13 Pieces Of Useless Trivia About Friends

Each member of the cast made exactly the same money throughout the entire series. By the end of the series, they each earned $1,000,000 per episode.

Shiny Happy People, by R.E.M., was originally chosen as the theme song. It was changed at the last minute to I'll Be There For You, by The Rembrandts.

Jon Favreau was originally offered the role of Chandler, but turned it down.

Tom Selleck was so popular with studio audiences that many of scenes had to filmed without them as they continuously gave him long standing ovations.

Lisa Kudrow admitted that she based Phoebe's hippy characteristics on Jennifer Aniston's "spiritual beliefs".

Joey's seven sisters were named Veronica, Mary Angela, Mary Theresa, Gina, Dina, Tina, and Cookie.

Emily was written out of the show much sooner than anticipated as Helen Baxendale, the actress who played her, became pregnant during filming.

Matt LeBlanc dyed his hair for the majority of the series.

Jennifer Aniston actually owned the infamous porcelain dog and lent it to the producers for set dressing for Joey and Chandler's apartment

Bruce Willis allegedly only agreed to guest-star in 'Friends' due to a bet he lost with Matthew Perry.

Janice was based on Fran Drescher's character in 'The Nanny'. Also, her character's full name was Janice Litman Goralnik.

Lisa Kudrow really was pregnant during the series. The plot about her being a surrogate was written in specifically for that reason.

Although Joey Tribbiani had a role on 'Days Of Our Lives', Jennifer Aniston's father was actually a member of the cast since 1985.