Being a shunned, out of work actor doesn’t pay nearly as well as you’d think. Just ask Isaiah Washington. The “Grey’s Anatomy” pariah is five months late on his rent. That’s pretty extreme as it is, but to make matters worse, Washington’s rent is $20,000 a month. That’s right, he owes a hundred Gs in back rent, and his landlord has filed eviction papers against him and his wife to boot them from the Los Angeles-area home.

In unlawful detainer papers filed on March 24, the actor’s former landlord claims Washington is five months behind in rental payments totaling to $100,000. Washington and his wife Jenisa were recently served with a “3-day notice to pay rent or quit”, which basically means they have to evacuate the premises if they do not make the payments up.

The property in question is worth nearly three and a half million dollars and carries a hefty $20,000 a month rental fee. Washington’s original lease agreement, which started in April of 2008, included an option to buy.

The property management company is requesting the couple: “past-due rent of $100,000, reasonable attorney fees, forfeiture of the agreement, damages at the rate stated in item 11 [$3,333 per day] for each day the defendants remain in possession through entry of judgment.”

[From Radar]

First question is, if you could ever afford $20,000 a month in rent, why are you renting at all? Talk about a poor investment decision. Isaiah Washington is just full of bad choices all around. To make matters worse, his wife and three kids also live in the home. I’m sure he’s got some backup option and a place to go, but what an unfortunate situation to put your family in. When I hear about people that can’t afford their rent, my heart goes out to them. But when you choose to sign a $20,000 a month lease, and you’re an out of work actor who nobody likes anymore… well it’s hard to have as much empathy in that situation. Did he think the job offers were about to start rolling in?

Here’s Isaiah Washington at the Huffington Post’s Pre-Inaugural Ball on January 29th. Images thanks to WENN .