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Come Fan with UsThursday, July 2, 2026

Jim Rome is still getting residual checks from Space Jam

And the payouts are RICH.

Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports

Thank you, Jim Rome, for giving us this look behind the scenes of the entertainment industry:

Wait, Jim Rome was in Space Jam? He absolutely was, right at the beginning:


I’ve always wanted to be a sports TV person just so I could play myself in movies. I want those easy film credits, and I want that $6.38 two decades later. Hit me up, Hollywood.

Also, I want to see everyone’s checks now. How much is Michael Jordan making off Space Jam 18 years after the fact? How about all the players who had their powers stolen? The Looney Tunes? The Monstars? Wayne Knight? I bet Wayne Knight gets about as much as Foghorn Leghorn is getting.

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