Friends
NBC (ended 2004)
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Jennifer Aniston
Rachel Green
Jennifer, best-known for her role as Rachel on "Friends," was born in Sherman Oaks, California. She was exposed to acting at an early age by her father, John Aniston, who starred on the soap "Days of Our Lives." Her mother, Nancy Dow, was also an actress.
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Jennifer spent a year of her childhood in Greece with her family, but relocated to New York when her father was cast in "Love of Life." She joined the Rudolf Steiner School's drama club at age 11, and ever since then, knew she wanted to be an actress.
Jennifer was a drama student at New York's High School of the Performing Arts, a school that was also attended by actor Al Pacino. In 1989, she landed her first television role as a series regular on "Molloy."
Most recently, Aniston split from her husband of five years, Brad Pitt, after she suspected he had cheated on her with his co-star Angelina Jolie. Their divorce was finalized in early October 2005. She has been, since then, dating stars like Vince Vaughn and John Mayer. -
Courteney Cox
Monica Geller-Bing
The youngest of four children raised in Birmingham, Ala., Courteney (note the spelling) is a former model who signed with the Ford Modeling Agency shortly after finishing high school. Soon, the stunning brunette was appearing on magazine covers and in television commercials. Cox was People magazine's 1995 cover girl for the "50 Most Beautiful People" issue.
In 1984, Courteney made her acting debut on the daytime drama As the World Turns, but got her first big break later that year when she was cast by director Brian DePalma to portray the young fan whom Springsteen pulls out of the crowd in the music video Dancing in the Dark.
Courteney enjoys remodeling and decorating homes in her spare time.
Courteney and Screams co-star David Arquette were married June 12, 1999. The ceremony was held at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. Five years (plus one day) later, their daughter Coco was born.moreless -
Lisa Kudrow
Phoebe Buffay-Hannigan
Lisa Kudrow is a Jewish American Emmy Award-winning actress who was born in Encino, California.
Her father is Lee Kudrow and her mother is Nedra Kudrow. She has one sister and two brothers. Older sister, Helene (1960), older brother David (1957), and older brother Derrick (1959). She went to Portola Middle School, in Tarzana, California, and graduated from Vassar College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology. She is fluent in French.
She began her comedic career as a member of The Groundlings. Her first major television role was Ursula Buffay, the eccentrically silly waitress on Mad About You. This led to her starring role on Friends as Ursula's sister, Phoebe Buffay, a role for which she won an Emmy Award in 1998 for Best Actress in a Comedy Series.
She is married to French-born Michel Stern and has one son, Julian Murray (born May 7, 1998). Kudrow has spoken publicly about having saved her virginity until marriage. Her mother taught her from an early age that her virginity was a special gift and she wanted to save it for her husband.
Her film credits include Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, The Opposite of Sex, Hanging Up, Analyze This and its sequel Analyze That. She has also starred in the biopic Wonderland about the late porn star John Holmes.
