Why the Hell Does the Hills Cast Make so Much Money?

Why the Hell Does the Hills Cast Make so Much Money?
By Mabelle β€’ Aug 29, 2008 β€’ MD

I definitely understand how the ensemble cast of Friends **turned from a group of nobody's to a **cast **of somebody's who can now command **hundreds of thousands of dollars per episode in any TV show **that they do. And millions of dollars for each **movie.

But the cast of "The Hills"? Take a deep breath before contemplating how much each cast member earns per episode.

These figures are based from Defamer:

Lauren Conrad: $75,000 per episode
Heidi Montag: $65,000 per episode
Spencer Pratt: $65,000 per episode
Audrina Patridge: $35,000 per episode
Whitney Port: $20,000 per episode
******Brody Jenner:** $10,000 per episode
Lauren "Lo" Bosworth: $10,000 per episode
Stephanie Pratt: $8,000 per episode

Isn’t that absolutely insane? If you're like me who's a hater of "The Hills" – you'll be stunned by the fact that a lot of zeros are attached to these people's salaries for that crap of a show.

Whitney makes that much money for each episode – and all she does is ask: "So what did you do this weekend?"

And Heidi and Spencer get to show their faces for all the paparazzi to see for basically doing nothing. Geez, all I can do is sigh at the **unfairness **of it all!

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  • Riley

    2009-06-29T23:22:01.000Z

    Well Mtv is a very popular channel. With a LOT of reality Tv shows. It should be more of music but its not. And people love to see drama. This show has a lot of drama. I think that they are acting. Like i don't think that they hate each other. And didn't Lauren sign a contract to make the most money? Why is she leaving?
  • cheese

    2010-09-30T23:12:26.000Z

    Basically they get paid that much because it's the industry. Same as why doctors and lawyers get paid so much, i understand they are doing different jobs to tv stars but it's still the same. Charlie Sheen from Two and Half men makes $1.25 million an episode and he is undergoing assualt charges. So I think before you questeion a group of people who get paid $125000 an episode, you should ask why a man who is accused of assualting his wife gets paid over $30 million a year.
  • Terri

    2008-12-22T02:15:21.000Z

    its actually true.. but as of now.. Lauren makes 100,000 per show! stop hating nd get your own hustle.
  • Hey

    2008-10-14T01:07:35.000Z

    Um, maybe because they are famous and they are on TV. DUH. T
  • MyMarie

    2009-11-29T20:11:17.000Z

    This is a fairly subjective argument, the show is on MTV so it does have a certain demographic of mainly very young viewers who enjoy the show. As far as their paycheck is concerned, they get paid what the market will support. If the show wasn't such a success, they wouldn't get paid at all the show wouldn't exist. Basically, it's "economics 101".
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