Patrick Dempsey, George Lucas, Matt LeBlanc, Enrique Iglesias and Luke Wilson were there, too.

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The show followed Matt LeBlanc's character to Los Angeles to fulfill his acting dreams.

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But also Luke Wilson, Gordon Ramsey, Patrick Dempsey, George Lucas, Matt LeBlanc, Ashley Judd and Paris Hilton.

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It has also transformed the show's close-knit cast of Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox Arquette, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer into global celebrities.

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It had been rumoured that Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer were planning to leave after the ninth series.

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Most feel like a last fling before the end of a long-standing romance and Matt LeBlanc should think long and hard before deciding on his own spin-off.

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It does indeed seem strange to see Gervais' name alongside international stars such as Matt LeBlanc and The Office jostling for honours next to Sex and the City and Will and Grace.

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Greig says she is "waiting to hear" whether there will be a third series of Episodes, in which she and Stephen Mangan star as screenwriters making it in America with a sitcom starring Matt LeBlanc, of Friends fame.

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In addition to returning shows United States of Tara, Nurse Jackie, Weeds and Dexter, Showtime is readying The Borgias (a period drama starring Jeremy Irons), Episodes (A BBC co-produced comedy with Matt LeBlanc playing himself) and another middle-aged actress vehicle, The Big C (a cancer comedy starring Laura Linney).

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