Drake Bell reveals stunning quantity he will get from Drake & Josh residuals with present nonetheless standard
Drake Bell has revealed the stunning quantity he will get from residuals for his hit Nickelodeon present Drake & Josh.
For a present like Drake & Josh, which was the cornerstone for thus lots of our childhoods, it is easy to assume that these concerned would nonetheless be rolling in that TV cash, by no means having to work once more.
Based on Bell, that could not be farther from the reality as he has opened up about simply how a lot – or how little – he has in his checking account, regardless of networks nonetheless present reruns of the present to at the present time.
The present ran for 4 seasons on Nickelodeon, ending in 2007 and was headed up by Bell and co-stars Josh Peck and Miranda Cosgrove.
Cosgrove went on to have her personal present, iCarly, the place Bell options in a number of cameos. However even supposing everybody thinks since you’re on TV you should be set for all times, Bell has spoken out on that false impression.
Talking on a 2 July episode of the Unplanned podcast, Bell stated: “The notion of the world has at all times been this fashion, ‘Oh you made a Folgers espresso business, you will need to dwell in a mansion in Hollywood. I noticed you on TV. You’re wealthy.’
“And that’s removed from the case. Which is the bummer for many of us on Nickelodeon, we don’t get residuals for our reveals.”
With reveals like Drake & Josh, they see many visitor stars stroll onto to their studio to hitch in on the enjoyable, however Bell says these visitor stars typically get extra return than he does.
“There’s individuals who stated two strains on one episode that also get checks within the mail. “Josh and I, not a dime.”
He went on: “Everybody in tv will get paid in residuals. Everybody. That’s the way you make nearly all of your cash. You wish to get to 100 episodes with the intention to get into syndication. And then you definately wish to get into syndication trigger that’s the way you make your residual cash.
“Everybody else who’s ever labored on a tv present will get cash when their reveals air and when their present is performed.
“We’ve got…there’s nothing.”
Regardless of the actual fact the beloved present has managed to discover a place on streaming platforms like Netflix, for Bell, the numbers nonetheless aren’t including up.
“There’s three channels doing Drake & Josh marathons.
“Netflix simply purchased it. It’s high ten on Netflix, and I gotta determine methods to pay my lease this month. Individuals don’t perceive how the enterprise aspect of this works. They simply see what the notion is on social media and see all of the glitz and the glamour of Hollywood.”
Bell is not the one star to ever open up concerning the actuality of their paycheques with stars like Jennifer Lawrence, Jonah Hill and Pete Davidson, having additionally been very candid over time.
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