Why did they stop showing Ben 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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When was the last time Ben was in Friends?

Ben disappeared from Friends just before the birth of his half-sister, Emma. His last official appearance came in season 8 with the episode titled "The One Where Joey Dates Rachel." Even after Emma was born, there was no evidence that the two children met.
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Why did they change Ross's wife in Friends?

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.
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Where is Ben from Friends now?

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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Is Ben from Friends a twin in real life?

Ross' little guy on Friends was mega cute! You may not have realised that Ross' son Ben was actually played by twins; Dylan and Cole Sprouse. That's the same two that played Zac and Cody in the Disney show The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.
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Why did Cole play Ben and not Dylan?

Ben didn't appear enough to need two actors

He said, "Honestly our appearances as the same character was sort of dependent on how much screen time we had. In 'Friends,' for example, my role was not too present. They only really needed to hire one twin because both of us were incredibly expensive."
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Who is the youngest character in Friends?

Rachel is the youngest of Friends six main characters.
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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.
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How old would Monica and Chandler's twins be?

4. Jack and Erica Bing, Friends. Monica and Chandler got the surprise of their lives when they welcomed not one, but TWO babies, a set of twins they named Jack (after Monica's dad), and Erica (after the twins' birth mother), on May 6, 2004. The twins would be 14 years old today.
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How old would Emma from Friends be now?

Emma Geller-Greene was born in the season eight finale on April 4, 2002 – so she would be 19 years-old now.
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Was Carol really pregnant on Friends?

Last appearance of Jane Sibbett as Carol Willick. Jane Sibbett is clearly pregnant, but this was not acknowledged or worked into the storyline. This is the first time that Ross and Rachel do not share any scenes with the rest of the gang. The second time was in "The One With The Home Study" (S10E7).
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What is Chandler'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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How much did Jane Sibbett make from Friends?

Jane Sibbett, aka Ross's ex-wife Carol, may be receiving $15,000. Gunther, actor James Michael Tyler - who sadly passed away yesterday at 59 - appeared in 147 episodes - the only non-core cast member to be seen in more than 100 shows - but didn't speak in all of them.
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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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Do the cast of Friends not get along?

As the name of the show suggests, Friends taught its fans many lessons in friendship. The same could be said for the cast. Matt has once said that he considers his co-workers a family. Even though they don't all get together on a regular basis, they still care for one another, as siblings would.
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Why did Emma disappear in Friends?

Emma was supposed to move to Paris with Rachel

Monica (Courteney Cox), Chandler (Matthew Perry), and their baby twins were leaving New York for — gasp — the suburbs, while Rachel was preparing to move to Paris for a new job with Louis Vuitton, with Emma in tow.
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What happened to Ross and Rachel's daughter Emma?

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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Who does Joey end up with in Joey?

At the end of the series, Joey is the only friend that ends up without a lover or a spouse, even though he is the one who has dated the most, although these were predominantly one-night stands. As of the end of Joey, he is in a committed relationship with Alex Garrett.
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Is Phoebe wearing a wig in season 6?

friendsvscoofficial. Lisa Kudrow, (Phoebe Buffay), had to wear a wig most of season 6, because her hair was too short for the character.
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What happened to Ross's son Ben?

Ben mysteriously vanishes from the show in the middle of Season 8, before the birth of his half-sister, Emma. He is never seen again, and mentioned only rarely, with several characters seeming to forget he exists (such as Ross' father talking about how Emma is his first grandchild).
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Was Monica pregnant in last episode of Friends?

Toward the end of filming season 10, Cox was pregnant with her first child, her daughter Coco, who was born just a few weeks after the final episode of "Friends" aired on NBC. Since Monica was not expecting on the show, Cox's pregnancy was strategically hidden with baggy shirts and props.
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Who has most screentime in Friends?

Chandler had the most screen appearances (1400), Seth found, using the rule that only a scene in which a character speaks a line counts as an appearance. Both Rachel (1370) and Ross (1330) were very close behind, though.
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Who is the oldest friend ever?

Phoebe is the oldest of the bunch, making her 29 at the beginning of the series.
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Who is everyone's least favorite Friends character?

Fans' least favorite character in Friends is Monica

After Chandler came Joey Tribbiani with 17%, Phoebe Buffay with 15%, Rachel Green at 13%, and Ross Geller at 6%. In last place came Monica Geller with a sad 5%, making her the most disliked character in Friends, according to this poll.
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