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‘Friends’ Director James Burrows Spills It On Why ‘Emily’ Was Quickly Written Off The Show
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deadline.comFriends director James Burrows never found Helen Baxendale, who played Ross Geller’s wife, “particularly funny,” and felt she lacked chemistry with actor David Schwimmer.
That’s one of the revelations in his new memoir, Directed By James Burrows, a collection of memories from the 82-year-old director.
Burrows hints that the ’90s sitcom nearly recast Baxendale, who played Ross’s wife, Emily. “She was nice, but not particularly funny,” Burrows wrote of Baxendale.
Burrows believed that Baxendale, 53, and Schwimmer, 56, lacked natural on-screen chemistry compared to Ross and Rachel, Jennifer Aniston’s character. “Schwimmer had no one to bounce off.
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