The cast of Friends began their careers on the hit sitcom in 1994 each making a modest $US22,000 per episode.
That figure had catapulted to $US750,000 each by the seventh season a few short years later, which in the late ‘90s, was almost unheard of.hit even greater levels come 2002, with the ‘big six’ pulling off a history-making feat when they negotiated a whopping $US1 million salary each per half-hour episode. Adjusted for inflation, that would be almost $US1.7 million , a fee rarely offered to television actors then or now.
Timing played massively into the stars’ favour. They were negotiating their contracts when there were just four scripts left to be written as part of season 8. If itto be the last season, the writers’ had to know quickly if they would need to wrap things up for a finale.But ultimately, what proved to be the key in scoring a never-before-achieved contract was Aniston, Cox, Kudrow, Schwimmer, Perry and LeBlanc’s combined approach.
Their ability to secure syndication fees was a huge deal at the time, and was traditionally a perk offered to stars who had ownership rights in a show.Perry, who reportedly died of an apparent drowning, left behind a net worth of $US120 million, despite stepping away from acting over the past decade.
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