Omar Gooding only paid 100k for Baby Boy, Taraji P Henson pay gap “the agents control everything!”

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[@ericfreeman1303]

A 100K was a good payday. Almost 25 years ago for a B movie actor.

[@taharqa332]

Facts!!! The movie made $16 million at the box office. That was a great payday considering….

[@adetolaodukoya3493]

Bro baby boy was not a B movie stop it , Inam Nigerian and I know facts on that movie , it was an A movie produced by a oscar nominated movie director and a big movie studio Columbia movies , same studio that executive funded Boyz in the hood for movie director John Singleton

[@adetolaodukoya3493]

@ericfreeman1303 Bro baby boy was not a B movie stop it , Inam Nigerian and I know facts on that movie , it was an A movie produced by a oscar nominated movie director and a big movie studio Columbia movies , same studio that executive funded Boyz in the hood for movie director John Singleton

[@bobharris7447]

@@adetolaodukoya3493READING is fundamental, he Said b movie ACTOR not movie buddy relax

[@DSRKing23]

100k in 2002 was good

[@rosiebrooks7685]

Right!!!!

[@dbaldwin]

Man facts!!!!

[@jermainechoice2356]

That's what I was thinking lol

[@rochellenkumba4008]

Facts! And he was paid what he was worth then as well.

[@dollazandsense]

Exactly I literally just wrote that

[@karliefarnold7173]

He got paid way more than Terrance Howard. He only made $12,000 for Hustle and Flow 🎬 🎞. That's incredibly foul.

[@tinaharris9403]

They both got paid more than the cast of Friday! Which is very sad!!

[@idkyoou]

Right. Could he be cappin'? Cause if he got 100k, what did Tyrese get? He was more famous than gooding at the time in the music industry. I don't think the budget for that movie was enormous.

[@idkyoou]

Naw budget was 16mil. And they had ving rhames and snoop. 100k about right for gooding.

[@JDWGamePlays]

Come on mane

[@CashMoney-xn8yz]

His best role too🤦‍♂️💯

[@kelearl3772]

Omar looks like Cuba mixed with Malik Wright from the game

[@kingjames-hr3mh]

His brother is cuba goodin jr lol

[@kelearl3772]

@@kingjames-hr3mh I know but I’m saying that’s they cousin or something lol

[@ConcoctiveD]

You hit it right on the head 😂

[@kelearl3772]

@@ConcoctiveD facts all them niggas good at acting too

[@kingjames-hr3mh]

@@kelearl3772 yeah definitely long lost cuzzos

[@jkweili]

The agents control, Monique has said that for years, the agents and the studios have a “behind the scenes” relationship, that is why she said she asked her husband to manage her

[@SSNRadi0]

Omar is one of those dudes once you've heard his life story you slowly start to understand him as well. Now i need to go back and listen to his comedy. 💯

[@Stixandstoned420]

He was completely different from the nigga we thought we knew from Wild & Crazy Kids. And I love it lol.

[@dollazandsense]

Only 100k? 100k back then in 99/2000 for a movie like baby boy that wasn’t a “big movie” is actually a good amount! N in his own words he said less than a lil less than 200

[@Dontevenbother808]

100k for baby boy is a steal.. They paid the cast of Friday 10K 😩 and Chris Tucker 20K and people wonder why Chris Tucker passed on returning for the sequels

[@Stixandstoned420]

No it’s not. The movie made 16million

[@cdgates1]

Chris didn't want to cuss anymore in his movies after Friday. He said he was a Christian man

[@slimthugga1]

Different scenarios. Friday was the first film written & directed by Ice Cube & F. Gary Gray. John Singleton was working with a completely different budget

[@Dontevenbother808]

@@Stixandstoned420 Your figures are off.. It cost them $16 million to make Baby Boy and the movie earned $29 million.. Whereas Friday cost $3.5 Million to make and earned $27 million..

[@Dontevenbother808]

@@slimthugga1 They spent less money making Friday and made almost 9x the profit.. Getting paid 100k for a movie that didn’t even earn double of what they spent to make it is a steal

[@donnahamilton7240]

I don't care how much you make I'm not rich but I'm behind you

[@Ms.A.Matthews415-nn7hu]

What I wanna know is who was the artist that painted that dope tupac mural on Jody's bedroom wall in the movie? 🤔

[@2.T00T]

A chick I knew 20 years ago had that same mural

[@Ms.A.Matthews415-nn7hu]

@@2.T00T so she hired the same artists to do it on her wall or summ?

[@2.T00T]

@@Ms.A.Matthews415-nn7hu someone else did it locally in okc. It was one big canvas, could have been the same size or I bit smaller. My first words entering her apartment was that's the same painting from the movie.

