Ben Geller
Ross and Carol's son, born at the end of season 1 and raised by Carol and Susan.
Ben Geller is the son of Ross Geller and his first wife Carol Willick in Friends. He is born in the season-one episode "The One With The Birth" and lives with Carol and her wife Susan Bunch, with Ross getting regular visits. He was played as a baby by Michael Gunderson, by the Allen twins in seasons 3 to 5 and by Cole Sprouse from season 6 to season 8.
Quick Facts
- Parents
- Ross Geller and Carol Willick
- Stepmother
- Susan Bunch
- Born
- The One With The Birth (season 1)
- Played by
- Michael Gunderson
- the Allen twins
- Cole Sprouse
- Last appearance
- The One Where Joey Dates Rachel (season 8)
- Half-sister
- Emma Geller-Green
Facts from the source article.
Background
Ben was conceived before Ross and Carol's divorce was complete. In "The One With The Sonogram At The End" Carol and Susan want to call him Willick-Bunch until Ross insists on Geller; in later episodes he is simply Ben Geller. The name itself came from the tag on a janitor's uniform Phoebe put on while she, Ross and Susan were locked in a closet during the birth. His first word, in "The One Where Old Yeller Dies", is "Hi". The friends adore him but are unreliable sitters: Joey and Chandler lose him on a bus, Monica bumps his head on the ceiling, and Rachel teaches him pranks he then uses on his parents. His last appearance is in the middle of season 8, in "The One Where Joey Dates Rachel", twelve episodes before his half-sister Emma is born; he never meets her on screen and is only mentioned afterwards. His uncle Chandler is also his godfather.
Source
Text adapted from Ben Geller on Friends Central (Fandom, CC BY-SA 3.0). Page history: contributors. Codexery summarised the page, and this entry is shared under the same licence.
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