Feel like this needs deep explanation. Actors like Owens who are lucky enough to get on a long running syndicated show get paid a tiny amount every time an episode with them in it airs on an affiliate station.

Very few actors ever land a role like that
Cosby being a rapist means that no one wants to air reruns of the Cosby Show anymore and Owens doesn't get what's likely a few hundred bucks a month.
Being on a show that becomes one of those golden forever-in-rerun shows and goes into syndication enough to earn off of for the rest of your life is like winning the lottery... twice.

Also, with the shifting TV landscape, it's something that almost never exists anymore.
With all the shows produced by Hulu, Netflix, Amazon, etc... there is no syndication, affiliate stations or continual revenue stream. That's gone.
So for most actors, that lottery ticket on top of a lottery ticket doesn't even exist anymore.

The average SAG (union member) actor makes less than $50K/year.
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