Tartie Takes: All About the Money
And That's What You REALLY Missed
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4.7 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 5 March 2026
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Last time, Jenna and Kevin talked all about the audition process and what it takes to land a role ... But what happens after you actually book the job? There's a misconception that once an actor lands a role on a hit show, they are suddenly raking in the big bucks. Jenna and Kevin break down how actors actually get paid.
They explain the difference between series regulars and guest stars, what actors actually take home after union dues and paying their team, and share financial advice they got from the adult cast on Glee. If you've ever been curious about how the financial side of acting works, this episode is for you.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | Guaranteed human. |
| 0:05.5 | And that's what you really missed with Jenna. |
| 0:08.7 | And Kevin, an IHeart Radio podcast. |
| 0:13.1 | Welcome to and that's what you really miss podcast. |
| 0:16.0 | Hello, Kevin. |
| 0:17.5 | Hello, Jenna. |
| 0:18.6 | I had so much fun talking last week about auditions and airing our vulnerable dirty laundry |
| 0:23.9 | about how hard it is to get a job and what goes into it. |
| 0:30.6 | But it really is true. |
| 0:32.7 | But I think there's something really interesting about how people survive once they get the job. |
| 0:40.7 | Yes. I think what I would love to do is sort of break down the financial part of this. |
| 0:50.2 | Yeah. So if you listened to the episode before, well, if you haven't, go back and listen to that first. |
| 0:55.1 | Yeah. |
| 1:14.5 | But here's the thing. So let's take TV, like we were talking about mostly before. Yeah. When you go to test, like we said, you negotiate your contract. Yeah. And I think like with any job, you're talking about what you're going to be making. Mm-hmm. And so for a TV show, your agents and managers are negotiating with the studio and network about- For a series regular role. |
| 1:16.8 | For a serious regular role. |
| 1:18.0 | When you are guaranteed within that contract that you are negotiating, a certain amount |
| 1:23.5 | of episodes that you are guaranteed to get paid for it, whether you are in them or not. |
| 1:28.5 | So as an example, so we can kind of put this to, you know, if people can understand it. |
| 1:34.4 | Forgley, when we were negotiating the contract, there were 22 episodes in a season back |
| 1:39.1 | then, right? Now it's like eight, but 22 episodes in a season. |
| 1:47.2 | Most of us were, what do they call it, Kevin? |
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