The Definitive Ranking Of "30 Rock" Guest Star Characters

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48. Wesley

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Wesley was the WORST. Michael Sheen played the super annoying "soulmate" of Liz Lemon. They had zero chemistry and was quite frankly a jerk. But kudos to Sheen for playing a jerk like him so well.

47. Padma Lakshmi

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Padma Lakshmi plays herself in this episode of "30 Rock". Nothing really happened with her but she is still a fab cook so she had to be included!

46. Ryan Lochte

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Ryan Lochte came by "30 Rock" during his peak time as an olympic athlete. He was basically a hot dumb guy, sort of relative to real life.

45. Al Gore

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Al Gore came on "30 Rock" as himself and went on to save some whales.

44. John Lithgow

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John Lithgow guest starred as himself and he is basically lost in 30 Rock the whole episode.

43. Regina Bookman

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Queen Latifah guest stars as a congress woman that demands there be more diversity in the NBC lineup. There wasn't much to her part but it's always fun to see cameos from stars!

42. Buzz Aldrin

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Buzz Aldrin played himself during his visit to "30 Rock" and while he was there, Liz Lemon and him yelled at the moon together.

41. Greenzo

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David Schwimmer played the earth loving hero Greenzo. The fame very quickly goes to his head.

40. Ritchie

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Paul Giamatti played a TV editor that spreads a rumor that Liz and him are sleeping together which is not true. You can only guess what happens next.

39. Denise Richards

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Denise Richards played herself while guest staring. She played self-proclaimed idiot which was funny to watch.

38. Milton Greene

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Alan Alda played Jack's father. One of his main story lines is his need for a kidney which brought us the beautiful fundraiser show "Kidney Now!"

37. Cooter Burger

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Matthew Broderick played a government employee and "friend" of Jack. It was a small role and nothing significant came of it but it was still fun to see him on the show!

36. Sylvia Rossitano

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Patti LuPone played Frank's strong willed mother and was very good at standing up to Jack Donaghy.

35. Pearline and Ron

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Bryan Cranston and Catherine O'Hara guest starred as Kenneth's mom and step father. It was so fun to see Bryan Cranston play a comedic role again!

34. Julia Louis Dreyfus as Liz Lemon

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Dreyfus played Liz Lemon in a flashback scene during one of the live shows of "30 Rock". It was just plain amazing.

33. James Franco

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James Franco played himself in this very interesting episode. James Franco was in love with his pillow and things got "30 Rock" weird....fast.

32. Brian Williams

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Brian Williams has made many cameos here and there throughout the years of "30 Rock". He made many snarky comments and there were actually kind of funny.

31. Rosemary Howard

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Carrie Fischer played Rosemary Howard whom Liz Lemon admires very much as a writer. Liz then goes into business with Rosemary but soon realizes she isn't the most stable person.

30. Jesse Parcell

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Sean Hayes played Kenneth's cousin who took in Tracy Morgan when he was hiding from Black Crusaders. Hayes character soon shows that he isn't much like his cousin at all.

29. Steven Austin

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John Slattery played Steven Austin, a political candidate that Jack endorses. It then become pretty clear that Austin is insane which created some great comedy scenes.

28. Lynn Onkman

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Susan Sarandon played Frank's old teacher with whom she also had an inappropriate affair with and went to jail. They rekindle their love once she was released but it's still weird...

27. Elisa Pedrera

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Salma Hayek played Elisa, Jack's then fiancee. Later we find out that Elisa has a bit of a temper and killed her last husband. I guess we all make mistakes?

26. Celeste Cunningham

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Edie Falco played the democratic girlfriend to the republican Jack Donaghy. Needless to say it didn't work out.

25. Nancy Donovan

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Julianne Moore played Jack Donaghy's high school love, Nancy Donovan. They start to date after she comes up to visit Jack for a weekend. Their relationship ends because Jack is also in love with Avery and gets her pregnant. Their relationship ends sweetly just like her.

24. Young Jack Donaghy

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Jimmy Fallon played a young Jack in the "30 Rock Live Show" and it was spot on.

23. Young Liz Lemon

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Amy Poehler played a young Liz Lemon for like ten seconds and it was perfect.

22. Oprah Winfrey

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Technically Liz never actually met Oprah she was hallucinating and thought a teenage girl was her. But Oprah did come in as a guest star on the show and did a great job acting. I mean its OPRAH WINFREY.

21. Gavin Volure

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Steve Martin guest starred on "30 Rock" as a Gavin Volure, a love interest to Liz. Everything seemed to be perfect until Liz found out he is a convicted felon on house arrest. Things kind of went down hill from there.

