The real soup nazi, Al Yeganeh, hated the character and banned Jerry Seinfeld from the soup stall after the episode aired, which makes me respect him even more.
His residuals were massive. Not no 20k in the 2000s. 20k in the 2000s was terrible. My guess he made 100k at his job and his residuals/apperances/merchandise/image were 200k. Once upon a time this guy had a soup brand paying him to use his likeness. 2 acting gigs or commercials paid 20k in 2000. Seinfeld didnt go into syndication until 1999.
Sounds like he made probably around $100k+ simply for 2 episodes of Seinfeld from base pay and residuals. He said he made more money from signings and autographs compared to his day job, so i'm guessing he made another $100k+. My guess is he made around 200k to 300k from playing the Soup Nazi.
Your part of an era now. I fix small engines for a living when some one chumps me I don’t fix anything for them anymore I’ve always been that way but now I think to myself I’ve soup Nazied the the guy
It was cool of him to share how residuals work and what actors are REALLY getting paid. Most only see the star salaries and think everyone on a show is making real money. Not even close. I was an actor and saved all my residual checks which are under a dollar. Those are called reality checks.
It's really interesting to peek behind the curtain here. He was able to make a living off the residuals of being a side character, imagine how much the main cast was making! I'm glad he was able to capitalize and make it work
Recently, my sister told me about the rules for an estate sale, where you had to show up at 6 a.m., get a ticket, wait in line, and follow a bunch of steps just to shop. I couldn't help but laugh and say, 'That's just like a no soup for you moment!' It’s my go-to phrase for situations like these."
