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Dylan Sprouse reveals five-cent residuals from Suite Life
Dylan Sprouse says he earned just five cents in residuals from The Suite Life of Zack + Cody.
In brief
Dylan Sprouse says he earned just five cents in residuals from The Suite Life of Zack + Cody. Dylan Sprouse received five cents in residuals for The Suite Life of Zack + Cody after decades in the industry. Originally reported by FemaleFirst.
Dylan Sprouse's residual earnings
Dylan Sprouse claims he earned only five cents in residuals from The Suite Life of Zack + Cody.
“The only residual cheque I’ve ever received for the Suite Life at all was a crossover episode with Hannah Montana for five cents.”
Contract terms for Suite Life
Phil Lewis said their contracts counted all episodes as one season regardless of how many were filmed.
“They called it one season because they didn’t have to pay us bumps.”
Residual payment context
Dylan noted there were no streaming services back then and Disney Channel was a safe kids' channel.
“Back then there weren’t any streaming services, right? The only things you could watch were a certain amount of channels.”
Dylan's childhood work
Dylan called his early success 'child labour' and questioned his current acting challenges.
“It’s child labour. When you work a career at that age, some kids used to work in coal mines and guard the minecart door when they were 15; we just sang and danced.”
At a glance
Dylan Sprouse received five cents in residuals for The Suite Life of Zack + Cody after decades in the industry.
