Changes: Russ

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Russ is a man who dates Rachel for one episode in "The One With Russ", portrayed by David Schwimmer.

History

Russ looks, sounds and acts eerily similar to Ross. This freaks out everyone except Rachel and Ross, who is very jealous of him. Both are also doctors (in dentistry and paleontology respectively).

The fact that Rachel would date a man who resembles Ross in so many ways, even if she hasn't consciously noticed the aforementioned resemblances, suggests that she still has feelings for Ross-in other words, by dating Russ, she's really dating Ross. Monica, Chandler and Phoebe suggest this theory to her but she says that aside from similar names, she sees no similarity between Ross and Russ. She does agree that he reminds her of Bob Saget, however. Ross and Russ get into an argument at Central Perk and Rachel sees this, finally seeing how similar they really are. Clearly disturbed, she walks away in disgust.

At the end of the episode, Russ talks to Phoebe and Chandler and informs them that Rachel broke up with him. Julie enters and meets eyes with Russ, the two instantly falling in love.

Trivia

In the closing credits, Russ was credited as "Snaro" even though David Schwimmer played the role. Schwimmer was credited as Snaro as a tribute to one of his friends, and it’s also an alias he used from time to time.
The only physical differences between him and Ross (aside from the clothes and a different hairstyle) are a bigger nose, a more pronounced chin and that he appears to be slightly taller than Ross.
His overall appearance resembles that of Fun Bobby, who appears in the same episode.
Russ, like Barry, ex-fiancee of Rachel is a doctor in dentistry. Also, Rachel (and Monica) are the only members of the group to acknowledge that Ross is also a doctor, albeit in paleontology.
In an interview, Lauren Tom thinks Russ and Julie are still together in 2019 (source).

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 {{Character
+| character name = Russ
+| image = Russ.jpg
+| ep = [[The One With Russ]]
+| actor = [[David Schwimmer]] (credited as 'Snaro')
+| gender = Male
+| dob =
+| occ = Periodontist
+| relationships = [[Rachel Greene]] <small>(ex-girlfriend)</small> <br> [[Julie]] <small>(girlfriend)</small>
+| relatives = [[Ross Geller]] <small>(doppelgänger)</small>
+}}
+'''Russ''' is a man who dates [[Rachel Greene|Rachel]] for one episode in "[[The One With Russ]]", portrayed by [[David Schwimmer]].
+== History ==
-|character name = Russ
+Russ looks, sounds and acts eerily similar to [[Ross Geller|Ross]]. This freaks out everyone except Rachel and Ross, who is very jealous of him. Both are also doctors (in dentistry and paleontology respectively).
-|image = [[Image:RussRoss.jpg|300px]]
-|ep = [[The One With Russ]]
-|actor = [[David Schwimmer]] credited as 'Snaro'
-|gender = Male
-|dob = -
-|occ = Periodontist}}
+The fact that Rachel would date a man who resembles Ross in so many ways, even if she hasn't consciously noticed the aforementioned resemblances, suggests that she still has feelings for Ross-in other words, by dating Russ, she's really dating Ross. [[Monica Geller|Monica]], [[Chandler Bing|Chandler]] and [[Phoebe Buffay|Phoebe]] suggest this theory to her but she says that aside from similar names, she sees no similarity between Ross and Russ. She does agree that he reminds her of Bob Saget, however. Ross and Russ get into an argument at Central Perk and Rachel sees this, finally seeing how similar they really are. Clearly disturbed, she walks away in disgust.
-'''Russ''' is a man that [[Rachel Green|Rachel]] dates for one episode in [[The One With Russ]]. He looks and acts eerily similar to [[Ross Geller|Ross]]. This freaks out everyone except Rachel and Ross, who is very jealous of him.
+At the end of the episode, Russ talks to [[Phoebe Buffay|Phoebe]] and [[Chandler Bing|Chandler]] and informs them that Rachel broke up with him. [[Julie]] enters and meets eyes with Russ, the two instantly falling in love.
-The fact that Rachel would date a man who resembles Ross in so many ways, even if she hasn't consciously noticed the aforementioned resemblances, suggests that she still has feelings for Ross-in other words, by dating Russ, she's really dating Ross. [[Monica]], [[Chandler]] and[[ Phoebe ]]suggest this theory to her but she says that aside from similar names, she sees no similarity between Ross and Russ. She does agree that he reminds her of Bob Saget, however. Ross and Russ get into an argument at Central Perk and Rachel sees this, finally seeing how similar they really are. Clearly disturbed, she walks away.
+[[File:Rachel and Russ.jpg|alt=|thumb|Rachel and Russ]]
+== Trivia ==
-At the end of the episode, Russ talks to [[Phoebe]] and [[Chandler]] and informs them that Rachel broke up with him. [[Julie]] enters and meets eyes with Russ.
+* In the closing credits, Russ was credited as "Snaro" even though David Schwimmer played the role. Schwimmer was credited as Snaro as a tribute to one of his friends, and it’s also an alias he used from time to time.
+*The only physical differences between him and Ross (aside from the clothes and a different hairstyle) are a bigger nose, a more pronounced chin and that he appears to be slightly taller than Ross.
-It's worth noting that Russ apparently never mentioned what his last name was to any of the friends-which leaves open the possibility that he may, in fact, actually be a member of the Geller family, which would explain why he looks and behaves so strangely similar to Ross, if they are related. If this is true, however, they are clearly distant relatives who are unaware of each other's existence, as they didn't seem to recognize each other.
+*His overall appearance resembles that of [[Fun Bobby]], who appears in the same episode.
+*Russ, like [[Barry Farber|Barry]], ex-fiancee of [[Rachel Greene|Rachel]] is a doctor in dentistry. Also, Rachel (and Monica) are the only members of the group to acknowledge that Ross is also a doctor, albeit in paleontology.
-[[File:2.jpg|thumb]]
+* In an interview, [[Lauren Tom]] thinks Russ and Julie are still together in 2019 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s2nCm0a9Nc source]).
 [[Category:Friends Characters]]
 [[Category:Season 2 Characters]]
+[[Category:One-Off Characters]]
+[[Category:Male Characters]]
+[[Category:Rachel's relationships]]
+[[Category:Characters]]
+[[Category:Doctors]]
+[[Category:Minor Characters]]