When Julia Roberts Guest Starred on ‘Friends,’ She Was the “Biggest Star In the World”—But Was Totally Riddled with Nerves, Director Says

Julia Roberts.

By 1996, Julia Roberts was one of the biggest movie stars in the world. This was, after all, post-Pretty Woman, so, when Roberts guest starred on NBC’s sitcom Friends, she was anything but an unknown actress—but regardless, the show’s director recalled that Roberts was nervous and embodied “stage fright in real life,” according to Entertainment Weekly.

Roberts was already a major movie star when she starred in a two-episode run on "Friends" alongside Perry in 1996. (Image credit: Alamy)