The actress is best known for portraying Phoebe Buffay for 10 seasons on the hit NBC sitcom"Friends." She appeared on the show alongside co-stars Jennifer Aniston, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer, Matthew Perry and Courteney Cox.
One of the show's most memorable moments came in the season four finale when Ross mistakenly says Rachel's name at the altar instead of his bride Emily's. Turns out, the storyline was inspired by a real-life mistake made while filming a scene earlier in the season. During Max's 2021 special"Friends: The Reunion," the cast and creators of the show discussed how filming a stunt during a particular episode ended with one of the main castmembers injured.Matt LeBlanc
Prior to landing the role of Phoebe Buffay on"Friends," Lisa Kudrow played the character of Ursula on another popular NBC sitcom,"Mad About You." Ursula was the rude waitress who worked at the restaurant the main characters Paul and Jamie often frequented. Since both shows took place in New York and aired on NBC, the"Friends" writers wrote Ursula into the show.
In Matthew Perry's memoir,"Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing," the actor spoke out about the history-making negotiation between the cast and executives. Perry recalled David Schwimmer receiving a lot of positive attention following the first season, revealing it was his idea to negotiate salaries as a team.
Jennifer Aniston explained she would not have been okay with accepting more money than her castmates, who were doing the same amount of work as her.added."I thought it was the most important thing — as we all did — that we all were equal in every single way. That was the first time that people had all stuck together in a cast. I think it was scary, probably, for productions after that."
The song's signature four claps were added in as a final touch, and in an effort to have a hand in the creation of the song, show creators Kevin Bright, Marta Kauffman and David Crane wanted to record the claps themselves. Wilde recalled having to do over 25 takes to get the clapping right.