- An estimated 51.1 million people in the US tuned in for the final "Friends." (May 10, 2004)
- Her hit series "Friends" is considered too sexy for Chinese audience. (January 19, 2004)
- FRIENDS bosses are taking drastic measures to keep one of the most eagerly-awaited endings to a TV show secret - they're shooting the final episode without an audience. (January 15, 2004)
- FRIENDS stars have been given a record breaking $2 million each to make a reunion special that takes place one year after the program's finale. (January 12, 2004)
- Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow are completely obsessed with talk of babies, according to sources on the set of FRIENDS. (January 9, 2004)
- The Friends cast have turned to the sitcom superstars of the past, Mary Tyler Moore and Danny DeVito, to get tips on coping once the series ends next year. (December 16, 2003)
- Was one of the most powerful celebrity according to 2003 Forbes Top 100 Celebrity List (#31)
- Recliners designed by the cast of NBC's FRIENDS were auctioned off to benefit the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation in Monroe -- The chairs fetched a total of $125,000 on eBay. (June 9, 2003)
- Kudrow is not a ditz, but she plays one on TV, at least for a little while longer, since she says that television's tendency to typecast has probably ruined her chances of getting a role as anything else on a series or even a mainstream movie. (November 21, 2002)
- Kudrow has been secretly donating her time to helping children enhance their skills in the arts. (October 3, 2002)
- Admits she and husband Michel Stern have started talking about a brother or a sister for their son Julian after watching FRIENDS' last season finale, in which Jennifer Aniston's character Rachel gave birth.
- She is sure of one thing - should she have another child, she won't be breastfeeding
- Lisa Kudrow first made her name playing Phoebe, the ditzy, New Age member of the titular close-knit pals on NBC's highly successful sitcom FRIENDS.
- She was chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. (1997)
- She was a member of the comedy troupe, the Groundlings.
- First played Ursula on MAD ABOUT YOU (1992), then played her twin sister, Phoebe, on FRIENDS (1994), and has played both characters at once in an episode of FRIENDS (1994).
- She waited to marriage (age 31) to lose her virginity. She said in People magazine that her mother told her it was a special gift for her husband.
- She attended grade school with Daniel Pearl, the journalist murdered in Pakistan.
- Will quit FRIENDS if one of her co-stars walks out because she came up with the show's famous all or nothing policy.
- Was originally cast as Roz in FRASIER (1993). Disputes with cast and crew, however, led to her departure and Peri Gilpin later obtained the role.
- The red blouse that she wears when she enters the discount store in ROMY AND MICHELE'S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION (1997) is the same one worn by Courteney Cox (her cast mate from FRIENDS (1994)) at the end of SCREAM (1996).
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series at Screen Actors Guild Awards for Friends (2004)
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series at Screen Actors Guild Awards for Friends (2004)
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series at Screen Actors Guild Awards for Friends (2003)
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series at Screen Actors Guild Awards for Friends (2002)
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series at Screen Actors Guild Awards for Friends (2001)
- Nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at Emmy Awards for Friends (2001)
- Nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at Emmy Awards for Friends (2000)
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series at Screen Actors Guild Awards for Friends (2000)
- Nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at Emmy Awards for Friends (1999)
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series at Screen Actors Guild Awards for Friends (1999)
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series at Screen Actors Guild Awards for Friends (1999)
- Nominated for Best Dance Sequence at MTV Movie Awards for ROMY AND MICHELE'S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION (1998) - shared with Mira Sorvino, Alan Cumming
- Nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at Emmy Awards for Friends (1997)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV at Golden Globe Awards for Friends (1996)
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series at Screen Actors Guild Awards for Friends (1996)
- Nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at Emmy Awards for Friends (1995)
Quotes- 'You know we all get along, and we still have fun and the writers are still working really hard and they do good stories. You look around and you see that a lot of reasons shows finish is [that] the ratings are really bad. We were No. 1 for the first time ever in our eighth season.'' (about FRIENDS)
Awards- Golden Satellite Awards: Best Performance by an Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical, Friends (2001)
- American Comedy Awards: Funniest Supporting Female Performer in a TV Series, Friends (2000)
- Blockbuster Entertainment Awards: Favorite Supporting Actress - Comedy, ANALYZE THIS (2000)
- Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series, Friends (2000)
- Teen Choice Awards: Film - Choice Hissy Fit (2000)
- TV Guide Awards: Editor's Choice (2000)
- Emmy Awards: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, Friends (1998)
- New York Film Critics Circle Awards: Best Supporting Actress, THE OPPOSITE OF SEX (1998)
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