Kudrow portrayed Valerie Cherish, the main character on the HBO original series, The Comeback. The series premiered on HBO on June 5, 2005. She also served as co-creator, writer and executive producer. The show was cancelled by the network during its first season, only 13 episodes.moreless -
Matt LeBlanc
Joey Tribbiani
Born in July 25, 1967, Matt LeBlanc is very well known for his character Joey Tribbiani, in the series Friends and Joey. Matt was born to an Italian mother and a father who is a mix of Irish, Dutch, English and French. That's why, his last name, LeBlanc, is French, and means, "The White", while his character Joey, has an Italian last name. When he was a kid, he was interested in motorcycling, more than in acting. At the age of 8 he got his first motorcycle, and stated to participate in competitions. But his mother didn't like the idea and forced him to find a better career. He learned carpentry. He graduated from his local high - Newton North High School, in the year 1985. That's when he wanted to make himself a life in New York. Starting 1987, he began appearing on many commercials, making him famous. He managed to advertise many companies, and one commercial was even won the Gold Lion Award at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. In the year 1988 he started learning formal acting. Less than a year later, a got his first starring role as Chuck Bender in the TV series TV 101. By then, he moved to Los Angeles. He guest-starred on Red Shoe Diaries. He also appeared on several movies, not being a real success comparing his Television career. Some of them were: The Killing Box (1993), Ed (1996), Lookin' Italian (1998), and All The Queen's Men (1999). In the year 1994 he jumped into the knowledge on millions around the world in the award-winning comedy Friends. He starred there for 10 years, as Joey Tribbiani, the woman-chaser friend, who cares about his 5 friends as no-one else in the world. Friends ended in 2004, and from there he continued to Joey, the only Friends's daughter series so far. He is again Joey Tribbiani, who went to Hollywood to succeed in the entertainment world. Joey currently airs its 2nd season. He was nominated for innumerable awards for his roles in Friends and in Joey, and won 3 of them: Favorite Male Television Star in People's Choice Award (2005), TV - Choice Actor, Comedy in Teen Choice Awards (2002), and Editor's Choice (as part of Friends) in TV Guide Awards (2000). Matt has married Melissa McKnight on May 3, 2003, after being engaged for 5 years. They have a shared daughter, Marina Pearl LeBlanc, who was born on February 8th, 2004. They also have two kids, Tyler and Jacquelyne, from Melissa's previous marriage.moreless -
Matthew Perry
Chandler Bing
Born in Williamstown, Mass., and raised in Ottawa, Ontario, Matthew Perry had his first taste of acting when he was in the seventh grade. At age 15 he moved to Los Angeles to live with his father, actor John Bennett Perry.
Matthew's interest in acting increased after he performed in several high-school stage productions. In addition to acting, he excelled at tennis--he was rated No. 17 nationally in the junior singles category, and he and his partner were ranked No. 3 in the doubles.
After his graduation, Perry had intended to enroll at the University of Southern California, but when he was offered a leading role on the television series Boys Will Be Boys, he seized the opportunity to begin his chosen career. His other TV-series credits include regular roles on Home Free and Sydney as well as a recurring part on Growing Pains. He guest-starred on such series as Beverly Hills, 90210, Who's the Boss?, The Tracey Ullman Show, Empty Nest, and The John Larroquette Show.
His TV movies include Deadly Relations, Call Me Anna, and Dance 'til Dawn. Among his feature films are A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon, She's Out of Control, Parallel Lives, and the movies Fools Rush In and Edwards and Hunt: The First American Road Trip.
In addition to acting, Perry enjoys writing. He sold his first pilot, Maxwell's House to Universal Television. He is most famous as Chandler Bing on the hit show Friends.moreless -
David Schwimmer
Ross Geller
If one were to base one's judgment of David Schwimmer's talent on his low-key performance as the anxious, awkward but lovable paleontologist Ross on NBC's smash hit comedy Friends, one might never suspect that beneath the affable exterior lies a versatile, multi-talented actor and filmmaker.
Tall, dark-haired, and lanky, Schwimmer was born in Queens, but later raised in Southern California, where he attended the famed Beverly Hills High School. He then enrolled in Chicago's Northwestern University, where he briefly considered pursuing his family's traditional profession and becoming a lawyer, but by that time, the acting bug had bitten him deeply and he was committed to it. Following graduation from Northwestern, Schwimmer gained enough stage experience in Chicago theater to co-found the Lookingglass Theatre Company with fellow actors. Schwimmer remains passionate about his involvement with the troupe and has starred in or directed many of their productions.
In 1989, he made the first of several attempts to break into Hollywood, when he was cast as a killer in the made-for-TV thriller A Deadly Silence. It was apparently an unpleasant experience and the young actor hastened back to the familiarity of Lookingglass. Still, the lure of Hollywood was great and Schwimmer returned to guest star and play recurring roles on several television series. One of his best-known early TV roles was that of Olivia D'Abo's hippie fianc on The Wonder Years. On the gritty crime drama NYPD Blue, he garnered critical acclaim for his portrayal of a lawyer who goes over the edge and becomes a vigilante. He had another bad television experience when he was cast opposite Henry Winkler in Fox's sitcom Monty. The series crashed before it got off the ground and Schwimmer swore he'd never do another comedy show. Up until 1994, he continued to play a wide variety of roles and to divide his time between stage and television.
