Former Nickelodeon star Drake Bell has revealed that most actors from the children’s network do not receive residual payments for their shows, even when they are streaming successfully on platforms like Netflix.
Bell, who starred in Drake & Josh from 2004 to 2007 among numerous other projects throughout his nearly three-decade career, spoke about the financial struggles of former child actors on The Unplanned Podcast. He explained that there is a common misconception about TV actors being wealthy, stating that appearing on television does not automatically mean living in a Hollywood mansion.
