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My favorite Easter egg is seeing someone's S.O. pop up in a show.
1. Brad Pitt made a cameo as Will Colbert on Friends back when he and Jennifer Aniston were married in 2001.
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Who he played: Will Colbert, the co-founder of the "I Hate Rachel Greene" club and Rachel's (Jennifer Aniston) former classmate
The episode he appeared on: Season 8, Episode 9 "The One With the Rumor"
2. Billy Magnussen, who was dating Meghann Fahy at the time, played her character's ex-boyfriend on The Bold Type.
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Who he played: Billy Jeffries, Sutton's (Meghann Fahy) high school boyfriend
The episodes he appeared on: Season 2, Episode 9 "Trippin'" and Season 4, Episode 16 "Not Far from the Tree"
3. Macauley Culkin, who just got engaged to Brenda Song, guest-starred on the first season of Dollface.
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Who he played: Dan, a guy who Madison (Brenda Song) accuses of being the infamous "bread bowl killer"
The episode he appeared on: Season 1, Episode 6 "History Buff"
4. Mila Kunis played a tourist named Vivian on her husband Ashton Kutcher's show, Two and a Half Men.
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Who she played: Vivian, a tourist who visits the Malibu beach house looking to refill her canteen and meets Walden Schmidt (Ashton Kutcher), who falls for her
The episode she appeared on: Season 11, Episode 19 "Lan Mao Shi Zai Wuding Shang"
5. Ben Falcone, who's married to Melissa McCarthy, appeared briefly on Gilmore Girls (and has made cameos in several of her other projects).
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Who he played: Mr. Brink, a relative of Fran, the deceased former owner of the Dragonfly Inn
The episode he appeared on: Season 3, Episode 20 "Say Goodnight, Gracie"
6. Megan Mullally guest-starred as Tammy II, Ron's ex-wife, on Parks and Recreation. Megan has been married to Nick Offerman for 19 years.
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Who she played: Tammy II, Ron's (Nick Offerman) evil, second ex-wife
The episodes she appeared on: Season 2, Episode 8 "Ron and Tammy", Season 3, Episode 4 "Ron & Tammy 2", Season 3, Episode 16 "Li'l Sebastian", Season 4, Episode 2 "Ron and Tammys", Season 4, Episode 9 "The Trial of Leslie Knope", Season 5, Episode 9 "Ron and Diane", Season 6, Episode 21 "Moving Up: Part 1", Season 6 Episode 22 "Moving Up: Part 2", and Season 7, Episode 2 "Ron & Jammy"
7. Nick Offerman also starred on Megan's show, Will and Grace\ two different times as two different characters.
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Who he played: Nick, a plumber AND Jackson Boudreaux, a baker who sleeps with both Will (Eric McCormack) and Grace (Debra Messing)
The episodes he appeared on: Season 4, Episode 10 "Moveable Feast: Part 2" (as Nick) and Season 9, Episode 8 "Friends and Lover" (as Jackson Boudreaux)
8. David Arquette also appeared on Friends back when he and Courteney Cox were together.
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Who he played: Malcolm, a guy who accidentally started stalking Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) because he mistook her for her twin Ursula
The episode he appeared on: Season 3, Episode 3 "The One With the Jam"
9. Amy Poehler guest-starred on Arrested Development and played the onscreen wife to her IRL husband at the time, Will Arnett.
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Who she played: Bride of Gob, a woman who marries Gob (Will Arnett) during a night of escalating dares
The episode she appeared on: Season 1, Episode 16 "Altar Egos", Season 1, Episode 17 "Justice Is Blind", Season 1, Episode 19 "Best Man for the Gob", Season 1, Episode 20 "Whistler's Mother", and Season 2, Episode 13 "Motherboy XXX"
10. Will Arnett also appeared on Amy Poehler's show, Parks and Recreation, as an MRI technician.
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Who he played: Chris, an MRI technician that Leslie (Amy Poehler) is set up on a blind date with
The episode he appeared on: Season 2, Episode 13 "The Set Up"
11. Ryan Michelle Bathe has been married to Sterling K. Brown since 2007, and she guest-starred on a few episodes of This Is Us.
