14.4% Asian (non-Hispanic), 14.2% Other (Hispanic), 6.3% White (Hispanic), 31.2% White (non-Hispanic), and 21% Black or African American (non-Hispanic). However, all six of the major characters in the comedy,
Which is set in a city with a diverse population, are white, and persons of other races and ethnicities only appear in supporting roles on occasion.
Starring in nine episodes overall, Aisha Tyler was the first Black actress to have a recurring role in the series.
She portrayed Dr. Charlie Wheeler, a professor of paleontology who collaborated with Ross (played by David Schwimmer) and later dated him.
Schwimmer said in a 2020 interview with Entertainment Tonight that he thought the lack of more diverse ethnic representation on the show was “just wrong.”
