Meet Angus T. Jones and 10 Other Underage TV Actors Who Make More Money Than You
While your nephew goes door-to-door this month advertising his $8 per hour grass-cutting business, consider Two and a Half Men star Angus T. Jones, who at the pimply age of 16, is pulling down about $250,000 per episode of his hit CBS sitcom. That means that after memorizing one-liners for this season's 22 episodes, Jones will have earned over $5 million. Click through for more proof that life is unfair, in the form of 10 high-earning underage actors.
1. Angus T. Jones, 16
Two and a Half Men (CBS)
$250,000/episode
2. Miranda Cosgrove, 16
iCarly (Nickelodeon)
$180,000/episode
3. Selena Gomez, 17
Wizards of Waverly Place (Disney)
$25,000/episode
4. Dylan Sprouse, 17
The Suite Life (Disney)
$20,000/episode
4. Cole Sprouse, 17
The Suite Life (Disney)
$20,000/episode
4. Keke Palmer, 16
True Jackson (Nickelodeon)
$20,000/episode
7. Miley Cyrus, 17
Hannah Montana (Disney)
$15,000/episode
7. Rico Rodriguez, 11
Modern Family (ABC)
$15,000/episode
9. Demi Lovato, 17
Sonny With a Chance (Disney)
$12,000/episode
9. Victoria Justice, 17
Victorious (Nickelodeon)
$12,000/episode
9. Atticus Shaffer, 11
The Middle (ABC)
$12,000/episode
Unfortunately for these child superstars, 10 to 15 percent goes to their managers. So remember, if you decide to enroll your nephew in acting classes for his birthday this year, make sure he signs the paperwork entitling you to your cut of his future Entourage paychecks first.
· TV's richest kids [NYP]
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Comments
Wow...After reading that Cyrus only gets $15k per ep for the cash cow that "Hannah Montana" is (compared to others on the list) I can see why she's out the door soon.
Yeah, I'm no fan of Cyrus (or, really, any of these kids), but how in the world did the iCarly chick get such a sweet deal? Is her mom sleeping with the producer or something? Cyrus is by far a bigger name.
Maybe it's a Disney policy of not paying too much to underage performers and Nick has no such self-imposed restriction?
I love Miranda Cosgrove, and think iCarly is easily the best kids show on TV by far, but how the hell does she make that much money? Angus is on a hit network TV show, so that makes sense but the Post article doesn't talk at all about how (the deserving) Cosgrove makes so much.
It's actually 10% for their agents, plus 10-15% for their managers, plus another 5% for their lawyers. And Miranda should hire Miley's publicist, too -- she can afford it. iCarly is a huge money maker for Nick.