“Ummm...you guys know that these “reality” shows are all fake, right?”
Umm... you know that blanket statements are usually more wrong than they are right, right? Why would Pawn Stars pay actors for those parts when ordinary people will line up for the chance to get their mug shown on TV, for free? Does not compute.
Because sometimes the people lining up to get on tee vee are so low quality and un directable that it’s cheaper to slip someone who is directable a few bucks so you can wrap up your shooting and move on to editing.