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10-28-2022, 10:29 PM
https://www.looper.com/1076693/actors-who-turned-down-roles-on-friends/
BY PAUL GAITA/UPDATED: OCT. 28, 2022 6:18 PM EDT
If a multiverse exists for network television, viewers in a distant alternate reality tuned in to a version of "Friends" in which a Chandler played by "Iron Man" director Jon Favreau married a Monica not played by Courteney Cox because she was busy playing Rachel. That is, of course, if that particular universe didn't already have Téa Leoni or Jami Gertz as Rachel. Television series audition a vast number of actors for their leading roles and turn down many of those hopefuls before they find the right stars for their project. A select number of actors turn down offers to appear in TV series for various reasons, and that includes the 12 talents on this list. Each of them turned down different chances to star on the hit NBC series; some returned in different capacities, while others never looked back. Read on to find out — with spoilers, of course — the actors who turned down roles on "Friends."
BY PAUL GAITA/UPDATED: OCT. 28, 2022 6:18 PM EDT
If a multiverse exists for network television, viewers in a distant alternate reality tuned in to a version of "Friends" in which a Chandler played by "Iron Man" director Jon Favreau married a Monica not played by Courteney Cox because she was busy playing Rachel. That is, of course, if that particular universe didn't already have Téa Leoni or Jami Gertz as Rachel. Television series audition a vast number of actors for their leading roles and turn down many of those hopefuls before they find the right stars for their project. A select number of actors turn down offers to appear in TV series for various reasons, and that includes the 12 talents on this list. Each of them turned down different chances to star on the hit NBC series; some returned in different capacities, while others never looked back. Read on to find out — with spoilers, of course — the actors who turned down roles on "Friends."