Appearing on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” via video link on Wednesday, the Emmy award-winning actress revealed that when she initially auditioned for the show, she was actually drawn to Rachel Green’s character, subsequently played by Jennifer Aniston.
“It’s funny because when I first read the script, and I was going to be auditioning for Phoebe, I saw Rachel and I just went, ‘Oh, that’s like a Long Island JAP (Jewish-American princess) — that could be hilarious. I can identify with that more.’ But they said, ‘No, no. Phoebe,'” Kudrow explained.
The 57-year-old may have been on to…