Casey Margolis, a former child actor, has disclosed the unexpected amount of money he received for his Superbad part.
17 years have passed since the release of the coming-of-age sex comedy Superbad, which starred Christopher Mintz-Plasse,
Jonah Hill, and Michael Cera as a gang of awkward high school seniors trying to sneak into their final party and get some booze before heading off to college.
Anyone who has seen Superbad will recognize who the film features—it’s jam-packed with memorable memes and embarrassing situations (cough, McLovin, cough).
But one of the weirdest scenes in the movie is when we learn about Seth’s (Hill) childhood fascination with doing phallic paintings and putting them in a Ghostbusters lunchbox.
Margolis, who seemed to still be very pleased of the performance, brought the unforgettable event to life. In a short flashback, he can be seen nervously scribbling.
Margolis has been in a number of films, including The Hangover and Ugly Betty, but it’s obvious that he views Superbad as his greatest achievement since his social media biographies include stuff like “used to draw things in movies” and “I was the kid in Superbad.”
In a TikTok video from last year, Margolis disclosed how much he earns in residuals, which has given him a neat method to supplement his income.
Casey revealed to his fans the details of his life as the genital-obsessed child from Superbad, including how much money he still makes from a little but very memorable part in residuals.
This is a word used to describe the ongoing compensation that filmmakers and television programmers get for repeats and airings of their work after its original release, such as each time the film is shown on television or when a DVD is purchased.
For his role as Jonah’s younger self, Casey was paid $700 a day (£580), but the film’s enduring popularity has meant that even 17 years after its premiere, he is still comfortably wealthy.
“Total here is $255.39 (£200), and the actual gross was $400.62 (£315),” the content producer said. Thank God for taxation!”
A few months later, he disclosed that he had received a residual check for Free TV, Internet Rental/SVOD, Video/DVD, and Pay TV, for a gross of $573.35 (£480). That worked out to be $365.51 (£300).
It’s reasonable to assume that, after all these years, Superbad is still one of the jobs that pays him handsomely—enough to accumulate a sizable rainy-day fund, at least.
But Casey clarified to his fans in a subsequent video that performers need more than simply residual income to survive.
He clarified that not all acting roles pay well, saying, “Listen, not all of these checks are f**king bangers, alright.
They are not going to give me random $10,000. I got the smallest check I’ve ever gotten from any job, from anybody, in November 2014. “For a gross of $0.12. $0.08 net.
Thus, taxes were deducted by four cents. Being an actress is not only about glamour and shine. You sometimes receive those checks for 12 cents, but that’s 12 more than I had.”
Casey continued, saying that he usually gets a residual check that may “vary from 3 cents to $100 bucks” every three months.
