6:00 AM PDT, June 22, 2020
They’ll be there for each other… forever! Friends may have ended in 2004, but Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer and Matthew Perry still hang out. The former castmates have been spotted by the paparazzi, on the red carpet, filming projects together and hanging out for years now. They’re not only on-screen besties, they’re real life buddies with each other and with recurring and special guest stars like Paul Rudd, Reese Witherspoon and Tom Selleck. Now that all of the stars are on Instagram, we’re getting even more Friends reunions than we could have ever hoped for! So before their full-on Friends reunion premieres May 27 on HBO Max, check out all the times the Friends cast have gotten together over the years.
The One at the Primetime Emmy Awards
After helping Jimmy Kimmel host the mostly-virtual Primetime Emmy Awards in 2020, Jennifer Aniston retired to her home, where she watched the rest of the show with Friends roomies Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow. Oh, and of course their bonus roommate Jason Bateman.
The One With the SAG-AFTRA Foundation's 4th Annual Patron of the Artists Awards
Lisa Kudrow, Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd -- who played Phoebe Buffay’s love interest Mike Hannigan -- posed together for a photo on the red carpet. During the event, Aniston won the 2019 SAG Artists’ Inspiration Award.
The One With the All-Star Tribute to James Burrows
Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer, Aniston, Cox, Kudrow and Friends director James Burrows smiled for the camera at the 2016 All-Star Tribute to Burrows.
The One With ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’
In 2015, Aniston was a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live when Kudrow and Cox stopped by to perform a Friends skit with the show’s host.
The One With the American Film Institute's 46th Life Achievement Award Gala Tribute to George Clooney
Real life BFFs Cox and Aniston wore matching black gowns on this 2018 red carpet while honoring their one-time Friends guest star from Season 1 Episode 16, “The One with Two Parts.”
The One With the Juicy Couture Swimwear Launch
Cox and her on-screen brother embraced during the 2005 Juicy Couture Swimwear Launch in Los Angeles.
The One With the Burn 60 Fitness Studio Grand Opening
Cox, Kudrow and Matthew Perry got cozy at the grand opening of a Los Angeles fitness studio in 2006.
The One Where They Broke the Internet
When Aniston joined Instagram in October 2019, she practically broke the internet by posting a photo of the entire Friends cast around a living room table.
The One With the Celebrity Sighting
In 2009, Aniston and Cox were spotted by paparazzi at the Mondrian Hotel in West Hollywood, California.
The One With the 2004 Emmy Awards
Matt LeBlanc posed for a photo with his then-wife, Melissa McKnight, Aniston and her now ex-husband and one-time Friends guest star, Brad Pitt.
The One With All the Girls
Aniston posted a cute ‘gram snuggled up with her former castmates in January 2020. She captioned the cute pic, “Hi from the girls across the hall.”
The One With the Platinum Circle Awards
In 2006, Perry and Cox cozied up on the red carpet before AFI honored the Arquette family with a Platinum Circle Award (the Scream star wed David Arquette in 1999 but they filed for divorce in 2012).
The One With Chandler and Monica
Cox shared a selfie with her TV husband after the pair had lunch together in Los Angeles in November 2019.
The One With the Special Screening of ‘Just Before I Go’
Aniston and Cox stuck close together at this 2015 screening in Hollywood.
The One With the Filming in New York City
Rudd and Aniston were spotted filming a scene for their movie, Wanderlust, in 2010.
The One With the TCA Summer Press Tour
In 2015, TV roommates Perry and LeBlanc attended a post-CBS press tour party at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles.
The One With the Premiere of HBO's ‘The Comeback’
LeBlanc supported Kudrow at the 2005 premiere of her HBO's series, The Comeback.
The One With the TBS Premiere Party for ‘Daisy Does America’
On-screen spouses Perry and Cox reunited at this 2005 premiere.
The One With the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour
LeBlanc may have crashed Kudrow’s junket in 2014 on the red carpet, but it was all in good fun.
