""The checks were coming in," Sorrentino said. "They were like $675,000 per check. I had never in my life seen checks like that.""
""At least from '09 to '12, you know, just quickly like that, it was probably like $20-plus million," he estimated."
""You get them quarterly," he said. "Probably every year, it amounts to six figures. Over six figures.""
""You are not prepared for superstardom that happens like that," he said. "You're just not.""
From 2009 to 2012, Sorrentino’s earnings rose from $25 per hour to $179,000 per episode by Season 6, equaling about $2.3 million for 13 episodes plus a $500,000 annual ratings bonus. The cast earned additional income through endorsements with Vitamin Water and Reebok and appearances such as Dancing with the Stars, with annual group earnings reaching about $5 million and a total estimated at more than $20 million across those peak years. Sorrentino negotiated ongoing royalties that arrive quarterly and total over six figures annually. He described the rapid wealth as a shocking, unprepared-for acceleration from his earlier life.
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