FriendsIs 30 Today: Where Would Ross & Rachel and Monica & Chandler's Kids Be Now?

Mar. 15, 2025

Cole Sprouse as Ben Geller in Friends and in 2024.Photo:NBCU; Stefanie Keenan/Getty

NBCU; Stefanie Keenan/Getty

Your mother warned you there’d be days like these:Friendscelebrates its 30th anniversary on Sept. 22, 2024.The show — which focused on the dynamics between six friends living in New York City — captured the hearts of millions of viewers and has only grown in popularity since the last episode aired in May of 2004.Over 10 seasons, fans watched Ross Geller (David Schwimmer), Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston), Monica Geller (Courteney Cox), Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow), Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry) and Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc) navigate their mid-20s through their careers, relationships and the early years of parenthood. Fans of the series have evensuggested a rebootfollowing the characters' kids, all grown up, considering Ross had two children (one with Rachel), Monica and Chandler had two and Phoebe served as a surrogate for her brother’s three little ones.FriendscreatorsMarta KauffmanandDavid Craneand executive producerKevin Brightspoke about the possibility on theTodayshowon Sept. 20 and revealed they “get emails about it all the time,” even calling it a “great idea.“We went ahead and did the math, looking at where the children of theFriendscharacters might be today.

Your mother warned you there’d be days like these:Friendscelebrates its 30th anniversary on Sept. 22, 2024.

The show — which focused on the dynamics between six friends living in New York City — captured the hearts of millions of viewers and has only grown in popularity since the last episode aired in May of 2004.

Over 10 seasons, fans watched Ross Geller (David Schwimmer), Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston), Monica Geller (Courteney Cox), Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow), Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry) and Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc) navigate their mid-20s through their careers, relationships and the early years of parenthood. Fans of the series have evensuggested a rebootfollowing the characters' kids, all grown up, considering Ross had two children (one with Rachel), Monica and Chandler had two and Phoebe served as a surrogate for her brother’s three little ones.

FriendscreatorsMarta KauffmanandDavid Craneand executive producerKevin Brightspoke about the possibility on theTodayshowon Sept. 20 and revealed they “get emails about it all the time,” even calling it a “great idea.”

We went ahead and did the math, looking at where the children of theFriendscharacters might be today.

01of 04Ben GellerCole Sprouse as Ben Geller and David Schwimmer as Ross Geller on ‘Friends’.Warner/NBCCan you believe Ben Geller would be 29?Cole Sprouse’s part as Ben — Ross’s son with his first wife, Carol Willick (Jane Sibbett), born at the end of season 1 — was one of the young actor’s major breakout roles and the first he did without his twin brother, Dylan. In a2019 interview withGQ,Cole, now 32 in real life, revealed that since Ben had a small role in the series, it only required one of the actors to be on set.AfterFriendsended in May 2004, Cole starred alongside his brother in the Disney Channel hit seriesThe Suite Life of Zack & Codyfrom 2005 to 2008 and the spin-off showThe Suite Life on Deck.He then played a starring role as Jughead Jones in the CW seriesRiverdalein 2017 through 2023.Cole is currently dating modelAri Fournierand continues to act.

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Ben Geller

Cole Sprouse as Ben Geller and David Schwimmer as Ross Geller on ‘Friends’.Warner/NBC

Warner/NBC

Can you believe Ben Geller would be 29?

Cole Sprouse’s part as Ben — Ross’s son with his first wife, Carol Willick (Jane Sibbett), born at the end of season 1 — was one of the young actor’s major breakout roles and the first he did without his twin brother, Dylan. In a2019 interview withGQ,Cole, now 32 in real life, revealed that since Ben had a small role in the series, it only required one of the actors to be on set.

AfterFriendsended in May 2004, Cole starred alongside his brother in the Disney Channel hit seriesThe Suite Life of Zack & Codyfrom 2005 to 2008 and the spin-off showThe Suite Life on Deck.He then played a starring role as Jughead Jones in the CW seriesRiverdalein 2017 through 2023.

Cole is currently dating modelAri Fournierand continues to act.

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Emma Geller

Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green and Cali Sheldon and Noelle Sheldon as Emma Geller on ‘Friends’.NBCUniversal via Getty; Joshua Blanchard/Getty

NBCUniversal via Getty; Joshua Blanchard/Getty

Next up is Emma Geller, who’s now 22.

Noelle and Cali both appeared in Jordan Peele’s 2019 filmUsalongsideElisabeth Moss,Lupita Nyong’oandWinston Duke.

Additionally, the 22-year-olds attended UCLA andgraduatedfrom the university together in June 2024.

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Frank Jr. Jr., Leslie and Chandler Buffay

Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay on ‘Friends’.Paul Drinkwater/NBCU

Paul Drinkwater/NBCU

Phoebe’s nieces and nephews would now be 26.

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Jack and Erica Bing

Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing and Courteney Cox as Monica Geller on ‘Friends’.nbc

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source: people.com