Is Monica's apartment in Friends real?

But that's just the building. The apartment itself doesn't exist, and all interior shots were filmed on carefully-designed studio sets in Los Angeles.
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Where is Monica's apartment in real-life?

While interior scenes for the show were filmed in an LA studio, the exterior of the building is a real-life New York location -- 130 East 23rd Street -- which is now the home of "The Friends Experience."
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How much would Monica's apartment cost in real-life?

According to CNBC, the cost of Monica's apartment in 2018 would be the very steep price of about $4,500 a month.
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How much was Joey and Chandler's rent?

Reddit user lincoln9659 therefore decided to take to the popular r/theydidthemath reddit forum to find out exactly how much money Joey owes Chandler. First, they calculated that Joey and Chandler's rent would have equated to roughly $3,500 a month, totalling approximately $63,000 over three years.
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Is Central Perk real?

While Central Perk exists solely on a Los Angeles soundstage, the space that would house the corner-side café below the building where Monica, Rachel, Chandler, and Joey lived is very much real.
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The One Where We Go To Monica's Apartment From Friends



Why was Monica's apartment so cheap?

During the run of the show, Monica explains that she inherited the apartment from her grandmother and paid just $200 per month in rent due to rent-control. The average cost of rent in the 1970s was already $335 per month on the island of Manhattan.
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Did Friends actually film in London?

The finale was filmed in three parts, first the scenes with Lisa Kudrow were filmed in Los Angeles, then everybody went to London and they filmed the scenes on the street, then they filmed the dinner and other scenes in a studio in London before an audience.
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Does the Friends set still exist?

When filming wrapped in 2004, the apartment sets were dismantled and, sadly, no longer exist (though they were re-created for Friends: The Reunion). Stage 24, though, still stands and is now known as The Friends Stage in honor of the sitcom's seminal success.
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Can u visit the friends set?

If you ever want to visit the Friends apartment building that's located in NYC, you can find that at 90 Bedford St, New York, NY. The downstairs part of that building that's supposed to be “Central Perk” is a restaurant with some great food!
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Can you go inside friends apartment?

"The Friends Experience," a New York City Pop-Up based on the comedy favorite, is letting visitors book the apartment for just $19.94 a night, according to Booking.com. Guests will get to plop down on the orange couch at Central Perk and stay in the two-story space filled with iconic props from the beloved 90s show.
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Can I visit Central Perk?

Good news "Friends" die-hards: you can officially visit and tour Central Perk, the iconic coffee shop from the '90s sitcom.
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Why was Emily always in bed on Friends?

Actress Helen Baxendale became pregnant between seasons 4 and 5; as a result she was unable to travel to the US to do any filming for Season 5. Her only appearances were heavily swaddled in bedclothes, and she had to be written out of the series a lot earlier than was intended.
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Did Friends actually go to Vegas?

Unfortunately, the Vegas that the friends visit is a constructed set that no longer exists. In fact, when the actors are perusing the Casino, they're actually walking in the very same place that their Central Perk couch usually sat.
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Why did Joey get Cancelled?

It premiered on NBC on September 9, 2004. Midway through the second season, the show was placed on a hiatus but returned on March 7, 2006. Only one episode aired before the show was pulled when it was overshadowed in ratings by American Idol. NBC canceled the series due to low ratings on August 23, 2006.
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How can Phoebe afford her apartment?

Phoebe's family has her back

Frances may have purchased the apartment before her death, allowing Phoebe to stay near her friends and not have to worry about rent. This could explain how she can afford to live in the heart of New York.
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Which Friends character got paid the most?

1 Jennifer Aniston: First Episode - $22,500 / Last Episode - $1 Million.
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How did Chandler afford his apartment?

In 1997, that would have been about $33,000. In real life, Chandler wouldn't even be able to support himself the way he lived on the show, let alone support Joey, too. The only way he could have afforded his lifestyle is if his rich mom, Nora Bing, was paying for a lot of it — or at least serving as his guarantor.
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Was Friends actually filmed in front of a live audience?

The sitcom was performed in front of a live audience and each 22-minute episode of `Friends` took six hours to film, which was twice the length of most sitcoms. The producers felt that the audience played an essential role in the series and they even hired a comedian to entertain the audience in between takes.
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Does Matt LeBlanc have a private jet?

Unlike his Episodes alter-ego, he doesn't have a private jet…
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How did they do Ursula in Friends?

Friends: Lisa Kudrow's Sister Was Her Double

Whenever Phoebe and Ursula had scenes together, the shot would include Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe facing the camera and her double with her back to the camera, or vice versa. Kudrow would act the scene as each part, and then the takes would be edited together.
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Why did Carol and Susan stop appearing in Friends?

We saw less and less of the pair as the main cast of "Friends" had big life changes. Eventually, after Ross and Rachel had a child of their own, we stopped seeing Carol and Susan completely, though their names were brought up in conversation.
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Why did they get rid of Kathy in Friends?

13 Hurt: Kathy moving away

According to the actress herself as told by her in the Friends Season 10 DVD, she and the female actresses on the show had pitched to the producers to have Kathy written out as her going on an acting tour out the country as opposed to being unfaithful to Chandler.
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Which Friends episode was filmed in real time?

It is a bottle episode, featuring only three speaking roles besides the central cast; occurs in real time; and takes place almost entirely in the living room of Monica and Rachel's apartment.
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Where is the cafe from Friends?

Deets: New York City's newest coffee destination, Central Perk located at 130 East 23rd Street (Corner of 23rd St. and Lexington Ave).
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Is the friends experience still open?

The FRIENDS™ Experience is now open in New York City at 130 E 23rd St. With two floors of immersive experiences, it's the ultimate experience for FRIENDS™ fans.
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