Jen: I Turned Down SNL for Friends

People thought she was crazy, but she 'did alright,' she tells Oprah
By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff
Posted Feb 3, 2011 9:13 AM CST
Jen: I Turned Down SNL for Friends
Jennifer Aniston, left, announces Adam Sandler as winner for favorite comedic star at the People's Choice Awards on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011, in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Jennifer Aniston could have avoided that awful “Rachel” haircut entirely—if she’d taken the job offer she got from Saturday Night Live. Aniston revealed to Oprah Winfrey yesterday that she turned down SNL for Friends, PopEater reports. Everyone “thought I was making a huge mistake," she said. Adam Sandler, Aniston’s co-star in Just Go With It, chimed in that his reaction at the time was, “She said no? She's gonna do that Friends? What the hell is Friends?” Click for more, including why she said no to SNL.
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