20. Bev

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Megan Mullally played Bev an adoption agency worker reviewing Liz to see if she is a fit mother. It is personally one of my favorite episodes.

19. Jerry Seinfeld

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Jerry Seinfeld came on to play himself. NBC had started using something called SeinfeldVision which he was NOT happy about.

18. Queen of Jordan Cast

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This was just a great skit that occurred a couple of times throughout "30 Rock" seasons. Plus D'Fwayn later went on to play the role of Tituss on "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt", which is just yaaassss.

17. Kelsey Grammer

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Grammer played himself while visiting "30 Rock". While doing so he helped Jenna and Kenneth pull of a cake scam and the comedy that ensued was hilarious! He also guest starred again when he helped Jenna and Kenneth clean up a mess when Pete was knocked unconscious. #classic

16. Claire

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Jennifer Aniston played Claire, a friend of Jenna and Liz, who is also a bit crazy and loves drama. She gets romantically involved with Jack and everything goes very very wrong, but it made for great comedy. She did such a great job her performance even got nominated for an Emmy. Plus Jen is an American treasure so A+.

15. Verna Maroney

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Jan Hooks played Jenna's hillbilly mom. It was always a good show whenever Jan Hooks guest starred. (Rest in Peace)

14. Margaret , Dick and Mitch Lemon

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Liz Lemon's family played by Anita Gillette, Andy Richter and Buck Henry were hilarious. The Lemon family had a LOT of funny issues to deal with.

13. Jadwiga, Cat Lady, Hooker, etc.

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Rachel Dratch played many characters from Jadwiga the the janitor to the cat wrangler. Dratch is a comedic talent and it showed through her many roles on "30 Rock"

*Fun Fact: Dratch was first casted as Jenna Maroney but was let go and the part went to Jane Krakowski.*

12. Dot Com and Grizz

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Dot Com and Grizz were considered more of recurring characters but they were too great to leave off the list. So adding them just felt right. Plus they dealt with Tracy 24/7 and never complained. #respect

11. Carol Burnett

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Matt Damon played Carol, the sweet and funny boyfriend to Liz. Until they went head to head during a long delayed flight.....there was not going back from that.

10. Floyd

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Jason Sudeikis played Liz Lemon's boyfriend, Floyd. They were so great together until he had to move to Cleveland. *sigh* But then he came back! And married his girlfriend on the Today show right in front of Liz....awkward.

9. Dr. Drew Baird

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Jonn Hamm played Dr. Drew Baird, the incredibly handsome and incredibly stupid boyfriend of Liz Lemon. He was a fun character to watch Liz interact with so thumbs up on this one!

8. Avery Jessup

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The role of Avery Jessup, Jack Donaghy's wife in the later seasons, was played by the talented and hilarious Elizabeth Banks. Avery was a perfect match for Jack because they were so similar but Avery was later kidnapped by North Korea and forced to be an American news reporter which obviously but a strain on the relationship. They later amicably divorced.

7. Colleen Donaghy

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Elaine Stritch played Jack Donaghy's smart mouthed mother. She was rude and horrible but you couldn't help but like her.

6. Paul L'Astname

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Will Forte played the love of Jenna's life, Paul. Even though their love was unconventional it was still one of the best relationships on the show.

5. Angie Jordan

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The role of Tracy's wife Angie was played by Sherri Shepard. She created a lot of stories lines that were hilarious on "30 Rock'. She also had a very interesting marriage to Tracy Jordan. It's her way till pay day!

4. Kaylie Hooper

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Chloe Moretz played Kaylie Hooper, grandaughter to CableTown CEO Hank Hooper. Jack and Kaylie went head to head in a series of deceptions and games to win the coveted spot as head of CableTown. Jack later won this battle when Kaylie forgot to tell Hank Hooper happy birthday, which he takes very seriously.

3. Criss Chros

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James Marsden played boyfriend then husband of Liz Lemon. They are seriously the perfect match for each other and it was so great to see Lemon find happiness in the end. *cries tears of happiness*

2. Dennis Duffy

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Dean Winters played the one and only Dennis Duffy. He was the on and off boyfriend of Liz Lemon and the "Beeper King". While it was always funny when he was on the show, him and Liz were horrible together.

1. Devon Banks

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Will Arnett played determined and gay GE executive Devon Banks. Clearly one of the best recurring guest stars on "30 Rock", Arnett played Devon Banks so well that the show would bring him back on for a couple of episodes every other season. Any fan of the show would know that the character Devon Banks deserves this spot!