US EditionDrake Bell Offers Surprising Insight About Nickelodeon Stars & Residuals
MONTANA, UNITED STATES, JUL 20 – Drake Bell revealed Nickelodeon child actors receive only one-time payments despite shows’ ongoing streaming and syndication success, unlike other TV stars who earn millions annually from residuals.
- On July 2, during his Unplanned Podcast appearance, Drake Bell revealed that neither he nor many former Nickelodeon co-stars have ever received residual payments.
- Nickelodeon contracts stipulated one-time payments for child actors without shares in syndication or streaming, leaving them excluded from ongoing revenues.
- In contrast, Drake Bell noted that casts like Friends and Seinfeld earn millions annually through syndication deals, with Friends making $1 million per episode originally and over $20 million a year now.
- Despite the show's popularity, Drake Bell, who filed for bankruptcy in 2014, said `...and I gotta figure out how to pay my rent this month.`
- Future reforms demand that residual systems evolve beyond flat-fee deals to ensure creators share in streaming success, Drake Bell said.
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Drake Bell claims Nickelodeon doesn’t pay residuals to child stars
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Drake Bell, a former child actor who found fame starring on the Nickelodeon sitcom “Drake & Josh,” accused the network of not paying its stars. Bell, 39, claimed he and co-star Josh Peck never received residuals for their show, which ran for three years on the kid-focused network before its final episode aired in 2007. The actor, who previously revealed alleged abuse he suffered while working for Nick…
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