Friends icon ‘looks even better’ 30 years later after becoming show’s villain

One of Friends’ astir memorable characters, who became a villain of the series, has been hailed for ‘ageing similar a good wine’ 3 decades later.

In 1994 erstwhile the beloved sitcom launched, consecutive distant fans were dying to find retired erstwhile Ross (David Schwimmer) and Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) would finally get together.

However, respective obstacles stood successful the mode earlier they yet expressed their feelings for each other… 1 of them being a antheral who charmed his mode into Rachel’s heart, earlier being exposed arsenic a slimy philanderer.

That was, of course, her ex-boyfriend Paolo, played by Italian histrion Cosimo Fusco.

Cosimo, present 62, made his debut connected Friends successful the seventh occurrence of Friends, which was titled The One with the Blackout, erstwhile it was revealed that helium was the proprietor of a feline that the pack recovered successful their building.

Despite Ross’ evident yearning for Rachel, she and Paolo sparked up a relationship, which ended 5 episodes aboriginal aft helium tried to marque a walk astatine Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow).

However, that wasn’t the past that Friends instrumentality saw of Paolo successful the show, arsenic helium returned concisely successful play 2 erstwhile Rachel – upset implicit Ross’ caller romance with Julie (Lauren Tom) – spent the nighttime with him.

While Cosimo is best-known for his show arsenic Paolo, successful the years aft his role, helium starred successful films including Gone successful Sixty Seconds and Angels & Demons, and successful TV shows including Alias and The Mentalist.

Nonetheless, Friends fans were successful daze to spot what helium looks similar present erstwhile Reddit idiosyncratic RayoftheRaver shared a caller representation of him in a station on the platform.

‘Aged similar a good vino (way amended present than successful 94),’ MysteriousRadish2063 commented, portion lisa-delrey wrote: ‘Man he’s bully looking. But past again helium ever was.’

While immoderate Reddit users pointed retired that Paolo’s outfit hilariously bore a resemblance to the apparel worn by Shrek, others defended his mid-90s style.

‘Seriously, his benignant and look successful the amusement was THE look astatine the time,’ Softstones stated.

SlightlyIncandescent remarked: ‘He was ever a bully looking guy, they conscionable deliberately utilized hairsbreadth and costume to marque him look similar idiosyncratic from the screen of an erotic novel, arsenic slimy arsenic possible.’

Some radical pointed retired that now, Cosimo bears a beardown resemblance to histrion Vincent Cassell, portion idiosyncratic other going by the grip LopsidedEquipment177 claimed that helium resembled an ‘AI Jeff Goldblum.’

IrascibleOnion besides shared: ‘Waaaaaay much charismatic now. I can’t archer if it’s the hair, the outfit oregon both.’

On New Year’s Eve past year, Cosimo posted a representation of himself connected Instagram successful beforehand of an advertisement for his HBO Europe TV bid 30 monedas, penning successful his caption: ‘Thanks to each my Spanish household for the fantastic past twelvemonth and the memorable caller twelvemonth ahead. ❤️.’

Friends is disposable to watercourse connected Netflix.

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