Matthew Perry’s net worth is estimated to be around $120 million. According to new information, this sum comes from a variety of sources, including real estate, royalties from “Friends” broadcasts and income from book sales of his memoirs.
There is currently speculation as to who will inherit Matthew Perry’s fortune. Since he had no children and was unmarried, the focus is on his close relationship with his mother. According to US media, she is expected to inherit a significant portion of the fortune.
A million dollars per episode of Friends
Matthew Perry struggled with personal demons throughout his life, as he described his alcohol and drug addictions in his memoir “Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing.” Nevertheless, the 54-year-old actor had no financial problems. A new breakdown of the British “hellomagazine” According to him, like his co-stars, he received one million US dollars (849,000 euros) per “Friends” episode, making him one of the highest-paid actors in the world in his good times.
Lifetime royalties
According to information from the British magazine, Matthew Perry seems to have continued to earn money from it even after the popular sitcom ended, earning $20 million (around 19 million euros) a year until his death – just from royalties from the series.
Millions through “Friends” revival
Another source of income for the cast is said to have been the “revival”. The 90-minute film with the original cast celebrated its release in 2021. And here too everyone earned money: each of them is said to have received around 2.5 million US dollars, which corresponds to around 2.3 million euros.
More big income from real estate and advertising deals
Perry also had a successful real estate career, as he is said to have sold apartments and houses and sold them for a profit.
How Matthew Perry wants to be remembered
“When I die, I know people will be talking about Friends, Friends, Friends,” Perry wrote in his memoir, “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir.”
“And I’m glad about that because I’ve done solid work as an actor and given people plenty of opportunities to make fun of my struggles online. But when I die, it would be nice if my so-called accomplishments were listed far behind the things I’ve done to help other people. I know that won’t happen, but it would be nice.”
Perry spoke about his book here in the following interview with the “LA Times”:
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