Friends Stars Still Cashing In, Kudrow Spills Set Secrets

0:00On April 28th, Lisa Kudrow just dropped a bombshell about the friend's cast still caching in big time. Her, Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox, David Schwimmer, and Matt LeBlanc, each pocket around $20 million a year from syndication profits, even over 20 years since the show wrapped. That's thanks to their 2% stake in the back end, while Matthew Perry sadly passed away last year from a ketamine overdose. They earned that deal through smart group negotiating. Starting at $22,500 per episode in 1994, they pushed it up to $75,000 by season 3. Then $750,000, and finally $1 million each for the last two seasons. Kudrow got real about the set-life too, calling it brutal for the women because of the mostly male writers. Live audiences of 400 people amplified the pressure, with harsh calls out if lines flopped. She recently started rewatching the show after Perry's death and raved about her co-stars.

1:00Aniston and Cox were amazing, Schwimmer and LeBlanc cracked her up, but Perry, he was on another level. Friends keeps pulling in millennials and Gen Z for capturing that innocent vibe of real hangouts at Central Perk before screens in social media, stole the spotlight. Kudrow says it feels like a lost era they crave. Stay in the know with entertainment and celebrity news today, AI-powered updates.