Actor Paul Rudd briefly appeared in the series finale curtain call.
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Show guest stars Danny DeVito, Ben Stiller, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt and Sean Penn were mentioned and shown via archive footage. The three actors who portrayed the barbershop quartet in "The One With All the Jealousy" appeared in the trivia game segment. Lady Gaga (performing " Smelly Cat" with Kudrow, dressed as Phoebe, and referencing her role in A Star Is Born).Christina Pickles (audience guest, who played Judy Geller).Elliott Gould (audience guest, who played Jack Geller).Cara Delevingne (wearing Rachel's maid of honor dress and Ross's Holiday Armadillo costume).Cindy Crawford (wearing Ross's leather pants and buttoned shirt).Justin Bieber (wearing Ross's Spud-nik costume).Director and producer Ben Winston stated the cast trivia game segment was being planned out in March 2021 while producing The Late Late Show and the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. In an episode of Rob Lowe's podcast released in January 2021, Kudrow said she had only seen the rebuilt Central Perk set and filmed "a little something" which eventually became Lady Gaga's appearance recorded in November 2020. Representatives for Perry clarified that he had an emergency dental surgery prior to filming when viewers were concerned about his appearance. The trivia game and talk show segments of the special, hosted by James Corden, were filmed in front of a live audience of "mostly union extras, COVID screened and hired for the gig". Filming of the special was delayed twice, first in March 2020, and second in August 2020, both due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The filming of the reunion began in April 2021. Studios, Burbank, where Friends had been filmed since its second season. The special was filmed in Los Angeles, California, at Stage 24, also known as "The Friends Stage" at Warner Bros. Unscripted & Alternative Television (later Warner Horizon Unscripted Television) was also involved in the production of the special. Ben Winston directed and executive produced through Fulwell 73. Bright, Marta Kauffman and David Crane, and the show's main cast, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer. The special was executive produced by the show's co-creators, Kevin S. In February 2020, an unscripted Friends was commissioned with all original cast and co-creators returning. The special would feature the whole cast and co-stars. Television was developing a Friends reunion special for their new streaming service, HBO Max.