Friends (1994)


Friends
Release Date22 September 1994
Episode FrequencyWeekly
TV Show StatusSeries Complete
TaglineYou can never have enough Friends!
GenreComedy, Romance, Family
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsLas Vegas, Nevada, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixStereo
ColorColor
Film TypeSeries
Film ClassUrban Comedy
MoodPick-Me-Ups
ThemesSingle Life, Twentysomething Life, Women's Friendship, Men's Friendship, Looking For Love, Sibling Relationships, Playing the Field
TonesHumorous, Light, Warm, Easygoing, Talky, Stylish
TagsApartment, City Life, Coffee House, Dating, Friendship, Relationship
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Friends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. The series revolves around a group of friends in Manhattan. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television. The original executive producers were Crane, Kauffman and Kevin S. Bright, with numerous others being promoted in later seasons.


Cast and Crew


Elliott Gould
Jack Geller

Christina Pickles
Judy Geller

Maggie Wheeler
Janice Litman

Paul Rudd
Mike Hannigan

Jane Sibbett
Carol Willick

Helen Baxendale
Emily Waltham

Jessica Hecht
Susan Bunch

June Gable
Estelle Leonard

Tom Selleck
Dr. Richard Burke

Aisha Tyler
Charlie Wheeler

Giovanni Ribisi
Frank Buffay Jr.

Lauren Tom
Julie

Eddie Cahill
Tag Jones

Cole Sprouse
Ben Geller

Jon Favreau
Pete Becker

Amanda Carlin
Dr. Long

Steven Eckholdt
Mark Robinson

Mitchell Whitfield
Barry Farber

Debra Jo Rupp
Alice Knight Buffay

Steve Ireland
Mr. Zelner

Hank Azaria
David

Tate Donovan
Joshua Burgin

Elle Macpherson
Janine Lecroix

Alexandra Holden
Elizabeth Stevens

Larry Hankin
Mr. Heckles

Mike Hagerty
Mr. Treeger

Morgan Fairchild
Nora Tyler Bing

Charles Thomas Allen
Ben Geller

John Christopher Allen
Ben Geller

Cynthia Mann
Jasmine 

Anna Faris
Erica

Ron Leibman
Dr. Leonard Green

Cosimo Fusco
Paolo

Laura Dean
Sophie

Kim Harris
Casting Director #1 

Joe Everett Michaels
Bakersfield Guy 

Douglas Looper
Fireman

Marlo Thomas
Sandra Green

Alison La Placa
Joanna, Rachel's Boss 

Bruce Willis
Paul Stevens

Adam Goldberg
Eddie Menuek

Kathleen Turner
Charles Bing

Teri Garr
Phoebe Abbott Sr.

Dina Meyer
Kate Miller

Rick Pasqualone
The Croupier 

Phill Lewis
Steve

Reg Rogers
The Director

Lisa Calderon
Erin 

Jeff Brooks
Stage Manager 

Matthew Mullany
Stage Manager 

Alexandra Margulies
Female Extra #1 

Steven Harad
Acting Student #2 

Fritzi Burr
Mrs. Tedlock 

Heather Sims
Emily 

Katie
Marcel the Monkey

Tony Sagastizado I
Airplane Passenger

Michael Ensign
Dr. Ledbetter

Thomas Lennon
Randall

Reese Witherspoon
Jill Green

Gary Oldman
Richard Crosby

Sean Penn
Eric

Alec Baldwin
Parker

Jon Lovitz
Steve

Dorien Wilson
Mr. Douglas 

Ron Glass
Russell

Vincent Ventresca
Fun Bobby

Max Wright
Terry

Shelley Berman
Mr. Kaplan Jr.

