History Main / FriendshipOnTheSet

** Holly Marie Combs and her on-screen husband Creator/BrianKrause are still close twenty years later, frequently doing panels together at conventions. They also bonded with Creator/DrewFuller, who played their KidFromTheFuture, and eventually set up a podcast together called ''House of Halliwell''.

Compare with HeterosexualLifePartners, PlatonicLifePartners, TrueCompanions, UndyingLoyalty, BestFriendsInLaw, LikeBrotherAndSister, FireForgedFriends and BashBrothers. Contrast with TheRival, VitriolicBestBuds, WithFriendsLikeThese and AllOfTheOtherReindeer.

** Hamill also experienced this trope with, of all actors, Creator/IanMcDiarmid (who played the BigBad, Emperor Palpatine, as they bonded over their appreciation of British comedy.

* Depsite voicing archenemies in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', Creator/KevinConroy and Creator/MarkHamill were ironically friends in real life, with Hamill even stating he often agreed to return as the Joker in several projects Conroy returned as Batman in ''because'' he enjoyed working with Conroy -- and like with the death of his ''Franchise/StarWars'' co-star Creator/CarrieFisher, Hamill was devastated by Conroy's passing. In fact, it went to the point where Hamill [[https://www.gamingbible.com/news/mark-hamill-finished-joker-following-kevin-conroy-passing-099294-20230119 retired from his long-time role as the Joker]], feeling that he could not play the role without Conroy's Batman.

** Creator/DavidTennant was also good friends with Creator/CatherineTate during her tenure on the show as Donna Noble. The two of them have since worked together on other projects, notably an RSC production of ''Theatre/MuchAdoAboutNothing'' (as Benedick and Beatrice), and voicework on ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' (as Scrooge [=McDuck=] and Magica Despell)

* ''Anime/YuYuHakusho'': The seiyuu of the four main characters, Creator/NozomuSasaki, Creator/ShigeruChiba, Creator/MegumiOgata, and Creator/NobuyukiHiyama became tight-knit lifelong friends thanks to their strong SenpaiKohai acting environment over the course of animation and live event productions.

** Similarly, there was Creator/DavidSpade and Creator/ChrisFarley who also went on to star in ''Film/TommyBoy'' and ''Film/BlackSheep''. Notably, Spade was not at Farley's funeral since, as he put it, he didn't want "to be in a room where Chris was in a box".

* ¨''Series/TheVampireDiaries'': Creator/PaulWesley and Creator/IanSomerhalder who plays the Salvator brothers have become close friends.

-->--'''Creator/EmmaMyers''' on her friendship with '''Creator/JennaOrtega''', formed during the filming of ''Series/{{Wednesday}}''

** Creator/ReneAuberjonois (Odo) and Creator/NanaVisitor (Kira Nerys), whose warm and affectionate friendship lasted for the rest of their lives. Auberjonois passed away in late 2019, leaving Visitor devastated and lost for words.
** When Creator/MichaelDorn joined the cast in season 4, he and Creator/TerryFarrell became fast friends, which soon affected storylines when the two [[WagTheDirector asked for more scenes together]], resulting in their characters becoming love interests and even marrying before Farrell's character was killed off due to contract disputes.

** ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' had Creator/ReneAuberjonois (Odo) and Creator/NanaVisitor (Kira Nerys), whose warm and affectionate friendship lasted for the rest of their lives. Auberjonois passed away in late 2019, leaving Visitor devastated and lost for words.

* Creator/JohnTravolta and Music/OliviaNewtonJohn became close friends while making ''Film/{{Grease}}''.

* Speaking of Jim Carrey, his 1998 role in the ambitious dramedy ''Film/TheTrumanShow,'' saw him costarring with Creator/NoahEmmerich, who plays an actor who plays Truman's best friend. Carrey hit it off with Emmerich very well.

* Depsite voicing archenemies in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', Creator/KevinConroy and Creator/MarkHamill were ironically friends in real life, with Hamill even stating he often agreed to return as the Joker in several projects Conroy returned as Batman in ''because'' he enjoyed working with Conroy -- and like with the death of his ''Franchise/StarWars'' co-star Creator/CarrieFisher, Hamill was devastated by Conroy's passing. In fact, it get to the point where Hamill [[https://www.gamingbible.com/news/mark-hamill-finished-joker-following-kevin-conroy-passing-099294-20230119 retired from his long-time role as the Joker]], feeling that he could not play the role without Conroy's Batman.

* ''Film/ALeagueOfTheirOwn'': Music/{{Madonna}} and Creator/RosieODonnell first met while filming the movie. Since it was produced at the height of Madonna's fame (and controversies), O'Donnell initially thought she'd be this aloof, snotty PrimaDonna. But instead, Madonna got on well with the cast and crew and particularly cliqued with O'Donnell. The two women remain good friends to this day.

** Creator/PattyJenkins and Creator/GalGadot became friends when filming ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}''. Particularly noteworthy is the fact that Jenkins was initially frustrated at the idea that Gadot, a model, was cast as Diana/Wonder Woman. She changed her mind when working with her, and the rest is history.

* During the production of the original ''Franchise/StarWars'' trilogy, Creator/MarkHamill and Creator/CarrieFisher, who played Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa respectively, became friends in real life (fittingly as [[spoiler:their characters ended up as siblings]]). Hamill often referred to her as his "Space Sister" and was absolutely devastated by Fisher's death.

* Depsite voicing archenemies in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', Creator/KevinConroy and Creator/MarkHamill were ironically friends in real life, with Hamill even stating he often agreed to return as the Joker in several projects Conroy returned as Batman in ''because'' he enjoyed working with Conroy -- and like with the death of his ''Franchise/StarWars'' co-star Creator/CarrieFisher, Hamill was devastated by Conroy's passing.

* On ''Series/NightCourt'', Creator/HarryAnderson and Creator/JohnLarroquette became good friends during production (as well as noth men being born and raised in New Orleans).

*** Creator/GeorgeTakei and Creator/WalterKoenig became friends, to the point that Takei asked Koenig to serve as the best man at his wedding to Brad Altman.

* Wrestling/AJLee and {{Wrestling/Kaitlyn}}'s friendship off-screen was just as real as it was on screen, having been close ever since their days on NXT Season 3. Kaitlyn even spoke about how delighted she was that AJ got to win her first WWE title by defeating her, and her last match was against AJ for these reasons.

** They described {{Wrestling/Melina}} as like a sister to them, and they pitched for her to be placed in a stable with them called 'Latina Heat'. They also say she was a locker room leader.

** Nikki also loved working with {{Wrestling/Paige}}, and named her as one of her favourite people to wrestle.

* Wrestling/MichelleMcCool and {{Wrestling/Layla}} became very close when they were paired together as '[=LayCool=]'.