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Sean Astin has revealed he received such a small salary for his role on The Lord of the Rings, he had to sell his house.
The actor confessed he ran into money troubles after playing the role of Samwise Gamgee.
In an interview published this week, Sean, 55, told The Guardian he received so little for his part in each of the three Lord of the Rings movies - despite the franchise pulling in more than $2.8 billion at the box office.
"There was a disconnect between the attention that I was getting and how much money we had," the actor recalled. "It was not a lot of money!"
He explained the pay for his part in the epic trilogy was so minimal, he soon found himself in financial hot water and had to sell off his major ***** et - his home.
"In fact, I had to sell my house because I negotiated such a small amount on the trilogy," Sean said.
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The actor confessed he ran into money troubles after playing the role of Samwise Gamgee.
In an interview published this week, Sean, 55, told The Guardian he received so little for his part in each of the three Lord of the Rings movies - despite the franchise pulling in more than $2.8 billion at the box office.
"There was a disconnect between the attention that I was getting and how much money we had," the actor recalled. "It was not a lot of money!"
He explained the pay for his part in the epic trilogy was so minimal, he soon found himself in financial hot water and had to sell off his major ***** et - his home.
"In fact, I had to sell my house because I negotiated such a small amount on the trilogy," Sean said.
#money #rings #received #actor
