Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox and more costars had their fair share of high-profile romances since the sitcom catapulted their careers.
In 1995, one year after the NBC series premiered, Aniston actress began dating Tate Donovan. The pair called it quits three years later, and while they were working through their split, they were given a romantic arc on Friends.
Though he had his ups and downs with Aniston, Donovan said all six of the main Friends cast “were amazing” to him during his time on the show. “They were fantastic,” he gushed.
Donovan isn’t the only one of the Golden Globe winner’s beaus to have appeared on the legendary comedy. Brad Pitt made a brief appearance on Friends in 2001, playing a former high school classmate of Rachel, Ross Geller (David Schwimmer) and Monica Geller (Cox).
Scroll down for a recap of the Friends cast’s dating histories through the years:
Jennifer Aniston
At the height of her Friends fame, the Dumplin’ star dated Donovan for three years. Following their 1998 split, she moved on with Pitt, who later made an appearance on the NBC sitcom. The twosome exchanged vows in 2000 and announced their separation five years later. Though their split was messy, the actors remain on friendly terms.
Aniston eventually sparked a romance with John Mayer, who she dated from 2008 to 2009, before being linked to Justin Theroux in 2011. The two got engaged in 2012 and wed three years later before ending their marriage in 2018.
Courteney Cox
The Cougar Town alum previously dated music promoter Ian Copeland, Michael Keaton and Counting Crows singer Adam Duritz. In June 1999, she married David Arquette, and the duo welcomed daughter Coco five years later. The Scream costars announced in October 2010 that they separated, with Arquette filing for divorce in June 2012. The proceedings were finalized one year later.
Cox moved on with Snow Patrol member Johnny McDaid, whom she has been dating since 2013.
Matthew Perry
Perry’s past flames include actresses Yasmine Bleeth and Julia Roberts, both of whom he was linked to around 1995. From 2006 to 2012, he dated Mean Girls star Lizzy Caplan, who is 13 years his junior.
Perry got engaged to Molly Hurwitz in November 2020, less than one year after Us confirmed their romance. By June 2021, the pair had called it quits. “Sometimes things just don’t work out and this is one of them,” Perry’s rep told Us in a statement at the time.
The actor passed away in October 2023 at age 54 after an apparent drowning.
Lisa Kudrow
In May 1995, the Emmy winner married French businessman Michel Stern, with whom she shares son Julian. Kudrow’s pregnancy was written into season 4 of Friends, which aired from 1997 to 1998, when her character volunteered to become a surrogate for her half-brother.
David Schwimmer
Though he may have been crushing on Aniston in the early days of Friends, Schwimmer dated singer-songwriter Natalie Imbruglia throughout the late 1990s. He later tied the knot with Zoë Buckman in June 2010 after three years together. They welcomed daughter Cleo in 2011, but six years later, they called it quits.
In November 2019, Us broke the news that Schwimmer had been on a “few dates” with a woman in her late 20s who he “met at a bar.”
Matt LeBlanc
The Golden Globe winner exchanged vows with model Melissa McKnight in May 2003, who he met six years prior through mutual friends. They welcomed their daughter, Marina, in 2004. McKnight is also the mother of two children from a past marriage.
After three years of marriage, LeBlanc and McKnight divorced in October 2006, citing irreconcilable differences as the cause of their split.
The actor started dating producer Aurora Mulligan after they met on the set of Top Gear in 2016. Us confirmed in February 2022 that the pair had called it quits.
