<Ul> <Li> Rob and Ellen, Will and Grace's close friends, are played by Tom Gallop and Leigh - Allyn Baker . Ellen and Grace were best friends since college, as were Rob and Will, and the two couples regularly played charades and other games during dinner parties . Grace also sleeps with Rob in season one when they were both going through break - ups and felt emotionally vulnerable, a fact that didn't come up until Rob and Ellen's wedding some years later . The couple did get married, however, and have since had three children, the youngest named Roman (which is the name of Debra Messing's real - life son, born in 2004). Rob and Ellen want to separate, so that they could begin dating other people, and they announce their separation at a dinner date with Will and Grace . Grace makes them realize that they had worked at their marriage and they should remain together; and also keenly reminded them that no one else would have them . Rob and Ellen decided to give their marriage another chance . </Li> <Li> Joe and Larry are Will, Jack and Grace's close friends, and are played by Jerry Levine and Tim Bagley . A gay couple, once party animals, Joe and Larry adopted a baby girl called Hannah in season three . Karen occasionally refers to them as "Mo and Mary", with "Mo" being a play on the word "Homo". </Li> <Li> Val Bassett, a neighbor of Will and Grace, is played by Molly Shannon . Slightly unstable, and alcoholic, Val originally befriends only Will, until Grace eventually discovers some common interests with her . Both of them still consider her unstable, as does Jack, who found her as an uninvited guest in his bedroom . When Grace accidentally attends an AA meeting, she is seen there by Val, who coerces her to stay . Grace pretends to be an alcoholic for the "free food and therapy". </Li> <Li> Beverley Leslie, played by Leslie Jordan, is an effeminate and very short "frenemy" of Karen's . Having a wealthy spouse, as Karen does, Karen and Beverley routinely find themselves traveling in the same society circle of the wealthy and elite . Their relationship is that of friends and enemies . Beverley's wife's name is Crystal and is considerably older than he is . His marriage seems to be held together purely out of his love of Crystal's money . Karen, Will, Grace, and Jack see Beverley as a closeted gay man . He is often seen with a younger attractive man named Benji who appears to be his lover, but Beverley tries to pass him off as a "business associate". When Beverley appears on screen he often catches the other characters by surprise . Sometimes his appearance comes after a character says something that could be comically associated with him . For instance, whilst discussing a dessert, Jack says, "I want something small and fruity, with ladyfingers," and Beverley enters . Beverley and Karen often trade insults, as Karen enjoys ridiculing him for his height . Whenever he appears on screen he can usually be heard saying' Well, Well, Well' in an effeminate way . Crystal later dies and Beverley inherits the fortune . Some years later Karen's husband Stan loses his fortune, putting Karen's extravagant lifestyle in jeopardy . Beverley presumably spends several more years with Benji after Crystal's death, and then begins seeing a reluctant Jack, who only dated Beverley to support Karen's excessive spending habits, as she had done for him for so many years . During the series finale Beverley is swept off a balcony by a strong gust of wind and dies, leaving his estate in his will to Jack . </Li> <Li> Rory, Toby, and Josh are friends of Jack who are never seen, but mentioned in various episodes . Early in Season 3 Rory is mentioned as being into Asian men . In Season 4 Josh, Toby and Jack watch a video of Will freezing up on camera talking about Stanley Walker, but Josh and Toby leave before Will gets home . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Rob and Ellen, Will and Grace's close friends, are played by Tom Gallop and Leigh - Allyn Baker . Ellen and Grace were best friends since college, as were Rob and Will, and the two couples regularly played charades and other games during dinner parties . Grace also sleeps with Rob in season one when they were both going through break - ups and felt emotionally vulnerable, a fact that didn't come up until Rob and Ellen's wedding some years later . The couple did get married, however, and have since had three children, the youngest named Roman (which is the name of Debra Messing's real - life son, born in 2004). Rob and Ellen want to separate, so that they could begin dating other people, and they announce their separation at a dinner date with Will and Grace . Grace makes them realize that they had worked at their marriage and they should remain together; and also keenly reminded them that no one else would have them . Rob and Ellen decided to give their marriage another chance . </Li> <Li> Joe and Larry are Will, Jack and Grace's close friends, and are played by Jerry Levine and Tim Bagley . A gay couple, once party animals, Joe and Larry adopted a baby girl called Hannah in season three . Karen occasionally refers to them as "Mo and Mary", with "Mo" being a play on the word "Homo". </Li> <Li> Val Bassett, a neighbor of Will and Grace, is played by Molly Shannon . Slightly unstable, and alcoholic, Val originally befriends only Will, until Grace eventually discovers some common interests with her . Both of them still consider her unstable, as does Jack, who found her as an uninvited guest in his bedroom . When Grace accidentally attends an AA meeting, she is seen there by Val, who coerces her to stay . Grace pretends to be an alcoholic for the "free food and therapy". </Li>

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