PhoebeBuffay-Broughtupasafatherlesschild,Phoebeisaditzyyetloveablehippy,whohasbecomeapersonalmasseuse.Despitelikingherprofession,herdreamistobecomeastarinthemusicindustryandbaseshersongsonherlifeexperiences.Theother5friendssecretlybelievethatPhoebewillnevermakeit,butstillencouragehertowrite.Phoebeoftenperformsatthe'CentralPerk'coffeehouse,andstronglybelievesinherself.

　　RachelGreen-Apopularschoolgirlofthepast,isnowaspoiledbratlivingoffherfathersfinance.Inanattempttostartanewlifeafterrunningoutonherwedding,shesharesanapartmentwithanoldbestfriendMonicaGellar,andeventuallybefriendstheother4andMonica'solderbrother,Ross.

　　MonicaGellar-Acompulsiveneatfreak,whohastroublewithherlovelife.Monicawasteasedwhenshewasinhighschoolforbeingoverweight.However,nowahead-chefatatoprestaurantinManhatten,shehaslostallherexcessiveweight,andjustwantstostartafamilywith'therightguy'tocompleteahappylife.

　　RossGellar-OlderBrotherofMonica,hehasalwayshadstronglovefeelingsforRachel.Asuccessfulprofessorofscienceleadshimtobeoftenteasedbytheother5friendsabouthisprofession.Rosshasexperiencedmanymisfortunesinlife,including3divorcesandbringingupachildwithhislesbianex-wife.Rossnowisdevotedtofindingagirltosettledownwith,withoutadivorce,andmakesithispersonalgoaltosharehappinesswithRachel.

　　ChandlerBing-Afinanciallysecuredataprocessor,whoreliesonhumorasadefensemechanism.Despitebeingrich,theother5havenoideawhathisprofessionis,andChandlerisawimpy,averagelookingcigaretteaddict,whohasneverhadaseriousrelationship.Willheevergetit,andisshejustroundthecornerfromhim?

　　JoeyTribiani-Despitebeingclosetoallthefriends,heisespeciallyopenwithChandler,whohisalsohisroommate.Joeyisasmalltimeactor,whodesperatelywantsfameandfortune,andChandlerhashighhopesofJoey,sohelpsJoeywithmoneyforactinglessonsandprofessionalphotographs.Despitebeingarelativelybadactor,Joeyisanadorable,sensitiveguy,whoisverysuccessfulwithwomen,butneedstobecomefamousandrichtocompletehissuccessfullife.