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Who she played: Yvette, a mom of one of young Randall's friends
The episodes she appeared on: Season 1, Episode 4 "The Pool", Season 1, Episode 6 "Career Days", Season 1, Episode 9 "The Trip", Season 3, Episode 2 "A Philadelphia Story"
12. Dax Shepard is married to Kristen Bell and played a demon on an episode of The Good Place.
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Who he played: Chet, a demon from the Bad Place who specializes in torture
The episode he appeared on: Season 2, Episode 10 "Rhonda, Diana, Jake, and Trent"
13. Mary Steenbergen has been married to Ted Danson since 1995 and she also appeared on The Good Place.
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Who she played: A music teacher who finally helped Michael (Ted Danson) learn to play guitar
The episode she appeared on: Season 4, Episode 13 "When You're Ready"
14. Nancy Carell has been married to Steve Carell since 1995 and she ended up playing Carol on The Office.
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Who she played: Michael's (Steve Carell) real estate agent and eventual love interest
The episodes she appeared on: Season 2, Episode 3 "Office Olympics", Season 2, Episode 19 "Michael's Birthday", Season 2, Episode 22 "Casino Night", Season 3, Episode 6 "Diwali", Season 3, Episode 10 "A Benihana Christmas", Season 7, Episode 4 "Sex Ed", and Season 9, Episode 23 "Finale"
15. Jill Latiano appeared opposite her husband Glenn Howerton on his show, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
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Who she played: Caylee, a woman that Dennis (Glenn Howerton) slept with and tried to win back using the infamous D.E.N.N.I.S. system
The episode she appeared on: Season 5, Episode 10 "The D.E.N.N.I.S. System"
16. Alexis Denisof and Alyson Hannigan married in 2003, after meeting on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, then he played Sandy on Alyson's show, How I Met Your Mother.
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Who he played: Sandy, an anchor at Metro News 1 who had a crush on Robin (Cobie Smulders)
The episodes he appeared on: Season 1, Episode 18 "Nothing Good Happens After 2 AM", Season 1, Episode 19 "Mary the Paralegal", Season 1, Episode 22 "Come On", Season 6, Episode 13 "Bad News", Season 7, Episode 4 "The Stinson Missile Crisis", Season 7, Episode 10 "Tick Tick Tick", Season 7, Episode 13 "Tailgate", Season 7, Episode 21 "Now We're Even", Season 8, Episode 11 "The Final Page: Part One", and Season 9, Episode 21 "Gary Blauman"
17. David Burtka is married to Neil Patrick Harris and he also appeared on a few episodes of How I Met Your Mother.
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Who he played: Scooter, Lily's (Alyson Hannigan) high school ex-boyfriend
The episodes he appeared on: Season 1, Episode 20 "Best Prom Ever", Season 2, Episode 21 "Something Borrowed", Season 4, Episode 16 "Sorry, Bro", Season 5, Episode 16 "Hooked", Season 6, Episode 8 "Natural History", Season 8, Episode 8 "Twelve Horny Women", and Season 9, Episode 21 "Gary Blauman"
18. Taran Killam has been married to Cobie Smulders for 10 years and he was on a few episodes of her show, How I Met Your Mother.
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Who he played: Blauman, an employee at Goliath National Bank who had an affair with James Stinson (Wayne Brady)
The episode he appeared on: Season 1, Episode 17 "Life Among the Gorillas", Season 3, Episode 15 "The Chain of Screaming", Season 4, Episode 16 "Sorry, Bro", Season 5, Episode 13 "Jenkins", Season 9, Episode 21 "Gary Blauman", Season 9, Episode 22 "The End of the Aisle"
19. Adam Brody is married to Leighton Meester in real life and he guest-starred on her show Single Parents.
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Who he played: Derek, Angie's (Leighton Meester) ex-boyfriend
The episodes he appeared on: Season 1, Episode 23 "Ketchup", Season 2, Episode 2 "Graham Fought the Bones and the Bones Won", Season 2, Episode 3 "Derek Sucks", Season 2, Episode 13 "Chunkies", Season 2, Episode 14 "Yarn and Pebbles", Season 2, Episode 20 "Look, This Is Obviously a Sexy Situation", and Season 2, Episode 22 "No. Wait. What? Hold on."
