Jennifer Anistonis looking back on some of her favoriteFriendsguest stars.
While speaking withAccessalongsideCourtney CoxandLisa Kudrowin promotion of their forthcoming HBO Max reunion special, the 52-year-old actress and her costars were asked to list some of their favorite guest stars who appeared on the hit sitcom series throughout the years.
After reminiscing about working with guest stars such asBen Stiller,Reese WitherspoonandPaul Rudd, among many others, Aniston then mentioned her ex-husband,Brad Pitt, as another guest star who was a pleasure to work with.
“Mr. Pitt was wonderful,” Aniston recalled, as Kudrow, 57, chimed in, “He was fantastic.”
Cox, 56, shook her head in agreement as Aniston similarly agreed with Kudrow that Pitt, 57, was “fantastic.”
The trio also raved about starring alongside other A-list stars such as Alec Baldwin, Sean Penn, Charlie Sheen and more.
Pitt guest starred on an episode ofFriendsduring the show’s eighth season in 2001.
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At the time the episode was filmed, Pitt was married to Aniston. The duo was married for five years before theirdivorcein 2005.
The two have remained friendly over the years, however, with Pitt even attending Aniston’s 50th birthday bash in February 2019 at the Sunset Tower Hotel in Hollywood.
Last summer, the twotook part in theFast Times at Ridgemont Highlive table read. Pitt and Aniston played the characters of Brad Hamilton and Linda Barrett, their first time appearing onscreen together since their 2005 divorce.
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By the end of its 10-season run,Friendswas one of the highest-rated television shows of all time. Now, for only the second time since the finale aired in 2004, the six actors reunited for two days to filmFriends: The Reunion— a non-scripted celebration of the NBC series — which will premiere on Thursday.
“I was flooded with 10 years of irreplaceable memories,” Coxtold PEOPLE exclusivelyas LeBlanc, 53, added, “It’s funny, when we do get together, it’s like no time has passed. We pick up right where we left off.”
From reminiscing about the show and performing a table read of part of “The One with The Jellyfish” episode to even re-imagining the epic trivia game from season 4 when Joey and Chandler won Monica and Rachel’s apartment, the reunion special also features special guests — like superfanLady Gagaas well as David Beckham andJustin Bieber.
Friends: The Reunionpremieres Thursday on HBO Max.
source: people.com
