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Noah Wyleis looking back at his and fellowERcostarGeorge Clooneys brief but unforgettable season 1 cameo onFriends.
We were also collegiate back in the old days.
I knew a lot of them before our shows broke," Wyle explained.
Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, George Clooney, and Noah Wyle on season 1 of ‘Friends’.Credit:Fotos International/Getty
“I was friends withMatthew [Perry], I was friends withJennifer [Aniston].
I knew a lot of people that knewDavid [Schwimmer]andLisa [Kudrow].
Wyle explained that he knew Aniston because she had been roommates with an ex-girlfriend of his.
George Clooney and Noah Wyle on ‘ER’.Sven Arnstein/NBCU
It was all very social and collegiate.
We all auditioned for the same stuff, he recalled.
And, given the actors all got along so well, a crossover just made sense.
But it seemed totally natural because we were all hanging out anyway, he said.
Chaos, naturally, ensues.
I remember thinking it was almost like a gas that we were doing it.
It was just doing a walk-on.
I didn’t think it had any pressure or attendant pageantry.
That’s how naive I was, he added.
We’re putting them onFriends!
Listen to Wyle discuss the cameo and his thoughts on a second season ofThe Pitt in the podcast above.
