Actors who worked for peanuts - There have been various cases of actors taking modest paychecks

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Actors who worked for peanuts - Seann William Scott in ‘American Pie’ (1999) - The actor received just $8,000 (€7,500) for playing jock Steve Stiffler in the first movie of the series

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Actors who worked for peanuts - Matthew McConaughey in 'Dallas Buyers Club' (2013) - The actor was paid $200,000 (€188,800). The low fee was worth every penny, though; he won Best Actor at the Oscars, rejuvenating his career

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Actors who worked for peanuts - Jamie Dornan in ‘Fifty Shades of Gray’ (2015) - Dornan was paid $125,000 (€118,000) for his part

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Actors who worked for peanuts - Mel Gibson in ‘Mad Max’ (1979) - The actor received $15,000 (€14,100) for his breakout role

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Actors who worked for peanuts - Hilary Swank in 'Boys Don't Cry' (1999) - Swank was paid $3,000 (€2,800), winning her first Oscar

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Actors who worked for peanuts - George Clooney em ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ (2005) - Clooney, who directed the film, had to mortgage his house to raise money. It cost him around $7 million (€6.6 million)

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Actors who worked for peanuts - Ryan Gosling in ‘Half Nelson’ (2006) -The actor was paid just $25,000 (€23,600), though earned him his only Oscar nomination to date

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Actors who worked for peanuts - Tom Cruise in ‘Magnolia’ (1999) - Was paid just $100,000 (€94,000), despite his status as Hollywood royalty

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Actors who worked for peanuts - Oprah Winfrey in ‘The Color Purple’ (1985) - She was paid $35,000 (€33,000) for this film role

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Actors who worked for peanuts - Jonah Hill in ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ (2013) - Hill received $60,000 (€56,600) for this part, while his co-star Leonardo DiCaprio made around $10 million. They were both nominated for Best Actor at the Oscars

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Actors who worked for peanuts - Brad Pitt in ‘Thelma and Louise’ (1991) - He earned about $6,000 (€5,600) for his breakout role

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Actors who worked for peanuts - Jim Carrey in ‘Yes Man (2008) - Carrey was paid nothing for filming, agreeing to take 36,2% of the film's profits. He earned about $35 million (€35 million)

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Actors who worked for peanuts - Bill Murray in ‘Rushmore’ (1998) - The actor was paid just $9,000 (€8,400) for his part in this cult flick

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Actors who worked for peanuts - Lindsay Lohan in ‘The Canyons’ (2013) - She received $2,300 (€2,000) for appearing in this film

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