This 'Friends' Star Was So Popular He'd Receive a Standing Ovation Every Time He Appeared - Showbiz Cheat Sheet

Friends is still, to this day, one of the most popular TV series of all time.

One actor with a recurring role on the show was so immensely popular that he got a standing ovation from the audience every time he walked on set.

Richard Burke.

Richard Burke was brilliantly played by Tom Selleck, who by that time was incredibly famous due to his starring role on the series Magnum, P.I.

According to Ranker.com, Selleck was so immensely popular by the time he started guest-starring on Friends (or maybe the crowd just loved the character of Richard Burke), that the audience gave him a standing ovation every single time he appeared on the stage.

It’s probably hard to believe for younger Friends fans that the audience gave a standing ovation for Selleck and not for Aniston or Brad Pitt.

Aniston and Pitt may be superstars now, but Selleck is an acting veteran