Josh Peck Reveals How Much Money He Made From Drake and Josh

[@kylegoyak]

Josh was one of the very few child actors that stayed real and never got involved in super bad shit. Great for him. He seems happy in life

[@NewtonHamming]

Not true at all lol he was with those viners and they were some bad people

[@abeezy.x5910]

@@NewtonHamming huh? Wtf are you talking about 😭

[@Sassssky]

​​@@abeezy.x5910e struggled with alcohol addiction. Definitely one of the more stable ex child actor now but he had to go to rehab in 2008 and is tea total now.

[@Juicifer21]

Dude got real bad in drugs......then recovered yeaaaaars later

[@Plebus3]

Actually wrong he did do lots of drugs, when he was younger.

[@adamantiteB]

Honestly, both him and Josh should've been paid more. Their acting skills were incredible and the job made way more money than most Nickelodeon shows that era.

[@travischappellclips]

They should be getting royalties no doubt

[@xriegle]

… he is Josh..

[@DwayneTheStoneJones]

So you're forgetting drake is a nonce right

[@logana1999]

incredible acting? may e by tje standards of a 12 year old, not a single Disney show has ever had great acting Josh Peck's best acting came years later

[@Phalokratis]

​@@logana1999 this wasn't a Disney show retard 💀

[@Saltydogg909]

That show’s network made millions off that show.

[@travischappellclips]

Oh for sure!

[@NOTAGOVTAGENT]

Billions brah, networks perpetuate the narrative that these actors are making, like Josh said millions while they're in the background making the real money. Especially with merchandising where the actors dont even own the rights to their own name/likeness.

[@riotpb10]

And how many people does it take to run a network? When you divide it up it's really not that much and there is always a Jewish guy at the top that makes more than everyone combined.

[@Iamsoul00]

And he doesn’t get royalties? That’s robbery.

[@travischappellclips]

Pretty wild!

[@bkaa18]

Yep. No residuals at all. Same with the kids from the Brady Brunch. They got nothing other than what they were paid per episode.

[@itsrectimemedia]

He said for Nick shows, they don’t get Royalties

[@Mykeynikey22331]

It makes me happy that one of our childhood stars turned out so well. He's humble, he's got a family.. i hope he's living a happy life!

[@travischappellclips]

Same! He was great to talk to

[@watchforever1724]

Yeah

[@sweetchinmusic99]

Can tell by his mannerisms he’s a real genuine nice person

[@travischappellclips]

He is!

[@benpietrzykowski9216]

So we’re Ted Budney’s and many other serial killers . These can be the most dangerous people sometimes .

[@Manthathasspiderlikepowers]

@@benpietrzykowski9216 bet you felt super smart writing this up

[@benpietrzykowski9216]

@@Manthathasspiderlikepowers I’m actually a chromosome short and am always very self conscious ab my intellect . I bet you thought you were smart typing up your “witty” response 😂 fookin fool

[@ToshiroSquad10]

​@@Manthathasspiderlikepowers OH he did lol

[@chrishansen8119]

He's not wrong either. It's sad to say, but 100,000 a year for four years, while good, isnt setting you up for life. Especially seeing as he was just becoming an adult in real life by the time the show ended. In LA too, so I can easily see how that money got spent so fast

[@Jacobo_fab_repair]

Some people make less than that a year and do just fine

[@peanutbutterchocolatecake6182]

@@Jacobo_fab_repair Its possible in buck fuck Arkansas but not LA where they filmed

[@Jacobo_fab_repair]

@@peanutbutterchocolatecake6182 then how do i make it in la with less then 15k.

[@Jacobo_fab_repair]

@@peanutbutterchocolatecake6182 also if were being honest that was 10-12 years ago when inflation wasnt as bad and i had family making 50-70 k year and they were rich

[@calebcharles9074]

This man just called me poor as fuck and he’s right 😂

[@jonathanelliott4577]

Drake and Josh might have been some of the pioneers for teen actors to get paid more in the future. Miranda Cosgrove was paid $180,000 per episode at the height of iCarly. She also went on to get her degree if acting didn’t work out. Fortunately she’s still a voice actress. Dylan and Cole Sprouse made $20,000 per episode. One is still in television, and the other makes mead.

[@misterOrca4]

She's a Voice Actress, what's she been in?

