Lisa Kudrow says she originally wanted to play Rachel in ‘Friends’

Lisa Kudrow says she originally wanted to play Rachel in ‘Friends’

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.

Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay and Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green in 'The One With Monica and Chandler's Wedding,' first broadcast in 2001.

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