‘I was a Disney star but I make far more money being a corn star’

Former Disney star Dan Benson ditched acting after struggling to make ends meet and found a career in ‘corn’.

Dan, 36, will be a familiar face to anyone who watched comedy series Wizards of Waverley Place – the show famed for making Selena Gomez a star.

He starred as recurring character Zeke Beakerman, the best friend of Justin Russo (David Henrie), appearing in 32 episodes of the Emmy winning show on Disney Channel from 2007 to 2012.

Nowadays he has left tradition acting behind him and turned to the world of ‘corn’ – TikTok’s sensitive name for the adult entertainment industry used to avoid getting censored.

Dan has amassed 210,000 followers on the video platform by revealing his life as actor-turned-pornstar, including exactly why he left acting in favour of the taboo industry.

‘Why I quit acting,’ his latest video was captioned simply, gaining nearly 2 million views in less than a day and thousands of likes and comments.

In early 2022, Dan joined OnlyFans, a website primarily used by sex workers and previously gave an update saying he had found the experience empowering.

Dan began: ‘I make next to nothing from residuals, I look back fondly on my time as an actor but for the love of god – I could not make a living to save my life.’

Residuals are the money actors earn from projects after they are finished, a portion is sent out every time the show airs, indefinitely, designed as a source of income.

This is one of the main things hotly debated as part of the actors’ strike, with many well known faces revealing the miniscule paycheques they’ve received from hit shows.