Lisa Kudrow left fans stunned after revealing the eye-watering sums she and her Friends co-stars still pocket every year in residuals. Kudrow, who played the eccentric Phoebe Buffay throughout the show’s ten-season run from 1994 to 2004, starred alongside Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc and the late Matthew Perry.
The cast famously negotiated their salaries together, skyrocketing from $22,500 per episode in the first season to a staggering $1million each by the final two seasons. They later reunited for a one-off special on HBO Max in 2021, reportedly earning a cool $2.5million apiece for the nostalgic return.
But according to Kudrow, even those astonishing paydays pale in comparison to the steady stream of income the cast continues to receive from the show's global syndication. Speaking to The Times, the actress, 62, who is currently starring in a new season of The Comeback, revealed the cast still rake in an astonishing $20million a year in residuals.
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After David Schwimmer refused a pay hike above the others, he used his new found clout to force them to deal with everyone collectively. If it were not for him those salaries would have been much lower.
ReplyDeleteThe talentless sourpuss was going to be the highest paid?
DeleteHah, ha I know right?! Well don't shoot the messenger, I just report the news not make it. My wife loves that show and I got a near photographic memory, I remember shit even when I could care less or don't want to. Well it's in the documentary and in their reunion show. Personally I would have thought it was Jennifer Aniston, but it is what it is.
DeleteHow much have the agents received?
ReplyDeleteActing is easy. We all do it everyday because if people knew what we really think there would be fights going on everywhere. Anger is the easiest emotion to portray just look at jack Nicolson.
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