Fred Stoller
Stu 

Tom Conti
Stephen Waltham

Gregory Itzin
Theodore Hanigan 

Sam Pancake
The Waiter

Michele Maika
Kiki

Paxton Whitehead
Mr. Waltham

John Rubinstein
The Doctor

Barry Heins
'Pie in the Hood' Man

Troy Norton
Jake

Cristine Rose
Bitsy Hanigan 

Brian Chenoweth
Ken

Monique Edwards
Claudia

Roark Critchlow
Dr. Mike Horton

Jennifer Saunders
Andrea Waltham

Evie Peck
The Nurse 

Maury Ginsberg
Isaac

Jennifer Milmore
Lauren

Nina Mann
Attendant 

Christopher Miranda
Bobby 

Steve Park
Phil 

Pat Finn
Dr. Roger

Jim Rash
Nervous Male Passenger

Alexis Arquette
The Customer 

Mark Roberts
the Director

Shane Nickerson
Guy #1 

Ashley Clark
Roger 

Carole Gutierrez
Nurse

Jackie Bright
Mr. Weinberg 

Jim Bentley
Another Tour Guide 

Jason Kravits
Man in Cab

Anthony Cistaro
Gate Attendant

Peter James Smith
the Assistant Director

Peter Eyre
The Registrar

Hunter Cochran
Guy #1 

Manao DeMuth
Ticket Agent

Brian Palermo
Airline Representative 

Michelle Pereira
Female Passenger

Vincent Boyle
Another Passenger

Alison Sweeney
Jessica Ashley

Julie Lauren
Krista 

Baillie Gerstein
Customer 

Mary Gallagher
Tilly

E.J. Callahan
Al Zebooker 

Robert Alan Beuth
Professor Klarik

Alison Shanks
Nancy Oberblau

Olivia Williams
Emily's Bridesmaid 

Kevin Bright
Casting Director 

David Crane
Casting Director 

Marta Kauffman
Casting Director 

Anthony Backman
Coffee Shop Patron

Thomas James Kepner
Concerned Parent 

Paxton Culpepper
Coffee Shop Patron 

Joel Heyman
Guy on Plane 

Roger Hamilton
Wedding Guest 

J Graigory
Coffee Shop Patron

Angelica Roberts
Coffee Shop Patron

Director

Gary Halvorson

Kevin Bright

Michael Lembeck

James Burrows

Gail Mancuso

Ben Weiss

Shelley Jensen

Terry Hughes

Dana De Vally Piazza

Sheldon Epps

Pamela Fryman

Alan Myerson

Thomas Schlamme

Steve Zuckerman

Roger Christiansen

Writer

David Crane

Ted Cohen

Andrew Reich

Scott Silveri

Shana Goldberg-Meehan

Greg Malins

Sherry Bilsing

Ellen Plummer

Adam Chase

Brian Buckner

Sebastian Jones

Seth Kurland

Alexa Junge

Michael Curtis

Wil Calhoun

Mark J. Kunerth

Ira Ungerleider

Doty Abrams

Dana Klein

Jeff Astrof

Mike Sikowitz

Michael Borkow

Robert Carlock

Gigi McCreery

Perry M. Rein

Brian Boyle

Jeff Greenstein

Jeff Strauss

Jill Condon

Amy Toomin

Zachary Rosenblatt

Chris Brown

Alicia Sky Varinaitis

Peter Tibbals

Betsy Borns

Brown Mandell

Pang-Ni Landrum

Patty Lin

R. Lee Fleming Jr.

Vanessa McCarthy

Steven Rosenhaus

Producer

Kevin Bright
executive producer

David Crane
executive producer

Marta Kauffman
executive producer

Todd Stevens
producer / co-executive producer 

Wendy Knoller
producer / co-producer 

Shana Goldberg-Meehan
executive producer / co-executive producer 

Scott Silveri
executive producer / co-executive producer 

Ted Cohen
executive producer / co-executive producer 

Andrew Reich
executive producer / co-executive producer 

Greg Malins
executive producer / producer 

Adam Chase
executive producer / producer 

