Little-Known Details About the Hit Show Friends

The Central Perk Six Negotiated Their Pay Together

Gender pay gap is a hot topic in Hollywood at the moment, but back during the filming of Friends , it was less of a prominent issue. Regardless, the six stars of the show came up with an ingenious way to ensure that they all benefited from the huge success of the show. When the sitcom started raking in a lot of money, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer approached the higher-ups together to negotiate better pay.

By the time they were in the final seasons of the show, each actor was earning $1 million per episode, totaling around $22 million per season!