Portal:Friends/Did you know
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- ...that Chandler's parents, Charles and Nora Bing, were named after the favorite Thin Man series character Nora Charles; one half of a very famous movie detective couple of the thirties ?
- ...that in the opening credits to The One After Vegas, all of the names in the opening (actors and crew) were changed to have "Arquette" at the end of them, a gag on Courteney Cox-Arquette who had just recently married David Arquette. ?
- ...that there have been eight Oscar winning actors/actresses who have appeared on Friends. Charlton Heston, Sean Penn, Susan Sarandon, Helen Hunt, Julia Roberts, Reese Witherspoon, Robin Williams, and George Clooney. ?
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- ...that because of a bet between Matthew Perry and Bruce Willis on the set of The Whole Nine Yards (which Perry won), Willis appeared in his two-episode guest role for free. ?
- ...that Courteney Cox is actually older than David Schwimmer, though he plays her older brother on this show. ?
- ...that Chandler's parents, Charles and Nora Bing, were named after the favorite Thin Man series character Nora Charles; one half of a very famous movie detective couple of the thirties ?
- ...that the monkey "Marcel" on the TV sitcom Friends was a White-headed Capuchin ?
- ...that Joey's pick-up line, "How you doin'?" was ranked #4 in TV Guide's list of "TV's 20 Top Catchphrases". ?
- ...that in the opening credits to The One After Vegas, all of the names in the opening (actors and crew) were changed to have "Arquette" at the end of them, a gag on Courteney Cox-Arquette who had just recently married David Arquette. ?
- ...that Courteney Cox is the only regular cast member to not receive an Emmy nomination for their work on the show. ?
- ...that there have been eight Oscar winning actors/actresses who have appeared on Friends. Charlton Heston, Sean Penn, Susan Sarandon, Helen Hunt, Julia Roberts, Reese Witherspoon, Robin Williams, and George Clooney. ?
- ...that Lisa Kudrow based her hippie character Phoebe on her co-star Jennifer Aniston ,because of the actress' interest in "spiritual" subjects. ?
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