Remember the iconic scene of Ross Gellar’s wedding on FRIENDS? Here’s how actor David Schwimmer inspired Ross Gellar?
With one of the best characters and cast in the history of Television, “FRIENDS” makes the excellent comedy sitcom ever. The series has become a phenomenon across the globe. FRIENDS’ the most loved quoted and re-watched series in the world. The show revolves around the lives of six best friends which show their professional issues to their personal complications.
The series has everything. So, if you are a fan of FRIENDS or you may have watched the show, you must remember the episode of “The one with the Ross’s wedding” where Ross messed up while taking the name of Emily. For those who aren’t aware, there’s a very interesting ‘behind the scene’ story behind the scene. Find out here!
David Schwimmer as Ross Gellar:
Actor David Schwimmer portrayed the character of Ross Gellar on FRIENDS. Ross’ character is a hopeless-romantic palaeontologist who works at a museum and later becomes a professor at a university. The actor gained worldwide recognition for playing Ross in the sitcom for which David received a Screen Actors Guild award.
The Inspiration behind “I take thee Rachel scene”
The one with the Ross wedding is the most popular episode of FRIENDS where he was ready to take the vows with Emily. However, Ross messed up and takes Rachel’s name instead of Emily. The world stopped for a minute after that line. The particular scene indicates that he and Rachal aren’t over. But do you know this scene wasn’t planned. The writers didn’t plan to do this scene the way it happened and we all remember. This scene’s inspiration actually came from none other than David Schwimmer. Yes, you read it right! David’s fumbling inspired the scene.
The show writer Greg Malins revealed, in one of the episode, “His line was to come in and say Emily the cab is downstairs waiting something like that. And he walked in and said, uh Rachel the cab is downstairs…Oh, BLEEP.” And I remember I was standing next to David Crane and I said “That’s it, that’s it” Which FRIENDS scene or episode is your favourite? Let us know your answers in the comments section below.
