“Friends” was a long-running American television situation comedy revolving around a group of friends (aged somewhere between their mid-twenties and early thirties) who share neighboring apartments in Manhattan. Its popularity and acclaim meant that many celebrities and actors were willing to make guest appearances or cameos. The following is a list of notable guest stars appearing on “Friends”:
- Adam Goldberg
- Aisha Tyler
- Alec Baldwin
- Alexandra Holden
- Alexis Arquette
- Alison Sweeney
- Angela Visser
- Anita Barone
- Anna Faris
- Arden Myrin
- Audra Lindley
- Ben Stiller
- Beverly Garland
- Billy Crystal
- Bob Balaban
- Bonnie Somerville
- Brad Pitt
- Brenda Vaccaro
- Brent Spiner
- Brooke Shields
- Bruce Willis
- Catherine Bell
- Charlie Sheen
- Charlton Heston
- Chris Isaak
- Chrissie Hynde
- Christina Applegate
- Christina Pickles
- Christine Taylor
- Cole Sprouse
- Craig Robinson
- Dakota Fanning
- Dan Castellaneta
- Danny DeVito
- Dante Pastula
- David Arquette
- Debra Jo Rupp
- Denise Richards
- Dermot Mulroney
- Dina Meyer
- Donny Osmond
- E.G. Daily
- Elinor Donahue
- Elle Macpherson
- Ellen Pompeo
- Elliott Gould
- Emily Osment
- Emily Procter
- Eva Amurri
- Fred Willard
- Freddie Prinze, Jr.
- Gabrielle Union
- Gary Oldman
- George Clooney
- Giovanni Ribisi
- Greg Kinnear
- Gregory Itzin
- Gretchen Wyler
- Hank Azaria
- Harry Shearer
- Helen Baxendale
- Helen Hunt
- Hugh Laurie
- Ian Thorpe
- Isabella Rossellini
- Jason Alexander
- Jay Leno
- Jean
- Jeff Goldblum
- Jennifer Coolidge
- Jennifer Grey
- Jennifer Saunders
- Jill Goodacre
- John Bennett Perry
- John Stamos
- Jon Favreau
- Jon Lovitz
- Julia Roberts
- June Gable
- June Whitfield
- Kathleen Turner
- Kevin McDonald
- Kristin Davis
- Kyle Gass
- Lauren Tom
- Lea Thompson
- Leah Remini
- Louis Mandylor
- Marla Sokoloff
- Marlo Thomas
- Matthew Ashford
- McKenzie Westmore
- Melissa George
- Melora Hardin
- Michael Vartan
- Missi Pyle
- Mitchell Whitfield
- Morgan Fairchild
- Noah Wyle
- Paget Brewster
- Paul Gleason
- Paul Rudd
- Penn Jillette
- Phil Leeds
- Ralph Lauren
- Rebecca Romijn
- Reese Witherspoon
- Richard Branson
- Robert Costanzo
- Robin Williams
- Ron Leibman
- Sarah Ferguson
- Sasha Alexander
- Sean Penn
- Selma Blair
- Sherilyn Fenn
- Sierra Marcoux
- Sofia Milos
- Soleil Moon Frye
- Steve Zahn
- Susan Sarandon
- Tahj Mowry
- Tate Donovan
- Teri Garr
- Todd Glass
- Tom Conti
- Tom Selleck
- Vincent Ventresca
- Winona Ryder