American Pie actor Seann William Scott made only $8000 in blockbuster film; hints at new sequel

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Seann William Scott played the desire-obsessed Steve Stifler in American Pie, the 1999 teen comedy that set the box office on fire. The actor has revealed a shocking detail about the film. Here’s what he said.Seann William Scott revealed that in the blockbuster movie American Pie, he only made $8,000 for his role as Steve Stifler. The actor joked that he had to take up a job selling churros at the zoo after the movie. Speaking on Peacock’s Rich Eisen Show, Seann said, «It was a lot of money at the time. I remember afterwards I bought a used Thunderbird for like $5,000 or maybe $6,000, (and) I’m like, ‘Oh yeah, baby’». He later talked about working in a zoo in Los Angeles. «I don’t know what happened to the other $2,000 because I ended up having to work at the LA Zoo as a churro guy, so maybe it was even less than $8,000,» he revealed.

American Pie made $235 million at the box office, which was a huge sum back in 1999.

But the good part is that the actor went on to portray the character in the three American Pie sequels – American Pie 2 in 2001, American Wedding in 2003, and American Reunion in 2012.

Seann can forget his less pay in American Pie, as he reportedly made $5 million for American Reunion. The actor recently reunited with his American Pie co-star Jason Biggs for a DoorDash commercial. In the ad, Sean crashes Jason’s party and they talk about their «best summer ever» in high school together – a hint to American Pie.

While speaking to Comicbook.com, Seann William Scott earlier hinted at a return to American Pie for a