Despite his earlier vow, Schwimmer reluctantly accepted the role of Ross in Friends, a role that the show's creators wrote especially for him. The series, about a group of good-looking, but rather aimless buddies in their twenties, was an immediate hit and Schwimmer's lovable nerd character made him a star and got him an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
With his newfound stardom came offers for feature film roles. Though he had actually begun appearing in films in 1990, he had, thus far, played only small roles. He made his debut as a star playing a virtual clone of Ross in the Pallbearer (1996). He played a dramatic role as one of the inventors of silicon breast implants in the made-for-television docudrama Breast Men (1997). Schwimmer signed a lucrative contract with Miramax that will not only star him in several pictures, but also allow him to direct. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
About Ross Geller (David Schwimmer)
Ross Geller (David Schwimmer): Ross is Monica's brother. He has a Ph.D. in paleontology. Originally in the series, he worked for a museum [102]. He lost that job in season 5, due to his "rage problem." Later he became a guest lecturer at NYU (episode [604]). This lead to a full-time teaching position there.
Ross's wife divorced him after she realised/decided that she was a lesbian [101]. Much of season one involved her pregnancy (discovered in episode 102). She finally gave birth to Ross' son Ben [123] and both she and her partner want Ross to be involved with the child to some degree [102] despite the fact that he doesn't really get along with his ex-wife's wife. But that may be changing. He not only gave away the bride at her wedding but he even danced with her new wife. [211] Ross speaks very precisely [103] and is somewhat shy. He had a pet monkey named Marcel [110] who he had to send to zoo when it hit puberty [121].
Ross has been madly in love with Rachel since the ninth grade. At the end of the first season, he gave up on Rachel and began seeing Julie, whom he knew in Grad School and re-met on a trip to China [201]. When he found out that Rachel was interested in him, he broke up with Julie but blew it with Rachel when "the list" he made to help him decide between Julie and Rachel fell into Rachel's hands. [208] But they got over their differences and became a couple [214]. However, they broke up because their relationship was stressed by Rachel's busy schedule and Ross's jealousy [312][315]. The next morning Rachel changed her mind and a reconciliation looked likely, until she found out that Ross has slept with Chloe, the navel-ringed copy store girl [316]. Rachel couldn't forgive Ross but he claimed innocence since they were on a break. Because of their strong feelings, they briefly got back together at the beach [325] but it wasn't long before they right back to the same arguement (We were on a break!) [401].
In season 4, Ross met Emily Waltham [414], a woman visiting from London, and after a very hasty courtship, they decided to get married [419]. However, at the wedding in London, Ross accidently spoke Rachel's name instead of Emily's [423][424]. Although they still went through with the wedding, their relationship quickly disintigrated. Emily decided she can never trust Ross, so they got divorced.
Ross and Rachel's friendship began improving again, and in the final episode of the fifth season, they got drunk in Las Vegas and ended up getting married [524]. Early in the sixth season that was corrected with a divorce. Another notable occurance was when Rachel and Ross arranged to be their "backups" if they weren't married by the time they're 40 [625].
In early season 8, we learned that Ross fathered Rachel's child during a "one-night stand." Both have internal conflicts about where they want or think the relationship should go, but neither one seems to admit that they still want to be together. At the end of season 8, after the baby is born, Ross is apparently ready to propose to Rachel. However, a strange turn of events has led Rachel to agree to marry Joey, even though he didn't really ask (nor did he intend to).
