Messing teased the entire season, hinting at the new romance between Grace and "Friends" star David Schwimmer. "He plays Noah," she explains, "who is otherwise known as the Upper West Side Curmudgeon.

"The dogs got a much, much bigger role than was originally intended," the 'Will & Grace' star said during an appearance on the 'Today' show Becca Longmire is a digital news writer-reporter at PEOPLE.

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