SAG-AFTRA president shares what 86% of actors on strike are really paid in a year
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- Fran Drescher, the president of SAG-AFTRA, speaks to CNN's Poppy Harlow and Victor Blackwell about the state of the actors' strike in Hollywood and her reaction to the deal offered by the AMPTP, the trade group representing major Hollywood studios. #CNN #News
Fran Drescher is a LOT more than just an actor and a writer and executive producer.
She also is a rape survivor. She was raped at gunpoint during a home invasion.
She is also a cancer survivor.
She was told from the start of her career, that she would never make it in Hollywood with her voice.
If there is anyone who knows how to fight and survive, its certainly Fran Drescher.
I couldn't imagine that! I think I read something similar happened to Kelly McGillis too.
Thanks for spreading that tidbit prick.
So give her a cookie.
She's also part of the 1% that the left claim to hate....
She did all those things when young. The woman is in her 60s now she's too old for this
Fran Drescher to me was The Nanny. Now she's a badass business woman that looks out for and cares for her union members.
Go Fran!
CNN, please use median and min/max when reporting income. When there is such skew/kurtosis in distribution, average are highly misleading.
I would say the average is still pretty damning for an industry that is estimated to pull in 29-32 billion dollars this year. To get that down low enough, you'd need a hell of a lot of people making that or less to drag an average down from what the top stars make.
"From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." Matthew 4:17
"Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also." Matthew 5:38-39
"And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly." Matthew 6:5-6
@@doriansookochoff9768, unfortunately, a lot of people would just look at the average and assume that most people make that amount. Statistical understanding isn't our strong suit in the U.S. Instead, the way the interviewee framed it really presented a different picture: the overwhelming majority (86%) make less than $26K. And it would get worse over time, as more and more jobs are for streaming content and eliminated by AI. Regardless of how much any of the rest of us understand art-focused jobs, we can relate to 1) powerful, multi-billion dollar companies being required to pay their workers fairly and 2) protecting jobs from being outsourced to other countries or non-humans.
@@doriansookochoff9768 There are a lot of actors out there. huge demand, like never before. Schools like Juliard have been getting 2,000 applicants a year lately and can only accept at most 20.
@@BrianLeopold - more like some posters.
She's the studious' worst nightmare: tough, smart, savy and one of the most recognizable people to ever be beamed into everyone's living room, for 3 decades.
Want this comment on a shirt 💯💯💯
Will smith...
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The difference is now with streaming, the studios have more than 3 decades worth of content to sell streaming subscriptions without any new content being made.
Al Roker on the Today show said the average writer makes $27,000 a year. One writer had two shows to write on and a dog walking service to even make paycheck to paycheck. That’s terrible! One CEO said they all can strike for as long as they want. He was not budging. I know this will work out for those who are striking. They deserve to make a livelihood!
That is sad, however most writers aren't worth $27,000 a year with the garbage they put out. I remember an episode of Charmed that was literally the movie Ladyhawke. Including the dramatic music followed by the line A day without a night. Regarding the eclipse. And Chris Levinson got credit and Payment for "writing" a stolen script. So much poor writing and stolen ideas in Hollywood I vote they pay good writers A lot and bad ones crap. Create competition. Let's face it most of the best writers are also producers and directors. The come up with an idea write a script and then set out to make the movie. And they get their payday.
I think this is a scenario were congress should and could get involved. This could also be a major campaign issue not just for television, but incomes in general have not really gone up, while the expectation of more work loads has gone up. Inflation has gone up, rents gone up. When you have 78% of Americans who cant put money into a savings account, and 49% of Americans now renting because they can't afford a home in the bad market, this writers strike can grow pretty largely into with pay issues. Meanwhile ,companions are making more money then ever, CEOs are making more money then ever. hense that idiot CEO who said, he's not budging. If congress decides to pass a law, he wont have a choice. Majority of americans support this strike.
Yeah and I'm glad the wealthyba listers are in solidarity with them because it will definitely make a difference and the corporations will have no choice but to offer them a better deal .I'm sure there losing money right now.
CEO's tend to lean towards overpaid, entitled feeling trash humans who have lost their touch of humanity.
Until the general sentiment of Society loudly regects the false idolization of top level executivea we will keep repeating the mistakes of our current version of capitalism.
Their pay should be at least doubled to 60k. Its embarrassing we even have to have this discussion.
