Revisiting the hit TV series 'Friends', 11 years after its finale

Updated On: 06 May, 2015 08:30 AM IST | | Suprita Mitter & Krutika Behrawala

Did you know that Ellen DeGeneres was first offered Phoebe’s role or that the Central Perk is actually a coffee shop called The Little Owl in Greenwich village? As Friends aired its last episode on this day in 2004, take a trip down memory lane and relive some fun-filled, fascinating trivia from the iconic sitcom

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Revisiting the hit TV series 'Friends', 11 years after its finale

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Now synonymous with their distinctive characters, it’s tough to imagine the show without the cast of David Schwimmer (Ross Geller), Jennifer Aniston (Rachel Green), Matthew Perry (Chandler Bing), Courteney Cox (Monica Geller), Lisa Kudrow (Phoebe Buffay) and Matt LeBlanc (Joey Tribbiani).

A photograph of the Friends’ cast (from left) Matt LeBlanc, Courteney Cox, Matthew Perry, Lisa Kudrow, Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer, taken in 1999. Pic/Getty Images
A photograph of the 'Friends’ cast (from left) Matt LeBlanc, Courteney Cox, Matthew Perry, Lisa Kudrow, Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer, taken in 1999. Pic/Getty Images