By now (start of the 9th season) Ross is 34, based on his statement eight years ago in the pilot episode, "I'm only 26 and I'm divorced!", and his statement four years ago in episode [509], "I am 30 years old, and I'm about to be divorced twice." In episode [902] his birthday is stated as October 18th. That is consistent with episode [205], which aired in October 1995, had him celebrating his birthday at the hootie concert. But I don't blame Joey for thinking Ross' birthday was in Maytember, because I'm not sure anyone really could keep track of it. Episode [104], which aired in October 1994, had Ross state his birthday was "7 months ago," which would seem to place it in March. And Ross told Gunther his birthday was in December, in episode [405]. Maybe Ross just likes getting presents all year round?moreless -
Tom Selleck
Dr. Richard Burke
His parents are Robert and Martha Selleck. His father was born in Slovakia, is Tom's tie to Eastern Europe. Robert is now a real estate investor for Selleck Properties. His mother was a homemaker. Tom was one of three of the Selleck's sons.
He grew up in Sherman Oaks, California, and attended college at the University of Southern California. He was in the Sigma Chi Fraternity. He was once quoted as saying, "Those were friends I made that will last a lifetime". His first intentions of going to college were to be an architect. He love to draw and had a very creative mind. But regardless of what he wanted to do, he wouldn't be an architect. He drug around because he didn't want to leave home. When he finally did leave, he arrived too late at the University of Southern California, and the School of Architecture was already filled to its capacity. He was heartbroken. Since the careers were in alphabetical order, he just went over to the next table and signed up for the School of Acting. He soon found out that he had exceptional amounts of natural ability, and his ambition to become a famous Hollywood actor developed from there. He had dreams of making millions of dollars on the big screen.moreless -
Elliott Gould
Jack Geller
He was born Elliott Goldstein on the 29th of August, 1938 to Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe. At age 8 he was enrolled in the Professional Childrens School of manhattan and began appearing in local television shows. It was at this point he changed his name from Goldstein to Gould. The real start of his career was at 18 when he appeared on stage as a chorus boy in such Broadway musicals as Rumple, Say Darling and Irma La Douce.moreless -
Christina Pickles
Judy Geller
Christine Pickles was born on February 17, 1935 in Yorkshire, England, UK. Some information says she was born in 1940, however there are several reports saying she made he debut on Broadway in 1941. And it is much more believable that she did this at age 6 then at one year of age. Christine changed her name to Christina, and is a naturalized U.S. citizen. Cristina has played everything from Ibsen and Chekhov to Pirandello and Moliere in New York during the 60s. She started doing TV soaps and guest comedy roles in the mid-70s. She appeared in the famous "Guiding Light" soap opera as Linell Conway from 1970 to 1972. But to the younger audience she is perhaps best known as Ross & Monica quick quipping mother in NBC's hit, "Friends".moreless -
Paget Brewster
Kathy
Paget Brewster took an auspicious if roundabout path to an acting career. Firstly she sought out fame in New York, where she was the singer for an underground rock band, then later moved to San Francisco where she became a local television personality. From there, she moved to Los Angeles, where she acted in a string of failed pilots, landed a recurring role on NBC's hit sitcom "Friends" and made her starring regular debut on the 1999 CBS series "Love & Money".
Dark-haired and quick witted, with a winning smile and a mischievous allure, Brewster broke through as a talk show host on the aptly named late-night series "The Paget Show", aired on San Francisco's KPIX. Fielding topics that ranged from serious family disputes to drag queen makeovers, she had a likeable, spunky presence and came across well in the genre.
The series was courted by syndication companies, the USA Network and Fox, but despite this interest, and no doubt partly due to the influx of other talkers on the air at the time, "The Paget Show" never lived past its 65 episode KPIX incarnation. Still, her engaging energetic presence opened doors for acting opportunities, and she filmed two failed sitcom pilots for Fox, the music video network-set "MV24" and a zany vehicle for comedian Dana Gould entitled "World on a String". Persevering despite these early disappointments, Brewster landed a role on the popular NBC sitcom "Friends", playing Kathy, a medical assistant/actress who dates hunky but dim Joey, only to fall in love with his sarcastic, self-effacing roommate Chandler.
