Who doesn’t remember Chandler Bing’s hilarious girlfriend Janice Litman.
Turns out the actress behind the iconic character, Maggie Wheeler, sounds NOTHING like her onscreen persona.
The 55-year-old actress, loved for her “Oh. My. Gawd!” catchphrase, visited UK talk show This Morning, and social media went abuzz after they noted the difference in voice.
Chatting about her role, Maggie revealed how Janice’s infamous high-pitched cackle came to be.
“I think it was a progression how Janice evolved and how the writers created the character for me. The laugh happened organically in the first rehearsal because I needed to find a way to laugh because Matthew Perry is so funny.”
“And working with him I knew right away, I thought, ‘This guy is going to make me laugh on set. I’ve gotta be prepared.’ So I created Janice’s laugh just as a safety measure for when Matthew made me laugh.”
Watch her interview in the video below! Article continues…
Janice is one the show’s most beloved characters!
Maggie admitted that she never expected her role to create so much love.
“It was always a surprise that she continued to have a life on the show.”
“I was always so thrilled every time the writers decided to bring me back,” she said. “It started out as a one-shot deal – come in, do one episode – and out of that came 10 years of this extraordinary, joyful experience.”
Relive the magic of the Janice cackle in the video below!
Maggie is in London getting ready to participate in Comedy Central’s FriendsFest and the question on everyone’s lips… Will there be a reunion?
“A lot of people ask and I’m sure a lot of people would love it and that part is out of my control,” she explained.
“I don’t know what the future holds but it would be fun. It would be great fun.”
Can you JUST imagine?
