Kid who ‘drew d**ks’ in Superbad shares how much he still gets paid for cameo
Some people get all the luck; who wouldn't want to get paid to draw hilariously inappropriate pictures on things?
It was the dream gig for a young actor to land a cameo in the smash-hit comedy Superbad, and one lad stole the show as a young Jonah Hill.
One boy landed the cameo of a lifetime, furiously drawing pictures of penises and stuffing the bits of paper into his Ghostbusters lunchbox.
Let's face it, that's the dream for most grown men, let alone a little boy, and his bank balance is still reaping the benefits.
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It might not be the role a parent has in mind for a child when they go to theatre school, but young Casey Margolis had a memorable moment in the film thanks to his X-rated art skills.
He joined the likes of Michael Cera, Seth Rogen, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Emma Stone in the gross-out comedy, which still makes people laugh decades later.
As well as appearing in Superbad, Casey also had roles as a child actor in The Hangover and Ugly Betty. He's found fame again on TikTok with followers rolling in, thanks to his role and for playing a big part in many people's fun memories.
There's a nod to his Superbad role in his bio, which reads 'used to draw things in movies'.
He made a TikTok answering the question everybody wants to know: does he still earn the big bucks for drawing big, er, things?
It turns out that Casey was paid $ 700 a day (£580) at the time for playing Jonah's younger self, but is the money still coming in 18 years later?
He revealed: "Total here is $255.39 (£200) and the actual gross was $400.62 (£315). God bless tax!"
A few months later, he shared another check of $573.35 (£480), which was earned from Free TV, Internet Rental/SVOD, Video/DVD, and Pay TV.
To still be earning hundreds of dollars from a small role nearly two decades ago isn't to be sniffed at!
However, he explained it's not all it's cracked up to be in the acting world: "Listen, not all of these cheques are f**king bangers, okay. They're not throwing me $10,000 here and there. In November 2014, I received the lowest cheque I've ever received from any work, from anyone."
"For $0.12, gross. Net, $0.08. So they took 4 cents away in taxes," he confessed.
Keen to keep it real, he stressed: "Being an actor - it's not all glitz and glam. Sometimes you get hit with the 12 cents cheques, but it's 12 more cents than I had."
On the other end of the scale, he once received a check worth $10,033.34 (£8,300) from Superbad. After taxes, he received $6,757.47 (£5,011.37).
The average residual cheque comes every three months, and can 'vary from 3 cents to 100 bucks', as he also said he can neither 'confirm nor deny' whether he's still fond of doodling dongs.
And commenters couldn't believe how much he still earns: "If his tiny part still brings in $200+, imagine how much the stars still make off it."
Another wanted praise for their part: "I watched this movie 15 times in the last six months, you're welcome," while one commenter said it was a core memory: "The drawings are the single main thing I remember from that movie. You deserve so much more!"
Elsewhere, one is planning a future career for his children: "Keeping this in mind when my kids start drawing phalluses."
Why didn't our careers advisors ever mention this as an option?!
Topics: Film, Jonah Hill, Money
Jen Thomas