Jodie Sweetin Received One-Cent Residual Check For ‘Full House’: “It’s All In Streaming”
Jodie Sweetin revealed she received a one-cent residual check for her work on the 1987–1995 sitcom Full House, highlighting the decline in traditional syndication due to streaming dominance. She emphasized that residuals are no longer reliable income sources for actors, especially as reruns shift to platforms like Netflix. Sweetin stressed that she lives a normal life and cannot depend on past TV roles for financial stability.
- ▪Jodie Sweetin received a one-cent residual check for her role on Full House.
- ▪She attributed the low payment to the show no longer airing on traditional TV and being primarily available through streaming.
- ▪Sweetin explained that actors do not reliably get paid for streaming content, unlike traditional syndication.
- ▪She clarified that she does not live extravagantly and still faces financial challenges.
- ▪Sweetin later reprised her role in the Netflix sequel series Fuller House from 2016 to 2020.
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Jodie Sweetin Rob Latour/PMC How rude! Jodie Sweetin‘s latest residual check from Full House sure isn’t buying her a San Francisco townhouse anytime soon. The actress recently revealed that she “got a one-cent check the other day” for residuals from her 1987-’95 run as Stephanie Tanner on the ABC sitcom, which she noted is no longer playing reruns on traditional television networks. “There’s no syndication anymore because it’s all in streaming,” she explained on The McBride Rewind podcast.
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