[@Ms.A.Matthews415-nn7hu]

@@2.T00T nice..wish I could see a Pic somewhere of how her tupac painting looked to the movie one..

[@qaddfeyirichardson7907]

Me 😂❤❤❤❤,

[@ApexPreadator89]

Baby Boy was his First ever big screen debut 🎉

[@chardin1900]

If it was it flopped. Baby boy wasn’t a major movie. In the hood it was.

[@johnnybrownjr7214]

@@chardin1900YOU BUGGING THEY PLAY BABYBOY DAMN NEAR DAILY LOL THE RESIDUALS ON THAT MOVIE CRAZY

[@johnnybrownjr7214]

HE WAS ON DISNEY FOR YEARS HE’S GOOD

[@tman2741]

@@chardin1900it’s a hood classic. Some movies not made to be global and that’s one of em. Can’t just say it flopped

[@chardin1900]

@@tman2741 definitely a hood classic

[@retroesso]

Omar a real dude

[@sidney1234usc]

100k plus for his roll honestly was more than what they probably could have paid him. That amount of money the little time it took to make the movie was and is great money. I'd make a couple of movies a year for that amount if I could.

[@SherrodMCGOWAN-GREEN]

💯 stayed in the game for a good minute. His work is dope

[@nicoleramsey2722]

Black Men get ready for Gods battle and Women be ready to help the Men in all things this is all for the day of the Lord ❤

[@neesha7665]

🩵🩵

[@aqueenceereid4249]

They've been lowballing and under-paying black actors since the beginning of time. Now that they know what's going on I definitely would ask for more money when offered a role. As far as agents and managers are concerned I would manage myself and be my own agent.

[@Kidanification]

Omar's performance was outstanding. 👌

[@niquereacts7001]

We need Jason Mitchell on the blue couch!! ASAP ‼

[@LIVESTREAM19XX]

Should have asked him about the movie he was in “Blood Sacrifice” worst movie ever shot but the most meaningful.

[@tinaharris9403]

I never heard of that one! But the title speaks for itself..

[@Lambsear565]

They made it shitty on purpose too real

[@xavierrichardson461]

I rebuke that in the name of Jesus Christ God bless you ❤

[@LIVESTREAM19XX]

@@xavierrichardson461 Jesus ain’t real relax

[@chardin1900]

They be in a lot of B and C rated movies🤷🏿‍♂️

[@iamthevioletgirl]

Taxes takes half

[@mrlij6534]

Terrence also said the same thing, in writing doesnt mean anything

[@donnyouttheway4091]

Bruh come on with the caption 😑🤦🏾‍♂️. Did y’all really have to say “only paid”? And when he said he got paid that amount, he said he didn’t wanna say it cause of his mama.

[@RaquelCGary]

I’m confused….was 100K not good back in 2001/2002 for a non lead role????????

[@DramaTimeTV]

Some people never are satisfied.

[@Kaysmoove23]

Sht I’ll take 100k now for a non lead role lol.

[@RaquelCGary]

@@Kaysmoove23 right!

[@bigobannon4564]

That was a good deal. Should have negotiated better on residuals

[@JeffTheGent]

He _”only”_ got $100k for “Baby Boy”? Hmm, that movie was released in July 2001. At the time Gooding likely received his salary, that was *A LOT* of money for an actor who was not a bankable, in-demand movie star. Actually he’d be lucky to get that now, 23 years later. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@yournamemustbejealousy2062]

Read your contract before signing. Stop accepting low ball deals.

[@sebastianlawson5949]

Lol he's hilarious gotta be generation x keep it raw no filter

[@sanaamonet11]

He is funny asf

[@jenndaniel5608]

I love Omar as an actor ,but is this his actual way/personality? Dude is so hyped and excited lolz .wow!

[@kennymack6492]

He was hype as a kid host on Nickelodeon back in the day

[@AN-rh1fz]

​@@kennymack6492right. This is not an act. This is his personality. Mo Tibbs all the way!

[@FollowingBlaze]

Idk but every single clip I’ve ever seen of him he has always always always been like this . I think it’s his true personality

[@shawnalexander2967]

These actors seem a bit unhinged like jittery and fast talking “Orlando brown” vibes shi crazy

[@dereksorrell4875]

Cocaine is a hell of a drug!!!

[@dereksorrell4875]

I’ve done a tour of executive protection and worked in a high profile hotel for celebs. A lot of rich and high profile use drugs or alcohol to cope with fame and attention.

[@stanleycabiness2231]

Good interview

[@champ78]

💯

[@delfinevenson9594]

I had no idea Omar was that guy in the baby boy movie. what a talent. I dont know how he didnt get as far or even further then cuba. no disrespect....

