How Actors Are Living Through Their Movie Reruns

Published on 08/26/2020
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Kristen Bell

Show & Seasons: The Good Place – 4
Last Episode Airdate: September 26, 2019
Passive Earning: $0

The Good Place is a popular and loved show that is owned by NBC, and seeing they have full rights to the series, it doesn’t seem there will be any passive earning for the actors and actresses. The first episode was aired in September 2016 and featured actors like Ted Danson and Kristen Bell. The series also attained numerous awards and currently has 43 episodes.
The last episode was aired in 2019, and whether powerhouses like Netflix and Hulu will attain the series, no one knows just yet. Maybe it will be considered like Arrested Development. Megan Amram wrote the series, while Joe Mande and David Hyman produced it.

Kristen Bell

Kristen Bell

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Kelsey Grammer

Show & Seasons: Frasier – 11
Last Episode Airdate: May 13, 2004
Passive Earning: Average of $13 million per year

Kelsey Grammer’s role on Frasier was a mixed one as she was considered the serious one yet with a hysterical touch under the role of Frasier Crane. It started on Cheers and has done for over 20 years. This new spin-off of the series featured a continuation of the storyline of the actors family based in Seattle – their hometown. As the episodes went on, they attracted new fans with each passing day.
In 2004, after 11 successful series, the show came to an end. Leading up to the final episodes, it was reported Grammer earned an average of $1.6 million per episode. Fast forward more than 20 years later, and this series is still pocketing the actor a handsome $13 million per year from reruns.

Kelsey Grammer

Kelsey Grammer

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