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Topic: Best multi-episode guest spot on Friends by a famous actor?

I thought this was an appropriate poll since I've been watching so much of Friends recently.  They were almost as well known for their famous guest stars as anything else.

I've restricted the poll to guest stars who appeared in more that one episode to get the numbers down a little, though no doubt I've still missed some.

Which one did you enjoy the most?

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Re: Best multi-episode guest spot on Friends by a famous actor?

Too bad there's no answer "I didn't watch Friends sad".

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Re: Best multi-episode guest spot on Friends by a famous actor?

Because I refuse to believe there are people out there who haven't watched.  tongue  Sure it had its faults, but it was a bloody good show, well worth a look.  big_smile

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So many shows, so little time.

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Re: Best multi-episode guest spot on Friends by a famous actor?

Bruce Willis, ALWAYS tongue

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Re: Best multi-episode guest spot on Friends by a famous actor?

Bah, who needs sleep.  wink

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Re: Best multi-episode guest spot on Friends by a famous actor?

Gee thanks paisley - tell me what you really think.  roll

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Re: Best multi-episode guest spot on Friends by a famous actor?

I can't believe you missed..... Hank Azaria!

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Re: Best multi-episode guest spot on Friends by a famous actor?

I can't believe you missed Sean Penn as Eric, Ursula's boyfriend, and later Phoebe's boyfriend.

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paisley1, you have better ideas? Share them! smile

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Re: Best multi-episode guest spot on Friends by a famous actor?

True. Not much to watch now. ive been having friends marathons for a while now..

I cant believe you forgot....

the manny Mr Beautiful Freddie Prinze Jr.
Rachel's other sister Reese Witherspoon
the sexy stripper Danny Devito. One of my favorite episodes
Rachel's screaming date Ben Stiller
Ursula's stalker David Arquette
Brad Pitt
Billy Crystal and Robin Williams
Tate Donovan (crazy ducks!)
elle mcPhearson as Janice although she was pretty annoying...and a bad actress
Alec Balwin ...another annoying guy but good actor
Dermot Mulroney...oh so cute
Aisha Tyler...love the interracial dating....rare on friends.
George Clooney
Winona Ryder
Jean Claude Van Damme and Julia Roberts
Susan Sarandon
hugh laurie...short appearance but oh SO funny
brooke shields
helen hunt

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Re: Best multi-episode guest spot on Friends by a famous actor?

Ward wrote:

I can't believe you missed..... Hank Azaria!

I did think about including him, but I already had a couple of guest stars with a connection to Phoebe, and I wanted to get a good mix without making the list too long... possibly a mistake on my part.  Cos he was funny as David the science guy.  smile

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Re: Best multi-episode guest spot on Friends by a famous actor?

Tom Selleck, because when reading polls name, that was first one who i could think of.

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Re: Best multi-episode guest spot on Friends by a famous actor?

Mentis & dorklene, you may want to check the specification I used for the poll, that the guest star had to be a multi-episode guest.  One offs don't count.  tongue

dorklene wrote:

Tate Donovan (crazy ducks!)
elle mcPhearson as Janice although she was pretty annoying...and a bad actress
Dermot Mulroney...oh so cute
Aisha Tyler...love the interracial dating....rare on friends.

I think you meant Maggie Wheeler as Janice, not Elle McPherson.  And I wouldn't class MW as particularly famous, other than as Janice.
And I thought about Tate, Dermot & Aisha, but all 3 of them annoyed the crap out of me, so I decided to leave them out.  wink

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Re: Best multi-episode guest spot on Friends by a famous actor?

nivalis wrote:

I liked it when bill kaulitz played the cutest boyfriend on earth and monica was all like "omg he's so cute" and ross was all like "stfu monica, i saw him first", but of course it turned out that there was enough cuteness for everyone to be equally happy and bill just giggled and said "oh you..", but in a really german way, and sang that song that won all the oscars (true story) also retroactively throughout history and it would have gone on like this but joeys mom got scared and he had to go live with his auntie and uncle in bel air

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Re: Best multi-episode guest spot on Friends by a famous actor?

Nope. Elle McPherson as Joey's dancer roommate/girlfriend.
And yes. Maggie Wheeler is hilarious! she should win the prize for best guest appearance. The phrase "oh my god" has never been the same.

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Re: Best multi-episode guest spot on Friends by a famous actor?

dorklene wrote:

Nope. Elle McPherson as Joey's dancer roommate/girlfriend.
And yes. Maggie Wheeler is hilarious! she should win the prize for best guest appearance. The phrase "oh my god" has never been the same.

I figured you were talking about Maggie Wheeler, cos Elle McPherson is on the poll.

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oh oops. obviously i cannot read. smile

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Re: Best multi-episode guest spot on Friends by a famous actor?

depends what you are classing as "Guest" as a few of them were before they were proper famous, Giovani Ribisi, Paul Rudd(maybe) i guess the biggest named "guests" would be bruce willis and tom selleck

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Re: Best multi-episode guest spot on Friends by a famous actor?

Giovani Ribisi and Paul Rudd were both famous before Friends.  I would say the only one who wasn't is Eddie Cahill - he got the gig on CSI: NY after Friends.

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dont remember seeing Giovani in anything before friends, and the only thing before friends i remember for paul rudd is clueless.

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Re: Best multi-episode guest spot on Friends by a famous actor?

I suppose I know GR more as a child actor in things like My Two Dads and The Wonder Years etc, but PR was in Clueless, Romeo + Juliet, The Object of My Affection, The Cider House Rules... tons of stuff.

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My vote would go to Reese Witherspoon but AFAIK she guest starred in one episode. So - Nobody watches Friends anymore - get with the times! :>

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Friends is timeless... one of the best shows there is...

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Re: Best multi-episode guest spot on Friends by a famous actor?

Although some of the out of date bits make me laugh - like the episode in season 2 where Chandler brags about how cool his laptop is, but it's like a calculator by today's standards.  big_smile

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