It's hard to imagine "Friends" without Jennifer Aniston or "Modern Family" without Ed O'Neill, but that nearly happened. Television producers go through dozens of castings before finding the perfect fit. Here are some actors who came close to lead roles on shows that went on to become Emmy favorites.
Jennifer Aniston was nominated for six Emmys and won in 2002 for her performance in "Friends." But Téa Leoni was actually the first choice to play Rachel Green. Leoni turned down the role to star in "The Naked Truth," which was canceled after three seasons. Had Leoni accepted the part of Rachel, we might have seen Aniston on "Saturday Night Live." Aniston was offered a spot on the late-night sketch show but turned it down for "Friends." "They [SNL] were like, 'You're so stupid,'"
You guys didn't know that Jeniffer could have gone to SNL? She wanted to try Friends instead and look how well that turned out
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Mess at more that half of these being for Friends