20. Torrey DeVitto played Dr. Meredith Fell on The Vampire Diaries, back when she was married to Paul Wesley.
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Who she played: Dr. Meredith Fell, a doctor who's intrigued by Alaric's (Matthew Davis) magic ability to recover from the worst injuries, and his eventual love interest
The episodes she appeared on: Season 3, Episode 10 "The New Deal", Season 3, Episode 11 "Our Town", Season 3, Episode 12 "The Ties That Bind", Season 3, Episode 13 "Bringing Out the Dead", Season 3, Episode 15 "All My Children," Season 3, Episode 16 "1912," Season 3, Episode 17 "Break on Through", Season 3, Episode 20 "Do Not Go Gentle", Season 3, Episode 22 "The Departed", Season 4, Episode 1 "Growing Pains", Season 4, Episode 3 "The Rager", and Season 4, Episode 15 "Stand by Me"
21. Hilarie Burton Morgan is married to Jeffrey Dean Morgan and she made a cameo as Lucille on The Walking Dead.
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Who she played: Lucille, Negan's (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) ex-wife
The episodes she appeared on: Season 10, Episode 22 "Here's Negan", and Season 11, Episode 23 which premieres this year
22. Kelly Ripa is married to Mark Consuelos in real life and she played his mistress on Riverdale.
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Who she played: Mrs. Mulwray, Hiram's (Mark Consuelos) mistress
The episode she appeared on: Season 3, Episode 11 "Chapter Forty-Six: The Red Dahlia"
23. Danneel Ackles is married to Jensen Ackles and she appeared on a few episodes of his show Supernatural.
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Who she played: Anael, an angel who possesses Sister Jo, a well-known faith healer
The episodes she appeared on: Season 13, Episode 13 "Devil's Bargain", Season 13, Episode 18 "Bring 'em Back Alive", Season 14 Episode 1 "Stranger in a Strange Land", Season 14 Episode 17 "Game Night", and Season 15, Episode 13 "Destiny's Child"
24. Bonnie Bartlett is married to William Daniels and played Dean Bolander on a few episodes of Boy Meets World.
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Who she played: Lila Bolander, the dean of Pennbrook University, and Mr. Feeny's (William Daniels) love interest
The episodes she appeared on: Season 4, Episode 22 "Learning to Fly", Season 6, Episode 4 "Friendly Persuasion", Season 6, Episode 7 "Everybody Loves Stuart", Season 6, Episode 19 "Bee True", and Season 6, Episode 22 "State of the Unions"
25. Chris Pratt guest-starred on an episode of Mom back when he was still married to Anna Faris.
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Who he played: Nick, Marjorie's (Mimi Kennedy) nephew who Christy (Anna Faris) sleeps with
The episode he appeared on: Season 4, Episode 11 "Good Karma and the Big Weird"
26. Andrew W.K. and Kat Dennings just got engaged and he appeared on an episode of her show, Dollface.
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Who he played: The Sorcerer, the musician Jules (Kat Dennings) was obsessed with as a teenager
The episode he appeared on: Season 2, Episode 8 "Homecoming Queen"
27. Julius Tennon has been married to Viola Davis since 2003 and he guest-starred on How to Get Away With Murder
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Who he played: Desmond, a man Annalise (Viola Davis) meets on a plane and whom she almost sleeps with
The episode he appeared in: Season 4, Episode 1 "I'm Going Away"
28. Lee Kirk is married to Jenna Fisher in real life and he appeared on The Office as a lactation consultant.
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Who he played: Clark, the lactation consultant who helps Pam (Jenna Fisher) with breastfeeding
The episode he appeared on: Season 6, Episode 18 "The Delivery: Part 2"
29. Peter Krause has been dating Lauren Graham since 2010 and he played a guest role on Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life.
