The American television sitcom Friends featured six main cast members throughout its run, with numerous characters recurring throughout the ten seasons. The main cast members were familiar to television viewers before their roles on Friends , but were not considered to be stars. Series creator David Crane wanted all six characters to be equally prominent, and the series was lauded as being "the first true 'ensemble' show". The cast members made efforts to keep the ensemble format and not allow one member to dominate; they entered themselves in the same acting categories for awards, opted for collective instead of individual salary negotiations, and asked to appear together on magazine cover photos in the first season. The cast members became best friends off screen, and one guest star, Tom Selleck, reported sometimes feeling left out. The cast remained good friends after the series' run, most notably Cox and Aniston, with Aniston being godmother to Cox and David Arquette's daughter, Coco. In the official farewell commemorative book Friends 'Til The End , each separately acknowledged in his interviews that the cast had become his family.
In their original contracts for season one, each cast member was paid $22,500 per episode. The cast members received different salaries in the second season, beginning from the $20,000 range to $40,000 per episode. Prior to their salary negotiations for the third season, the cast decided to enter collective negotiations, despite Warner Bros. preference for individual deals. The actors were given the salary of the least paid cast member, meaning Aniston and Schwimmer had their salaries reduced. The stars were paid, per episode, $75,000 in the third season, $85,000 in the fourth, $100,000 in the fifth, and $125,000 in the sixth season. The cast members received salaries of $750,000 per episode in the seventh and eight seasons, and $1 million per episode in the ninth and tenth. The cast also received syndication royalties beginning with the fifth season.
Main characters
- Jennifer Aniston portrays Rachel Green , a fashion enthusiast and Monica Geller's best friend from high school. Rachel and Ross Geller are involved in an on-off relationship throughout the series. Rachel's first job is a waitress at the coffee house Central Perk, but she later becomes an assistant buyer at Bloomingdale's and a buyer at Polo Ralph Lauren in season five. Aniston had already appeared in several unsuccessful sitcom pilots before being cast in Friends .
- Courteney Cox Arquette portrays Monica Geller , the mother hen of the group, known for her obsessive-compulsive and competitive nature. Monica is often jokingly teased for having been an extremely overweight child by the others, especially her brother Ross. Monica is a chef who changes jobs often throughout the show, and marries longtime friend Chandler Bing in season seven. Cox had the highest profile career of the main actors when she was initially cast, having appeared in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and Family Ties .
- Lisa Kudrow portrays Phoebe Buffay , an eccentric masseuse and musician. Phoebe became homeless at the age of 14, and is known for being ditzy and yet street-smart. Kudrow previously played waitress Ursula Buffay on Mad About You , and reprised the dual role of twin sister Ursula as a recurring character during several episodes of Friends . Prior to her acting career, Kudrow was an office manager and researcher for her father, a headache specialist.
- Matt LeBlanc portrays Joey Tribbiani , a struggling actor and food lover who becomes famous for his role on Days of our Lives as Dr. Drake Ramoray. Joey is a womanizer with many girlfriends throughout the series, and develops a crush on his friend Rachel in season eight. Before his role on Friends , LeBlanc appeared as a minor character in the sitcom Married... with Children , and as a main character in its spin-offs, Top of the Heap and Vinnie & Bobby .
- Matthew Perry portrays Chandler Bing , an executive in statistical analysis and data reconfiguration for a large multi-national corporation. Chandler quits his job and becomes a junior copywriter at an advertising agency during season nine. Chandler is known for his sarcastic sense of humor, and marries longtime friend Monica. Like Aniston, Perry had already appeared in several unsuccessful sitcom pilots before being cast.
- David Schwimmer portrays Ross Geller , Ph.D., a paleontologist working at a museum of Prehistoric History, and later a professor of paleontology at New York University. Ross has three failed marriages during the series, and is involved in an on-off relationship with Rachel. Before being cast in Friends , Schwimmer played minor characters in The Wonder Years and NYPD Blue .
Recurring characters
Introduced in Season 1
- Jack and Judy Geller (Elliott Gould and Christina Pickles) — Ross and Monica's parents. In early appearances, Jack frequently makes inappropriate comments, which he punctuates by exclaiming "I'm just saying…!" Judy often makes condescending remarks about Monica's lack of a love-life and sometimes forgets her daughter even exists, while simultaneously favoring Ross.
- Barry Farber (Mitchell Whitfield) — Rachel's jilted fiance. Barry, an orthodontist, decides to go on his and Rachel's honeymoon with her maid of honor Mindy, and soon begins a relationship with her. Their relationship hits a rough patch in "The One with the Evil Orthdontist" when he and Rachel consider getting back together. He decides to stay with Mindy and the two are married in "The One with Barry and Mindy's Wedding". They are getting divorced by the time of "The One That Could Have Been, Part 1" (Season 6, 2000). Barry's last name is given as "Finkle" in the pilot and "Farber" in every other appearance. He has also been called "Barry White".
- Carol Willick (Anita Barone for one episode, Jane Sibbett thereafter) and Susan Bunch (Jessica Hecht) — Ross's lesbian ex-wife, who came out a year before the pilot, and her partner. Carol tells Ross that she is pregnant with his child in "The One with the Sonogram at the End" and is having it with her partner Susan. Susan does not attempt to hide her contempt of Ross but they briefly put aside their differences in "The One with the Birth" when Carol gives birth to a boy, Ben. Carol and Susan get married in "The One with the Lesbian Wedding" and make irregular appearances until "The One That Could Have Been, Part 2" (Susan) and "The One with the Truth About London" (Carol).
- Gunther (James Michael Tyler) — the manager of the Central Perk coffee house, who first appears as a background character in "The One with the Thumb". The character develops an unrequited crush on Rachel in the third season, which he keeps to himself until "The Last One". His jealousy of Ross is made clear numerous times, most notably in "The One the Morning After", when he reveals to Rachel that Ross cheated on her when they were "on a break". Gunther appears in nearly every episode, but only occasionally calls attention to himself and almost never has a large role in the plot of an episode.
- Janice (Maggie Wheeler) — Chandler's on-again off-again girlfriend for the first five seasons. Chandler has trouble dumping her in "The One with the East German Laundry Detergent" but gets back together with her for New Year's in "The One with the Monkey" and for Valentine's in "The One with the Candy Hearts". In Season 2, Chandler is disappointed to discover that she is married and pregnant. In "The One with Barry and Mindy's Wedding", Chandler arranges a meeting with a mystery woman over the Internet, who turns out to be Janice. Their relationship lasts into the third season, when Janice decides to leave her husband to be with Chandler. In "The One with the Race Car Bed", Joey sees her kissing her husband. Chandler dumps her in "The One with the Giant Poking Device". In "The One with All the Rugby", Janice returns to Chandler's life. To try and get away from her, Chandler pretends to be moving to Yemen. She has a brief fling with Ross in "The One with Chandler's Work Laugh", makes a cameo on a mix tape in "The One with Unagi". In "The One with Ross's Library Book", she tries to interfere with Monica and Chandler's wedding plans. In "The One Where Rachel Has a Baby", she is placed in the same labor room as Rachel at the hospital. She later gives birth to a son, Aaron, who she jokes will be Emma's future husband. In "The One with the Fertility Test" she offers Chandler advice and support at a fertility clinic. In "The One Where Estelle Dies", she comes close to buying a house next door to one Monica and Chandler want to buy. To get rid of her, Chandler pretends he still loves her.
- Mr. Heckles (Larry Hankin) — Monica and Rachel's downstairs neighbour, an elderly man who constantly complains about the noise. He first appears in "The One with the Blackout", claiming to own a lost cat that Rachel
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