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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account. by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/) and [TIME Photo](https://time.com/author/time-photo/) Dec 30, 2014 1:00 PM UTC  Robin Williams – Williams plays that other crazy guy in Central Perk Robin Williams – Williams plays that other crazy guy in Central PerkNBC/Getty Images by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/) and [TIME Photo](https://time.com/author/time-photo/) Dec 30, 2014 1:00 PM UTC  Brad Pitt – While he was still married to Jennifer Anniston, Brad Pitt played Ross' old high school friend who hated Rachel NBC/Getty Images  George Clooney – Spoofing his E.R. fame, Clooney plays a dreamy doctor who takes care of Rachel's sprained ankle NBC/Getty Images  Adam Goldberg – After Joey moved out, Adam Goldberg played Eddie, Chandler's creepy roommate NBC/Getty Images  Aisha Tyler – The Archer star played Charlie, a paleontologist who first dates Joey and then Ross NBC/Getty Images  Alec Baldwin – Alec Baldwin guest-starred as Pheobe's way-too-enthusiastic date NBC/Getty Images  Anna Faris – Anna Faris had a season-long role as Erica, whose twins Chandler and Monica adopt NBC/Getty Images  Ben Stiller – Ben Stiller appeared as Rachel's date who angrily yells at everyone NBC/Getty Images  Billy Crystal – Crystal plays one of two crazy strangers (with Robin Williams) whose conversation the friends overhear at Central Perk NBC/Getty Images  Robin Williams – Williams plays that other crazy guy in Central Perk NBC/Getty Images  Brooke Shields – Joey ends up regretting going on a date with his crazy stalker played by Brooke Shields NBC/Getty Images  Bruce Willis – Things get complicated when Rachel starts dating Paul Stevens (Bruce Willis), the father of a student Ross is dating NBC/Getty Images  Christine Taylor – Rachel convinces Christine Taylor's Bonnie to shave her head so that Ross will break up with her NBC/Getty Images  Christina Applegate – Along with Reese Witherspoon, Christina Applegate played one of Rachel's spoiled sisters NBC/Getty Images  Dermont Mulroney – Gavin, played by Dermot Mulroney, fills in for Rachel while she's on maternity leave and later becomes a love interest NBC/Getty Images  Charlie Sheen – When Charlie Sheen's Navy man visits Phoebe for an erotic weekend, they both come down with chicken pox NBC/Getty Images  Charlton Heston – Charlton Heston plays himself and gives Joey some acting advice NBC/Getty Images  Dakota Fanning – Dakota Fanning offers Joey some advice on how to handle Chandler and Monica moving out of Manhattan NBC/Getty Images  Danny DeVito – Danny DeVito plays a stripper at Phoebe's bachelorette party NBC/Getty Images  Freddie Prinze Jr. - Freddie Prinze Jr. is perfect as a sensitive male nanny who takes care of Ross and Rachel's daughter NBC/Getty Images  Helen Hunt – In a confusing crossover, Hunt (a Mad About You star) mistakes Phoebe for her twin sister Ursula (a real character played by Lisa Kudrow in both Friends and Mad About You) NBC/Getty Images  Hugh Laurie – The stranger sitting next to Rachel on her flight to England (Hugh Laurie) mocks her plan to break up Ross' wedding NBC/Getty Images  Jay Leno – Leno plays himself interviewing Chandler's mom, an erotic novelist, on The Tonight Show NBC/Getty Images  Jon Favreau – Jon Favreau spent almost a whole season as Monica's super-rich boyfriend who wants to become an Ultimate Fighting Champion NBC/Getty Images  Jon Lovitz – Jon Lovitz guest-starred as a restauranteur in season one and a blind date for Rachel in season 9 NBC/Getty Images  Julia Roberts – Julia Roberts plays "Susie Underpants," a girl whose skirt Chandler pulled down on stage in elementary school NBC/Getty Images  Kristin Davis – The Sex and the City star is befriended by Rachel and Phoebe after she starts dating Joey NBC/Getty Images  Reese Witherspoon – Reese Witherspoon guest-stars as Rachel's younger sister who goes on a date with Ross NBC/Getty Images  Sean Penn – Phoebe must tell her twin sister Ursula's fiancée, played by Sean Penn, that Ursula has been lying to him about her past NBC/Getty Images  Susan Sarandon – In a plot line on Days of Our Lives, Joey gets Susan Sarandon's character's brain NBC/Getty Images  Tate Donovan – Real–life couple Jennifer Anniston and Tate Donovan played a couple on the show, too NBC/Getty Images  Tom Selleck – Tom Selleck's mustachioed Dr. Richard Burke dates Monica on-and-off for several seasons NBC/Getty Images 31 Famous 'Friends' Cameos, From Brad PItt to Julia Roberts ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3641309/friends-netflix-cameos/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3641309/friends-netflix-cameos/"},"headline":"31 Famous Friends Cameos","datePublished":"2014-12-30T13:00:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:50:45.529Z","description":"Look out for Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt in episodes of Friends when the show hits Netflix","url":"https://time.com/3641309/friends-netflix-cameos/","keywords":["Television","photography","Friends"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6a7ef0aa8b842f76/69877006524fc0f84fdeb893/friends-cameos-09.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliana Dockterman","jobTitle":"Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/"},{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Photo","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-photo/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6a7ef0aa8b842f76/69877006524fc0f84fdeb893/friends-cameos-09.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Friends","caption":"Friends","creditText":"NBC/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3641309/friends-netflix-cameos/","name":"31 Famous Friends Cameos"}}]}] ```