Sherry Bilsing
co-executive producer / producer 

Ellen Plummer
co-executive producer / producer 

Richard Allen
coordinating producer / co-producer

Brian Buckner
co-executive producer / producer 

Sebastian Jones
co-executive producer / producer 

Mary Rodriquez
associate producer / coordinating producer

Seth Kurland
supervising producer / co-executive producer 

Michael Borkow
co-executive producer / executive producer 

Michael Curtis
producer / co-executive producer 

Wil Calhoun
supervising producer / executive producer 

Alexa Junge
producer / co-executive producer 

Jamie O'Connor
associate producer

Dana Klein
supervising producer / producer 

Noel Bright
associate producer / coordinating producer

Mark J. Kunerth
supervising producer / producer 

Robert Carlock
producer / co-producer

Ira Ungerleider
producer / co-producer

Richard Choi
associate producer

David Helfand
associate producer

Betsy Borns
producer

Jill Condon
co-producer

Gigi McCreery
co-producer

Perry M. Rein
co-producer

Amy Toomin
co-producer

Jeff Greenstein
supervising producer

Jeff Strauss
supervising producer

Andy Zall
associate producer

Mary Rodriguez
coordinating producer

Nicholas Caprio
supervising producer

Original Music

Michael Skloff

Allee Willis

Cinematographer

Mikel Neiers

Nick McLean

Richard Hissong

Editor

Stephen Prime

David Helfand

Andy Zall

Jay Scherberth

Kenny Tintorri

Todd Felker

Marnie Bermingham

Sven Nilsson

Casting Director

Leslie Litt

Anthony Sepulveda

Ellie Kanner

Mary V. Buck

Production Designer

John Shaffner

Adam Short

Art Director

Joe Stewart

John Shaffner

Set Decorator

Greg J. Grande

Costume Designer

Debra McGuire

Makeup Department

Robin Siegel
makeup artist / makeup department head 

Anne Sweeting
key makeup artist

Richard Marin
hair stylist

Debbie Easton
hair stylist

John Barrett
hair stylist

Nina Kraft
makeup artist

Maria Valdivia
assistant hair stylist

Jonathan Hanousek
hair stylist

Mark Sanchez
makeup artist

Kathleen Karridene
makeup artist / make-up artist

Edward St. George
hair stylist / assistant hair stylist

Kevin Haney
prosthetic makeup artist

Beth Katz
makeup artist / additional makeup artist

Kim Donohue
makeup artist

Chris McMillan
hair stylist

Karen Blynder
makeup artist

Nanci Cascio
additional hair stylist

Mary Kim
makeup effects production supervisor: Captive Audience Productions Inc.

Katharine Kremp
assistant hair department head

Michael Peterson
lab makeup effects: Captive Audience Productions

Keith VanderLaan
makeup effects producer: Captive Audience Productions

Michelle Vittone
makeup artist

Production Manager

Richard Allen
unit production manager

Jamie O'Connor
post production supervisor / post-production supervisor

Steven Pomeroy
unit production manager

Richard Choi
post production supervisor

Noel Bright
unit production manager

Jason D. Keller
post production supervisor

Barbara Miller
executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Ben Weiss
first assistant director