[@jonathanelliott4577]

@@misterOrca4 As far as I know, she played one of the girls in Despicable Me. Not sure of others off the top of my head.

[@BrokeJawz]

I agree they should have been paid more but 100,000 is only middle class in places like NY or California

[@danielh6015]

since most of the acting jobs are in NY and California, 100K doesn't get you that far. To be honest, 100K isn't a lot in many states and cities. Take every major city in the US and 100k will only get you so far. Lets put it this way, a captain in the US military who has only served for fours years, makes more than 100K per year which is a lot of money if you are stationed in the middle of nowhere. No one in the military feels wealthy

[@BrokeJawz]

The national average for a yearly salary is around 35,000 a year. So 100,000 is a lot before or after taxes in most of the US, but bigger city's have higher prices on taxes and goods

[@4purs]

@@BrokeJawz yeah but you already know he was in LA and he can’t leave LA if he’s on that show lol

[@BrokeJawz]

@@4purs that's true California is the most expensive state

[@divyasasidharan2960]

What's ur point?

[@GearsJosh56]

Still love josh to this day I’ll watch anything he puts out

[@Jacobo_fab_repair]

He really called 100,000 middle class

[@justinray6839]

It is for California

[@stevewillis1916]

It is in California. There’s college professors making 100k who can barely afford rent in San Francisco, it’s terrible. In Alabama or Ohio where you live, you’re absolutely right. 100k is a lot of money

[@Jacobo_fab_repair]

@@stevewillis1916 i dont live in alsbama moron for assuming. 100,000 k is still alot everyones sense of money is just warped and stupid. Cuz he was making 100k in 2000 something when it wasnt as expensive. Its the greedy mentality

[@Jacobo_fab_repair]

@@justinray6839 nope maybe now when he was making it ca was still cheaper

[@CaptainFALKEN]

100k and can't afford rent... NOTED 🤦‍♂️ Passport

[@brysonbyrne]

Everyone under the age of 25 knows who Josh is. It’s crazy he even has to make this argument and not the other one… which is why do these kids not have royalty and investment plans from the first second they sign a contract. It’s all because back in the day their was a whole racket of pleasing the parents like Josh, drake, and Miranda’s. As long as those kids had parental consent they were pretty much property of Nickelodeon

[@PatheticStan]

gravity hitting his face harder than anyone else

[@jackdenihan5333]

It is crazy that they don’t get residuals for kid shows , when I heard him say that I thought that is kinda borderline criminal

[@travischappellclips]

That’s my thought for sure

[@pabloramos3487]

It’s crazy cause that was Nickelodeon’s best show.

[@jordanwiley4582]

100,000 a year middle class? I made 62k last year and I'm struggling.

[@alxjones]

$100,000 back in 2004-2007 is something like $150,000 now. He was also a single guy with no kids on that money. Even ignoring, I'm pretty sure a 50% bump in your income would drastically change the kind of lifestyle you could afford.

[@OrdinaryPigeon1]

Exactly...

[@sammym4068]

That means you either live in a real shitty place or you're just bad with money.

[@pyrotechnic96]

So you made less which makes you....?

[@TheCeraization]

You dont live in California then.

[@adamgates4659]

I really wonder how much the network made off the show compared to how much the actors made. Companies are so messed up man

[@joshbrucks]

The couple hit shows have to pay for all the failures. Same with music. Studios put up all the risk of course they get most of the profit.

[@seffhar]

Nickelodeon Network has a lock on the market. It's not like the kids really do much as actors. They show up and read a script. They can't even work that many hours.

[@kylermichael3972]

100K isn’t middle class but he isn’t wrong

[@AsukaLangleyS02]

It would be in Cali.

[@joshrubino2664]

1% of men make 100k a year… yet still middle class

[@travischappellclips]

In LA Middle class for sure

[@TheeLeodraco8]

You made 840,000 dollars doing drake and josh. Ive seen the numbers pals. If you cant use 840 GRAND to like buy some business, reinvest it or whatever with it thats on YOU.

[@johncrowley3322]

Less the 15% of the us population makes 100k if that's middle class this country is done.

[@A_Hylian_Not_An_Elf]

I think that’s like the highest level of middle class.

