
(In an interesting twist, it was revealed in Friends that Phoebe was Ursula's twin sister.) Kudrow was cast in the pilot of Frasier in the role of Roz Doyle, but the part was later re-cast with Peri Gilpin in the role.

Another, Lisa Kudrow, was also familiar with working on sitcoms, having played Ursula Buffay on Mad About You. Two of the series' stars, Matthew Perry and Jennifer Aniston, had already appeared in several unsuccessful sitcom pilots. David Schwimmer as Ross Geller, Monica's older brother, a paleontologist working at a museum of Prehistoric History and later a professor of paleontology at New York University.He is later a junior copywriter at an advertising agency and marries longtime friend Monica Geller. Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing, a sarcastic executive in statistical analysis and data reconfiguration for a large multi-national corporation.Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani, a struggling actor who becomes famous for his role on Days Of Our Lives as Dr.Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay, an eccentric masseuse and musician.Courteney Cox as Monica Geller, a chef who changes jobs often throughout the show, ending up as head chef at Javu.

Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Greene, a fashion enthusiast who starts working at the coffee shop Central Perk, but later moves into management at Bloomingdale's and later at Ralph Lauren Corporation.Friends cast in the first season, from left to right, Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani, Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay, Courteney Cox as Monica Geller, Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Greene, David Schwimmer as Ross Geller and Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing.
