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The dual strikes by the writers and the actors – the first time that has happened since 1960 – have already cost California’s economy alone more than $5bn, according to governor Gavin Newsom.
Actors on strike are calling for increased pay and a rethinking of how residuals are paid out when shows are aired on streaming services. Why celebrities are striking: The average pay for actors ...
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In 1952, residual payments were extended to these television reruns, thanks in large part to Ronald Reagan, whose first term as president of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) ran from 1947 to 1952. [3] In 1953, the WGA negotiated residuals for up to five reruns for made-for-TV shows. [4] That said, film actors were still not paid residuals for reruns.
Dwayne Johnson was the highest-paid actor in 2016, 2019, 2020, and 2021. Julia Roberts was the highest-paid actress in 1998, 1999, and 2000. Forbes publishes yearly lists of the highest-paid actors and actresses based on total earnings from 1 June the previous year to 1 June the current year.
These were half-pay for rehearsals; additional compensation for more than eight performances a week, holidays, and Sundays; and a minimum number of paid weeks per season. To measure producer compliance with the Equity contract, it sent out postcard questionnaires to its membership asking on what terms they were now employed. [ 8 ]
In 1960 — the only previous time actors and writers struck simultaneously — the central issue was actors seeking pay for when their work in film was aired on television, compensation the ...
The studio group says it has agreed to do so for actors earning less than $65,000 an episode on half-hour shows and less than $70,000 an episode on one-hour shows. Background actors outside Los ...