[@Rancid_Ninja]

Middle class is like 40k

[@pyrotechnic96]

It's relative too. A lot of those six figure income earners live in pricey cities. 100k goes a lot further in Jackson than it does in Brooklyn

[@Last-Lap-Lando4]

100k a year single income...isn't a lot. Especially if u live in California

[@boogityhoo7452]

I could have sworn I heard him say in another video he made around 40k an episode, I don't remember where I heard this but Im almost for sureI remember that correctly. Also 100k is not middle class for the majority of the country, maybe in New York or Hollywood tho.

[@riotbreaker3506]

The problem he's highlighting is that he didn't have work for 18 months after the show, and 100k in a place like Hollywood isn't going to last more than that.

[@MattyStarship]

Only rich people say 100,000 is “middle class” just saying…

[@SleezyWeezel]

That is so little money for such a high level position for acting wtf

[@travischappellclips]

For REAL

[@spaceman884]

I wouldn’t call drake and Josh high level acting 😅

[@SleezyWeezel]

@@spaceman884 i mean in terms of the fact it was a nickelodeon show (nickelodeon is pretty big in the entertainment business) i said HIGH LEVEL POSITION for acting. 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅💀

[@bargaintuesday812]

Bruh, it was a Nickelodeon show. We're not talking Friends or Seinfeld here.

[@cjyo9123]

@@spaceman884 maybe high level acting wasn’t the right word, but it had a high level audience which is all that matters. It’s not really the type of show that could display good acting skills anyways.

[@carteroie1916]

I love that show I wish Drake&Josh we’re still friends

[@Culverbenz]

This guy seems really down to earth for being a child celebrity!

[@blaackberry]

100k a year is on the low end of average in my area. You can barely buy a house on that income here. I do feel for him, he deserved more and I'm glad he's realistic about the situation though

[@dtp_drip2659]

100k for that show is criminal, considering they literally carried it. But I’m sure Nick made millions off of them.

[@travischappellclips]

Yeah pretty crazy for a show that literally had their names as the title

[@jackodonnell9685]

Josh taught us kids a lot more than that angry lady

[@ToshiroSquad10]

People complaing about him making 100k a year. 100k in LA is not a lot.

[@travischappellclips]

Right??!!

[@ToshiroSquad10]

@@travischappellclips Hell the average salary in LA is $67,199 and I know it wasn't that much lower when he was in Drake and Josh.

[@nunyabusiness4904]

Same thing happens to a lot musicians as well, the studio owms the rights to the music and the guys who actually wrote it get paid for studio time and when they're on tour.

[@AsukaLangleyS02]

A lot of people don't even write the music they perform.

[@CrmsnKos]

No way he said 6 digits is middle class, I’m feeling poorer by the second

[@glorytoukraine7221]

Dude 100k a year household income in LA is really not that much money lol

[@CrmsnKos]

@@glorytoukraine7221 in LA….

[@MobiusCoin]

​@@CrmsnKos where shows are made...

[@pinacoladatime5915]

It’s certainly a very good income but it’s still middle class, maybe upper middle class if anything.

[@madmehr]

Half gets taxed

[@taylor813333]

100k middle? god what the fuck are we doing

[@wababiba4181]

100k per year for a tv star ?? That is not good at all

[@travischappellclips]

💯

[@ronburgundy4375]

100k used to be upper middle class now its middle to lower middle class

[@richardhsuh]

Brought me back to my freshman year in college

[@ezekielmcq6885]

100k a year is definitely not middle class

[@gerd8163]

In California which is where he lives, is considered low to middle class

[@rickyrougs]

100k not middle class but appreciate josh's perspective

[@pinacoladatime5915]

In 2021 , Middle class income is considered between $50K to $150K, so yes he’s correct it’s middle class. Upper middle class certainly, but 4 years of that is not enough to sustain anything without more work honestly, especially in places like California, New York, Virginia, or any metropolitan suburb. It’s just not.

