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Lisa Kudrow got candid about her time on the iconic sitcom Friends, revealing that she often felt like the odd one out within the cast.
The actress, 62, admitted that her character on the hit show was not the most popular on the series, which also starred Jennifer Aniston, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer, Courteney Cox and the late Matthew Perry.
"Nobody cared about me," she told the Independent on Saturday (April 4). "There were certain parts of my [talent agency] that just referred to me as the 'the sixth Friend.'"
Despite winning an Emmy in 1998 for her role as the goofy, endearing Phoebe Buffay, Kudrow revealed that many people in Hollywood did not believe she would have longevity as an actress.
"There was no vision for me, and no expectations about the kind of career I could have," the Romy & Michele's High School Reunion star continued. "There was just, like, 'boy is she lucky she got on that show!'"
Friends ran for 10 seasons on NBC from 1994 to 2004, ultimately becoming one of the most successful series of all time. Kudrow also recently remarked on how different she is from the beloved character that she played.
"At first, Phoebe was very, very far from me," she told actress Lily Tomlin during a Q&A for Interview. "It took a lot of work to justify the things she would say and do. Over the course of 10 years, a little bit of her came into me," she admitted. "I lightened up a little more and read some books on spirituality and things, just to try to understand her."