Yeah, it's sad that Willie Aames -- aka Buddy from "Charles in Charge" -- has filed for bankruptcy. But what's even sadder is how little coin he had to begin with. 
We've gotten a copy of Willie's bankruptcy filing in Kansas (where he lives) and it seems that Aames was lowballed on his low-level fame. The actor received only $14K for being on VH1's "Celebrity Fit Club" and 15 grand for his book "Grace is Enough" about his struggles with drugs and money. He's about $350,000 in the hole, total.
The last time we caught up with Willie, he and his son had just gotten jacked at gunpoint in January but it looks like the real robbery happened well before that. Get this guy a new manager!
7/29/2008 2:45 PM PDT BY TMZ STAFF
Willie Aames Not in Charge of His Finances
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That's too bad. It looks like all that the person that robbed him got was practice :-(
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SHAME on Aames and Spouse!!!!!!! Immature and selfish to live above your means and too proud or lazy to Work!!!!!! I'm glad TMZ posted this!!!!!!!!!!!!! SHAME on you BOTH!
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CELEBS HAS NO COMMON SENSE OR DO THEY PAY IN FULL CASH:
DID YOU NOTICED IN THE LAST MONTH OR SO
CELEBS ARE ALL GOING BANKURPT , FORECLOSURE ,
ETCCCCC ... IT'S CALLED MISMANAGING THERE MONEY
HAVING A GOOD TIME 24 / 7 , BUYING WHATEVER THEY WANT
NO MATTER THE COST , AND THIS IS WHAT THEY END OF DOING .
HE WILL NOT HAVE ANYTHING FOR THE NEXT 10 YRS .....
FORGET HIS CREDIT SCORES , REPORT , ETCCCC
I JUST DONT GET IT , WHY , THEY CELEBS DOESN'T PAY THERE
HOMES , CARS , AND ANYTHING THEY BUY IN CASH ????? PAY THE
DAMN THING OFF . COMMON SENSE TELLS YOU THAT AND FORGET
ABOUT TAKING TAXES OFF ON HOUSE AT THE END OF YEAR .
JUST PAY IT OFF IN FULL .
AT LEAST I HAVE THE COMMON SENSE TO DO THAT . THEY DONT
THINK TO CLEARLY BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL ARE DRUGS , ALCOHOLICS
AND ANYTHING ELSE ,WHERE THEY SPEND MONEYYYYYYYYYYY.
BUYING THERE BLING FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ,
BUYING PURSES COSTING $3,000 OR MORE , SHOES INTO THE THOUSANDS
THEY LIKE TO IMPRESS PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY'VE MORE , THAN OTHERS.
KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES , THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT CELEBRITIES DOES.
AFTER THEY SPEND IT ALL , THEY WANT EVERYONE TO FEEL SORRY FOR THEM ,
I DON'T THINK SOOOOOOOOO .. KNOW DEAL WITH IT .
EVERY WEEK YOU READ CELEBS DID SOMETHING , WENT TO JAIL , THEY'VE
A BAD REPUTATION ....................
SAD PART .............FANS ARE THE ONES WHO MADE THESE CELEBRITIES RICH
IN THE FIRST PLACE ..........FANS ARE THE ONE WHO BETTER SAVE THERE MONEY
FOR THERESELVES., FORGET CELEBRITIES , THEY AREN'T MAKING THE FANS RICH
KNOW ARE THEY ??????????????????? NOOOOOOOOOOOO
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AAMES and SPOUSE you are THIEVES filing BANKRUPTCY. Your CHOICES are not the reason Bankruptcy was started!!!!!!!!!!!...........THIEVES...........CHEATERS.............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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babygirl;
do you realize how utterly RIDICULOUS
the whole " FIRST " ritual makes you look ?
GROW up and knock it off !!!!!
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14,000? That is all VH1 must make a killing on these so called reality shows. How does one invest in these? Might be a good deal with the Stock Marker and the Bush economy in the crapper. You can always count on the E list celebs acting the fool for a scrap of cash and a minute of fame. Willie Ames cut back on the tats and the junk food maybe you will make it? LOL> or how about get a job like everyone else ya moron!
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Obviously, both Willie and Wifie are at the age they BOTH can work. When you have house, bills and children to care for, in this day BOTH may have to work. In other words get off your a$$e$ and get jobs, both of you.
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I thought he sold some religious video's as "Bible Man" or some bull like that. Where's Jesus? At Celebrity Fit Club????
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That is depressing. Cant believe what little money he gets in royalties.... he should get a loan from Scott Baio.
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$14 k for celebrity fit club? didn't his team win? I heard the other idiot, dustin diamond trying to get his pay before he appeared on one episode, so I guess they get a flat union fee and then the prizes. Where are they listed?
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THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU BECOME A CHRISTIAN AND TRY TO "SPREAD THE WORD."
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WTF?? He was just on Fox TV a couple of months ago talking about how financially strong he was--saving his money making money on other ways besideds acting etc....unbeliveable
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Its nice to know that Im not the only one having a hard time lately-
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