I never see him on commercials. Maybe John has a cable show.
His financial nest should be pretty well feathered after that show and residuals.
He also has done a show about travelling around and touring American Factories.
Oh yeah, he could not work for the next 10 years and the money keeps coming in. No worries about that here in Hollywood. If your rep is an idiot, you wont see a dime.
He has also appeared in every film made by Pixar; they consider Ratzenberger their “good luck charm,” and that’s a gig that pays well.
I admire his work—and that of Mike Rowe—on behalf of the skilled trades and manufacturing. To be fair, many of the low-skill manufacturing jobs will never come back. But on any given day, there are between 400-600,000 advanced manufacturing positions that go unfilled, simply because most workers lack the necessary training. You can train someone for one of those jobs in 3-9 months, but many are unaware of these opportunities.
An even bigger problem: the myth that you can only succeed with a college degree. Those unfilled advanced manufacturing jobs start off at $40-45K a year, plus overtime and full benefits. Many skilled trade positions pay even more, especially after a few years on the job.
Unfortunately, most young people—and their parents—would rather go deeply in debt for a worthless degree that gets them a job at Starbucks.