Tiffani Thiessen recently shared that her residuals from Saved by the Bell are “negative now,” making them not even worth the cost of printing checks. Fellow cast member Mario Lopez expressed support for her transparency, calling it “real talk.” Thiessen echoed earlier comments by Mark Paul Gosselaar, who noted in 2019 that the cast made “really bad deals” regarding earnings from reruns.
In contrast, Lisa Kudrow, when asked about the lucrative residuals earned by the Friends cast, humorously attributed it to Phoebe Buffay’s character but acknowledged the immense talent of the late Matthew Perry, emphasizing his extraordinary presence.
