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Lisa Kudrow On Getting Fired From ‘Frasier’ & Being The Only ‘Friends’ Cast Member To Audition For James Burrows


Lisa Kudrow looked back at her television career, opening up about getting fired from Frasier, the sitcom role that changed her trajectory, and being the only Friends cast member to audition.

Lisa Kudrow looked back at her television career, opening up about getting fired from Frasier, the sitcom role that changed her trajectory, and being the only Friends cast member to audition. In a new interview, Kudrow revealed that she was cast as Roz Doyle in the Frasier pilot that ultimately Peri Gilpin portrayed during its 11-season run on NBC. Mad About You writer and producer Jeffrey Klarik, the partner of Friends creator David Crane, suggested Kudrow play Phoebe.

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