The 24 best Friends cameos of all time

So no one told you that life was going to be this way. But hopefully you made a lot of… friends in the process. Since its original run on NBC between 1994 and 2004, Friends has enjoyed rare status as an enduring pop culture staple and cornerstone for the modern sitcom. Even now, could it be any bigger?

Starring an ensemble cast made up of Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, and Matthew Perry, Friends’ deceptively basic premise – that of six lively twenty-somethings living in an impossibly spacious New York City apartment – was actually a novel idea for its time, when most sitcoms centered on suburban family households.

With over 230 episodes across 10 seasons, plenty of Hollywood mega-stars have naturally passed by Central Perk for some laughs. From those just starting out in their careers to certified royalty wanting a little fun on TV, Friends was truly a revolving door of who’s who. To celebrate the show’s ongoing legacy, here are some of the best celebrity cameos and guest roles ever in the history of Friends.