Famous Co-Stars Who Are Best Friends IRL
While some celebrities simply can't stand their co-stars, others consider them their best friends. Many A-listers met their friends while on set, while others met each other independently or have been friends since their childhood.
The way these celebrities talk about one another suggests that a best friend is one of the most important relationships people can have in their lives. They bring each other to gala events, attend each other's weddings, and offer support in tough times.
10 Matthew McConaughey & Woody Harrelson
Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson have worked on several projects together: Surfer, Dude (2008), EDtv (1999), and most famously, season 1 of True Detective (2014). They're also very good friends in real life, even though they do not live close to one another. They're both originally from Texas and while McConaughey still resides there to this day, Harrelson relocated to Hawaii.
9 Matt Damon & Ben Affleck
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck have known each other since they were kids. When they were in 26 and 25 years old, they starred in Good Will Hunting (1997) together. What many don't know is that they also wrote the script for the movie and won an Academy Award for it.
In the following years, they continued to work together and stood by one another. In 2016, they even received "Guys of the Decade" award at Spike TV’s Guys’ Choice Awards.
8 Michelle Williams & Busy Phillips
Michelle Williams and Busy Phillips met on the set of Dawson's Creek, a hit TV drama from the late '90s. Williams portrayed the town's newcomer Jen. Phillips was one of the supporting characters, Audrey Liddell. The two have been close ever since.
Williams often invited Phillips to accompany her at important events, such as the Academy Awards in 2006 and 2011. When tragedy hit Williams' family in 2008, her former co-star was one of the few people who were there for her. The two still vacation together to this day and often post wholesome friendship posts on Instagram.
7 Cameron Diaz & Drew Barrymore
Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore both played in Charlie's Angels (2000), but that's not where their friendship began. Barrymore was one of the movie's producers and has invited her long-time bestie to join the cast. They have known each other since they were teenagers, back when Diaz was just starting out her modeling career.
When Barrymore hosted Diaz on The Drew Barrymore Show, her bestie praised her for the entire world to see. "I can’t wait to grow old with you and experience our life together because one of the greatest moments of my life is our friendship and when I think about you, I literally start to cry. I think you’re so special and your birthday every year is one of my most favourite times of the year," Diaz said.
6 Ashley Tisdale & Vanessa Hudgens
The High School Musical girls weren't exactly friendly in the movies, but in real life, Tisdale and Hudgens are good friends. In April 2021, Hudgens met Tisdale's 1 month old baby girl Jupiter and dubbed herself as the "auntie who sings".
5 Shay Mitchell & Ashley Benson
Shay Mitchell and Ashley Benson portrayed two out of four best friends on Pretty Little Liars, but they're also close friends in real life. Their relationship even has a name: ButtahBenzo. In 2020, they exploded all over TikTok when they shared a video of the two dancing together. What about the rest of the Pretty Little Liars cast? Troian Bellisario and Lucy Hale, too, are still friends with their co-stars.
4 Courteney Cox & Jennifer Aniston
Monica and Rachel from Friends are one of the most famous TV best friends, and the two ladies who portray them are also incredibly close in real life! It's been nearly two decades since the famous sitcom wrapped up, but Courteney Cox and Jennifer Aniston still consider each other friends to this day.
3 Angela Kinsey & Jenna Fischer
While Angela Kinsey and Jenna Fischer's The Office characters weren't exactly close friends, the two actresses consider each other best gal pals in real life. They host a podcast together, called Office Ladies, and have recently published a book about their time on the show, called Office BFFs: Tales of The Office from Two Best Friends Who Were There.
The two tell each other everything that goes on in their lives, offer each other advice and support. According to PEOPLE, Fischer said that the basis of their friendship is listening. "You just need that person who makes you feel seen and heard. That person who helps you process even little decisions when you're standing in Target. Who do you call to tell you if you need another throw pillow or not, you know?", she said.
2 Mindy Kaling & B.J. Novak
Speaking of The Office, Kinsey and Fischer aren't the only ones who formed a life-lasting bond while on the show. Mindy Kaling and BJ Novak, too, are also friends in real life. Just like in the show, they've also briefly dated, but they didn't let that tamper their friendship when it didn't work out. Novak has appeared in Kaling's project The Mindy Project and has attended the MET Gala and Academy Awards with her.
1 Zooey Deschanel & Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt starred together in 500 Days of Summer (2009). In the years that followed, they often showed support to each other on social media and got together to make music. The famous YouTube video of them singing together has more than 21 million views.
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