US EditionLisa Kudrow Says Friends Writers Discussed Sexual Fantasies About Female Co-Stars, Recalls ‘Mean’ Set Culture
- Actress Lisa Kudrow revealed in an interview published last Thursday that she and the five living lead cast members of Friends still earn $20 million annually in residuals, more than two decades after the sitcom concluded.
- This annual income stems from the cast's negotiated percentage ownership of the show, which grew from early per-episode salaries of $22,500 to $1 million during the final two seasons.
- Kudrow noted the workplace was "brutal" for actresses due to the mostly male writing staff, though she explained, "Say what you like about me behind my back because then it doesn't matter."
- Following co-star Matthew Perry's 2023 death, the 62-year-old actress began rewatching the series, stating, "Before, I only saw what I did wrong or could have done better. But for the first time, I truly appreciated just how great it was."
- The sitcom's enduring popularity stems from a "simpler time" and "innocence" that resonates with younger generations, leading Kudrow to conclude she "will never say anything bad about 'Friends'" because it remains "still incredible work.
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It has been more than twenty years since Lisa Kudrow last stepped into the shoes of her Friends character Phoebe Buffay. Nevertheless, the 62-year-old actress still receives around twenty million dollars (!) every year for her part in the series, just like the rest of her colleagues with whom she hung out on the famous couch in the New York coffee shop Central Perk from 1994 to 2004.
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Two decades after Friends defined a generation of sitcom television, Lisa Kudrow is pulling back the curtain on what she describes as a “mean” and at times inappropriate behind-the-scenes culture that didn’t treat its female stars equally.While the NBC hit sold audiences on the easy chemistry of six tight-knit friends, Kudrow talked about a writers’ room dominated by men and shaped by behavior that often crossed the line. In a recent interview w…
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Samir Hussein/WireImage/Getty ImagesIt’s been more than two decades since Friends aired its finale, but Lisa Kudrow has now shared that she’s still getting a bag for her time on the beloved sitcom.In a recent interview with The Times, Kudrow, who played zany and free-spirited Phoebe Buffay, revealed that she and her fellow co-stars still earn $20 million in residuals every year.During the first season of Friends, the cast members were each paid …
Lisa Kudrow Reveals 'Friends' Writers Would Fantasize About Cast
Lisa Kudrow, who starred as Phoebe Buffay in the sitcom, shared that the atmosphere in the writers' room was often fueled by a dark side and mean stuff that targeted the lead female actors during the show's decade-long run.
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