Lisa Kudrow

Lisa Kudrow and Matt LeBlanc explained why Phoebe Buffay and Joey Tribbiani never hooked up on Friends.

Nine years later, Valerie, Paulie G., Mickey and the rest are ready for more. This time, HBO is, too.

With her mock-reality TV show The Comeback getting rave reviews, the former Friends star reflects on privacy, plastic surgery and the role that made her famous

Lisa Kudrow is an Emmy Award-winning actress best known for playing the role of Phoebe on the sitcom 'Friends.' She has also starred on the TV comedies 'Web Therapy' and 'The Comeback.'

This article originally appeared on PEOPLE.COM. "I’ll be there for you …"  Turns out the iconic words of Friends‘ theme song prove true when it comes to real-life pals Lisa Kudrow and Matt LeBlanc.  More than 20 years since the wildly popular show launched their careers, the actors chatted with PEOPLE about fame, friendship, Friends and that on-screen hookup that just never happened. 

Lisa Kudrow, Actress: P.S. I Love You. Hardly the dumb blonde of Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997), Lisa was born in Encino, California on July 30, 1963. Her mother, Nedra S. (Stern), was a travel agent, and her father, Lee N. Kudrow, was a physician. Her parents are both from Jewish immigrant families (from Belarus, Russia, and Hungary). Lisa was raised in Tarzana and played varsity-level tennis in high school and college...