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Joe Rogan: “Blue collar actors are just not doing well right now.”

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Joe Rogan Experience #2478 - Theo Von

Published April 2, 2026 | Video Starts at 1:04:51

A lot of guys are, I was just watching this video with this guy. I've seen him in a ton of movies and he's like, Blue collar actors are just not doing well right now. He's like, I had to sell my house. You know, a lot of people are just going to television shows because there's no money in films anymore. (1:04:51–1:04:55)

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Asserts that blue-collar actors are struggling financially at present.

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