Lisa Kudrow facts: Age, parents, husband children, net worth and more-
Lisa Kudrow is an American actress. She rose to international fame for her role as Phoebe Buffay in the American television sitcom Friends, which aired from 1994 to 2004.
The series earned her Primetime Emmy, Screen Actors Guild, Satellite, American Comedy and TV Guide awards. Phoebe has since been named one of the greatest television characters of all time and is considered to be Kudrow’s breakout role, spawning her successful film career.
Kudrow starred in the cult comedy film Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion (1997) and followed it with an acclaimed performance in the comedy/drama The Opposite of Sex (1998), which won her the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress and a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female.
She created, produced, wrote, and starred in the HBO mockumentary series The Comeback, which initially lasted for one season in 2005 but was revived for a critically acclaimed second and final season in 2014. She was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for both seasons.
In 2007, Kudrow received praise for her starring role in the film Kabluey and appeared in the critically panned box office hit film P.S. I Love You. She produced and starred in the Showtime program Web Therapy (2011–2015), which was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. She is a producer on the TLC/NBC reality program Who Do You Think You Are, which has been nominated for an Primetime Emmy Award five times. She currently is a voice actress on the animated series HouseBroken.
Kudrow has also had roles in Analyze This (1999) and its sequel Analyze That (2002), Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001), Bandslam (2008), Hotel for Dogs (2009), Easy A (2010), Neighbors (2014) and its sequel Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016), The Girl on the Train (2016), The Boss Baby (2017), Long Shot (2019) and Booksmart (2019).
Lisa Kudrow Age
Lisa Valerie Kudrow was born in the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles on July 30, 1963. She celebrated her 60th in 2023.
Lisa Kudrow Parents
Lisa Kudrow is the daughter of Nedra S. Kudrow (Stern) and Lee N. Kudrow. Her mother, Nedra, worked as a travel agent, while her father Lee was a physician who specialized in treating headaches.
She was raised in a middle-class Jewish family, and received her primary education from ‘Portola Middle School’ in Tarzana, California. She then went to ‘Taft High School’ in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. She was good at academics and also had interest in sports.
Lisa Kudrow was inspired by her father and wanted to follow in his footsteps. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in biology from ‘Vassar College’ with an intention of researching the cause behind headaches, just like her father.
Lisa Kudrow Sibling
Lisa Kudrow has three siblings: an older sister named Helene Marla Kudrow, and two brothers named David B. Kudrow and Derrick Kudrow.
Helene is an artist and a medical researcher, David is a neurologist and a director of Neurological Research Institute, and Derrick is a businessman. Lisa is the youngest of the four siblings and the only one who pursued an acting career.
Lisa Kudrow Husband
Lisa Kudrow is married to Michel Stern, a French advertising executive. Stern was born and raised in France, according to The New York Times.
He moved to the United States to pursue a career in advertising and has enjoyed success in the industry.
Little is known about Stern’s work history, as he has managed to keep his life completely private, despite being married to Kudrow.
They met in the ’80s in France but didn’t start dating until later. They tied the knot in 1995 and have been together ever since.
Lisa Kudrow Children
Julian Murray Stern is the son of actress Lisa Kudrow and her husband Michel Stern.
Kudrow and Stern met in France in the ’80s and got married in May 1995. On May 7, 1998, they welcomed their son Julian.
Kudrow and her husband didn’t have any more children after Julian and he’s thankful for that. From a very young age, Julian told his mom that he didn’t want any siblings.
Julian is a graduate of the University of Southern California. He earned a bachelor’s degree in film and TV production in 2021.
Julian appears to be following in his mother’s footsteps when it comes to his career path. Julian has experience as both an actor and a cinematographer.
“[He] made it clear from the moment he could speak that he didn’t want a brother or sister … [and] it just worked out that way anyway — but to this day, he’ll say, ‘Thank you,’ ” Kudrow told Page Six in 2017.
In January 2023, he posted about a short film he starred in, Seth’s Big Break 2, and shared some behind-the-scenes photos of himself working on the set.
Lisa Kudrow Net worth
According to celebrity net worth,Lisa Kudrow has a net worth of around $130 million as of 2024.
Lisa Kudrow Friends Salary History
For the first season of Friends, each cast member earned $22,500 per episode. That works out to $540,000 for the first season. Their salaries were boosted to $40,000 per episode in the second season. That works out to $960,000 for the second season.
Ahead of the third season when their contracts were up, the cast banded together to negotiate as a group. They ended up with a deal that paid $75,000 per episode of season three ($1.875 million for the season), $85,000 for season 4 ($2.04 million), $100,000 for season 5 ($2.5 million) and $125,000 in season 6 ($3.125 million). Ahead of season 7 the cast negotiated for a massive raise. They each ended up earning $750,000 per episode in seasons 7 and 8 ($18 million per season).
For seasons 9 and 10, each cast member earned $1 million per episode. That works out to $24 million for season 9 and $18 million for season 10. If you total it all up, each cast member of Friends earned around $90 million in base salary alone from the show before backend bonuses and on-going royalties.
Friends Royalties
As part of their 2000 contract negotiations, the cast was able to demand backend points on the show which would allow them to earn royalties off the show’s sale into syndication. Up to that point, the only other TV stars who had ownership stakes in shows were Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Cosby. Friends continues to generate north of $1 billion per year in syndication royalties and streaming deals. It has been reported that each cast member in some years can earn $10-20 million in royalties alone.
Real Estate
Lisa Kudrow owns several mansions around the world, most-notably in the Los Angeles area. In 1996, she spent $1.9 million to buy a 6,400-square-foot home in Beverly Hills. In 2001, she spent $2.4 million to buy a second Beverly Hills home, not far from Rodeo drive. In April 2017, she sold a penthouse in Park City, Utah, for $3.6 million. It’s unclear how much she spent on the home.
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