"So, no one told you life was gonna be this way...." The track through the Rembrandts is right away recognizable as the theme track from the insanely fashionable sitcom Friends.

The display was created by means of David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons. The ensemble solid stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer.

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Friends revolves round six friends of their 20s and 30s who are living in Manhattan, New York City. The collection used to be produced via Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television.

Kauffman and Crane began creating Friends beneath the (catchy) operating identify Insomnia Café between November and December 1993. But after several script rewrites and changes, together with identify adjustments to Six of One and Friends Like Us, the series used to be in the end merely Friends.

Filming came about at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California in front of a live-studio audience. The display ranked inside of the top ten of the final television season rankings; with the six Friends becoming quick stars. It's arduous to consider the characters being played by way of every other actors. But it was nearly solid entirely otherwise...

Courteney Cox Was Originally Offered Jennifer's Aniston's Role As Rachel Green

Monica Geller is 1/6 of the Friends characters we all know and love. The character, performed by means of Courteney Cox, is a chef identified for her cleanliness, competitiveness and obsessive-compulsive nature.

Monica is the more youthful sister of Ross Geller and best pal of Rachel Green. Series author, Marta Kauffman told Vanity Fair in 2012 that they initially offered Cox the part of fashion ahead Rachel. The creators' first choice for the role of Monica was once comedienne Janeane Garofalo. But Cox turned down the role, and lobbied for Monica.

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Cox gave an explanation on the podcast, Off Camera with Sam Jones in 2017. "For some reason, I thought I related more to Monica," she stated. "I'm very similar to her ... I'm not as clean as Monica, but I am neat. And I'm not as competitive, even though some people [like] my partner, (musician) Johnny McDaid, would say I am."

Matthew Perry Initially Turned Down His Iconic Role As 'Chandler Bing' On 'Friends'

When Matthew Perry was offered the role of Chandler Bing, he turned it down. Perry used to be caught in a bind after committing to a pilot for Fox.

However, the beneficiant actor offered the manufacturers a compromise. He really helpful his pal, actor Craig Bierko, as a substitute. According to Vanity Fair, Perry even coached Bierko on the role. However, manufacturers weren't so willing on Bierko.

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"There was something Snidely Whiplash about Craig Bierko," stated Warren Littlefield, former president of NBC Entertainment, referencing the opponent of Dudley Do-Right on the classic '60s caricature The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. Littlefield famous an undertone of anger to Bierko's performance, which helped to get rid of him from consideration.

"The attractive leading man who you love and can do comedy is very rare," mentioned Littlefield. Thankfully, Perry became available, and the leisure is history. He was even voted "Best Friends" character in a poll via the Radio Times.

Jon Favreau Turned Down The Role Of 'Chandler Bing' On 'Friends'

Jon Favreau is an actor/director who is understood for directing many movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He directed Iron Man with Robert Downey Jr and was once the government producer of the Avengers movies. But if he had accredited an offer to famous person as a lead role in Friends, things will have been completely other.

According to Vulture, Favreau was selected to play Chandler Bing on Friends but declined the part as a way to paintings on different initiatives. However, the actor did return to the series in a six-episode arc in Season 4.

Favreau performed Pete Becker, the millionaire pc tool creator. He was taken with a romantic relationship with Monica Geller - who in the long run dumped him after his disastrous turn as an Ultimate Fighting Championship wrestler.

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