Lisa Kudrow 30 July Birthday Feature

Posted by fjgirls in July 30th, 2008

What would the 30th of July be without Lisa Kudrow of “friends” fame who plays the one and there really is only one ……..Phoebe Duffay. Who can ever forget her “Smelly Cat” song or any of her other countless side splitting and head scratching antics with the strange logic that goes with it.. This is one of the few women that if she just stood still and didn’t say anything she would still induce painful fits of laughter where you end up unable to laugh anymore along with a lot of rolling around on the floor like some mad lunatic. We love her!

Biography, photos and of course a couple of vids of Lisa in action. If you don’t find this funny please find another site and see a doctor!!

Lisa kudrow photo by sittel

Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe in Friends Bloopers

Lisa Diane Marie Kudrow (born July 30, 1963) is an Emmy Award- and SAG-winning American actress, best known for her roles as Phoebe Buffay in the popular television sitcom Friends and as Valerie Cherish in the HBO series The Comeback, which she co-created and produced.

Early Career

Kudrow originally intended to follow in her father’s footsteps - researching headaches. However, she was ‘discovered’ and began her career as an actress. Kudrow began her comedic career as a member of The Groundlings, joining the ranks of those such as Will Ferrell and Janeane Garofalo. Briefly, Lisa joined with Conan O’Brien and director Tim Hillman in the short-lived improv troupe Unexpected Company. She was also the only regular female member of The Transformers Comedy Troupe, a group directed by Stan Wells that currently plays at the Empty Stage Comedy Theatre.

Lisa Kudrow photo by avocadoz

lisa Kudrow photo by avocadoz

She played a role in an episode of Cheers opposite Woody Boyd. She tried out for Saturday Night Live in 1990, but the show chose Julia Sweeney instead. She had a recurring role in Bob, Bob Newhart’s third CBS outing, but her character was eliminated at the end of the first season. She was hired to play the role of Roz in Frasier, but the part was re-cast during the filming of the pilot episode because producers didn’t think she was right for the part. However, one of the people working on Frasier also worked on Friends and suggested Lisa audition for the show. Her first major television role was Ursula Buffay, the eccentric waitress on Mad About You (this character would later appear in ‘Friends’ as Phoebe’s twin sister). She is also the oldest of all the “friends”

Despite the previous lack of success, this role led to her starring role on Friends as Phoebe Buffay, a role for which she won the 1998 Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She became the first cast member to win it.

More Lisa Kudrow Biography at Wikipedia

The Smelly Cat Song