She has been a television heroine since childhood. American actress Alison Arngrimstar the “Little House on the Prairie” was the guest of Jordan de Luxe, this October 14, 2024.
She plays the role of Nellie Oleson, an unpleasant little girl the polar opposite of Laura Ingallson the screen. And she laughed a lot with Jordan de Luxe, on C8. The host asked her, as tradition dictates, what her salary was, between 1974 and 1981, when she played the role of this little blonde pest.
How much did she earn for “Little House on the Prairie” ?
And to the question has she become “millionaire thanks to the series”, the guest laughed out loud! Alison Arngrim then replied: “no, no, it’s not bad, but not a millionaire, no”. Without giving further details, the star however assured: “that’s enough”.
Furthermore, she commented and compared: “I didn’t get rich from the show. Maybe Michael Landon did.”
And to add: “but it’s not like the series Friends. Friends was good, but at that time, in the 70s, we weren’t millionaires“.
As a reminder, worn by Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, Lisa Kudrow, the late Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer, The series Friends lasted 10 seasons from 1994 to 2004.
The insane salaries of the actors of “Friends“
In the columns of Variety, Matthew Perry confided how thanks to the keen business acumen of his friend, David Schwimmer, alias Ross, they had hit the jackpot. “As of season 8, we were paid $1 million per episodemore even in season 10 with $1,100,040 per episode, while asking to shoot fewer episodes.
And that’s not all, the band also received 2% royalties from the broadcast of the series, whether on television or on platforms. In 2015, they were estimated at 1 billion dollars per yearor 20 million dollars per year for each of the actors. We understand why Alison Arngrim burst out laughing.
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