entertainment
From penniless to in-demand: How two creators said no to a big payday
May 24, 2026
Back in the 1990s, two aspiring writers, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, moved to Los Angeles with nothing but ambition and used clothes. For half a decade, they struggled just to survive, with Stone sometimes sleeping on a pile of dirty clothes because he couldn’t afford a bed. Success seemed far off,
