Was Friends filmed in NYC?

In the Friends television show, the actors are never filmed in New York City. All of the shots were in a studio in California, except for London in the finale of season four. Even the fountain scene opening the show was filmed in California.
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Was Friends actually filmed in NYC?

But otherwise, the truth is that living the Friends life isn't easy. Friends was a traditional studio-based sitcom, set in Manhattan but filmed across the country in LA. Almost everything we see was shot at the Warner Brothers Ranch in California, on Stage 5 (for the first season) or Stage 24 (all the rest).
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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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Is Central Perk a real cafe?

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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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 ever film on location?

Though set in New York, Friends was lensed in Los Angeles, with many Big Apple establishing shots thrown in to help fake the East Coast backdrop. Recorded in front of a live studio audience, the vast majority of filming took place on a soundstage at Warner Bros.
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Where is the real Friends couch?

And the orange coloured couch has become so iconic that it was put in the Empire State Building. But where did the couch come from? Interestingly, the Orange coloured couch was found not at a thrift store or at swap meat but at the basement storage area at the Warner Bros. studio in Burbank, California.
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Was the Friends apartment filmed in real life?

Of course, the show was actually filmed on a Warner Bros. studio set in Burbank, Calif., so their apartment was fictional, but the exterior shots were filmed at a real building located at 90 Bedford St. in the West Village.
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Who is richest among Friends cast?

Jennifer Aniston aka Rachel Green: worth $320 million (£258.5m) Aniston is thought to be worth a whopping $320 million (£258.5m), making her the richest member of the Friends cast.
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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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Do the Friends cast still get paid?

The show's success still pays dividends for the cast. In 2015, USA Today reported that Warner Bros. earns $1 billion a year from "Friends." Of that amount, 2% -- or $20 million -- goes to each of the stars every single year.
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Is there a real Central Perk in NYC?

Any lucky Friends fans who live in NYC can stop by the fully functioning pop-up Central Perk coffee shop at 199 Lafayette Street at the corner of Broome Street in Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood.
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Can you visit the Friends set in LA?

Unfortunately, there is no Friends Studio Tour in LA that will allow you to visit all your favourite Friends sets from the show (i.e. every apartment).
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Where is the Friends Cafe set?

Warner Bros Tour Hollywood created a real-life Central Perk coffee shop where visitors can sit down to enjoy a coffee, located at Stage 48 in Burbank, California. The Central Perk Cafe isn't a replica of the Friends set, but you can still eat a sandwich or pastry in the Friends cafe.
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Where in NYC did Friends live?

The FRIENDS Experience is located in Manhattan's Gramercy neighborhood at 130 East 23rd Street at the corner of Lexington Avenue. In the show, the Friends cast lived in New York's Greenwich Village neighborhood in downtown Manhattan, and you can view the actual exterior that was shot in the series at 90 Bedford Street.
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Was Phoebe really pregnant on Friends?

Lisa Kudrow was pregnant in real life when she was shooting the triplets storyline for Phoebe Buffay in Friends. The actor had earlier shared that the makers were not really into hiding the pregnancy so they wrote it into the show. The trailer of the Friends' reunion special episode sure left the sitcom fans emotional.
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Where was Friends filmed NYC?

It's located at 90 Bedford Street at the corner of Grove Street. Reaching the building used for the exterior shot of the Friends apartment building is relatively easy, thanks to a major subway junction less than a 10 minute walk away.
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Is the fountain on Friends real?

As it turns out, the actual fountain used in the filming of the Friends credit sequence is located all the way across the country in Burbank, CA, in the back lot of a studio known as the Warner Bros. Ranch. The fountain has never been located in New York City at all.
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Can you go inside the 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 you visit Central Perk from Friends?

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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Is Monica apartment above Central Perk?

The six main protagonists frequently visited Central Perk throughout the series. It is situated in New York City's Greenwich Village, in the same apartment block as Monica's apartment. It was where they spent much of their free time conversing.
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How did the Friends afford their apartment?

During the episode, Monica invited Joey into the apartment for drinks. While she is pouring Joey some lemonade, Monica explained that the apartment originally belonged to her grandmother. After Monica's grandmother moved away, Monica began living in the apartment and subletting it illegally.
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Where is the coffee shop from Friends in New York?

Deets: New York City's newest coffee destination, Central Perk located at 130 East 23rd Street (Corner of 23rd St. and Lexington Ave). Visit daily starting at 7am and enjoy coffee drinks, grab & go food items like the delicious Rachel's Oops I Dropped the Cheesecake.
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How much did Janice get paid in Friends?

Maggie Wheeler, who played Janice, could be getting a cheque for $19,000. Jane Sibbett, aka Ross's ex-wife Carol, may be receiving $15,000.
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Why did Carol get recast in Friends?

In the early 1990s, she was a regular cast member of Carol & Company with actress Carol Burnett. Barone also played Carol Willick, Ross Geller's ex-wife, in the character's first appearance in Friends. She left the show as she wanted to pursue a more full-time role and was replaced by Jane Sibbett.
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