‘Friends’ star Aisha Tyler says fans still call her “Black girl from ‘Friends'”

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Friends”.The actor was speaking in a new interview when she reflected on her time working on the hit comedy series, and explained how she is still recognised for the role 20 years on.Tyler joined Friends for the ninth season in 2003, playing Charlie Wheeler, who was a palaeontologist and love interest of both David Schwimmer’s character, Ross, and later, Matt LeBlanc’s character, Joey.The series ran for 10 seasons between the period of 1994 and 2004, however, Tyler was the only Black character to be given a recurring role on the sitcom.“It was a massive show, a global hit,” Tyler said to Entertainment Weekly, reflecting on her role. “To this day, people come up to me and go, ‘Charlie, Charlie,’ or they just go, ‘Black girl from Friends.'”She continued, explaining how she had “seen every episode” of the show before being cast, and was “petrified” of taking on the role.“My knees were knocking.

I was shocked you couldn’t hear my teeth chattering the entire time I was on set,” she said, discussing her first-day filming,” she said.“We walked out, and we did a curtain call […] at the end of the show.