‘American Pie’ Star Seann William Scott Reveals He Only Made $8,000 For Playing Stifler: “Ended Up Having to Work at the LA Zoo as a Churro Guy”

Seann William Scott went from American Pie to LA Zoo churro guy. Despite playing the iconic character of Stifler in the 2000 teen sex comedy, the actor — who was only paid $8,000 for the entire movie — revealed he was forced to go back to working a regular job.

Scott made the confession while appearing on the Rick Eisen Show. The two played a game of truth or dare when he was asked if it was true that American Pie was his first feature-length film and whether he was only paid the four-figure number.

“I think so, yeah, because I remember afterwards I bought a used Thunderbird for like $5,000 or maybe $6,000, I’m like, ‘Oh yeah, baby’,” he said. “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.”

The actor added that he had one other job while “waiting for the movie to come out” before going to the LA Zoo, where he only worked for “two days.”

The cult classic, which cost $11 million to make, raked in a whopping $235 million at the global box office. While Scott received measly compensation for the first installment, it was reported that he and co-star Jason Biggs were paid $5 million to reprise their roles in 2012’s American Reunion.

Steven Stifler was one of the five main characters in American Pie and served as the antagonist in both the first movie and American Pie 2, which was released in 2001. Scott came back for the role again in 2003 for American Wedding and in 2012 for American Reunion.

Earlier this year, the actor told Comicbook.com that they “recently” began “talking about an idea” for a fifth installment.

“It would be so much fun to see, I think, fun, but also really fascinating to see a guy like Stifler in his mid-forties today trying to figure things out,” he said. “A guy who hasn’t really changed that much, but the world has changed, you know, what would his life be like?”

Scott added, “Is there a fun end to a story? I don’t know if it’ll ever happen.”

American Pie and American Pie 2 are currently streaming on Peacock.