The Astronomical Sums Of Money That Some Actors Make From Royalty Checks

Many actors aspire to land themselves a regular spot on a sitcom, drama, or comedy TV series. Because once you know your character is a mainstay on a show, there’s no longer the worry of a paycheck that many struggling actors in Hollywood face.

Aside from their usual, nice salaries they make from a role, actors make what are called residuals every time a rerun of a show they were on airs,  allowing them a great source of income long after the show has ended. These residuals can end up being well into the millions for top TV stars.  See which celebrities from our favorite TV shows are making tons off of reruns…

George Clooney

George Clooney was not always the megastar we know him to be today. He became a household name portraying everyone’s favorite pediatrician, Doug Ross on the hit medical drama, ER.

Netting over $10 million in residuals, the actor continues to take on role after role, each getting more interesting than the last. It seems when you’ve got it made, you can continue to make more movies, that is.