By Mark Gray
6:00pm PST, Dec 13, 2023
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Saying hi comes at a price! The celebrity message app Cameo allows fans to get personalized short videos and shoutouts from their favorite personalities for a price, and some stars — many of whom you may not suspect — are raking in the dough via the platform.
Ousted New York Congressman George Santos reportedly picked up the tab at a dinner with some fellow Republicans colleagues in December 2023 and he didn't bat an eye at the price. "He is making big bucks on Cameo" making personalized videos for about $600 a pop, a source told Page Six on Dec. 10. In fact, George told pals "he took 140 orders yesterday at $599 per order" for Cameo fan videos. Then again, George doesn't have a great reputation for telling the truth, as he fudged (to put it lightly) his professional and educational history. However, if he is being honest, that means he made $83,860 in just one day via Cameo.
In an interview with CBS New York, he referenced his personalized videos.
"I can tell you that by the end of this week, that is actually factual, I will have made more money in seven days than I would've made in an entire year in Congress," he said.
Keep reading to see other stars making bank on Cameo…
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Money matters for this reality TV alum. Caitlyn Jenner previously charged fans about $2,300 for a quick video when she was on Cameo, which made the reality TV star about 40% more expensive than fellow Cameo celebrities.
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Cameo life is "wonderful" for Kevin O'Leary. The "Shark Tank" star will record a short personalized video after collecting $1,500. If you don't pay up, you get no video and you're "dead" to him. In 2021, it was reported that he had made nearly $200,000 in personal videos.
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"The Office" star Brian Baumgartner has made a half million dollars in personalized Cameo videos, based on his cost-per-video and number of reviews he's gotten. At the end of 2023, he was charging $195 per personal video.
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Nigel Lythgoe is dancing to the bank every time he records a quick Cameo. The "So You Think You Can Dance" judge rakes in $1,000 per video.
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Whose house? Angela Simmons isn't making money like her super-wealthy father, but the "Run's House" star is on her way, as her greetings come with a price tag of $1,000.
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Fans have booked personalized messages, Zoom calls and direct messages from "Monty Python" icon John Cleese. "Please provide extra details to enable the Cameo video to be more personalized and rude," he's said on his profile.
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Celebrity chef Shipra Khanna's bottom line is as tasty as her food. The Indian culinary superstar — who won "MasterChef India" in 2012 — will cook up a quick greeting for $1,500. That will take a bite out of your wallet.
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Comedian and actor Michael Rapaport, a reigning king of rants, has pocketed more than $225,000 in personalized videos. He charges $199 for a shoutout.
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"Harry Potter" actor Tom Felton was a Cameo darling. Although he charged more than many other celebrities — when he was active on the platform, he got $599 for a shoutout — he raked it in. A 2021 report revealed he made about $200,000 for the seconds-long videos. Tom often sang or played guitar in his clips too.
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James Murray has made over $200,000 in short videos on Cameo. The "Impractical Jokers" star is a top earner at $249 a pop. The other jokers might want to get in on this action.
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Sean Astin has scored a touchdown with his greetings. The "Rudy" star has made more than $200,000 on the celebrity greeting app. Fans get their money's worth too, as the average length of one of his $499 videos is reportedly six minutes.
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1980s teen icon Debbie Gibson has been given new life on the celebrity greeting app. She's made more than $150,000 with her personalized videos. Only in her dreams could she have imagined that.
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Rapper Boosie Badazz is making a second income on Cameo, as he'll say "hello" for $1,500.
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Money ball. Trey Lance was only on an NFL field a handful of times after being drafted by the San Francisco 49ers (and later traded to Dallas), but he was scoring on Cameo where he charged fans nearly $1,400 to say hey.
