{"id":2432904,"date":"2026-05-26T16:04:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T16:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2432904"},"modified":"2026-05-26T16:04:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T16:04:05","slug":"10-things-i-hate-about-you-star-andrew-keegan-says-hes-received-one-cent-residual-checks-not-worth-my-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/10-things-i-hate-about-you-star-andrew-keegan-says-hes-received-one-cent-residual-checks-not-worth-my-time\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201c10 Things I Hate About You\u201d star Andrew Keegan says he&#8217;s received one-cent residual checks: &#8216;Not worth my time&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Andrew Keegan is revealing just how much he earns in residuals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actor says he&#8217;s received one-cent checks in the past for some of his TV projects.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Keegan says he earns the most from starring as Joey Donner in <em>10 Things I Hate About You<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Andrew Keegan is getting real about the amount he earns in residuals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actor, whose credits include films like <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/10-things-i-hate-about-you\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:10 Things I Hate About You;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;10 Things I Hate About You&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>10 Things I Hate About You<\/em><\/a> and television series such as <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/7th-heaven\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:7th Heaven;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;7th Heaven&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>7th Heaven<\/em><\/a>, revealed earlier this month on an episode of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYDIJJ2urVF\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:The McBride Rewind;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The McBride Rewind&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>The McBride Rewind<\/em><\/a> podcast that he&#8217;s received checks for less than a dollar for some of his TV work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cDo you get good residual checks &#8217;cause of all these things, continuously running?\u201d McBride asked Keegan.\u00a0The actor replied, \u201cI think it&#8217;s really funny, &#8217;cause I&#8217;ll get \u2014 different shows, obviously \u2014 but I&#8217;ll get one-cent checks. It costs, like, 40 cents to send in the mail!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Andrew Keegan at a screening of &#8216;Flamin&#8217; Hot&#8217; in 2023<br \/>Credit: Steve Granitz\/FilmMagic<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Keegan admitted that he sometimes doesn\u2019t even look to see what project the one-cent checks are for because the sum is so small. <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI don\u2019t\u2026 I should probably look at which project it was,\u201d he acknowledged, \u201cbecause of course, one cent. It\u2019s not worth my time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">To this day, Keegan said that the biggest residual checks he receives are from playing the arrogant football star Joey Donner in <em>10 Things I Hate About You<\/em>. The 1999 rom-com, which was based on Shakespeare\u2019s <em>Taming of the Shrew<\/em>, also starred Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger, Allison Janney, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI think<em>\u00a010 Things<\/em>\u00a0are probably the biggest checks still, but there are still residuals that come from all those shows,&#8221; Keegan explained, noting that compensation can range anywhere from $10 to $80.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the years since the film, Keegan has appeared in films like <em>The Broken Hearts Club <\/em>and<em> O<\/em>, as well as on shows like <em>House<\/em>,<em> Related<\/em>, and <em>CSI: NY<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with\u00a0our\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Keegan isn&#8217;t the only actor speaking out about the paltry amount they earn in residuals. Earlier this month, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/full-house\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Full House;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Full House&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Full House<\/em><\/a> star <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/jodie-sweetin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Jodie Sweetin;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jodie Sweetin&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Jodie Sweetin<\/a> revealed on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KHIhTDw66tA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:The McBride Rewind;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The McBride Rewind&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>The McBride Rewind<\/em><\/a> podcast that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/jodie-sweetin-got-one-cent-full-house-residual-check-but-would-return-for-sequel-series-11963915\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:she similarly received a one-cent check for her role as Stephanie Tanner on the beloved \u201890s family comedy;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;she similarly received a one-cent check for her role as Stephanie Tanner on the beloved \u201890s family comedy&quot;}\" class=\"link \">she similarly received a one-cent check for her role as Stephanie Tanner on the beloved \u201890s family comedy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI got a one-cent check the other day,&#8221; she remarked. &#8220;No, there&#8217;s no syndication anymore because it&#8217;s all in streaming. Who gets paid for that? Nobody gets paid for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She explained that the amount of money she receives fluctuates, making for an unreliable source of income.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cYou don&#8217;t know how much it&#8217;s going to be, or how often they&#8217;re going to run the show,\u201d Sweetin said. \u201cSo sometimes you&#8217;re like, &#8216;Oh, cool. That was nice.&#8217; And then sometimes you&#8217;re like, &#8216;All right, well, there&#8217;s a nice dinner out.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Who\u2019s the Boss<\/em> star Danny Pintauro also recently revealed that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/who-s-the-boss-star-danny-pintauro-makes-more-delivering-amazon-packages-than-from-residuals-11981522\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:he makes more money delivering Amazon packages than he does from his past projects;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;he makes more money delivering Amazon packages than he does from his past projects&quot;}\" class=\"link \">he makes more money delivering Amazon packages than he does from his past projects<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cA really good year [of residuals] can bring me about $9,000. That&#8217;s nothing in this day and age with the prices of everything,\u201d he told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_YD1BdYRGK8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Tonight;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Tonight&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Entertainment Tonight<\/em><\/a>. \u201cSo I&#8217;ve really got to rely on everything else.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Watch Keegan discuss residuals in the clip above.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/10-things-i-hate-about-you-star-andrew-keegan-one-cent-residual-checks-11983529\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Andrew Keegan is revealing just how much he earns in residuals. The actor says he&#8217;s received one-cent checks in the past for some of his TV projects. Keegan says he earns the most from starring as Joey Donner in 10 Things I Hate About You. 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