Jason Earles is best known for having embodied Miley Stewart / Hannah Montana’s brother in the eponymous sitcom, however the actor revealed that his contract with Disney Channel was far from reflecting the success of the series once it ended.
Now aged 48, the actor admits that if he earned his life well at the time, the technical details of his contract made that he did not continue to win as much as he should have once the series ended.
Speaking on the podcast “Night School”, he said: “This is the reality of the situation. These are very well paid jobs. Before playing in” Hannah “, I was appearing, lining and replacement teacher, and my work in” Hannah “was much better paid than these jobs. That said, at the time of” Hannah “, And AFTRA, and it was therefore a basic contract for the cable, which makes it the worst television contract that is.
Jason continues: “In the case of ‘hannah’, because of this agreement, everything they pay to you in addition to the scale, they can creditrate it to you in your residual rights. To simplify the figures, let’s say that the scale as a regular character is 5,000 dollars per episode. And then, because you are going for everything, you sign your contract and they pay you $ 10,000 per episode. You pay for $ 10,000, broadcast the episode and keep the first $ 5,000 in residual rights that you should have touched because they paid you more. ”
-Despite this, Jason is always grateful for the progression that the series has brought to him in his career
He adds: “Nothing in terms of volume, and I am a frugal man, I saved money and I go out well. I live in an apartment instead of a house, I have the impression that I should have a generational fortune thanks to the success of ‘Hannah’. This is not the case. But I get better than many people.”