I was about to say. I’ve been a member of SAG since 99…65K sounds high. Probably closer to 20K and we survive off felexible part time jobs. IE bartending,waiting on tables,security,Uber and now a lot more virtual remote jobs
Average
Appears to be a supply and demand issue, there are just too many people trying to make a living in the acting field.
I don't know what the answer is to this issue, but capitalism will always try to find the cheapest way to make a product to maximize profits.
@@alsheremeta Well, another way to put that is that capitalism will always try to exploit workers as much as possible, even below a living wage. People mistakenly say "A company will pay you what you are worth" but nope, they will pay you as little as they can.. unless you are a CEO/involved in the pay decisions.
It seems like a career that you should pivot in if you don't make it. Its a tournament model of pay so if you don't "win" it might be time to move on.
@@hb7030If that's the case then 86% of everything we watch will be AI generated which is the other half of the reason they're striking
It's so disingenuous of the media to report an average that includes the millionaires at the top, while most actors have to wait tables to make a living and the people who sell their product are all millionaires.
Man I keep getting more and more impressed by Fran Drescher. If she wants it, she could do something in the future.
It’s inflation.
Most people are tired and broke
Zero public support
@@raywhitehead730I’ve got kidney failure apparently so I guess I’m too sick to help or I’m going to die soon
Looks like she’s doing something now
🤔. What a _weird_ comment.
What an amazing woman, well spoken, prepared, dedicated to serve and with the power of her own voice and name. My admiration for the amazing Fran Drescher.
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@@ashenwalker4622these people genuinely believe Hollywood cares for them.
The 12yr old in me watching her in the 90s cant take her serious
👏 Excellent counterpoint,@@ashenwalker4622! 🤓
Love Fran she’s always looked out for everyone around her so well
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Simu Liu says “what people often don’t understand is your average SAG actor isn’t a lead on a TV show making whatever amount of money per year.”
“They’re really going gig to gig & struggling & we need to make sure the industry conditions are such that they don’t get exploited.”
The Idea that one side will not try to exploit the other in this situation is a little naive
Hollywood has always been a gig to gig industry since the beginning. It's going to be incredibly difficult for them to negotiate a change in that regard. Time will tell.
@@Wongseifu548Agreed
160,000 proud SAG-AFTRA members, all competing for something like 25,000 roles. Why is that the studios' fault again?
@@catfishcooler1566 - it isn't. On the other hand is it fair that of those 25000 roles, people will still have to work 2nd, 3rd jobs when they didn't before?
I like how she has an answer for everything, its why people say they can see her with a future in politics.
Reagan was president of the SAG.
I feel her voice is an issue and she should stay where she is. Actors lie for a living which is why so many become politicians. We need to get truth back into politics. so No more actors. Lets have some teachers and scientists!!! :)
@@GameFanTime Her voice is an issue? Sarah Palin was a governor for many years. It should always be about policy and less about how they look or sound.
She has the charisma to run for office
@@GameFanTime teachers need to teach and scientists need to do whatever they do (heal, research).
And for the rest of your comment, you are confusing what they do to get paid and the rest of their lives.
This woman deserves a SPECIAL EDITION OSCAR! Bravo Fran Drescher!!
Your awesome Fran keep up the great work you’re doing. Not just for actors but setting an example for all of us.
Every common, average worker should be supporting Fran's messages and intentions. She's not simply fighting for actors and writers... she's setting A PRECEDENT.
SUPPORT INDEPENDENT ARTISTS! 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨
Nah.
Exactly I love how even though she's wealthy she's not detached from reality and she's very aware of what people are living on and the struggles they face and are looking out for the little guys.
@@jgibson8092 It isn't as though Fran is super hyper wealthy. Bob Iger makes $75,000 A DAY. Yes, per day. I don't think I've ever made that much in a YEAR.
I'm a grip, IATSE 479 in Atlanta, Ga. and I'm with the actors and writers... Meet the crazy inflation, and no AI scans for free perpetual use.
Fran is a great representation for the actors on strike. She is clear and to the point. Love it.
"From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." Matthew 4:17
"Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also." Matthew 5:38-39
"And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly." Matthew 6:5-6
@@followerofjesuschrist.shut the hell up -Everyone
@@followerofjesuschrist. As a Christian, your trolling the same comment is making you look a fool.
Works very quickly as well I see
We love you, Fran! You are on the right side of history and we thank you for your strength and everything you're doing for your guild.
