One of television’s most prolific actors has joined the growing list of stars revealing how little they earn in residuals decades after their shows first aired.
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TV Star Shocks Fans with Huge Residuals Reveal
One of television’s most prolific actors has joined the growing list of stars revealing how little they earn in residuals decades after their shows first aired....
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Everybody Loves Raymond star Ray Romano reportedly in syndication residuals, prompting jokes that he 'never has to work again.'
By contrast, many other Hollywood alumni are far less lucky.
10 Things I Hate About You and 7th Heaven star Andrew Keegan hilariously admitted he that can cost more to mail than they’re worth, while Who’s The Boss? alum Danny Pintauro, now an Amazon delivery driver, said he only gets 'five to six cents per episode.'
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Full House star Jodie Sweetin once revealed she received a residual payment of just one penny - showing how meager some of these payouts can be.
Now, Ted McGinley, whose career spans decades across Happy Days, The Love Boat, and most notably Married… With Children, has revealed he too is among those receiving surprisingly small residual checks.
Ted McGinley has joined the growing list of stars revealing just how little they earn in residuals decades after their shows first aired; Above, in May
The 67-year-old actor told Page Six he has a 'whole stack' of checks, each made out for the grand total of one penny; Above, with Happy Days cast Cathy Silvers, Billy Warlock, Tom Bosley, Marion Ross, Crystal Bernard in 1982
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The actor explained that residuals ‘step down, eventually, it doesn’t become that much,' Above, on Married... With Children cast David Faustino, Christina Applegate, Amanda Bearse, Ed O'Neill and Katey Sagal in 1994
The 67-year-old actor told Page Six he has a 'whole stack' of checks, each made out for the grand total of one penny.
He explained that residuals ‘step down, eventually, it doesn’t become that much.’
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The cast famously , skyrocketing from $22,500 per episode in the first season to a staggering $1million each by the final two seasons.
They later reunited for a one-off special on Max in 2021, reportedly earning a cool $2.5million apiece for the nostalgic return.
But according to Kudrow, even those astonishing paydays pale in comparison to the steady stream of income the cast continues to receive from the show's global syndication.
Speaking to The Times, the actress, 62, who is currently starring in a new season of The Comeback, revealed the cast still rake in an astonishing $20million a year in residuals.
In the same interview, Kudrow reflected on why the series continues to generate such enormous residual income, suggesting its enduring success is more than justified.
‘After Matthew died I watched the show again. Before, I only saw what I did wrong or could have done better, but for the first time I truly appreciated just how great it was,’ Kudrow explained, referencing the tragic passing of Perry, who died on October 28, 2023, at the age of 54 from the acute effects of ketamine.
'Because there was a genius at work. And whatever any of us do in the future, we will never experience something like that again.'
She added, 'I felt I did OK, but Jennifer and Courteney? Amazing. David and Matt? They had me laughing so hard. And then Matthew – he was just beyond us all.'
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