Brewster appeared on six episodes of the series, significantly raising her profile and lining up more starring roles in failed pilots, including the Fox police series "Ghost Cop" and the CBS detective drama "The Expert". 1998 saw her take on a recurring voice role in the Fox animated adventure adaptation "Godzilla: The Series" and a starring role as a NASA technician in the action packed "Max Q" (ABC), producer Jerry Bruckheimer's misfired TV-movie debut. Brewster struck gold with "Love & Money", a CBS pilot picked up for the 1999 fall season, in which she starred as Allison Conklin, a kindergarten teacher and daughter of privilege who falls for her affluent apartment building's blue-collar superintendent (Brian Van Holt).
With a supporting cast including Swoosie Kurtz as her boozy mother and David Ogden Stiers as her austere father, she made her network television starring debut in good company and considered the series, whether or not it proved a hit, an invaluable learning experience. On the big screen, Brewster starred in the 1998 independent feature "Let's Talk About Sex", as Michelle, an intimacy-wary and controlling single woman who routinely dates much younger men.
Brewster played a fast-talking down-on-her luck actress in Bill Fishman's "Desperate But Not Serious" (lensed 1998), co-starring Christine Taylor and Claudia Schiffer and was later featured in "The Specials" (lensed 1998) as Ms. Indestructible, comprising, along with actors including Rob Lowe and Thomas Haden Church, a group of oddly powered superheroes in this "Mystery Men" (1999) reminiscent comedy.
. Brewster's range of talent is additionally exhibited in her guest appearance in the "George Lopez Show" where her comedic ability was stellar. As of 2008, Paget resides in Los Angeles, California and stars in the television show "Criminal Minds" on CBS.moreless -
Giovanni Ribisi
Frank Buffay Jr.
Giovanni started acting at the age of 9 and he has gone on from there to appear in countless Movies and TV shows, his most notable TV appearances are as phobes brother in friends and his appearance in My Name Is Earl. His Film credits include Saving Private Ryan and Gone In Sixty Seconds. He is best friends with fellow Saving Private Ryan Star Adam Goldberg.moreless -
Maggie Wheeler
Janice
Maggie Wheeler was born Margaret Jakobson, on August 7th 1961 in New York City, New York. Because of her nasally voice, she had trouble finding a job as a voice actor. She has been romantically linked to David Duchovny, and even appeared on his show. She has also appeared on ER, L.A. Law and Seinfeld (just to name a few). She is currently married to Danny Wheeler.
Out of all her roles, her most famous role is Janice Litman Goralnick (ne Hosenstein), Chandler Bing's particularly annoying ex-girlfriend. She is one of the four guest stars on Friends to be credited in every season. Her trademark quote, "Oh my God!", seems to be the thing that she gets most recognized for on the show. She also had a recurring role on Everybody Loves Raymond, as Debra's friend. She got both of these
roles, after auditioning for the female lead(s).
Despite her appearances in Friends and Raymond, she has had horrible luck finding a permanent role on TV shows. She was in the Pilot for Suddenly Susan as a regular, but sadly her characters was recast with Kathy Griffin. Also, she was a regular on Ellen, but disappeared after the first season.moreless -
Jessica Hecht
Susan Bunch
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Bonnie Somerville
Mona
Bonnie was raised by her mother, and her mother's large Irish Catholic family in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Her mother is one of 9 children. Bonnie started acting and singing at a young age, appearing in all the high school plays at Poly Prep Country Day School in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. She attended Boston College as a Musical theater major, and left to move back home to New York to try acting professionally. She was noticed by a modeling scout while waiting tables in NYC, and did some modeling in New York, and Europe, only to return more focused on acting. She packed her bags and moved to Los Angeles at age 22, and very quickly had a band, and then an agent. One of her first auditions, after getting an agent was for the lead role in CBS's mini-series, "Shake, Rattle and Roll" in which she also sang. She currently lives in Los Angeles.moreless -
Lauren Tom
Julie
Lauren Tom was raised in Highland Park, Illinois as part of the only Asian family in a largely Jewish neighborhood. She started as a dancer with the Hubbard St. Dance Company and at 17 moved to New York to perform in "A Chorus Line" on Broadway. She has also performed on Broadway in "Hurlyburly" and "Doonesbury" and in numerous plays at the New York Shakespeare Festival including "American Notes" for which she received an Obie Award. She has worked with directors Peter Sellars and Joanne Akalaitis at the Goodman Theater, The Guthrie Theater, La Jolla Playhouse and the Kennedy Center. Film credits include "The Joy Luck Club," "Cadillac Man," "Mr. Jones," "When A Man Loves a Woman," "Bad Santa," and "In Good Company". On television she currently has a starring role as Mai Washington on "Men in Trees". Lauren is an accomplished voiceover actress and has starring roles as Minh on "King of the Hill," and as Amy Wong on "Futurama." "Lauren's writing credits include "Tiger on the Right" for which she won a DramaLogue Award in 1991.
