Why did Ross name his son Ben?

While his parents initially could not agree on a name, they eventually came to "Ben" when Phoebe (who is wearing a janitor's uniform with the name tag "Ben") lectures Ross and Susan on how lucky the baby is for having such loving parents.
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Why did Ben stop appearing on Friends?

Sibbett and Hecht offered another explanation for Ben's absence in an interview with Comedy Central while they were on tour in the UK. "He moved to England. So we've come after him and that's why we're gonna stay," Sibbett explained, with Hecht adding: "We put him in a boarding school just to get him out of dodge.
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What is Ben's full name in Friends?

He has two children: Ross' son, Ben [Geller-Willick-Bunch], was conceived while Ross and Carol were still married and born at the end of Season 1.
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Is Ross the father of Ben?

Ben simply disappeared from Friends

Cole Sprouse, who formerly played the character of Ben, even spoke out about the little boy's absence, revealing that Ross wasn't a very involved father to his firstborn child.
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What happened to the kid who played Ben on Friends?

Finally, perhaps the most notable actor was Cole Sprouse who played an older Ben. Cole went on to have a successful acting career, going on to star in The Suite Life of Zack and Cody (alongside his twin Dylan) and Riverdale on Netflix.
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What happened to Ross's first wife?

Barone also played Carol Willick, Ross Geller's ex-wife, in the character's first appearance in Friends. She left the show as she wanted to pursue a more full-time role and was replaced by Jane Sibbett. She starred on The Jeff Foxworthy Show for the first season (1995–1996) and in The War at Home from 2005 to 2007.
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Who is richest among Friends cast?

Jennifer Aniston aka Rachel Green: worth $320 million (£258.5m) Aniston is thought to be worth a whopping $320 million (£258.5m), making her the richest member of the Friends cast.
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Did Ben and Emma ever meet?

Throughout the show, he never meets his half-sister, Emma, which dismays fans very much.
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Is Jughead Ross son?

Viewers of the Netflix smash hit Riverdale have only just twigged that Jughead Jones was Ross Geller's (David Schwimmer) son in Friends.
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How old would Ben Geller be now?

Ben would be a full-fledged adult by now. In 2021 he would be 26 years old. While Ben was the first baby born on Friends, he wasn't the only one born on the show until Emma. Phoebe Buffay acted as a surrogate for her half-brother during the show's fourth season.
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How did they come up with the name Ben on Friends?

When Ross, Susan and Phoebe were locked in a janitor's closet, Phoebe put on a jumpsuit with the nametag Ben and said "Hi, I'm Ben, Ben to the rescue!" and they decided on it since Phoebe helped them realize how happy their child is gonna be to have three loving parents.
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Did both Cole and Dylan play Ben?

Dylan and Cole Sprouse both had reoccurring roles in FRIENDS as Ross Geller and Carol's son, Ben. The twin stars both played the same character so they took turns playing Ben, which just proves how hard it was to tell them apart!
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Who does Joey marry in Friends?

Alex Garrett

She later becomes his girlfriend, and she is the first girl Joey has thought about marrying (discounting when he proposed to Phoebe and Rachel after hearing they were pregnant). They get engaged in Season 2 of Joey.
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Why was Emily always in bed on Friends?

Actress Helen Baxendale became pregnant between seasons 4 and 5; as a result she was unable to travel to the US to do any filming for Season 5. Her only appearances were heavily swaddled in bedclothes, and she had to be written out of the series a lot earlier than was intended.
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Did any of the Friends cast smoke?

Actor Matt LeBlanc, who played fan favourite Joey in the series, has previously opened up about how emotional he was filming the final episode – revealing on Norwegian-Swedish TV show Skavlan that it was so upsetting, he took up smoking again. "I had quit smoking and the last episode, I started smoking again.
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When did Carol and Susan last appear in Friends?

Carol and Susan celebrated their anniversary together (although not the wedding anniversary) in "The One Without The Ski Trip". Her final appearance was in the alternate reality episode of Season 6 where it is implied that no matter what Ross and Carol would not end up together.
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Which Sprouse twin is older?

Dylan is 15 minutes older than Cole. They have German ancestry. The boys moved back to the United States four months after their birth to their parents' native Long Beach, California.
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Does Cole Sprouse have a child?

However, in early February 2020, the actor confirmed his romance with model Clara Berry. In May 2021, the couple announced they are expecting their first child together. By September that year, the two welcomed their son, Sasha. The 28-year-old actor has moved on from his Riverdale romance.
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Why did Cole Sprouse leave Friends?

In the same GQ interview, Cole joked about how his character Ben was essentially killed off of Friends due to how limited the role became. Ben would be mentioned sporadically in the last two seasons, but Cole hadn't physically played the role since the end of season 8 before Ross's second child Emma was born.
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What is Chandler Bing's job?

The answer to What is Chandler Bing's job?, the show's writers finally reveal, is that he works in “statistical analysis and data reconfiguration.” This is another kind of punch line.
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What happened to Ross and Rachel's baby in the last episode?

Emma lives with both her parents after she is born, until they get into a fight over Ross not telling Rachel that a man that she met at a bar left a message for her. Rachel then moves back in with Joey. In the series finale her parents reconcile and get back together.
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Is Cole Sprouse rich?

What is Cole Sprouse's net worth? Former star of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody and current Riverdale fave, Cole Sprouse has a net worth of $8,000,000.
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Who is the poorest cast member of Friends?

6 Matt LeBlanc

Not bad for the lowest earner on the list. LeBlanc was saddled with playing the simpleminded friend, a role that didn't bring him much success in his spin-off series “Joey”.
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How much did Gunther get paid per episode of Friends?

But how much was Gunther paid? In the first season of the show, he earned $5,000 per episode he appeared in.
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How much did Janice get paid in Friends?

Maggie Wheeler, who played Janice, could be getting a cheque for $19,000. Jane Sibbett, aka Ross's ex-wife Carol, may be receiving $15,000.
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