[@jediknight129]

the kids got fucked, no child actors got residuals off that show, the fact the adults from the show get paid on the residuals but they don't is obscene

[@travischappellclips]

Agreed! Pretty wild

[@showtimewest1940]

Need to bring back turner and hooch

[@animalistic670]

I would like to point out that 100K a year put you in the top 1%

[@travischappellclips]

Not in Los Angeles lol

[@34thoover]

Poor guy feel bad for him. Been under attack alot last few years

[@travischappellclips]

For no reason

[@taviyonncross2179]

That’s crazy around that time

[@tuckerperkins6931]

He should be offered a role as a young hulk or human Shrek in live action he's Honesty got the same physical build as most Hollywood celebrities so I wouldn't doubt my man, I wasn't a fan of drake and Josh but zeak and Luther and Zach and Cody was my dig but he's still a icon

[@dondaythe4th73]

I can see that

[@dankinstank8038]

" middle class income"

[@BronyDestined]

$100,000 is a middle class income? It's six figures

[@bohdiesurette2353]

100k a year isn’t middle class where I come from. Just sayin we be some poor folks round here!😂

[@erikhanson9683]

What about all the work you have done since? Genuinely curious.

[@Kingsper69]

Ya working with kids is definitely as competitive as child acting

[@Bigload992G]

Meanwhile, Josh was makin 100k and his agent/parents pockets the rest😎

[@LoganDavis-p4j]

Right 👍

[@melbelts4357]

How much they made isn't the point, they should be making a comparable amount to how much the show brought in. That show made millions and still makes money in reruns, and the actors don't get residuals. It's a crime that they got paid so little.

[@sanglunvaiphei9909]

Even if you are not set for life from that you can be wise with it and set yourself up for life

[@glorytoukraine7221]

There's absolutely no way that you can set yourself up for like making 400k over four years while living in LA. After taxes that's gonna be closer to 250k over four years and after living expenses you're not gonna have much over to invest.

[@sanglunvaiphei9909]

@@glorytoukraine7221 nothing is impossible.👍

[@bigbleeg]

You have no idea what you're talking about

[@sanglunvaiphei9909]

@@bigbleeg i do. I don't care whether you have any idea of what I'm talking about

[@unhhgcrxexhjvuvujchcrzwzwz7956]

Guys, it’s Los Ángeles. And ya it’s really upper middle clsss let’s be real. But I get it, wish I had that money too lol

[@Cocodream7]

If a 100k is middle class then I guess technically I live in poverty

[@ryanfluck4481]

100k is upper middle class unless you live in a big city, then it's definitely middle class. Also, show was probably shot in LA.

[@Cocodream7]

@@ryanfluck4481 I leave in a state that's cheaper to live in worked my tail off last year and made 36k not blaming anyone I never learned a trade it's my own fault but can u imagine living off of that now if you excuse me I need to go hit the starter on my truck with a hammer

[@ryanfluck4481]

@@Cocodream7 oh, it's 100% crazy out here. I live in a urban/rural area. Cost of living used to be reasonable, but everything is crazy here.

[@victorysaber1608]

Hes half the size he used to be.

[@darthfader3122]

The were screwing them. Also just FYI if they did a Drake and Josh Remake like Drake Bell was begging Josh to do, they would have made some Mills.... 🤷‍♂️

[@LilOlWaxy]

He found a way

[@withoutmanual]

I feel bad for people like him

[@lizardbytheriver1567]

I'm not sure that's a "middle class income" anymore. Such a weird thing for him to say. He's probably out-of-touch or maybe trying to seem more "relatable"/"down-to-earth".

[@Fung43]

$100,000 a year as a child, invested well, would absolutely set you for life. If you couldn’t figure out how to turn $400k+ over 4 years into some good investments, then your parents financial team just didn’t exist

[@seffhar]

Taxes travel etc still exist as a child actor. You also have a maximums on Roth and can't do brokerage accounts until 18.

[@Nitskiy0001]

You’re not set for life financially but you do have that on your resume so maybe you can get a higher paying job. There are actors making 500k-1million per episode of their shows.

[@Murderbot2000]

Well, Nickelodeon was one of cheapskate MTV’s properties. Of course Nickelodeon paid low wages.

[@travischappellclips]

Pretty crazy!

[@FG101]

Middle class income 😂😂😂

[@chrisdeleon3351]

100k a year is literally middle class. it’s a very comfortable upper middle class income but nonetheless it’s still middle class

[@ivan363]

$100,000 = middle class income 🤔

[@travischappellclips]

In LA for sure

[@rc-dk6by]

Sounds like that time John cena was asked how he was able to survive on $50 a day🤦‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️😂

[@aaronsantillan1437]

He gotta let this go

[@Dr.waffles1101]

Child actors are harder to find roles for as adults as well. You don't go a movie with the rock in it for the new muscley main character.....your there to watch the rock he the rock with different settings. And I'm not saying it's a good thing. Type casting can really suck for talented actors only seen as one character.