Lauren Tom writes and performs in her solo-performance show "25 Psychics," which is a look at her own life as a self-professed "New Age Seeker." She has done everything from growing her own fungus to fire-walking in her quest, ultimately discovering her own grandmother as a source of wisdom and comfort. The humor at the heart of the work rests in the similarities and differences between herself and the powerful family matriarch underscoring our own difficulties as creatures from (if not of) a tradition while still living in the modern world. Tom portrays a host of characters including a few of the title's psychics who she meets along the way to becoming her own woman.
Tom is a featured performer with Great Leap's productions of "A Slice of Rice" and "A Slice of Rice, Frijoles and Greens."moreless -
Helen Baxendale
Emily Waltham
Helen Baxendale is an English TV, film, and stage actress. Like many girls, she wanted to be a ballet dancer, training at the Elmhurst School for Dance, but she gave that idea up when she was 17 in favor of acting. She trained at the world famous Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, and then worked at the Glasgow Citizens Theatre from 1992-1994. It was from the Glasgow Citizens' Theatre that she was cast in the British Hospital TV Series Cardiac Arrest, although that was not her first television role. She was the star of the popular TV series Cold Feet playing Rachel Bradley. She also starred in An Unsuitable Job for a Woman playing Cordelia Grey, and made notable recurring appearances on the American hit series Friends as Ross Geller's' girlfriend/wife/ex-wife Emily Waltham. Her appearance on the comedy hit show introduced her to American audiences. Perhaps her most cult TV role would be that of Dr. Claire Maitland in Cardiac Arrest. She was nominated for a BAFTA (Scotland) in 1995 for her role as Dr. Claire Maitland and for a British Comedy Award in 1997 for her role as Rachel Bradley. Other notable roles include Lorna Johnson in Truth or Dare (in which John Hannah also starred), Caroline Meagher in The Investigator, and Julie Matthews in Dead By Monday. She was nominated for a BAFTA (Scotland) 1997 for her role as Lorna Johnson. Dead By Monday won the Angel Award for Best Film in the Monaco International Film Festival in 2003 and the Portland Festival of World Cinema Award for Best Feature Film in 2001. She also appeared on stage as Christine in Patrick Marber's After Miss Julie, but has played various roles including that of Ophelia in Hamlet (the Marovitz Hamlet) along with Henry Ian Cusick. She was a finalist for the 1993 Sunday Times-Royal National Theatre Ian Charleson Award (best cal actor under 30). She also played Pandora Braithwaite in Adrian Mole - the Cappuccino Years and Maggie in the multiple award-winning Bolse Vita. Helen solved the dilemma of mixing acting and pregnancy by going ahead and having children anyway. Her first pregnancy was written into An Unsuitable Job for a Woman and her second was written into Cold Feet, even though her character, Rachel Bradley was supposed to be infertile.moreless -
Morgan Fairchild
Nora Tyler Bing
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Michael G. Hagerty
Mr. Treeger
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Steve Ireland
Mr. Zelner
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Eddie Cahill
Tag Jones
Eddie Cahill was born in New York on January 15, 1978. With Italian and Irish decent, Eddie is the second born to his parents, having one older and one younger sister. He graduated from Byram Hills High School in Armonk, New York in 1996. He appeared in Nicky Silver's Off-Broadway play The Altruists in 2000. He made his move onto TV screens, in June of 2000 guest-starring opposite Sarah Jessica Parker in "Sex and the City." Eddie's first big break and well known role was in October of 2000 winning the role of Rachel's new assistant Tag Jones in "Friends." His other many TV appearances include "Charmed," "Felicity," "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit." In 2001 Eddie signed a holding deal with The WB Network to star in his own TV show. "Glory Days," debuted in 2002 but, while well received by critics and viewers, it did not last long. Not discouraged, Eddie went on to make appearances in the series "Haunted" and "Dawson's Creek." In 2004 he made his leap onto the big screen in Disney's Miracle playing his childhood hero Jim Craig. He continued his movie career in 2005 appearing in the movie Lords of Dogtown. Also, in 2004 he joined the cast of the newest addition to the "CSI" franchise "CSI: New York." He can be seen playing Detective Don Flack every Wednesday on CBS at 10/9 central. With all The Shows & Movies he's done Eddie's Most Notable Role Is His Recurring Role as Tag Jones, Rachel Green's Assistant on "Friends."moreless -
