Steve-O put his life on the road for a fast buck.
Whenever you watch Jackass, what’s one of many first issues that involves thoughts? Properly, that’s, after, “OUCH,” and “who of their proper thoughts would do this?!” It’s in all probability, “these guys have to be getting paid a LOT,” proper?? Properly, which may be the case now, however again within the humble days of Jackass season 1, not a lot.
Whereas chatting with Playboy for an interview printed on Tuesday, Steve-O revealed the shockingly low amount of cash his was paid for actually placing his physique, his bones, his nether areas, and his life on the road:
“It’s comical how little I used to be paid for the primary season of Jackass. I didn’t even receives a commission per episode. I bought paid per bit.”
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He went on to disclose that after getting “banged up” filming, he undersold himself:
“After 5 days of filming, I used to be all banged up, hungover, had been bitten by a shark, and I pulled out a bit of paper to jot down down what I felt actually wanted to be on the present. On the prime I wrote ‘Goldfish,’ and I believed, whereas I’m at it, I would as properly put what I count on to be paid.”
Who may overlook that wretched goldfish skit the place he swallowed a reside one after which puked it again out? Watch at your individual discretion (beneath):
No, he didn’t receives a commission hundreds for that:
“Subsequent to ‘Goldfish,’ I actually wrote $200. Which is hilarious, as a result of I may have completely choked on the goldfish. If it went down backwards one way or the other, I’d have fully torn up my throat. However I had a lot pleasure, and I needed to be thought-about so gnarly. It was purely pleasure and ego. I wrote $200.”
INSANE!
However that wasn’t the extent of his stunts with aquatic beings that season:
“I bought bitten by a shark — you’ll be able to see this little scar proper there on my finger — and I charged $500 for that.”
You’re KIDDING.
And by the top of the season, Steve-O revealed he was paid lower than $2,000:
“When it was all mentioned and accomplished, after taxes, I used to be paid lower than $1,500 for your entire first season of Jackass.”
However throughout a time when he was younger and hungry for fame, he made it work:
“Earlier than the present got here out, my sister kicked me out of the home. I used to be broke, unemployed, and homeless, and a star on this massive MTV present. That’s one of many first issues I discovered about fame: It comes so much simpler than fortune.”
Completely WILD.
May you think about solely being paid $1,500 for performing a number of the stunts Steve-O has?? Not in our wildest desires!!! We certain hope he’s upped his worth for the upcoming Jackass: Finest and Final! Ha!
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