Here's How Much 'Friends' Cast Makes In Residuals 20+ Years After Show Ended: Report
More than 20 years after “Friends” ended, the show’s stars are still earning massive paychecks from reruns, according to a new report.
Each of the main cast members makes about $20 million a year in residuals alone, "The Times of London" reported on Thursday, April 23, in an interview with Lisa Kudrow, 62, who played Phoebe Buffay.
Kudrow, who stars in "The Comeback" on HBO Max, told the outlet that cast members were paid just $22,500 per episode at the start of the sitcom. The six leads later negotiated together for a landmark deal of $1 million per episode in the 10-season series.
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Nvot Junior From Brazil Who Made Gun Threat That Triggered Lockdown ID'd: Sources
Charges have been filed against an 18-year-old student accused of threatening a peer with a CO2 air pistol, prompting a lockdown at a Bergen County high school on Monday, April 27.
Ryan Ribiero Rodrigues DeSousa, 18, of Northvale, is accused of making the threat at Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan at approximately 11:30 a.m., sources told Daily Voice.
DeSousa, who turned 18 on April 13, made the threat in a classroom just before lunch, before two students reported the incident to an adult. Police were contacted and the school was placed on lockdown during lunch, sour…
Fair Lawn Auto Shop Owner Admits $230K Tax Evasion Scheme: Feds
A Bergen County auto body shop owner admitted evading more than $230,000 in taxes by hiding income and paying workers off the books, federal authorities said.
Kfir Baroan, 50, of Fair Lawn, pleaded guilty on Thursday, April 23, before U.S. District Judge Michael E. Farbiarz to tax evasion and willful failure to pay over payroll taxes, according to U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer.
Baroan owned and operated an auto body shop in Elmwood Park, where he earned significant income but failed to file personal tax returns from 2018 through 2021, according to the federal complaint.
Although he hired a t…