YES! SUPPORT INDEPENDENT ARTISTS! Let the greedy Hollywon't CEOs burn. 🔥🔥🔥
"Reflect upon the Past.
Embrace your Present.
Orchestrate our Futures." --Artemis
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"Before I start, I must see my end.
Destination known, my mind’s journey now begins.
Upon my chariot, heart and soul’s fate revealed.
In time, all points converge, hope’s strength re-steeled.
But to earn final peace at the universe's endless refrain,
We must see all in nothingness...
Before we start again."
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--Diamond Dragons (series)
No one will miss her
the right side of history??? I don't support crappy writers, entitled actors, stupid TV show, braindead superheroes, or the 45th prequel to Star Wars.
There's no such thing as the "right side of history," and historic determinism is a myth.
The Guild? They employ less than 10% of their members at any time, but those lowly members still have to pay dues meaning the newbies who have not broken out are essentially paying for the retirement of Tom Hanks and Harrison Ford.
This lady is inspiring me so much
I'm so impressed with Fran Drescher! Who would have thought "The Nanny" would be so articulate, well spoken and knowledgable about the issues in the SAG-AFTRA strike? Well done:)
Well besides starring in it, she created The Nanny, produced it, directed on it, writer on it, and this as a woman in the 90's. I always knew she was one smart lady.
@@christmasfanj6735 I never knew that! It explains a lot:)
She acknowledge the part-time nature of most actors work
She said the average annual pay for 86% of working actors is $26.500 and that's what is equivalent to a part-time job. When actors are working, they do work long hours. Learning lines, rehearsing, etc. It's not a part-time job.
What language is that?
@@theoracle7175 The issue is about those who really do work full time but don't get paid right. You can "yeah but" all day. I didn't get paid minimally right when I started, but meanwhile others with better connections got rich. The executives have long been taking advantage, and now it's renegotiation time.
"From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." Matthew 4:17
"Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also." Matthew 5:38-39
"And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly." Matthew 6:5-6
@@Havanorange Acting is basically temp work.
In the US writers and actors are striking.
Here in the UK its nurses, teachers, train drivers, rail workers, and doctors.
In Canada it's grocery store workers. (Metro) And come September the teachers will be on strike to.
Fran Drescher is the hero for the working class America needs right now. Fight em Fran. Fight em
not really
@@Wongseifu548 yes really. You want AI taking over jobs? Then shut up
This is SUCH a well done interview; FD is so well spoken in her resopnses including CNN's usage of SS's now-outdated rant.
Well spoken and well done. I didn't care for "The Nanny" but I'm impressed with how she handled herself in this interview and how she's been handling the negotiations so far.
Love her. I think she provides clarity to the message, with a passion that is palpable.
She's a professional actress with a script, what did you expect 🤣
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This is one of the Smartest leaders we got. Go Fran! ❤
In Frans first few words she was like “Don’t F with me” 😂
this strike is ridiculous and entitled
The nanny we all needed! The ones that fights for us!
Netflix does not give any residuals to South Korean actors for their shows. Supporting actors’ pay for these Netflix shows start at $300 per episode
The president of Korea’s Actors Union has sent several messages to Netflix and got no response.
They don’t need to give residuals. Netflix is not a charity, they’re a business. Most actors would act for free just for the fame/exposure.
@@adventuresinthebay8487 So basically your point is if employers can get away with paying someone NOTHING they should. So why not bring in all those clamoring to get into the U.S. and let them offer their labor for a 10th what people now in the U.S. get paid. That would solve everything right! Because corporations/businesses can do NO wrong and have NO duty or obligation or responsibility other than reap profits. Maximum revenue at minimum cost.
Wonderful...lets do that. Let start with all the foreign educated doctors, engineers, brilliant STEM grads, all those IT guys...Lets gut U.S. base pay...bring it down to 10% what it is now. After all...we must obey our corporate overlords!
They have the best WOMAN for to stand up for laborers!!! What an inspiration and leader.
Well she explained it very well.
