Actor Randy Vasquez still remembers the Friends role that almost was. "I got cast on the fourth episode of Friends and I got fired after the reading by Jim Burroughs," the 64-year-old recalled. But before the actor got too far down the street, another series star came along to offer some words of comfort — Matthew Perry. Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry on 'Friends'. And, of course, Aniston, Kudrow, and Perry became pop culture icons alongside their fellow Friends costars Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, and Matt LeBlanc.