Cody Simpson was the big guest star on the very first episode of the "Sonny With a Chance" spin-off show "So Random!" -- but you wouldn't know it from his paycheck.
"So Random!" premiered last June as its own show once "SWAC" went off the air following Demi Lovato's departure. Cody was the musical guest and performed his song, "All Day."
According to the minor's contract filed in L.A. Superior Court earlier this month, Simpson received $2,906 for the one day of work.
It seems Cody benefitted in other ways -- just a few months after the episode aired, he started dating Kylie Jenner.
Not everything can measured in dollars and cents.
1/28/2012 12:40 AM PST BY TMZ STAFF
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No surprise here. Disney pays the lowest of all salaries. Their crews are terribly underpaid compared to the rest of the industry. Remember when TMZ reported that Selena Gomez was getting a fraction the salary of stars of any other network for her leading role in The Wizards of Waverly Place? Yet Disney makes BILLIONS! Come on you cheap Disney bastards, pay people at least the industry norms!
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You make it seem like 3K a day is a bad thing... It takes me a month and a half to make 3K.
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DUDE BASICALLY GOT SCALE FOR THE DAY... BIG WHOP-DI-DOO!! SO DO TONS OF ACTORS STARTING OUT. HELL, EXTRAS GET PAID NOTHING 98.9% OF THE TIME. NOW IMAGINE IF THE DUDE WORKED 5 DAYS A WEEK FOR A MONTH. THAT ADDS UP TO $58K FOR 30 DAYS AND $756K/ANNUM. NOT F*CKING BAD AT ALL... STOP BITCHING, TMZ. #TRUTH!!
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Just another poor kid to get raped by Disney...Disney likes them to bend over so they can shove it up their -- you know what I mean.
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Kylie Jenner? another Kardashian? Don't do it bro, go for someone with talent and a skill. You will do better.
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Whaaa Whaaa Whaaa - so the KID only made $3k grand for a long days hard labor. STFU and be happy its $3,000 for a day and not $300 for the whole week!!
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What a non story. How long of a day was it? If it was an 8 hour day, that's $363 an hour. And he's 15 years old! How many adults make that?
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Yes that is a pretty small payday, only made 3 grand for a few hours work? And now he is boinking Kylie? Nice work...
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This reveals the truth about what these "stars" make. KKK empire made $60...m? Don't believe a word of it. E! doesn't pay. Tim Guinn worked first year on reality show for free.
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The only reason TMZ reported this non-story was so they could mention a relative of the Kraptashian family....mommy paid them to start pimping the younger ones now becuz everyone hates the older whores....
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I don't even make that much in a month. How do I sign up for that gig?
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