[@thebarbieinvestor5428]

He m said Cuba took classes and really dug into his craft more or less. Omar said he just pop out and does his thing lol

[@Mone333Williams]

How you didn't know omar was sweet pea 😅😅😅. Omar been in the game since the EARLY 90s...Cuba reopened the door their father left open for them and pulled his baby brother up the right way! Cuba don't be son'ing his brother. He let Omar make his own way

[@jamesprall9964]

“I ain’t done that since continuation school cuh” 😂😂

[@jasonoceantv]

Round and round we go

[@stuntt7729]

Saying only is crazy lol

[@kasheem1747]

Regular people worry about 18 an hour 😂

[@themondoshow]

Yep. Bums

[@idkyoou]

"Only 100k" Cry me a damn river. 😂😭 These titles be so foul. Smh

[@Zee-yh4ow]

Facts

[@2k_nate147]

I mean they made 30Ms off the movie 😂

[@C-Lyfe85]

​@@2k_nate147 Keyword, "they" made 30 million. After recouping all the money they spent making the movie, do you really think they was gonna give "US" a bump in pay, not really.

[@YalSayAnythingOnAlGoreInternet]

​@@C-Lyfe85cube didn't spend 30 mil to make it though....

[@YalSayAnythingOnAlGoreInternet]

I had to keep reading. Imma leave it there bc I was out of pocket lol should have kept reading lol

[@hectoralicea7719]

Good money for the time especially if he had other projects lined up that year.

[@riannadominguez396]

$100K not so bad for 2001 non-main character lol💕🙌🏼

[@user-vd5pf3rk1y]

He talks like his father it’s funny but dope

[@AlienXpress99]

Percentage was a good ass movie

[@bossmancd7028]

100k thats good fr in 2001 and 2002 thats good we had good shit it appear on the bet awards u get more film role like Tyrese he went on do 2 fast 2 furious thats good deal u get more money like million so u keep making money for that movie

[@keivesmcgaugh2678]

Most I ever made was 4k...I wouldn't have even mentioned that 100k.

[@themondoshow]

He’s a bigger name actor than you

[@anisaysoknoitwell60]

Yes speak to us… we see you too 🫂

[@jasonoceantv]

R I p Jon singleton

[@vaultclassics1516]

Only 100 k 😂😂😂😂 what the....maybe I read that wrong? You got more than

[@brixtonmystery]

“Only” that’s good money. These things don’t have big budgets. Look at his pay relative to budget as %. Then you can talk about underpaid/overpaid

[@delraye2808]

100k shit they pay me that in 2024

[@taharqa332]

That’s a great payday! The movie grossed $16 million tho.

[@user-wh5up2wj3m]

😅😂😅😂 it's crazy to me how a famous actor can still cry about being blk when u is In multiple movies lol so we gonna act like will smith n Denzel ain't the highest paid actors ever

[@darkstarr22i64]

Will smith went in them diddy rooms that’s why he a A lister. He can act but their is a reason why he a household name

[@NOirving210]

Sam the highest paid actor

[@kierabrookes9018]

2 Black people out of 100 high paid position. 5 Black people making livable wages in CA when there are 10,000 spots available.The other 9,993 should be grateful to be in their shadow

[@chardin1900]

@@kierabrookes9018it’s more you got Kevin hart , Eddie Murphy, halle berry plus more. U just took 2 and ran with it. Jonathan major also getting paid. If u go out for those hood movies or all black movies u not getting paid🤷🏿‍♂️🙄u got to be in movies people around the nation and world 🌎 will go see.

[@gradydunnicanjr9132]

Bruh on my momma cuh i really thought this was Malik for The Game tv series im high asf

[@CashMoney-xn8yz]

I get slight Orlando Brown energy from Omar...SMH, Hollywood is the WORST thing for young people🤦‍♂️💯

[@Mone333Williams]

Omar was literally born into it... Hollywood is all he knew

[@joseyeastwood]

“ Only one hundred thousand “ sh!t i am surprised he got that much,wtf does he think he is Cuba Gooding Jr or something.

[@themondoshow]

He is

[@markeatinnguud5469]

Bro think he Denzel or Forrest

[@himgod6495]

ONLY 100k??....rich peoples problems.

[@thaghost5841]

Think how chris tucker felt😂

[@pitbikesha9864]

100k in 2002 was great for a bet movi

[@themondoshow]

Bet???

[@lawdhimself2423]

100K is a lot of money in 02

[@kingave9721]

lol how much they thought they was getting

[@ShawnPrince]

How much were you suppose to get , a million? 100,000 sounds fair. John Singleton only gave Terrance Howard $12,000 for a lead role 😂🤷🏾‍♂️

[@mrlij6534]

Oh he didnt get into it but implying Taraji is not so nice? lol.

