Pay for Hollywood actors and writers is a major issue right now. While stars can command a giant fee once they’ve established a certain level of fame, the pay for some of their earlier roles sheds light on how difficult the industry can be for anyone.
Here are 12 famous actors who received relatively low payouts for their early roles…
1.
Harrison Ford – Star Wars: A New Hope
2.
Hilary Swank – Boys Don’t Cry
3.
Sean William Scott – American Pie
4.
Barkhad Abdi – Captain Phillips
5.
Christian Bale – American Psycho
6.
Dustin Hoffman – The Graduate
7.
Nick Castle – Halloween
8.
Jamie Lee Curtis – Halloween
9.
Jeff Daniels – Dumb and Dumber
10.
Patricia Arquette – Boyhood
11.
Brad Pitt – Thelma & Louise
12.
Oprah Winfrey – The Colour Purple
What other actors received relatively small sums for their parts? Let us know in the comments below!