See Jennifer Aniston Transform into Blair for ‘Facts of Life’ Live

Rachel Green will always be Jennifer Aniston’s most iconic character, but that doesn’t mean she can’t portray other classic TV personas, such as Blair Warner from Facts of Life.

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And we just got a glimpse of the Friends star in her new role.

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Aniston was joined by Kathryn Hahn, Allison Tolman, Kerry Washington, Will Arnett, Gabrielle Union, Kevin Hart and John Lithgow for the third installment of Jimmy Kimmel and Norman Lear's Live in Front of a Studio Audience.

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The special ABC event featured reenactments of episodes from the popular 1980s sitcoms, The Facts of Life and Different Strokes.

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Following the filming, which aired on December 7, the 52-year-old shared a handful of behind-the-scenes photos, including one of herself transformed into Warner, who was originally portrayed by Lisa Whelchel from 1979 to 1988.

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“One for the memories,” she captioned the post. “Norman Lear. Jimmy Kimmel. Cast of my dreams. Facts of Life. Different Strokes. Blair. Lisa Whelchel.”

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In addition, although he wasn’t pictured, the special project also reunited Aniston with her ex-husband, Justin Theroux, who served as an executive producer alongside Kimmel, Lear and others.

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“First of all, love The Facts of Life, wanted to be in The Facts of Life. I wanted to go to a boarding school.

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I wanted a Mrs. Garrett, and I wanted all of those girlfriends, and now I get to have them,” The Morning Show star told Entertainment Tonight before making a reference to her time on Friends.

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“What excites me about doing a live sitcom? Maybe a little trip down memory lane and going back to where I once was.”

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