Matthew Perry was equally fond of David Schwimmer during their time working together. The late actor praised Schwimmer in his 2022 memoir “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing” for helping the entire main cast (which included Perry, Schwimmer, Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, and Matt LeBlanc) secure an equally hefty paycheck of $1 million each episode. As Perry noted, Schwimmer, the fastest rising star in the show’s beginning, “could have gone it alone and profited more than all the rest.” With the cast reportedly getting $22,500 apiece per episode in Season 1, Schwimmer and Aniston began earning more as the Ross and Rachel plotline started dominating.
By Season 3, Schwimmer pitched the idea to his castmates to negotiate contracts as a group, with him and Aniston taking a pay cut to ensure everyone’s equal compensation. “David had certainly been in a position to go for the most money, and he didn’t,” Perry wrote admiringly, lauding Schwimmer’s decision “to make us take care of each other.”
The familial bond amongst the “Friends” cast certainly permeated through all their interactions over the years. With the cast left “reeling” after Perry’s sudden demise, sources told GB News that they were caught blindsided, as he seemed to be “in a really good place” at the time. One insider added that, throughout the “17 Again” star’s history of substance abuse, his castmates “fiercely protected him through some of his toughest times.”
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