Monica Geller she remains best known. "Us Weekly" believes that Cox "made television history during her 10 year stint playing Monica". Meanwhile, Steve Weinstein of the "Los Angeles Times" credits Cox's comedic performance with helping disprove the stereotype that "Pretty women aren't supposed to be funny". In 1995, one year after "Friends" premiered, Cox appeared on the cover of "People's" "50 Most Beautiful People". According to "Alabama Biographical Dictionary" author Jan Onofrio, Monica helped "put [Cox] in the television spotlight and provided offers for more desirable roles." The "Daily News" referred to Cox as "one of the more successful 'Friends' since the
Chandler Bing holiday in his adulthood. It is revealed in season 1 he went to an all-boys high school. Chandler's best friend is Ross Geller (David Schwimmer), who was his college roommate. He and Ross were in a band named Way/No Way during college. He met Ross' sister, Monica Geller (Courteney Cox), and her friend, Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston), while celebrating Thanksgiving at Ross' parents' house. Chandler was the first person to know about Ross' love for Rachel. He moved to New York City and lives across the hall from Monica and, through her, meets Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow). At some point