Hollywood WTF? Academy Award nominated actor Djimon Hounsou says he's still "struggling to try to make a dollar."
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this is fucking crazy, but not at all surprising.
People really think some of these well known black actors be making millions which isn't the case at all.
Them awards don't mean shit.
I've been saying fuck the OSCARS.
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Yeah, but it's not unheard of some of our favorite black actors and actresses don't be making a lot of money in hollywood.He needs to fire his agent or some shit
Cause that shit is crazy for him to be struggling with all of the movies he's been in
Taraj P. Henson and Terrence howard just to name a few who said they didn't make a lot of money in the industry after being in a lot of movies and tv shows.
Oh racism extends to African actors too?you don't say,Hollyweird is a motherfucker.
But he should be able to live ok and now he has to tax em,if it's not a million or better for a big budget film fuck em but continue to do the indy films if it makes sense and it's a decent movie.
Tubi isn't bad at all,it's competing with Netflix for sure.
But he should be able to live ok and now he has to tax em,if it's not a million or better for a big budget film fuck em but continue to do the indy films if it makes sense and it's a decent movie.
Tubi isn't bad at all,it's competing with Netflix for sure.
he isn't a star, he's a supporting actor, and working supporting actors don't make a helluva lot. If he lives in Cali, Cali is expensive.
Supporting actors have to KEEP WORKING. 3 Stacks said it best:
True I got more fans than the average man
But not enough loot to last me to the end of the week
I live by the beat like you live check to check
If you don't move yo' foot then I don't eat, so we like neck to neck...
Supporting actors have to KEEP WORKING. 3 Stacks said it best:
True I got more fans than the average man
But not enough loot to last me to the end of the week
I live by the beat like you live check to check
If you don't move yo' foot then I don't eat, so we like neck to neck...
I'm always seeing him as a secondary/tertiary actor in some movie. Keep playing the game or, better yet, try and create your own. No easy solutions.
That gif will forever be famous.
I'm always seeing him as a secondary/tertiary actor in some movie. Keep playing the game or, better yet, try and create your own. No easy solutions.
I know that we don't get paid the same as crackers in the entertainment industry but this nigga here is probably has really bad money management.
I do agree with the bad money management part because there's a lot of black celebrities who don't save nor invest their money or know how to manage their money properly to keep for a rainy day or emergency.
But it's still fucked up regardless that he's not getting paid enough which is why there was a Hollywood strike.
So, hopefully his next acting gig, he will be paid well.
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The divorce might have been a factor, who knows
Yup, that could be true too.
The music he was in before he became an actor, before he was an actor he was a model:
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Dude would have millions in the bank if he got royalties for how many times that GIF had been used on the Net.
That’s the point: the only one they want paid is them.
it's possible but I wouldn't just put that on him like that.
it's 2024 and the general public still very grossly over estimate how much regular actors and mid tier athletes make. And how much costs to live in NY or LA as a working actor.
Unless you getting those big multimillion contracts to do TV/Movies, you ain’t getting Jack shit.
You gotta hustle in Hollyweird.
Lots of actors if you read the credits for TV/Movies get “Producer” credits on their projects. That producer credit puts money in pocket.
And acting ain’t where the money is. Behind the camera is where the money is.
Like in Hip-Hop, every time a new artist debuts, every interview they always say “I Want To Start My Own Label And Produce”.
They say this cuz when they first get in, they think they gonna make millions selling records. They get in there and see all the money from their work is going to people who didn’t do jack shit to put the music out, but collecting big checks.
Majority of the people you see in the opening/end credits of TV/Movies actually started out acting and got smart and moved to positions behind the camera.
You gotta hustle in Hollyweird.
Lots of actors if you read the credits for TV/Movies get “Producer” credits on their projects. That producer credit puts money in pocket.
And acting ain’t where the money is. Behind the camera is where the money is.
Like in Hip-Hop, every time a new artist debuts, every interview they always say “I Want To Start My Own Label And Produce”.
They say this cuz when they first get in, they think they gonna make millions selling records. They get in there and see all the money from their work is going to people who didn’t do jack shit to put the music out, but collecting big checks.
Majority of the people you see in the opening/end credits of TV/Movies actually started out acting and got smart and moved to positions behind the camera.
The host is either trying to boost his ego or hasn't been exposed to many films if Djimon Hounsou was really the first Black actor he saw in a big budget film.
I hope bro didn't lose his shit in the LA fires. From the sound of things, he'd never recover from that.
From the sound of it he ain't have no shit to lose!
I'm always hearing about how Nigerians are masters at hustling, especially on the The Coli where this trait is mentioned a lot, and thought it was weird that he wasn't doing better...
Then I looked him up and it turns out he is from Benin. Maybe he needs a Nigerian agent.
From the sound of it he ain't have no shit to lose!
He got to step his game up. If he can't ditch the accent like Idris can, Like the dude from snowfall can, like Collin Farrel can his roles are gonna be limited to African/immigrant characters. His range his is problem. There aren't a lot of roles for those characters especially starring roles.
Nobody can do the accent game like British actors and Black British actors are the best at it. But you're right, the dude has an obvious accent in every role he plays. This limits him to playing only Africans, African immigrants, or aliens.
No being BLACK in amerikkka.
He still has big movies on his name tho. He should do some TV shows. With his name he should get some cash.
I hear u. But he not completely wrong tho. thats why its kind of surprising that he struggling. Cause he one of the few black actors that stay in big movies.
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