Get a detailed look at Matthew Perry Net Worth and how he achieved it.
If you are a 90s kid then you practically grew up watching Friends. One of the most beloved and most-watched sitcoms of all time. If you were a girl you wanted to be like Pheobe or Rachel and if you were a guy you wanted to be like Joey or Chandler.
Chandler was of course played by none other than Matthew Perry, who died recently, RIP. As he is in the news again, people have been looking at Matthew Perry net worth and considering what the main cast made from the show, during its broadcast and in the royalties afterwards, Matthew Perry net worth is massive.
So today, let us take a look at Mathew Perry’s net worth and see how he amassed such a massive fortune and besides Friends, what other sources contributed towards his wealth accumulation.
It is estimated that Mathew Perry had a net worth of about $120 million at the time of his death and almost all of Matthew Perry net worth was kept in a trust fund named Alvy Singer Living Trust. In his bank account, he had around $1.5 million, which may be a huge amount for us but was considered very low by others, in terms of liquid cash.
A huge chunk of Matthew Perry net worth came from the TV series Friends Alone, which he is best known for. But besides that, he appeared in many other TV shows and series, particularly at the height of his fame. In fact, besides Jennifer Aniston, he is the most successful movie actor in the entire cast.
Not only was he a great actor but also an accomplished author as his memoir Friends, Love, and the Big Terrible Things was a New York Times bestseller and Amazon. Other than that he also invested in the real estate sector and owned several properties and these have also added to Matthew Perry net worth.
During the course of his acting career, he appeared in a total of 32 TV shows and even before he got a role on Friends, he was quite an accomplished actor. He already had a starring role in Boys Will Be Boys that ran for a total of 21 episodes and did fairly well with the audience.
Besides that, he appeared in a starring role on the TV series Sydney and Home Free for 13 episodes each, before both were canceled after a season. After Friends however he was a household name, which was both a blessing and a curse, there was no role he could get yet nothing would be as famous as Friends.
Besides guest appearances in several TV shows, he appeared in Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip for 22 episodes, Mr. Sunshine for 13 episodes, and The Odd Couple for 38 episodes, all in starring roles. Each of these shows considerably added to Matthew Perry’s net worth.
We can’t talk about Matthew Perry, without talking about Friends and vice versa. The show ran for a total of 234 episodes and at the time the cast of the show was the highest paid in the industry. During the last season of the show (2003-2004), he was earning $1 million for each of the episodes.
Even after the series ended the cast, including Mathew Perry got royalties, which amounted to $20 million each year as the cast had a contract according to which they would each get 2% of the royalties.
As mentioned before of all the main cast members, Mathew was the most successful movie actor besides Jennifer Aniston. His most famous movies include The Whole Nine Yards and its sequel, Fools Rush In, Three to Tango, Serving Sara and 17 Again, all considerably adding to Matthew Perry net worth.
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