“Boy Meets World” star Rider Strong felt he got “completely screwed” during salary negotiations for the show’s final season — while co-star Ben Savage secured a “huge pay increase.”
In “ Book Meets World: The Definitive Inside Story of the Hit Sitcom ‘Boy Meets World ,'” released Tuesday, Strong recalled how a misunderstanding about his contract left him with a disappointing salary deal for the show’s seventh and final season.
Strong, 46, who played Shawn Hunter throughout the sitcom’s 1993-2000 run, had hoped to leave the series to focus on college. However, he mistakenly believed he was already contractually obligated to return for a seventh season, according to Entertainment Weekly .
Rider Strong speaks on stage at the Film Independent Forum at the DGA Theater Complex in Los Angeles on Sept. 26. Getty Images for Film Independent
Rider Strong, Will Friedle and Danielle Fishel co-wrote “Book Meets World: The Definitive Inside Story of the Hit Sitcom ‘Boy Meets World,'” released Tuesday.…