3. Skippy (A.K.A Asta) -$250 Per Week
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No, not the bush kangaroo. This Skippy was a Wire Fox Terrier that had a prolific film career during the 1930s. Trained by his owners Henry and Gale East, with some help from animal actor trainers Frank and Rudd Weatherwax, Skippy found fame with his most popular role of ‘Asta’ in the comedy detective film The Thin Man. So popular was it that his name was changed from Skippy to Asta. Asta also found praise in his role as Mr. Smith in the 1937 film The Awful Truth alongside Cary Grant. Asta appeared in a follow up to The Thin Man, After the Thin Man as well as starring in Bringing Up Baby as George, and as Mr. Atlas in Topper Takes a Trip. Whilst working, Asta/Skippy was earning $250 a week.
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