[@Homieboy237]

2002 100k is like almost 175 today shit for 25 year old shitttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt

[@themondoshow]

He’s a life time actor

[@VinylSkillz]

Man..this dude dont give a good interview....😂😂😂😂😂

[@Jay-pm4er]

100 k was good money . Your role was small af

[@NewWokeMedia]

Only 100k? I ain’t even watching this shit I seen the title and was like these niggas trippin

[@Mone333Williams]

Imma watch Friday forever! Imma watch baby boy just cuz of Omar (sweet pea) But hustle and flow?? 12k??? Is cold... Terrence Howard been in the game since the early 90s too. He played Jackie Jackson in the Jackson 5 movie??! Nah that was cold. ALOT of the actors in Friday was just starting out so $5k in 1994/95 was a good piece of change. 100k was peace for Omar to do baby boy. Maybe 500k becuz of his "gooding" name.

[@marveugene4824]

100k that’s nice piece change shid

[@albertdaley9093]

If your agent gettin you low prices they no good or you not smart enough terrence howard example been in the game he must aint learn nothin cuzz how you was getttin ripp off

[@dontmeidgaf2888]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@MansaMusa7]

Bruh why it go from a male interviewer to a female

[@6lack9anther]

Bruh u were lowkey overpaid for that role. Quit looking at your brothers checks expecting you were gona get what he got on boyz n da hood

[@themondoshow]

That’s what you’re doing right now. He’s supposed to watch their pockets

[@Cody-dq2xr]

Omar weird just like his brother lol😊

[@cafe7_]

BOTS! BOTS! EVERYWHERE!!

[@KaliforniaREE]

Only?

[@nelsonjames1799]

Omar drunk as hell

[@rasulsamad5860]

He look like nas a little

[@markeatinnguud5469]

Only??! Mf wtf u do wit it dats a huge accomplishment

[@kevinmonk9491]

That's capitalism baby! He's lucky to get.

[@LifeOfFlyCecs]

A year salary … suck it up , this is not good for black entertainment

[@omni201]

Omar is on that booger sugar

[@RaShonShannon-yf3yu]

Well at least he really didn't have to ask his woman and her mama for money, creepin around like he some scared little boy, playing video games at do dirty's crib and coming back home at the end of the day like he did something constructive.

[@omni201]

Lmaooo

[@nowaynohow2023]

Only 100k? Who was he b4 baby boy? I'm sure he still not getting millions for them tubi movies he's doing now

[@resewatson402]

Is this foo on speed of blow cuz got to much energy for me the

[@SkiemHiemTv]

Cuz shoulda got 5 bands tops. Acting was hella weak. They took a suburban 🥷 and he to act like he from the hood

[@ImSoSilvy]

Who’s this? lol

[@user-zt4su4ku6n]

$100k good, he probably got it because his brother

[@Jay-pm4er]

Ungrateful

[@moe3748]

Man we aint makin 100k a year he got that in however long it took to film baby boy over 20 years ago lol yall be bs man he good

[@darius318]

Warner bros spent $130 million to make and market color purple. The movie only bought in $67 million. Complaining about low pay for a project that lost that much is insane.

[@daboiii7822]

It wont no special effects or nothing we're did 130 million go u talking like it was a Avengers movie 🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@darius318]

@@daboiii7822 that’s what Warner reported and for comparison the first avengers cost $250 million

[@bradleycampbell245]

That movie wasn’t all that

[@daboiii7822]

@@darius318 so basically they jus tell y'all anything an y'all believe it it's IMPOSSIBLE TO PAY 130MILLION coulda made movie for 20k

[@darius318]

@@daboiii7822 the furthest I’m going is a simple google search I’m taking their word for it. I’m not a financial investigator and don’t care about the details enough to confirm the numbers.

[@dannyparker453]

Only $100k huh? For Baby Boy!? That movie is trash so he was definitely over paid.

[@rasulsamad5860]

It's a hood classic not good as the one the 90's but most think it's decent

[@dannyparker453]

@@rasulsamad5860 there's nothing classic about that stupid ass movie

[@rasulsamad5860]

@dannyparker453 still a hood classic and the hood is stupid

[@dannyparker453]

@@rasulsamad5860 if you say so

[@gregthompson7954]

​@@dannyparker453 it was trash for real you can tell they had to change the storyline because 2pac

[@dibit79]

ONLY a 100k? Does he think he’s Tom Cruise? That’s a good payday for B (or maybe even a C) list actor

[@CHEEKSWHITE]

100k was great , boy hush up be thankful, most actors get nothing we heard 😢

[@user-uk8me5xp2s]

Only?