{"id":693716,"date":"2026-05-26T00:33:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T00:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/693716\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T00:33:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T00:33:08","slug":"former-teen-heartthrob-reveals-reality-of-residual-checks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/693716\/","title":{"rendered":"Former teen heartthrob reveals reality of residual checks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Andrew Keegan is sharing details of his unreliable residual checks from movies and TV shows.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s really funny because I\u2019ll get different shows obviously, but I\u2019ll get one cent checks and it costs like 40 cents to send,\u201d the actor, now 47, said during a recent episode of <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYDIJJ2urVF\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The McBride Rewind<\/a>, adding, \u201cOne cent is not worth my time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Keegan is best known for his role in 1999 romcom \u201c10 Things I Hate About You\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2019\/03\/29\/andrew-keegan-talks-10-things-i-hate-about-you-heath-ledger-friendship-20-years-later\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">opposite Heath Ledger<\/a> and Julia Stiles. <\/p>\n<p>He noted that he\u2019s probably seen the highest amount in residuals from the iconic teen comedy. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think \u201910 Things\u2019 is the biggest residuals,\u201d he divulged. \u201cThere are still residuals that come from all those shows, like $10, $20, $50, $80, right?\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Andrew Keegan revealed during an episode of \u201cThe McBride Rewind\u201d (as seen above) that he gets \u201cone cent checks\u201d in residuals from his past jobs.  YouTube\/@TheMcBrideRewind<\/p>\n<p>The actor found humor in the fact that \u201cit costs like 40 cents to send.\u201d  YouTube\/@TheMcBrideRewind<\/p>\n<p>At the height of his fame, Keegan appeared in a number of high profile TV series and movies. <\/p>\n<p> He appeared on \u201c7th Heaven\u201d from 1997 to 2002, as well as \u201cParty of Five\u201d from 1997 to 1998. In more recent years, he appeared in \u201cCSI: New York\u201d in 2010 and \u201cRelated\u201d from 2005 to 2006. <\/p>\n<p>Keegan also had roles in \u201cIndependence Day\u201d (1996) and \u201cThe Broken Hearts Club\u201d (2000), among many others. <\/p>\n<p>Celebrity residuals can indeed be unpredictable \u2014 while some stars haven\u2019t pulled in much due to various factors, others boast millions.<\/p>\n<p>Forbes revealed back in 2013 that Ray Romano <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/20\/entertainment\/ray-romanos-shocking-residuals-from-everybody-loves-raymond-revealed\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">rakes in $18 million per year<\/a> for his sitcom \u201cEverybody Loves Raymond,\u201d which ran from 1996 to 2005. <\/p>\n<p>He revealed his \u201cbiggest residuals\u201d come from \u201c10 Things I Hate About You.\u201d He\u2019s pictured above in a still from the 1999 film with Heath Ledger.  \u00a9Buena Vista Pictures\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n<p>Keegan, seen above in 2005, also appeared in TV series including \u201cParty of 5\u201d and \u201c7th Heaven.\u201d  WireImage<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>But a number of celebrities have more recently shared their shocking residuals stories, divulging they don\u2019t earn much at all for their past work on various memorable TV shows. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho\u2019s the Boss\u201d alum Danny Pintauro, now 50, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/18\/celebrity-news\/80s-sitcom-star-turned-amazon-delivery-driver-divulges-harsh-reality-of-casts-residual-pay\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">shared insight <\/a>on why he now works as an Amazon Flex delivery driver in between acting auditions. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPretty much everyone misunderstands what residuals mean,\u201d he said during an interview with Fox News earlier  this month. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s crazy to me. People always assume that if they recognize you, you must be financially set for your life, and that\u2019s just not how it works.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pintauro explained that he\u2019s \u201cgetting five to six cents per episode,\u201d of the 1984 to 1992 sitcom, adding that \u201cthey can air it as many times as they want and I don\u2019t get paid anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Keegan also appeared in blockbusters like \u201cIndependence Day.\u201d  Michael Kovac<\/p>\n<p>Keegan, pictured above in a throwback photo, is among a number of celebrities who have recently shared their residuals amounts.  Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Jodie Sweetin of \u201cFull House,\u201d meanwhile, shared last month on the \u201cMcBride Rewind\u201d that she <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/30\/entertainment\/jodie-sweetin-discloses-surprising-amount-she-makes-from-full-house-residuals-30-years-later\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cgot a one-cent check<\/a> the other day.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Sweetin, 44, added, \u201cThere\u2019s no syndication anymore because it\u2019s all in streaming. Who gets paid for that? Nobody gets paid for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/12\/entertainment\/brady-bunch-star-eve-plumb-reveals-details-of-casts-residual-pay\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cBrady Bunch\u201d star Eve Plum<\/a>, 68, wrote in her newly released memoir\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com\/?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FHappiness-Included-Jan-Brady-Beyond%2Fdp%2F0806545038%3Ftag%3Dpagesix-20%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fpagesix.com%2F2026%2F05%2F12%2Fentertainment%2Fbrady-bunch-star-eve-plumb-reveals-details-of-casts-residual-pay%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">\u201cHappiness Included: Jan Brady and Beyond\u201d<\/a> that if she \u201chad a dime for every rerun episode of the \u201970s hit, I\u2019d pay off the national deficit. I don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lisa Kudrow, however \u2014 whose mega-hit \u201cFriends\u201d ran from 1994 to 2004 \u2014 continues to receive handsome amounts in residuals.<\/p>\n<p>The actress, 62, told the Times of London last month that she and her famous co-stars from the NBC comedy still <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/28\/entertainment\/lisa-kudrow-divulges-staggering-amount-friends-cast-still-makes-on-residuals\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">make $20 million per year<\/a> in residuals. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Andrew Keegan is sharing details of his unreliable residual checks from movies and TV shows. \u201cI think it\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":693717,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[253273,49,48,361,362,75,337,348],"class_list":["post-693716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-andrew-keegan","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-celebrities","tag-celebrity-news","tag-entertainment","tag-movies","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/693716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=693716"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/693716\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/693717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=693716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=693716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=693716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}