Carlos Piñero
second assistant director / first assistant director

Steven Pomeroy
first assistant director / second assistant director

Joel Wang
second assistant director

David Hallinan
second assistant director

Roger Christiansen
associate director

Joe Hughes
second assistant director / second second assistant director

Esther Bekhore-Sjodin
second assistant director

Chris Kiley
second assistant director

Tom Oseransky
second second assistant director

Thaddeus Roenitz
second second assistant director

Sheila Stewart
second assistant director

Art Department

Daren Janes
set designer / draftsman

Marjorie Coster
property master

Brian J. McNamara
electronic graphics

G. Roger Abell
set dresser

Gretchen Dalton
assistant property master / assistant props

Chet Maxwell
props

Leslie N. Beattie
property master / assistant property master

Kim Bolanowski
assistant property master / property person

Gaylene West
props

Michael J. Smith
construction coordinator

Kai Blomberg
leadman

Gregg Bruza
swing gang

P. Scott Bailey
set dresser

Mike Brooks
propmaker

J.C. Brown
concept art

T.J. Girard
art department production assistant

Bryan Rogers
props

Sound Department

John Bickelhaupt
re-recording mixer

Charlie McDaniel
re-recording mixer / sound re-recording mixer

Deron Street
assistant sound editor

Dana Mark McClure
sound mixer / production sound mixer

Kathy Oldham
re-recording mixer

Jessica Goodwin
sound editor

Craig Porter
re-recording mixer / sound re-recording mixer

Walter Baker
sound mixer

Richard Partlow
foley artist

Marc A. Gilmartin
sound mixer

Bruce M. Honda
dialogue editor

Bill Stephens
sound mixer

Mike Clark
sound mixer

Bruce Cook
boom operator

Tony Margulies
foley artist

Fred Tator
sound re-recording mixer

Mark Aragon
sound recordist

Dan Berlin
sound recordist

Marty Church
adr mixer

Danny Cruz
boom operator

Chuck Fitzpatrick
sound mixer

Ken Kobett
sound re-recording mixer

Greg Orrante
sound recordist

Otis Van Osten
sound editor

James D. Young
sound effects editor

Special Effects

Greg C. Jensen
special effects supervisor

Visual Effects

Daniel Carrington
Flame artist / flame artist

Scott Milne
visual effects supervisor

Shelly Dutcher
visual effects

Douglas Low
visual effects

Matthew Alexander
computer and video technician: London

David Carriker
visual effects supervisor: various episodes

Rick Cortes
digital artist / digital compositor

Marlan Harris
digital artist

Trent Shumway
digital compositor

Jeff West
visual effects

Bryan Whitaker
computer animator / digital artist

Stunts

Jimmy Ortega
stunt coordinator

Todd Bryant
stunt coordinator

Al Goto
stunt coordinator

Cort Hessler
stunts

Clint Lilley
stunt coordinator

Carl Milinac
stunt rigger

Stephanie Stokes
stunt double: Lisa Kudrow

Camera and Electrical Department

Kevin McGill
first assistant camera / assistant camera

Vernon Kifer
camera operator

Heather Sims
stand-in: on-camera

Scott Papera
second assistant camera

George Hesse
first assistant camera

Reid Haessig
gaffer / chief lighting technician

Paul Swain
best boy

Gary Howard Baum
camera operator

Bruce Swift
key grip

Michael Carmine
director of photography: second unit

Jeff Diaz
rigging grip

Bruce Dickson
cinematographer: show opening

Thomas H. Frederick
film loader

John Graham
first assistant camera

John Lazear
assistant camera

Justin M. Lubin
still photographer

Matthew Santo
assistant camera: New York

Casting Department

Barbara Miller
executive in charge of casting

Alex Newman
casting associate

Leslie Litt
casting

Hannah Cooper
casting assistant

Ellie Kanner
casting

Irene Lamb
casting: London

Anthony Sepulveda
casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Julie Heath
costume supervisor

