“I think it’s really funny because I’ll get different shows obviously, but I’ll get one cent checks and it costs like 40 cents to send,” the actor, now 47, said during a recent episode of The McBride Rewind, adding, “One cent is not worth my time.” Keegan is best known for his role in 1999 rom-com 10 Things I Hate About You opposite Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles. He noted that he’s probably seen the highest amount in residuals from the iconic teen comedy. “I
think ’10 Things’ is the biggest residuals,” he divulged. “There are still residuals that come from all those shows, like $10, $20, $50, $80, right?” At the height of his fame, Keegan appeared in a number of high profile TV series and movies. He appeared on 7th Heaven from 1997 to 2002, as well as Party of Five from 1997 to 1998. In more recent years, he appeared in CSI: New York in 2010 and Related from 2005 to 2006. Keegan also had roles in
Independence Day (1996) and The Broken Hearts Club (2000), among many others. Celebrity residuals can indeed be unpredictable — while some stars haven’t pulled in much due to various factors, others boast millions. Forbes revealed back in 2013 that Ray Romano rakes in $18 million per year for his sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, which ran from 1996 to 2005. But a number of celebrities have more recently shared their shocking residuals stories, divulging they don’t earn much at all for their past work on various
memorable TV shows. Who’s the Boss alum Danny Pintauro, now 50, shared insight on why he now works as an Amazon Flex delivery driver in between acting auditions. “Pretty much everyone misunderstands what residuals mean,” he said during an interview with Fox News earlier this month. “It’s crazy to me. People always assume that if they recognise you, you must be financially set for your life, and that’s just not how it works.” Pintauro explained that he’s “getting five to six cents per episode,” of
the 1984 to 1992 sitcom, adding that “they can air it as many times as they want and I don’t get paid anymore.” Jodie Sweetin of Full House, meanwhile, shared last month on the McBride Rewind that she “got a one-cent check the other day.” Sweetin, 44, added, “There’s no syndication anymore because it’s all in streaming. Who gets paid for that? Nobody gets paid for that.” And Brady Bunch star Eve Plum, 68, wrote in her newly released memoir Happiness Included: Jan Brady and
Beyond that if she “had a dime for every rerun episode of the ’70s hit, I’d pay off the national deficit. I don’t.” Lisa Kudrow, however — whose mega-hit Friends ran from 1994 to 2004 — continues to receive handsome amounts in residuals. The actress, 62, told the Times of London last month that she and her famous co-stars from the NBC comedy still make $20 million per year in residuals. This story originally appeared on Page Six and is republished here with permission.
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One cent checks?? That’s actually hilarious but also kinda sad. Like why even bother mailing it if it costs more.
So he’s mad the system works?? I mean residuals are residuals, no one said they’d be huge forever. Also $10, $20, $80 sounds pretty good to me? Unless they add up to like nothing.
Wait, so is this about Netflix paying actors or like the original movie residuals? I feel like the article kinda switches to different people lol. My cousin said all actors get millions automatically which doesn’t sound true now.
Honestly this is just clickbait. He’s famous for 10 Things… of course he’s getting something. If it’s only a penny, then he should stop complaining and just use the residuals for like, 1 coffee or whatever. And the whole mailing costs thing sounds made up to me.