Hank Azaria
David
Hank Azaria was born in Queens, NY on April 25, 1964. Hank Azaria attended Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, from 1981-1985, but did not receive his B.A. until he completed two courses in L.A. in 1987. Hank Azaria was given Tufts' Light on the Hill Award in 1999. Azaria, who trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, is a master of film, stage, and screen. He's appeared in numerous TV shows, including Herman's Head, Friends, and Mad About You as well as movies like America's Sweethearts and Mystery, Alaska. He was also a bartender in New York at the Arcadia, which may have helped him prepare for his most notable role as Moe Szyslak, on Fox's The Simpsons. He voices many members of the cast, including Police Chief Wiggum, Apu, Cletus, Professor Frink, and Comic Book Guy. Azaria has had several Emmy nominations for his work, and has won 3 of them for his work on The Simpsons itself. He also won for his performance in Tuesdays With Morrie. While he's stil working on the Simpsons, Azaria has a new series he's working on, Huff, in which he plays a psychiatrist who's wide array of patients keeps him quite frustrated, along with his family. In 2005, Azaria was nominated for an Emmy in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his performance on Huff.moreless -
Aisha Tyler
Charlie Wheeler
Aisha attended J.Eugene McAter School of the Arts in San Francisco. She moved on to Dartmouth College where she graduated with a degree in Political Science. She finally settled in L.A. in 1996 where her career really started to take off. As a child, Aisha lived alone with her father Jim. Her parents were divorced when she was 10 years old. Aisha has been working the comedy circuit since she was a teenager. Aisha considers herself an improv junkie and she regularly cut high school to attend improv school. Aisha was the host of Talk soup. She appeared in Curb Your Enthusiasm and Friends, and all three The Santa Clause movies. Aisha had recurring roles on 24, CSI and Friends. Aisha starred as Andrea Moreno in Ghost Whisperer during the first season. Aisha had a guest starring role in the first episode of the second season.smoreless -
Jane Sibbett
Carol Willick
Jane is probably best known for her role as Carol, Ross' ex-wife in Friends, but from the beginning she actually dreamed of being a writer. She is the youngest of five children to William Ryan Sibbett IV Gaines Sibbett. Jane was born in California but the family soon moved to the island of Alameda. Even though she aspired to writing, Jane so loved being able to lose her still shy self in acting. Therefore she applied to enter UCLA's theater program, where she studied under magnificent Jennifer Penny Rountree. Upon graduating from UCLA, Jane kept up acting, writing and co-producing several succesful plays in Los Angeles. in 1992 Jane married writer/producer/director Karl Fink and they remain busy working with one another whila caring for and their three children on an animal packed farm in Southern California.moreless -
Mitchell Whitfield
Barry Farber
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June Gable
Estelle Leonard
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James Michael Tyler
Gunther
Tyler was born on 28th May 1962 in Winona, Mississippi. For the first decade of his life, Tyler lived with his father, a retired Air Force captain, his mother, a homemaker, and his four older siblings. Unfortunately, when he was 11, Tyler's parents died. James is best known as the quiet waiter on the hit television show Friends.moreless -
Steven Eckholdt
Mark Robinson
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Elle MacPherson
Janine Lecroix
One of the models who own the Fashion Cafe in New York City, along with Claudia Schiffer and Naomi Campbell.
