US EditionLisa Kudrow: Nobody cared about me amid Friends success
- Lisa Kudrow revealed that some members of her talent agency referred to her as "the sixth Friend," noting she felt "nobody cared" about her during Friends' early success.
- Despite winning an Emmy in 1998, Kudrow recalled that industry peers had "no vision" for her future career, wondering instead, "Boy, is she lucky she got on that show."
- Rejecting the "ditz" label, Kudrow insisted Phoebe was not actually a "ditzy" character, noting she worked to justify the character's actions over the show's 10-year run.
- In the HBO series The Comeback, Kudrow created Valerie Cherish, a nuanced character distinct from Phoebe, allowing the actress to shed her past roles and demonstrate her range.
- Now 62, Kudrow has been candid about aging, noting she is "probably done" with Botox and expressing excitement about playing older roles rather than fearing natural aging.
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The Independent (US)Lisa Kudrow says ‘no one cared’ about her being on Friends
The actor claims there were ‘no expectations about the kind of career’ she could have after ‘Friends’
Lisa Kudrow admitted that not everything was as perfect as it seemed while filming the cult series.
Lisa Kudrow at the time engaged in the promotion of the third and final season of the series "The Comeback"- recalled in an interview with the Independent how she lived on the set of another cult TV series of success, and which gave her the world fame in the role of Phoebe, "Friends" . The actress said that her colleagues Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, the late Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer eclipsed in popularity while the se…
"Friends" made her world famous – but Lisa Kudrow still felt left out. Now the star talks about how she was treated worse than the others in the gang. "No br
I Want To Hug Phoebe Buffay After Lisa Kudrow’s ‘Friends’ Confession
NBC/NBCUniversal/Getty ImagesIn the two decades since Friends took its final bow, Lisa Kudrow has more than proven her creative chops in an eclectic medley of projects — earning Emmy nods for shows such as Who Do You Think You Are?, Web Therapy, and The Comeback, the cult-classic comedy whose third (and final) season is airing now. But in the early days of playing Phoebe Buffay, Kudrow didn’t think Hollywood had high hopes for her career.In a ne…
'Nobody Cared About Me': Lisa Kudrow Claims She Was Treated Like an Afterthought Compared to Her 'Friends' Co-Stars and Was Dubbed 'The Sixth Friend'
Lisa Kudrow claims she was treated like an afterthought compared to her 'Friends' co-stars and only got offered roles after starring in Robert DeNiro movie.
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