Joey (TV series) What Joey lacks in book smarts, however, he more than makes up for with his people skills, making him the best new friend his nephew could ask for. Several cast members had previously appeared as different characters in "Friends"; Coolidge appeared as Amanda, an old friend of Monica and Phoebe, in a tenth-season episode. Adam Goldberg, who played Jimmy, appeared in "Friends" second season in the recurring role of Eddie, who moves in with Chandler after Joey moves out. Carlos Gómez, who played Sam The Director, appeared in one episode of "Friends" as the restaurant worker Julio in "The One
Joey Tribbiani but it is shut down before filming began in Las Vegas. He is also fired from a Burger King commercial. He filmed a role in a "Law & Order" episode that was cut from the completed episode—Joey was only "seen" as a corpse in a body bag. In seasons 6 and 7, he lands a starring role as Detective 'Mac' Machiavelli in a very short-lived, and very bad cop show called "Mac and C.H.E.E.S.E", which Chandler described as "one of the worst things ever... and not just on TV." Joey had high hopes for the series, however "Mac and C.H.E.E.S.E"