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Sam Rockwell Says He “Still” Gets Residual Checks For ‘Lean On Me’ “Even Though I’m Not In It”
NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES, JUN 26 – Sam Rockwell reveals he still receives residual payments for a 1989 film role despite being replaced before filming, as production chose cost-saving measures.
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In the streaming age, the royalties for actors have become smaller or completely broken away. In the good old days, however, one could apparently still be fired from a set and still earn from it.
Sam Rockwell Says He “Still” Gets Residual Checks For ‘Lean On Me’ “Even Though I’m Not In It”
Of his many memorable performances, Sam Rockwell is apparently still getting paid for one that never happened. The Oscar winner recently recalled when he, Michael Imperioli and Kevin Corrigan “drove in a van to New Jersey to audition for one line in Lean on Me” early in their careers, as well as how he still gets paid despite not appearing in the 1989 film. “And then I got it,” said Rockwell on the Happy Sad Confused podcast. “And then, they…
Sam Rockwell reveals he gets residual checks for 'Lean on Me' despite not being in it
He had been hired to play a minor role in the 1989 movie that eventually went to Michael Imperioli.Tiffany Rose/Getty Sam Rockwell attends the Newport Beach TV Fest in 2025Sam Rockwell was let go from 1989's Lean on Me before his scene was filmed, but he's still getting paid for the role that never was.On a recent episode of the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the Oscar winner told host Josh Horowitz that he auditioned for Lean on Me alongside Micha…
Sam Rockwell Says He Still Gets Residual Checks For Movie He's Not In
Sam Rockwell might not truly be within the 1989 movie Lean on Me, however he’s nonetheless paid for the function he virtually had. The Oscar winner just lately shared on the Happy Sad Confused podcast that he, Michael Imperioli and Kevin Corrigan drove collectively in a van to New Jersey to audition for a single line within the film, starring Morgan Freeman and Beverly Todd. Whereas Rockwell finally landed the function, he admitted they “by …
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