All articles tagged with #friends
Courteney Cox has reportedly split from her partner of more than a decade, Johnny McDaid of Snow Patrol, in an amicable breakup after realizing they were living different lives. Cox spends most of her time in Los Angeles while McDaid is based in London, and friends say the split was not ugly; Cox has previously said she loves him but doesn’t see marriage on the table.
Courteney Cox and Snow Patrol musician Johnny McDaid have reportedly split after more than ten years together; sources say the breakup was amicable and occurred late last year, with both moving on in different lives, though they remain friends and care for each other.
Jennifer Aniston posted a heartfelt Instagram tribute after the death of James Burrows, the longtime director behind Friends, calling him a father figure who guided and loved the cast. She recalled Burrows' playful 'kids' routines and his role steering iconic shows like Cheers, Taxi, and Will & Grace, expressing how she’ll miss his voice, laugh, and guidance.
James Burrows, the prolific TV director behind Cheers, the Friends pilot, and Will & Grace, has died at 85. A driving force of American sitcoms for decades, he directed over 1,000 episodes, co-created Cheers, and earned 11 Emmy Awards along with multiple Directors Guild honors. Tributes poured in from stars like Jennifer Aniston and Debra Messing, who praised his kindness and mentorship. He is survived by his wife Debbie, four daughters, and seven grandchildren.
Friends stars mourn the death of director James Burrows, 85, praising his mentorship and transformative impact on TV comedy. LeBlanc, Kudrow, and Schwimmer shared emotional tributes, with Schwimmer calling Burrows a father figure who elevated every show he directed. Burrows mentored a generation of sitcoms beyond Friends, directing classics like The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Cheers, Taxi, Frasier, Will & Grace, and 3rd Rock from the Sun, and co-creating Cheers.
James Burrows, an 11-time Emmy-winning director who co-created Cheers and helped shape the modern half-hour sitcom, died at 85 after a 50-year career directing more than 1,000 episodes and guiding iconic shows like The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Bob Newhart Show, Frasier, Will & Grace, and Friends.
James Burrows, the legendary multi‑camera sitcom director who co‑created Cheers and steered hits like Taxi, Friends, Will & Grace and The Big Bang Theory, died at 85. A master of working with actors and live audiences, Burrows directed hundreds of episodes over more than five decades, earned 11 Emmy wins (and seven overall including a lifetime achievement) and helped define modern TV comedy; he is survived by his second wife Debbie Easton, four daughters and seven grandchildren.
James Burrows, the legendary TV director who co-created Cheers and directed Will & Grace, has died at 85. Over a 50-year career he directed more than 1,000 episodes and helped shape multiple iconic series, including The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Taxi, Frasier, Friends, and The Big Bang Theory, even directing the Friends pilot and 237 Cheers episodes. Tributes celebrate his mentorship, generosity, and pivotal role in modern television comedy. He is survived by his wife Debbie Easton, four daughters, and seven grandchildren.
Aniston and Kudrow recalled crack-ups on the Friends set for Variety's Actors on Actors, highlighting Ross’s bagpipes scene at Monica and Chandler’s wedding and Joey’s oyster gag as standout funny moments; Kudrow also admitted she used to crack up easily and now binges the show.
Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Kudrow reminisce about Friends at a reunion interview, recalling Stage 24 memories, discussing Kudrow’s The Comeback, and weighing AI’s impact on TV, while hinting at a possible future project with Courteney Cox.
Lisa Kudrow says she felt like the ‘sixth Friend’ and overlooked next to the show's bigger stars, triggering backlash from co-stars and rumors she might be cut from Jennifer Aniston’s wedding to Jim Curtis; Kudrow later revealed the cast earns about $20 million per year in residuals, a fact that has drawn further scrutiny and upset among former colleagues.
Lisa Kudrow bluntly weighs in on the Ross-and-Rachel “on a break” debate during The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, calling Ross a horrible boyfriend and saying Rachel shouldn’t have gotten back with him, while also reflecting on the tense, sometimes brutal dynamics faced by Friends’ female stars behind the scenes.
Personal items from late Friends star Matthew Perry — including 26 episode scripts, autographed items, a photo album, and a peephole-frame replica — are headed to auction through Heritage Auctions in partnership with the Matthew Perry Foundation. Net proceeds will fund addiction-recovery initiatives and related charities, with proxy bidding open ahead of the June 5 live sale in Dallas and in-person previews May 18–29 in Beverly Hills (online bidding also available).
Lisa Kudrow says she and the Friends cast continue to earn about $20 million per year in residuals from the NBC sitcom that premiered in 1994. The show’s enduring popularity—topped by massive weekly viewership and a finale with tens of millions watching—has kept the payouts coming into the present. Kudrow hadn’t watched the series until after Matthew Perry’s death in 2023, and she shared behind‑the‑scenes anecdotes about the show and its cast during recent interviews.
Lisa Kudrow reportedly revealed that the core Friends cast still earns about $20 million per year in residuals, a disclosure that upset co-stars who have long avoided discussing money; the six stars negotiated $1 million per episode for the final two seasons in 2002, and the show ended in 2004, with the late Matthew Perry among the cast.