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One 'This Is Us' star denied big bonus

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Nov 24, 2021
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  • This Is Us cast members get $2M bonuses, but fail to achieve parity for Jon Huertas… Ahead of its final season, the cast of This Is Us banded together to get raises (as casts of hit shows often do) — but while the lead 7 actors who have been regulars from season one were all able to secure $2M bonuses, Jon Huertas (Miguel) was only given a $1M bonus. Deadline explains that the difference for Huertas is that he became a series regular in season 2. Some if not all of the cast reportedly then tried to pool parts of their own bonuses and give it to Huertas so everyone was equal. That’s a super kind gesture and hopefully 20th TV comes around on it. 💵

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