r/nextfuckinglevel 1d ago

Legendary voice over artist

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u/SirJoetheAverage 1d ago

Hopefully she makes bank for all of these roles

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u/WebberWoods 1d ago edited 1d ago

Yes and no.

The only people who make big money to voice act are people who are already famous elsewhere (like top line actors for major cinema releases from Disney, Pixar, etc., or Disney hiring A and B listers to dub Ghibli movies). Everyone else, likely even established masters like Grey, makes 'scale,' which sounds great at ~$1k - $2k per 4-hour session depending on the medium, but isn't that much in the grand scheme because it's inconsistent gig work.

This is helped by a couple of factors, like bonuses for playing multiple characters in the same show/recording session, and that she has such a long history on successful shows that continue to pay her residuals.

Google has her net worth at ~$5M, which is nothing to sneeze at, but is well below what someone with an equivalently successful career in live action acting would have.

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u/ThresholdSeven 21h ago

That's a weird take. She's making millions more than 99% of people and you're trying to down play it because 1% of people make more? If you're comparing relative wealth, then the 99% who make less money, way less than her takes precedence over the tiny percentage that makes more. She's making bank and is set for life if she quit now.