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Christy Carlson Romano Says She Earned Half of Shia LaBeouf’s Pay
Christy Carlson Romano says she earned half of Shia LaBeouf’s pay on the Disney Channel series Even Stevens.
The show ran from 2000 to 2003 and followed siblings Ren and Louis Stevens in suburban Sacramento, California.
Romano and LaBeouf played the two central roles, and she says they were co-leads with the same screen time.
A letter from Romano’s mother asked her agent for equal pay in 2000 and said the family was deep in debt.
The letter said LaBeouf received $12,000 per episode while Romano received $6,000, with 30% of each amount going into a trust.
Romano says her earnings helped support her household, while she was still a teenager.
She discusses the experience in her new memoir, Once Upon a Trainwreck: The Fall and Rise of a Child Star, and says the book is about her childhood and the pressures of fame.
Christy Carlson Romano says she was paid half of Shia LaBeouf’s salary on the Disney Channel series “Even Stevens.”
Romano says the two were co-leads and had the same screen time.
She shared a 2000 letter from her mother to her agent asking for equal pay and stating the family was deep in debt.
The letter says LaBeouf received $12,000 per episode and Romano received $6,000.
Romano discussed the pay disparity in connection with her memoir, “Once Upon a Trainwreck: The Fall and Rise of a Child Star.”
- Who
- Christy Carlson Romano says she was paid half as much as her co-star Shia LaBeouf.
- What
- Romano says they were co-leads with the same screen time, but LaBeouf earned twice her pay.
- When
- The letter from Romano’s mother was written in 2000; the series ran from 2000 to 2003.
- Where
- On the Disney Channel series “Even Stevens.
- Why
- Romano says her mother sought equal pay and wrote that the family was deep in debt.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Romano’s mother wrote to her agent asking for equal pay and saying the family was deep in debt.
Even Stevens” ran for three seasons.
Romano’s memoir was released, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Romano posted on Instagram about the pay disparity and shared the letter, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
- Reported pay per episode
- LaBeouf: $12,000; Romano: $6,000
- Series
- Even Stevens
- Series run
- 2000–2003
- Letter date
- 2000
- Memoir
- Once Upon a Trainwreck: The Fall and Rise of a Child Star
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Shia LaBeouf's Even Stevens co-star Christy Carlson Romano claims she was paid only half his salary
Christy Carlson Romano Says Her Salary Was Half of Shia LaBeouf’s on ‘Even Stevens’: ‘We Were Co-Leads and Had the Same Screen Time’
Christy Carlson Romano Says She Was Paid Half of Shia LaBeouf’s Salary on ‘Even Stevens’
What people are saying
I was a kid and the female lead on ‘Even Stevens.’ I was paid half of what Shia was paid; we were co-leads and had the same screen time
Shia earned every dollar, and this book is not about him or any other famous name you might recognize.
Shia receives $12,000 per episode and Christy $6,000.