Nancy Gould
costume supervisor

Diane Crooke
costume supervisor

Mary Lou Reinbold
key costumer

Maria Grieco
costume supervisor

Cynthia Freund
costumer

Victoria Skinner
costumer

Editorial Department

Rick Dalby
final colorist

Chad E. Beck
post-production coordinator / post production coordinator

Howard Sisko
telecine colorist

Richard Choi
post-production coordinator

Todd Felker
assistant editor

Chris Caron
post-production coordinator

James L. Thompson III
post-production coordinator

Alex Trocker
on-line editor

Todd Ulman
post-production assistant

Cheryl A. Walker
post-production coordinator

Music Department

Michael Skloff
composer: title theme / composer: additional music 

Gregory Sill
music supervisor

Merelyn Davis
music editorial / chief music editor

Ian Christian Nickus
composer: additional music

Allee Willis
composer: lyrics / composer: theme song

Bruce Chianese
composer: additional music

Other Crew

John Penna
production accountant

Mary Rodriquez
production coordinator

Dana De Vally Piazza
technical coordinator

Diane H. Newman
script supervisor

Sheila Lauder
script supervisor

Roger Christiansen
technical coordinator / associate director

Ran Barker
administrator

Jolie Barnett
script supervisor

Jeff Astrof
executive story editor / story editor

Mike Sikowitz
executive story editor / story editor

Deborah Brighton
animal trainer

Adam Chase
executive story editor / story editor

Alexa Junge
executive story editor / story editor

Ira Ungerleider
executive story editor / story editor

Shana Goldberg-Meehan
story editor / executive story editor

Scott Silveri
story editor / executive story editor

Nick Bohr
production assistant

Richard Rosenstock
creative consultant

Ted Cohen
executive story editor

Andrew Reich
executive story editor

Michael Curtis
executive story editor

Greg Malins
executive story editor

Josh Zaretsky
production assistant

Gigi McCreery
executive story editor

Perry M. Rein
executive story editor

Paolo Paci
production assistant

Brian Boyle
story editor

Mark A. Freid
production assistant

Erik Emi
technical coordinator

Patty Lin
executive story editor

Michael Lewis
production accountant

Wil Calhoun
executive story editor

Seth Kurland
executive story editor

R. Lee Fleming Jr.
executive story editor

Jeffrey Wheat
technical coordinator

Robert Carlock
executive story editor

Rachel Osborne
production assistant

Patti Mustari
script supervisor

Benay Karp
animal provider

Nerissa Politzer
animal trainer

Michael Giorgio
technical coordinator

Joe Rivera Jr.
production assistant

Robin Antin
choreographer

Paul Swain
magna doodle artist

Omar Hernandez
production assistant

Emma Baksi
production assistant

Bonnie Belknap
food stylist

Ken Blankstein
production assistant

Michael Bornhorst
production assistant

Jeffrey Bowland
stage coordinator

Seth Cohen
production assistant

Nicholas Darrow
production assistant

Jake Farrow
assistant to writer

Joe Ferroni
production assistant

Phil Gonzales
publicist

Randall I. Harris
set coordinator

Earnest J. Howard
production assistant

Jeff Lovely
location coordinator

Hobart Lundt
coordinator

David Lussier
assistant to producers

Amaani Lyle
assistant to writer

Kevin J. Malloy
assistant production coordinator

Alex Newman
cast coordinator

Tadao Tomomatsu
production assistant

Todd Ulman
production assistant

Cheryl A. Walker
production assistant

Production Company

Warner Bros. Television
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Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions
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Distributor

Warner Bros. Television

National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Warner Home Video

AB Distribution

CanWest Global Communications

Canal+ España

Channel 4 Television Corporation

Chinese Central Television

Cuatro

E4

Fox

Kanal 2

Pro 7

RTL Entertainment

Radio Telefís Éireann (RTE)

Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI)

Rai Tre Radiotelevisione Italiana

Sat.1

Sky One

Telewizja Polska (TVP)

VT4

Viasat3

Warner Home Video

Warner Home Video

Warner Home Video

Warner Home Vídeo

WoWow

Special Effects

Makeup Effects Laboratories
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Miscellaneous

ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
cranes, dollies and remote camera systems

Complete Post
post-production sound services

MFX
visual effects

Modern VideoFilm
editorial services

Panavision
camera equipment provided by

Reprise Records
soundtrack released by

ShowBiz Enterprises
draperies

Touhoku Shinsha
Japanese language version production

Warner Bros. Studios
post-production sound services






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