" He knew Kudrow previously and felt she was " perfect " for the role, but did not expect Sorvino would take the part given her recent Academy Award win for Mighty Aphrodite, but it " turn out that she'd had a horrible time in high school, so the story appealed to her.

Lisa Kudrow was born in Encino, Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Nedra S. ( née Stern ), a travel agent, and Dr. Lee N. Kudrow ( born 1933 ), a headache specialist and physician.

Kudrow was raised in a middle-class Jewish family.

On March 19, 2010 Kudrow ’ s search for her roots in eastern Europe was broadcast.

Keaton's first film of 2000 was Hanging Up with Meg Ryan and Lisa Kudrow.

Rebound headache was first described by Dr. Lee Kudrow.

Among the people she studied with was Lisa Kudrow.

The 2000 film Lucky Numbers, starring John Travolta and Lisa Kudrow, was loosely based on Perry ’ s story.

Lisa Kudrow was originally given the role but was fired before the pilot, in which she was replaced by Gilpin.

It was created by Kudrow and Michael Patrick King, a former executive producer of Sex and the City.

Despite a coveted time slot after the hit series Entourage, The Comeback debuted to low ratings and a mixed critical response ; despite this, it was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards including Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Kudrow.

Kudrow stated in 2010, speaking of where the show may have gone in season two if it were not canceled: " All we really knew for season two was that Paulie G. would end up getting fired, Gigi would end up in charge and the sitcom turns into a huge mess-that and Valerie ’ s marriage would be on the rocks.

* Valerie Cherish ( Lisa Kudrow ), the central character of The Comeback, was the star of a sexually-charged 1989 sitcom, I'm It !, in which she played a young superstar attorney.

The rotating supporting cast was called “ The Otherwise Unemployed Actors .” A number of actors and actresses made their television debuts on the series including Lisa Kudrow, Kathy Griffin, Kay Heberle, Chip Esten, Mindy Sterling and Julia Sweeney.

The characters are taken from the stage play Ladies Room, which also featured Kudrow.

Both Lisa Kudrow and Christie Mellor reprised their roles from the play for this pilot.

For her ensemble starring role as Phoebe on Friends ( NBC, 1994 – 2004 ) Kudrow won the 1998 Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.

Lisa Kudrow won the role because the producers liked her as Ursula, the waitress in Mad About You.

Lisa Kudrow won the role because the producers liked her recurring role as Ursula, the waitress in Mad About You.

Rapaport had a recurring guest-starring role on several episodes of Friends in 1999 as Phoebe's ( Lisa Kudrow ) police officer boyfriend, Gary.

After believing she has no family except her twin sister Ursula ( Lisa Kudrow ), Phoebe becomes acquainted with her half-brother ( Giovanni Ribisi ) and birth mother ( Teri Garr ).

Briefly, Kudrow joined with Conan O ' Brien and director Tim Hillman in the short-lived improv troupe Unexpected Company.

The pilot introduces six friends who live and work in New York City ; Monica ( Courteney Cox ) sleeps with a wine seller after their first date but is horrified to discover he tricked her into bed ; her brother Ross ( David Schwimmer ) is depressed after his lesbian ex-wife moves her things out of their apartment ; Monica's old schoolfriend Rachel ( Jennifer Aniston ) moves in with Monica after running out of her wedding ; and their friends, Joey, Chandler and Phoebe ( Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and Lisa Kudrow ) offer them each support and advice.

Monica initially shared her New York City apartment with Phoebe Buffay ( Lisa Kudrow ), who had moved out over worries that their friendship would suffer due to Monica's obsessive tidiness.

Paula ( Kudrow ) eagerly awaits post-work Happy Hours and the chance to hook up with the company's executives.

Production began on June 8, 1997 with the filming of a library scene between Kudrow and Donovan that would ultimately be cut from the finished film.

Kudrow and King were also screenwriters and executive producers of the series, with King also serving as the director of some episodes.

She starred in Funny or Die's " Speak Out " series with Natalie Portman and guest starred in two episodes of Web Therapy with Lisa Kudrow.

Rupp also appeared in several episodes of Friends, playing Alice Knight, a home economics teacher who fell in love with and married Phoebe Buffay's ( Lisa Kudrow ) much younger half-brother, Frank Jr. ( Giovanni Ribisi ).

( Rupp had previously appeared with Kudrow in the 1997 independent film Clockwatchers.

According to the Guinness Book of World Records ( 2005 ), Kudrow and co-stars Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox became the highest paid TV actresses of all time, earning $ 1 million per episode for the ninth and tenth season of Friends.

Several aspects of the characters used throughout the episode had been improvised significantly by Lisa Kudrow.

* Lisa Kudrow portrays Phoebe Buffay, an eccentric masseuse and self-taught musician.

Back: LeBlanc, Kudrow, Schwimmer, Perry.

In the spring of 2010, Louis-Dreyfus guest starred several times in the third season of the web series Web Therapy, starring Lisa Kudrow.

The film stars Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow as two friends determined to show their former high school tormentors at their 10-year reunion that they have led successful lives.

The 2000 film Lucky Numbers, starring John Travolta and Lisa Kudrow had multiple scenes shot throughout Palmyra.

Dozens of onlookers watched Kudrow and Travolta cruise through the square in a red convertible.

In 2000, Resnick wrote the film Lucky Numbers starring John Travolta and Lisa Kudrow.

Lisa Kudrow ( born July 30, 1963 ) is an American actress, comedian and producer.

Away from television, Kudrow has also appeared in many films including Romy and Michele's High School Reunion ( 1997 ), The Opposite of Sex ( 1998 ), Analyze This ( 1999 ), Dr. Dolittle 2 ( 2001 ), Happy Endings ( 2005 ), P. S.

She has an older sister, Helene Marla ( born 1960 ), and an older brother, Santa Monica neurologist David B. Kudrow ( born 1957 ).

Kudrow attended Portola Middle School in Tarzana, California.

Kudrow worked on her father's staff for eight years while breaking into acting, earning a research credit on his study on the comparative likelihood of left-handed individuals developing cluster headaches.

At the urging of her brother's childhood friend, comedian Jon Lovitz, Kudrow began her comedic career as a member of The Groundlings.