Nickelodeon Star's Residuals: Pennies for Past Roles

Jennifer Hyatt Tedmori, who starred in a popular children's sitcom years ago, recently shared her experience with residual checks from her time as a child actor. Tedmori, now 37, revealed that she had accumulated months of mail containing these payments. She decided to open them on social media, candidly discussing the curiosity surrounding such earnings.

Tedmori explained that the process of opening these checks had been a lengthy procrastination, as some could be for very small sums. Upon opening them, she disclosed receiving payments as low as two cents, sixty-three cents, and three cents for various projects, including 'Ned's Declassified' and '90210.' She humorously noted the irony of receiving such tiny amounts, especially when the cost of mailing the checks might exceed their value.

Ultimately, Tedmori calculated her total earnings from 'Ned's Declassified' to be $8.63 and from '90210' to be $30.06. She expressed surprise at receiving any payment at all after more than twenty years. The actress also lightheartedly questioned whether such meager sums would even need to be reported to the IRS.