Sitcom Facts

The janitor from Scrubs was originally a figment of J.D.'s imagination.

In 1994, the Friends cast each made $22,500 per episode. Warner Bros. tried to negotiate with them individually. The cast refused. They bargained as a group or not at all. Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer voluntarily took pay cuts so all six earned equally. By the final season: $1 million per episode each. They still earn $20 million a year each from reruns. The show ended 22 years ago.

Each Friends lead earns $20 million a year from reruns, more than two decades after the show ended. Aniston, Cox, Kudrow, LeBlanc, Perry, and Schwimmer negotiated a 2% stake in syndication revenue - a deal Kudrow confirmed in 2026. A guest who played "Fun Bobby" in just two episodes still gets about $2,000 a year.

Jerry Seinfeld pitched "a show about nothing" in 1989. That show made him a billionaire. Bloomberg placed his net worth above $1 billion in March 2024, driven by a 15% ownership stake he renegotiated mid-run - his rep disputed the figure. Co-creator Larry David held the same stake and also became a billionaire. The show ended in 1998 and has never stopped paying them.