{"id":2431603,"date":"2026-05-25T17:47:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T17:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2431603"},"modified":"2026-05-25T17:47:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T17:47:47","slug":"lisa-ann-walter-admitted-to-one-bruce-almighty-costar-shed-never-seen-their-biggest-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/lisa-ann-walter-admitted-to-one-bruce-almighty-costar-shed-never-seen-their-biggest-role\/","title":{"rendered":"Lisa Ann Walter Admitted to One \u201cBruce Almighty\u201d Costar She&#8217;d Never Seen Their Biggest Role"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lisa Ann Walter is sharing the television shows she&#8217;s never seen<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a new interview, Walter said there are many shows she&#8217;s never watched due to being busy with her own work and life<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One such show was <em>Friends<\/em> \u2014 which she admitted she had never seen to one of the show&#8217;s stars<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/lisa-ann-walter-wants-parent-trap-costar-lindsay-lohan-guest-star-abbott-elementary-exclusive-8610292\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Lisa Ann Walter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Lisa Ann Walter&quot;}\">Lisa Ann Walter<\/a> says when she worked with Jennifer Aniston, she made it a point to let the actress know she had never seen her in her most iconic role.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/quinta-brunson-almost-moved-back-home-before-abbott-elementary-8659602\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Abbott Elementary;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Abbott Elementary&quot;}\">Abbott Elementary<\/a><\/em> star, 62, appeared on the Monday, May 25 episode of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/kristin-davis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Kristin Davis;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kristin Davis&quot;}\">Kristin Davis<\/a>&#8216; <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/6eXKTBXr4f64rMuYuPir25?si=f67e94f9ee4d4e05\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Are You A Charlotte;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Are You A Charlotte&quot;}\">Are You A Charlotte<\/a><\/em><em>? <\/em>podcast, sharing that there are several well-known and popular television shows she&#8217;s never seen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I&#8217;m Sicilian and a huge fan of the mob, if it existed,&#8221; Walter said. &#8220;But I never watched <em>The Sopranos<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE&#8217;s <\/strong><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:free daily newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;free daily newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \">free daily newsletter<\/a><\/strong><strong> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Ann Walter in Bruce Almighty<br \/>Credit: Universal Pictures<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;So I just I never watched it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She continued: &#8220;I remember doing <em>Bruce Almighty <\/em>with Jennifer Aniston. I played her sister. And I had to say, like, the second day we worked together, I&#8217;m like, &#8216;I&#8217;m sorry. I never saw <em>Friends<\/em>.&#8217; &#8220;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Elsewhere on the podcast, Walter discussed how she also hadn&#8217;t watched <em>Sex and the City<\/em> when it first aired, though has seen it since, noting that at the time of its original airing, she was starring in her own show, the ABC sitcom <em>Life&#8217;s Work<\/em>, and while juggling being <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/meet-lisa-ann-walter-kids-11975124\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:a mother to young children;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;a mother to young children&quot;}\">a mother to young children<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I didn&#8217;t have a lot of time. No streaming, by the way,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p><em>Bruce Almighty<\/em> focused on TV news reporter Bruce (played by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/jim-carrey\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Jim Carrey;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jim Carrey&quot;}\">Jim Carrey<\/a>), who questions God after not landing an anchor position \u2014 only to have God (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/morgan-freeman\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Morgan Freeman;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Morgan Freeman&quot;}\">Morgan Freeman<\/a>) let Bruce take on his powers to see if he can handle the responsibilities better. Aniston costarred as his girlfriend Grace, and the cast also included <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/steve-carell\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Steve Carell;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Steve Carell&quot;}\">Steve Carell<\/a> and Philip Baker Hall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-puzzler-8620185\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!&quot;}\" class=\"link \">The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As the screenwriters who came up with the story for the 2003 comedy <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.syfy.com\/syfy-wire\/bruce-almighty-screenwriters-discuss-unmade-sequel-brucifer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:revealed to Syfy;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;revealed to Syfy&quot;}\">revealed to Syfy<\/a> in an earlier interview, there was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/bruce-almighty-sequel-saw-jim-carrey-get-devil-powers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:nearly a sequel to the film;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;nearly a sequel to the film&quot;}\">nearly a sequel to the film<\/a>, which they pitched in 2010 and &#8220;a lot of people loved.&#8221; Sadly, it &#8220;just didn&#8217;t work out for some reason,&#8221; according to Steve Koren, who wrote the film with Mark O&#8217;Keefe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The proposed sequel, titled <em>Brucifer<\/em>, would have seen now-wife Grace die, leading Bruce to align with Satan for the power to bring her back from the dead. O&#8217;Keefe said Lucifer would have likely been played by Freeman or Carrey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/lisa-ann-walter-told-jennifer-aniston-she-never-saw-friends-while-shooting-bruce-almighty-11983168\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:People;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;People&quot;}\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source nz.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW Lisa Ann Walter is sharing the television shows she&#8217;s never seen In a new interview, Walter said there are many shows she&#8217;s never watched due to being busy with her own work and life One such show was Friends \u2014 which she admitted she had never seen to one of the show&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2431604,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[410000,26741,309216,341305],"class_list":["post-2431603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-bruce-almighty","tag-jennifer-aniston","tag-kristin-davis","tag-lisa-ann-walter"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lisa-Ann-Walter-Admitted-to-One-Bruce-Almighty-Costar-Shed.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2431603","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2431603"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2431603\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2431605,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2431603\/revisions\/2431605"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2431604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2431603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2431603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2431603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}