A veteran actor who has labored in Hollywood for over three a long time has uncovered the tiny amount of cash he acquired paid in his newest cheque.
William Stanford Davis, who performs Mr Johnson, the janitor, within the Emmy Award successful present, Abbott Elementary, shared a video to Instagram exhibiting the amount he acquired in residual funds – that are paid after the present or movie comes out.
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“I’ve been a screen actor for 35 years. I’ve been in the [Screen Actor’s] Guild about 32 years,” he prefaced the video earlier than holding up the cheque, letting it “speak for itself”.
The cheque states a gross whole of 5 US cents (75 cents) as his earnings for a previous venture, which he didn’t title.
After taxes, it could amount to a few cents (approx. 45 cents), he clarified.
“The postage and paper, everything costs more than that. That’s what they think of us as actors,” mentioned Davis, 71.
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“There ain’t nothing funny about a [three cent] residual check! What are we supposed to do with that?” he added within the caption.
“This is why we’re on strike. On strike for better wages, for better residuals, for a piece of the subscription and to not give in to AI,” the Ray Donovan star continued.
“I stand in solidarity with the writers. And we are going to strike till we get what it’s that we have to make a residing as actors
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“I stand sturdy with our union as we battle for what’s ours and for the success of the longer term generations.”
Fans showed their support in the comment section.
“That’s so disrespectful… sustain the battle,” inspired one.
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“Now that is what I name TRASH,” said another, quoting Davis’ character in Abbott Elementary, “We stand in solidarity.”
“Almost everybody understands the typical actor doesn’t make rather a lot of cash, perhaps not even sufficient to outlive, and will get no advantages both. We know the celebs do not signify the 160,000 actors we have to make our favourite reveals,” said one supporter.
“We all keep in mind how necessary leisure was throughout the lockdown. Our favourite reveals stored us firm. This AI factor has to go DOWN. No one may be allowed to ‘personal’ one other individual’s likeness in perpetuity with out paying that individual a lotta cash.”
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The video comes amid ongoing strikes from actors and writers.
The US film and television industry came to a screeching halt as the Writer’s Guild of America began striking almost three months ago.
The Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists – began striking ten days ago.
The strike bars union members from participating in production of movies or TV shows, taking part in promotion – as seen when the Oppenheimer cast walked off their premiere red carpet halfway through – and no award shows can take place.
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