20 Genius Actors Who Played Dumb Characters

8. Lisa Kudrow

On Friends she played a bit of ditzy free spirit who wrote songs like “Smelly Cat.” In real life, Lisa Kudrow and Phoebe are quite different. Lisa Kudrow has a degree in biology and planned on continuing her studies. She also worked with her father researching the connection between left-handed individuals and cluster headaches. She was often referred to as “the smartest person on set” during the filming of Friends.