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Who he played: A park ranger who won't let Lorelai (Lauren Graham) hike a trail
The episode he appeared on: "Fall"
30. Lindsay Lohan guest-starred on That '70s Show back when she was dating Wilmer Valderama.
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Who she played: Danielle, one of Fez's clients at the hair salon and love interest
The episode she appeared on: Season 7, Episode 7 "Mother's Little Helper"
31. Troian Bellisario is married to Patrick J. Adams and she appeared on his show, Suits.
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Who she played: Claire, Mike's (Patrick J. Adams) former love interest
The episodes she appeared on: Season 4, Episode 13 "Fork in the Road" and Season 5, Episode 8 "Mea Culpa"
32. Patrick J. Adams also appeared on Troian Bellisario's show Pretty Little Liars.
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Who he played: Hardy, Ezra's (Ian Harding) friend from college
The episode he appeared on: Season 1, Episode 5 "Reality Bites Me"
33. David Fumero has been married to Melissa Fumero since 2007 and he appeared on an episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
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Who he played: Melvin Stermley, puzzle maker of crossword puzzles for newspaper publications
The episode he appeared on: Season 5, Episode 5 "The Puzzle Master"
34. Sarah Hyland guest-starred on Shadowhunters back when she was dating Dominic Sherwood.
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Who she played: Seelie Queen, the queen of the faeries of the Seelie Court
The episodes she appeared on: Season 2, Episode 19 "Hail and Farewell" and Season 2, Episode 20 "Beside Still Water"
35. Zach Gilford is married to Kiele Sanchez in real life and he appeared on her show, Kingdom.
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Who he played: Tim, a man who meets Lisa (Kiele Sanchez) in transcendental meditation class and asks her on a date
The episodes he appeared on: Season 3, Episode 2 "Ritual" and Season 3, Episode 3 "Thank You, Boys"
36. William H. Macy has been married to Felicity Huffman for 25 years and he guest-starred on her show Sports Night.
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Who he played: Sam Donovan, a ratings consultant brought in to consult on Sports Night
The episodes he appeared on: Season 2, Episode 2 "When Something Wicked This Way Comes", Season 2, Episode 3 "Cliff Gardner", Season 2, Episode 4 "Louise Revisited", Season 2, Episode 12 "The Sweet Smell of Air", and Season 2, Episode 13 "Dana Get Your Gun"
37. Denise Richards appeared on Two and a Half Men when she was married to Charlie Sheen.
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Who she played: Lisa, Charlie's (Charlie Sheen) girlfriend and eventual ex-girlfriend
The episodes she appeared on: Season 1, Episode 10 "Merry Thanksgiving" and Season 2, Episode 9 "Yes, Monsignor"
38. Talia Balsam has been married to John Slattery since 1998 and she played a guest role on his show Mad Men.
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Who she played: Mona Sterling, Roger's (John Slattery) ex-wife
The episodes she appeared on: Season 1, Episode 2 "Ladies Room", Season 1, Episode 6 "Babylon", Season 1, Episode 10 "Long Weekend", Season 1, Episode 11 "Indian Summer", Season 2, Episode 4 "Three Sundays", Season 2, Episode 8 "A Night to Remember", Season 2, Episode 9 "Six Month Leave", Season 3, Episode 2 "Love Among the Ruins", Season 3, Episode 12 "The Grown-Ups", Season 5, Episode 7 "At the Codfish Ball", Season 6, Episode 1 "The Doorway, Part 1", Season 6 Episode 2 "The Doorway, Part 2", Season 7, Episode 4 "The Monolith", and Season 7, Episode 7 "Waterloo"
39. Finally, Julia Roberts guest-starred on an episode of Law and Order back when she was dating Benjamin Bratt.
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Who she played: Katrina Ludlow, a fundraiser who helps murder an employee who is standing in the way of a multimillion-dollar deal
The episode she appeared on: Season 9, Episode 20 "Empire"
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