Surprising ‘Friends’ Cameos: We Bet You Forgot These Stars Were on the Show

Over 10 years and 236 episodes, “Friends” had countless celebrity cameos: There were dozens of celebrities big and small who appeared on the show, some of whom were already big stars, and some who would find fame much later.

So how many of these characters do you actually remember?

Craig Robinson as a Clerk

Craig made an appearance in Season 10, Episode 14, “The One With Princess Consuela” as an office clerk. When Phoebe finds out from him that she can change her name to anything, she changes it to Princess Consuela Banana Hammock.

In 2017, Lisa Kudrow and Craig Robinson appeared together in the film “Table 19” playing a married couple.

Sherri Shepherd as Rhonda the Tour Guide

Sherri Shepherd has starred in countless television series such as “Trial and Error”, “Everybody Loves Raymond”, and “30 Rock”.

She did appear in one episode of “Friends” back in 1998; Season 4, Episode 11 “The One With Phoebe’s Uterus”. She stars as Rhonda who is a tour guide at the New York Museum of Prehistoric History.

Lea DeLaria as a Wedding Guest

Lea DeLaria is now known for playing Carrie “Big Boo” Black on the Netflix original series “Orange is the New Black”.

However, back in 1996 she made an appearance as a wedding guest on “Friends” Season 2, Episode 11 “The One With the Lesbian Wedding”.

Lea looks back on her time with “Friends” very fondly, but does say that it was one of the longest days of her career; stating that they didn’t get around to filming her scene until close to midnight.

Ellen Pompeo as Missy Goldberg

Ellen Pompeo is most popularly known for playing Meredith Grey on “Grey’s Anatomy”. But back in 2004, she appeared on Season 10 of “Friends” on the episode “The One Where the Stripper Cries”.

Ellen played Missy Goldberg who was the college crush of both Ross and Chandler.