Mandy Moore Reflects on ‘Lean Years’ in Hollywood, Explains How She Survived on Residual Paychecks
usmagazine.comMandy Moore is sharing more details on why actors depend on residual paychecks following her candid comments about her minuscule This Is Us sum.“Ours is a fickle industry and in my 20+ years of being a performer, my career has ebbed and flowed,” Moore, 39, wrote via her Instagram on Wednesday, July 19. “I’ve had very lean years where I couldn’t get a job and those are precisely the moments when in years past, actors could rely on residuals from their past work to help them get by.
The world and business have changed and I’m hoping we can find a meaningful solution moving forward.”While Moore — who has been acting since she was a teenager — acknowledged that she knows she is currently in a “profoundly lucky and rarified position” as she found success as an adult, she does not take it for granted nor assumes that she’ll be in the same financial situation “forever.”“The trickle-down effect felt across so many industries is already devastating,” Moore continued. “I am one person — a tiny part of our guild — and while I am happy to use whatever platform my past jobs have given me to speak to issues affecting my fellow @sagaftra family, I know my experience is my own.”She concluded: “Here’s hoping we get a fair contract soon so we can get back to doing the jobs we all love and miss so much.”Several hours earlier, Moore revealed the specific monetary amount that she receives whenever viewers rewatch episodes of NBC’s This Is Us on streaming platforms.In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies“The residual issue is a huge issue,” Moore told The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday, July 18, while participating on the SAG-AFTRA picket line in Los Angeles. “We’re in incredibly fortunate positions as working actors having
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