Little Big Shot presenter’s earnings go public in legal tussle with former manager

DETAILS of Shane Jacobson’s salary over the past year have turned up as part of a legal stoush between the entertainer and his former manager. And the Little Big Shots star is not doing too badly.

Details of actor Shane Jacobson’s recent earnings and future projected earnings have emerged. Picture: Stuart McEvoy

IT is the awkward detail that Shane Jacobson would no doubt prefer us not to know.

Details of his salary over the past year and projected earnings were tendered in a Victorian court as part of a legal stoush between the entertainer and his former manager.

Jacobson is embr­oi­led in a bitter legal battle with Deb Fryers, his former manager and publicist, over a share of more than $1 million in earnings.

Jacobson is in dispute with his former manager.

There are few surprises in the big-ticket gigs like hosting Channel 7’s Little Big Shots, for which Jacobson earned $215,000 for the second season that is currently on air, or an advertising campaign for IGA supermarkets for which he pocketed $200,000.

Shane Jacobson and brother Clayton released new film Brothers’ Nest this year. Picture: David Swift

But it is the detail on the smaller gigs that may come as a surprise.

The Kenny star charged $13,000 for a Bega Cheese Charity Dinner on March 22, 2017. And he has a confirmed amount of $15,000 for the upcoming October Mayors Spring Charity Evening.

According to the documents, Jacobson was paid $54,000 for taking part in the Channel 7 charity program The Real Full Monty, in which he and other celebrities stripped to raise funds and awareness for men’s prostate cancer.

Jacobson is starring with Todd McKenny in The Rocky Horror Show on stage in Sydney. Picture: David Caird

He earnt $3000 to record a voiceover for a character on the Thomas the Tank Engine animated TV series and a further $50,000 for low-budget Aussie flick Brothers’ Nest, on which Fryers is listed as an executive producer.

The actor is currently treading the boards in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the two-month run of shows scoring him a pay packet of $180,000.

Looking ahead, documents were also tendered for future earnings on deals Fryers was involved in. They include a third season of Little Big Shots and his films Chickabees, Awesome Ride and Bluey.

Fryers and Jacobson parted ways in February after 12 years together. Little is known about why the pair split, although some say the relationship frayed when Jacobson wouldn’t allow Fryers to take a   guest    to his wedding in ­February.

Originally published as Little Big Shot presenter’s earnings go public in legal tussle with former manager