She was "discovered" at the age of eighteen while vacationing in Aspen, Colorado, and was promptly signed to the Click modeling agency.
Son, Arpad Flynn Busson born in New York, New York, USA. Father is Arpad "Arkie" Busson, a Swiss financier. [14 February 1998]
Elle claims she put on over 20 pounds in weight so that she would have a figure more in the tradition of a model of the day, for the film Sirens (1994)
Home was robbed. Money and photographs were stolen. Ransom was held for photographs. Elle and husband worked with FBI and they caught the thieves. One of the thieves claimed that he was the father of Elle's baby.
Became engaged to her partner of six years, French-Swiss financier Arpad Busson, in the Bahamas. [January 9, 2002]
One of People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" in 1995.
Has own line of lingerie in Australia, planning on extending it to US (May 2002)
Measurements: 36C-24-35 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
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Jon Favreau
Pete Becker
Jon Favreau was born and raised in Queens, NY on October 19, 1966. Having graduated from the Bronx High School of Science, he pursued a short-lived career as a stock broker before he decided to become an actor. He moved to Chicago to work in im-prov and occasionally as an extra on such films as Hoffa (1992). He auditioned and got his first speaking role on the TV Show Angel Street.
1993 saw Jon co-starring in the film Rudy and it was during this shoot that he became friends with actor Vince Vaughn. In 1994 Jon was a guest-star on Seinfeld as 'Eric the Clown' and was also a short-lived star of Chicago Hope. Jon also had a role in Alan Parker's film Mrs. Paker and the Vicious Circle but his part was left on the cutting room floor. More successful was his turn in the college comedy PCU.
Jon then moved to Los Angeles and subsequently wrote the screenplay for Swingers which was partially based on his own experiences. The screenplay was bought by Miramax and as a bonus hired Jon to act in the film along with Vince Vaughn. The film, directed by Doug Liman and released in 1996, became a cult-classic and made Vaughn a leading man and led to Jon's recurring role as Pete Becker on Friends.
Jon starred in the big budgeted Deep Impact which was released in 1998 as was Very Bad Things.
Jon made his film directorial debut with Made in 2001, based on his screenplay, which also starred buddy Vaughn and Peter Falk as his mentor. The film was received poorly critically and at the box office. That same year saw the debut of Dinner for Five, a tv show on IFC hosted by Favreau and featuring many of his co-stars and friends as they talk about their career experiences.
2003 would prove to be a banner year for Jon as not only did he star in Daredevil but his next directorial effort, Elf became a box office hit. This led to his being hired as the director for the sci-fi fantasy Zathura which was released in 2005.
Jon's recent acting roles have been relatively minor - 2006 saw him guest-starring on My Name is Earl, Monk and he also co-starred in the Vince Vaughn / Jennifer Anniston film The Breakup. His career as a director has however been burgeoning, as he has been attached to the films John Carter of Mars and Iron Man, both based on the sci-fi/comic heroes. Jon also co-produced and directed the pilot for the TV show In Case of Emergency which aired on ABC in January 2007.moreless -
Debra Jo Rupp
Alice Knight-Buffay
Born in Glendale, CA, and raised in Massachusetts, Rupp knew that she wanted to be an actress at an early age. Her parents disagreed, and sent her to the University of Rochester in New York specifically because they didn't have a drama department. They later added a drama course, and she graduated in 1974. She then moved to New York and made her film debut in the 1988 Tom Hanks comedy Big. She is also known for playing Kitty Forman on the hit tv show That '70s Show Debra currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.moreless
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