[@zekesalazar7643]

Sorry to break it to you Josh, but 100k a year is NOT middle class.

[@travischappellclips]

In LA it is

[@kwell2219]

What a lovely middle-class bag!

[@Yeee3467]

Wow that’s all he made

[@santhegemini]

the way he explained that was very respectful 🫡

[@travischappellclips]

💯

[@PopersIRL]

100k a year is a lot but its not much more than the average

[@michaelmooch2510]

This guy say 100k is middle class?? 😂😂

[@TheStuckNorris]

Depends on what she does with them kids if she's one of the teachers that talk to their kids about being gay and s*** then no she doesn't deserve anything but the unemployment line

[@anotherjacob]

The biggest issue isn’t that people thought he was making $1 million a year from the show. The real issue lies, and the fact that he should have been making that much. these big companies are taking all of the money made from these shows and leaving a crumb for the faces that make them big. it’s disgusting.

[@travischappellclips]

💯💯💯

[@oldiesbutgoodies6137]

100k a year is NOT middle class

[@TheCeraization]

It is when you live in California or New York

[@jonmacdonald2193]

$100k a year isnt a middle class life style, especially not 15 years ago

[@travischappellclips]

In LA???

[@opeth1623]

Wonder what his contract looks like

[@yayarearaider4636]

Everyone saying 100k isn’t middle class 🤔. First we’re was the studio located California has federal taxes state taxes and entertainment taxes. Some studios are in Canada so guess what Canadian tax and your paying U.S. taxes plus your agent. You need housing clothing your a minor so who’s accompanying you do you need security. 100k goes quick!!!!

[@nelsonc6173]

Wow I'm getting old cause he looks old now too!!! LOL

[@Moon-cl3pq]

Whoah when did he turn 70?!

[@silentkaine9352]

I mean the reason she makes less is because her business makes less money. Its that simple.

[@beastbowen4492]

100k a year isn't middleclass where I am from lol

[@beastbowen4492]

Wait I just realized I'm poor

[@travischappellclips]

It is in LA

[@ChipCross]

I mean.. he was also working with kids.

[@travischappellclips]

True

[@andresguerra2751]

Wow he Aged

[@travischappellclips]

It happens to all of us!

[@trrosales]

There’s a big difference making 100k as a teen for a few years and what the average teen works through. Josh could have effectively retired by investing most of that. He would have had to only work to survive until that investment matures. He could have come out of the Drake and Josh with a positive net worth? Where as most teenagers have a zero net worth that plunged to negatives to pay for college. He was a millionaire considering he had funds and time on his side.

[@scozzbaggs9224]

My man looks half dead

[@thebeasters]

It's like when you hit the lottery and then get it all blown away, this was their one shot

[@blakkablakkablakka5581]

“Middle class” in America he didn’t make double a person he made double the house hold average

[@__-wm9lu]

Middle class in Hollywood bro

[@patkeith47]

When did $100k become middle class

[@Beginningtopeak]

They should have made more. You work with what? 50-200 kids? He made a show for thousands of kids. Kid actors get screwed in more ways than pay too

[@LordCommanderSpaceAlligator]

Dude. Get over yourself Omfg. This dude blacklisted himself strictly by NEVER LETTING GO. I effing hated that show 1st of all. 2nd dude will never stop talking about THIS SHOW.

[@tannerhicks4098]

$100,000 is NOT middle class. Wtf

[@travischappellclips]

It is in LA

[@zacharyjerome109]

Yeah but he gets dumb bread as a kid and the exposure from the popular show, so if you play it right you can be set for life, it’s when you drop the ball and fumble the bag that you aren’t🤷🏽‍♂️

[@mikewilliams6025]

Devil Disney made more than a million bucks a year off of your work. That's probably who you're frustrated with.

[@jacobevans489]

I'm sorry, 100,000 is now middle class?

[@travischappellclips]

In LA it is

[@LennartBiesel]

6 Figures especaliy in california is middle class have you Seen House prices there