More Friends of “Friends”: Missi Pyle, Christina Moore, Hugh Laurie, Willie Garson

Missi Pyle has numerous credits to her name on both the big and small screen making her one of the industryamp8217s most consistent working actors amp160But itamp8217s The One with Rossamp8217 Teeth from season six that still brings a smile to Friends devotees around the globe amp160In the unforgettable episode Ross David Schwimmer pictured at top bleaches his teeth in preparation for a hot date with Hillary Pyle and after leaving the whitening gel on for too long doesnamp8217t realize you can see his teeth amp8220from spaceamp8221amp8220Yes I went on a date with Ross after he bleached his teethamp8221 laughed Pyle above left when I asked her about the show amp160At the time of the episode the busy Pyle admitted she hadnamp8217t really watched Friends but itamp8217s something fans are delighted to remind her of amp160amp8220I do get people still recognizing meamp8221 she added amp160amp8220I get like 60 bucks a year in residual checks so itamp8217s a big deal amp160But I did an episode of Seinfeld too which gives me so much street cred probably more than anything else Iamp8217ve doneamp8221After making the rounds on everything from Beverly Hills 90210amp160and Married with Children to Wings Christina Moore above would find herself on Stage 25 at Warner Bros in 1998 for season fouramp8217s twentieth episode The One with All the Wedding Dresses as Marjorie a girl Chandler Matthew Perry and Joey Matt LeBlanc encounter at a sleep clinic amp160amp8220My episode is in a compilation of the top 20 episodes of all timeamp8221 Moore noted with obvious prideamp160 amp8220In it Joey had to go to a sleep clinic and get a mouth guard so Chandler could sleep amp160It was phenomenal to be on such a huge hit at the timeamp160 It was one of my first jobsamp8221 amp160Moore like Pyle is still cashing those residual checks for the umpteenth reruns of the episode admitting amp8220Because itamp8217s in a top 20 list I get like 120 a yearamp8221Long before Hugh Laurie aboveamp160became a household name courtesy of Foxamp8217s longrunning medical drama House 200412 the actor found himself on Friends in 1998 amp160With Rossamp8217 wedding to Emily Helen Baxendale taking place in England the twopart The One with Rossamp8217 Wedding called for a host of British guest stars that included Sarah Ferguson Sir Richard Branson Jennifer Saunders and June Whitfield amp160It was in part two that Rachel Jennifer Aniston found herself seated next to Laurie on her maddash plane trip to England to tell Ross that she still loved him amp160amp8220That comes up a lot and that was a hell of a thingamp8221 admitted Laurie of his contribution to Friends amp160amp8220Given I was only there for about 45 seconds itamp8217s something that lingers on and well itamp8217s never off the television and never will be so itamp8217s a good thingamp8221Willie Garson above was another of those recognizable faces who appeared on Friends amp160In addition to his exhaustive list of film credits between 1986 and 1998 he had appeared on everything from Newhart to Mad About You before landing his breakout role as Stanford Blatch Carrie Bradshawamp8217s GBFF on HBOamp8217s influential comedy Sex and the City amp160Garson had only filmed the first season of Sex when he appeared in season fiveamp8217s 15th episode The One with the Girl Who Hits Joey as Rossamp8217 new landlord Steve after Ross moves into Ugly Naked Guyamp8217s apartmentamp160 amp8220I do get recognized for that oftenamp8221 admitted Garson of the episode amp160amp8220Itamp8217s generally 5050 for Sex and the City and then White Collar amp160Friends was really just one episode but it was a memorable oneamp8220Fun factamp8221 he continued amp160amp8220I did another episode of Friends and that storyline wasnamp8217t even the Bstory it was more like the Cstory and was cut outamp8221Garson admitted he still watches his Friends episode should he happen upon it but like many friends of Friends he is happy to now be able to share the experience with his kids amp160amp8220My son started watching the series from the beginningamp8221 he laughed amp160amp8220I was a fan of the show and was already friendly with many of the Friends so it was really great to just hang out with them to be there and have such a good timeamp8221Click the social buttons above or below to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated writers

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