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Despite being a child actress, Full House alum Jodie Sweetin is straight-up documenting the “normal” life she leads.
The 44-year-old actress revealed on the April 21 episode of the McBride Rewind podcast that she received “a 1-cent check the other day” for royalties from her role as middle child Stephanie Tanner during the show’s eight-year run. Sweetin also reprized her role in the Netflix reboot of Fuller House from 2016 to 2020.
“There’s no syndication anymore because it’s all streaming,” she pointed out. “Who’s going to get paid for it? Nobody’s going to get paid for it.”
According to SAG-AFTRA, the union that covers screen and radio performers, TV performers receive residual payments if their shows are used beyond what is “covered by initial compensation,” meaning reruns, video/DVD releases, or syndication.
Many actors rely on residual pay to supplement their income until their next job comes along, but in the streaming era, those payments have plummeted, SAG-AFTRA said.
“Sure, in my 20s, I would have the money, but I wouldn’t trust it,” Sweetin said. “I don’t know how much it’s going to cost or how often the shows are going to be done. So sometimes I’m like, ‘Oh, great. That was great.'” And sometimes I’m like, “Okay, let’s go out and have a nice dinner.” ”
Outside of the world of Full House, Sweetin also appeared in the 2015 film The Walt Before Mickey, numerous TV movies, and the iconic film Jane Mystery. The mother-of-two pushed back against the idea that she might live a “luxurious life,” saying she drives a used 2023 Hyundai sedan, rents a home and “maxes out” some of her credit cards.
As for a third installment of “Full House,” Sweetin left the door open.
“I never say never to anything. If I could come back in another 20 years and work again with these people I’ve known my whole life, certainly, I would absolutely do it,” she said.
Sweetin added, “We always joke that we’re going to be ‘Frest House,’ but we’re just going to be the old guys.”
Contributor: Charlie Trepaney
