, had roles on TV series like Go On and The Odd Couple after Friends. He also starred as Ted Kennedy in the mini-series The Kennedys After Camelot. In 2022 he released a tell-all memoir titled Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir. Sadly, Matthew was found dead at his Los Angeles home on October 28, 2023.
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Lisa Kudrow
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Lisa Kudrow, who played Phoebe Buffay, tickled viewers’ funnybones once again with her role as Valerie Cherish on the TV series The Comeback. Lisa also starred in movies like Easy A and Booksmart.
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Matt LeBlanc
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Matt LeBlanc played actor Joey Tribbiani on the show. He was the only character to get his own spinoff Joey which aired from 2004 to 2006. He went back to TV with the CBS sitcom Man with a Plan, which ran from 2016 to 2020.
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