Lisa Kudrow Husband, Son, Twin, Family, Net Worth, Height, Bio

Quick Facts

If you love watching the comedy series Friends, you would have been at the top of your game in the early 2000’s and the character Pheobe played by Lisa Kudrow would be very vivid in your memory for her sense of humour in the sitcom.

Lisa Kudrow Bio

The talented actress was born on 30th July 1963 and spent her early days in California where she went to Portola Middle School in Tarzana, California. She later proceeded to Taft High School in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles then Vassar College where she studied Biology. She is said to have had intentions to follow in her father’s career as a headache specialist, hence, she worked at his Institute for about 8 years before switching to the film industry. She credits her change of career to the comedian Jon Lovitz who encouraged her to start as a comedian by joining The Groundlings comedy school located in Los Angeles. She began performing with the comedy group the Transformers.

In 1989, Lisa was featured in the pilot of the series Married to the Mob and that same year, she landed her first sitcom Cheers and Just Temporary. She landed several other guest appearances during that period in sitcoms like Newhart Sada, Life Goes On, Murder in High Places, Room for Two, Mad About You in which she appeared from 1993 to 1999, Flying Blind and Bob. She was also in the series Coach for a year before landing her popular role as Phoebe Buffay in the series Friends that ran from 1994 to 2004. She has done some voice acting for series like Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man, Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist, The Simpsons, Hercules: The Animated Series Aphrodite, King of the Hill, Blue’s Clues, Father of the Pride and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt in which she voiced the Fairy Godmother for two episodes. Her recent tv series work includes RuPaul’s Drag Race released in 2017 and the 2018 Grace & Frankie Shere.

The multi-talented actress is not just into series production but has been featured in numerous films as well which include: Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion, The Opposite of Sex, Analyze This, Dr. Dolittle 2, Wonderland, Happy Endings, P.S. I Love You, Bandslam, Hotel for Dogs, Easy A, Neighbors, The Girl on the Train and The Boss Baby released 2017.

Accolades

Lisa has not just been acting in films and sitcoms but she has also been rewarded for her hard work over the years. In 1998, she won a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in the comedy series Friends in addition to two awards from the Screen Actors Guild in 1999 and 2000.

Lisa Kudrow’s Family: Is She A Twin In Real Life?

The actress is the daughter of Nedra .S. and Lee .N. Kudrow who are of Belarus, German, Polish and Hungarian ancestry. Her elder brother, David .B. Kudrow is a neurologist and she also has an elder sister named Helene Marla. They are also said to be staunch followers of the Jewish religion.

Lisa Kudrow is not a twin at all but the only time she was portrayed as a twin was in the sitcom Friends in which she double played as Ursula Pamela Buffay the identical twin sister of Pheobe Buffay.

Lisa Kudrow’s Husband And Son

The talented actress is the wife of Michel Stern who is an advertising executive by profession. They were said to have dated for a very long time before tying the knot on May 27, 1995. Three years later, they welcomed a baby boy named Julian Murry Stern.

Lisa Kudrow’s Net Worth

The Friends star is said to have earned $22,500 per episode in the sitcom which was quite a huge sum to earn during that period and it ranked her earnings from the sitcom to about $88.4 million. She has also been rewarded in financial terms for her work in other films and series as well as a brand ambassador for top brands like Aquafina. All this have accumulated to her net worth to be ranked between $60 million and $70 million.

Lisa Kudrow Height And Other Body Measurements

The elegant actress is known for her tall frame and her slender figure which she has been able to maintain over the years. Details about her body statistics are:

Height: 5 ft 8 inches or 173cm

Weight: 62 kg or 137 pounds.

Hair Color: Blonde

Eye Color: Faded Green

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