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Josh Brolin opens up about side career that made him more money than 20 years acting

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Josh Brolin, 58, revealed on Theo Von's podcast "This Past Weekend" that before his breakthrough role in "No Country for Old Men," he worked as a full-time stock trader for nearly five years and made more money from trading than acting over two decades. Brolin detailed how he struggled to find success in Hollywood until 2007, when the Oscar-winning film changed his career trajectory. Despite critical acclaim, Brolin noted that early acting roles paid poorly; for instance, he cleared only $30,000 from "No Country for Old Men," while his stock trading yielded significantly more income.
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Josh Brolin recently revealed on the "This Past Weekend" podcast hosted by Theo Von that before achieving success in Hollywood, he had a side career as a full-time stock trader which earned him more money than his 20-year acting career. Brolin was cast in "The Goonies" after submitting to 350 auditions, but his acting career did not take off until he starred in the Oscar-winning film "No Country for Old Men" in 2007. He mentioned that this role marked a turning point, as it was before that people were uninterested in his acting pursuits despite early success in "The Goonies." During the period when his acting career was stagnant, he moved to New York to study and perform theater while also working as a stock trader.

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While filming “No Country for Old Men,” Brolin said he sent in an audition tape for “American Gangster” with his 16-year-old son playing Denzel Washington’s part. “And that’s the last audition I ever did,” he said.
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Josh Brolin opens up about side career that made him more money than 20 years acting By asserted
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Josh Brolin said he wasn’t taken seriously as an actor until 2007’s Oscar-winning “No Country for Old Men” — and in the years before landing the movie, he had a short career as a full-time stock trader. asserted
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The 58-year-old son of actor James Brolin told Theo Von on his “This Past Weekend” podcast that despite early success on “The Goonies,” his career in Hollywood was going nowhere. asserted
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Before he was cast as Brand in “The Goonies,” he said he went to “350 auditions,” and people told him, “It’s not for you.” asserted
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He said the ’80s classic was his first time ever in front of a camera, admitting, “I ruined the first day of shooting ’cause I couldn’t stop laughing” because he was so nervous. asserted
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Soon after making “The Goonies,” he went to New York to study acting and do theater. asserted
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He said that he “took it seriously,” and he “had 22 years of taking it seriously because nobody was interested until really I did ‘No Country,’ and then ‘No Country’ kind of changed s—.” asserted
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During that period, Brolin said he worked as a landscaper for a year and then became a stock trader when he was 30, “for almost five years full-time.” asserted
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“I was really good at it,” he admitted, explaining that he worked from home using three screens, “four tabs per screen.” asserted
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He said he did both swing trading and day trading. asserted
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“I made more money in those four years, really … than I had made in 20 years acting. asserted
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But I didn’t really make hardly anything acting.” asserted
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“Day trading I loved, man,” he added. asserted
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Even after he found critical acclaim in the industry, the money wasn’t blowing him away. asserted
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For “No Country for Old Men,” he said he was paid $100,000, “so I cleared what, $30,000? asserted
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That’s not considered a great year.” asserted
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But his Hollywood career began to turn around quickly after that. asserted
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While filming “No Country for Old Men,” Brolin said he sent in an audition tape for “American Gangster” with his 16-year-old son playing Denzel Washington’s part. “And that’s the last audition I ever did,” he said. asserted
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Brolin is now starring in the thriller “Whalefall,” about a diver who is swallowed by a whale. asserted
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Brolin plays the main character’s estranged father. asserted
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