The One With the 8th Annual Lili Claire Foundation Benefit
On-screen couple Rudd and Kudrow smiled for the camera at this 2005 charity benefit in Beverly Hills.
The One With the Kiss
What better way to show your friends you care than with an affectionate smooch? Kudrow shared some snaps from the trio’s lovefest of a girls night.
The One With the ‘Vanity Fair’ Oscar Party
Reese Witherspoon, who played Aniston’s bratty little sister Jill Green, stunned in a voluminous blue gown as she stood next to her equally-gorgeous pal on a 2013 red carpet.
The One With Charlie Puth
“So excited to celebrate we burst into flames,” Kudrow captioned this photo of Cox, singer Charlie Puth and herself. The Comeback actress credited director Judd Apatow with taking the star-studded pic.
The One With the Rock a Little, Feed a Lot Benefit Concert
“Smelly Cat,” anyone? Kudrow and Cox performed a song for the 2009 benefit concert at Club Nokia in Los Angeles.
The One With the ‘Wanderlust’ Premiere
Aniston and Rudd attended the premiere of Wanderlust in 2012. Is that what it would have been like if Mike and Rachel somehow got together?
The One With the 'Variety' Interview
Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Kudrow reunited via webcam for the June 2020 Variety Actors on Actors issue. The TV and IRL BFFs reminisced over the first time they met at the first-ever table read for Friends and both admitted to watching bloopers from the series online.
The One With the 60th Annual Tony Awards
Hank Azaria -- who played Phoebe’s love interest and Mike’s rival, David -- posed with Rudd backstage in 2006.
The One With Couture Cares
On-screen sisters Witherspoon and Aniston sat front row at a fashion show benefit for breast cancer research in 2005.
The One Backstage At ‘The End Of Longing’ In London
LeBlanc supported his on-screen bestie in 2016, popping backstage at Perry’s play, The End Of Longing, at The Playhouse Theatre in London.
The One With ‘Episodes’ Season 2 Premiere
Kudrow showed her support for pal LeBlanc on the red carpet for the season 2 premiere of the car guru’s Showtime series in Los Angeles in 2012.
The One With the ‘Vanity Fair’ Oscar Party
Christina Applegate, who played Rachel’s sister Amy Green, posed for a photo-op with Aniston and singer Gwen Stefani at the Sunset Tower Hotel in West Hollywood in 2009.
The One With the 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
It was the photo that reignited the long extinguished candle in fans’ hearts for Bennifer. Aniston and Brad Pitt, who guest-starred in the 2001 Thanksgiving episode of Friends -- shared an intimate hello on the SAG red carpet in January 2020. The couple was married from 2000-2005.
The One With the Selfie
Aniston, Kudrow and Cox reunited for what appeared to be another girls’ night and took a cute selfie in June 2019.
The One With Gunther
James Michael Tyler, who played Central Perk barista Gunther, supported pal Perry at the Lili Claire Foundation's 6th Annual Benefit, which was hosted by the Friends star.
The One With the World Premiere of ‘The Break-Up’
On Friends, Jon Favreau played wealthy bachelor Pete Becker, a love interest of Courteney Cox’s character, Monica. He later directed Aniston in the 2006 film The Break-Up, which co-starred Vince Vaughn.
The One With Hampton's Film Festival
Kudrow and her on-screen Friends dad, Bob Balaban, were all smiles at the opening night of the Hamptons Film Festival in 2007.
The One With the Gala
Perry and Kudrow celebrated young people overcoming addiction at Phoenix House's 12th Annual Triumph for Teens Awards Gala in 2015.
The One With the LA Modernism Show Opening Night
Real-life friends Cox and Kudrow reunited at this special event in 2013.
The One With the Silent Auction
Perry and Kudrow stopped for a photo op during the 2006 Stars Make Their Voices Heard Silent Auction for the Lollipop Theater Network.