Because she's obviously right. We're talking about the biggest industry in the world and their employees need a second job because they're literally poor. We need the same conversation for the rest of country being crippled by corporations making more profits than ever but their employees are literally poor and being subsidized by the tax payers. McDonald's Walmart these types of corporations need to be organized and go on strike. They pay less taxes than the rest of america and make more money then the rest of america and their employees are poor. I'm a conservative and the way they lie about how much taxes they pay is deceitful and they get away with it because of how the mainstream media phrases the question. They'll start the conversation with we pay over 50% of the nation's total taxes. But they avoid the percentages because they make 90% of the money and the news never calls them out on it. It wouldn't be that bad if they actually paid their employees a fair livable wage. The government has to step in and say if you're going to pay less taxes through the corporate tax code loopholes then there has to be a federal corporate minimum wage of 20$ an hour. You can choose the corporate tax loopholes and pay 20$ an hour or go back to paying normal taxes like everyone else. This would work because it doesn't effect small business owners and mom and pop shops. We closed down all the factories and farms which were the #1 income for middle class america and allowed walmart and others to bypass the constitution and employ slave labor products overseas. The constitution is useless if our trade deals do not abide by it.
Power to the people! Keep fighting the good fight against the "Let them eat cake" party!
The solution is easy. Stop paying writers & actors a fixed amount. Pay them a percentage of the profits from the project. I know some contracts include this already, but I mean just a percentage, no upfront payment. Let them take the same risks the studios do. Sink or swim together. If they are fired from a project or the project is cancelled pay them the minimum wage for each hour spent on it.
Per the hollywood reporter it would cost the studios 600 million a year to say yes to all what the unions are asking for. The company's running the studios made 343 billion dollar profit in 2022. So just 0.18% of it could fix all, and they said no to 0.18%.
"Profit" is a bookkeeping convention. They need to be paid a percentage of the gross. I know of someone who negotiated for a percentage of the profits. The people who ran the company made sure there were no profits--paying themselves in other ways.
Yes, Fran! I am so glad I still have my primary career as a hairstylist and makeup to fall back on if I had chosen acting, screenwriting, producing, or directing. Extras make $70-$100 for a 12-hour shift. Producing or directing, how would I be able to pay every employee a good paycheck that meets inflation? At the same time, to buy a house, a condominium, a Kia or Hyundai, not only in Hollywood, but anywhere in the world, with the "box office" profits? It's impossible! Streaming services, charge a subscription and can get unlimited top movies at no additional charge. It's almost like the Napster days. These streamers are raking in the cash and on "rent or buy". Who goes to the movies anymore? James Holmes affected that an the pandemic completely changed that! 8:01
The problem isn't what the actors can afford right now, the problem is that actors are being snuffed out of their fair wages compared to what they contribute to the scene of hollywood movies and shows. Remember what Dave Chappelle said about their image or stuff, hollywood wants to own it 5ever and make money off of them. Isn't that something?
Exactly. I have 30+ years of experience in acting, directing, writing, sound design, fight choreography, voice-over, etc. There is NO POSSIBLE WAY that someone could claim that my work has been properly compensated over the decades. I've made a pittance compared to what I truly earned.
But corporate CEOs have the coin, connections, clout, content, computer code, control, corruption, and opportunities to exploit these things. It is what it is. They can do whatever they want, unfortunately. 😕
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@@Novastar.SaberCombat I'm wondering how an actor/writer/producer can be fairly compensated? Even if Netflix has a billion subscribers, how would the contract be constructed? You get a percentage for every view of the product? YT pays creators 60% of revenue generated per ad shown. The creation of a film means employing hundreds if not thousands of people. The landscape has been changing for some time when you consider all the content and streaming services out there. I would say the market is saturated.
@@bluebellrose8 The short answer is "yes". That is how residuals worked on physical tickets to traditional theaters, VHS (lol) sales, DVDs, and sometimes even merchandise. There is absolutely no plausible reason why this cannot be done for streaming, digital downloads, etc. The CEOs and "upper" management simply didn't need nor want this. Rich gotta rich, poor gotta serve. It's all about expensive agreements, and the logistics and laws that hold everyone accountable. But Hollywon't has VERY LITTLE of that going on. It's solely for the rich, obviously.
A lot of people still go to the movies! Streaming services can not kill off the business of movie theaters forever.
Always liked the Nanny, but I'm a Fran fan now! She is a strong leader!
Thank you Fran Drescher for your continued dedication. Also thank you to Michelle Hurd for working so tirelessly to get convention waivers approved. I know during Con season this is how a lot of actors make money.
Seems like society has had a breath of societal fresh air, since this strike.. Keep it going!
USA v. trump
@@Steven-ol4vo That was incoherent as a response... Ask mom to turn the AC up in her basement for you... maybe you’ll gain a tinge more cognition.
@@DemonDog444LOL...Thx... and what’s hilarious is that bozo needed an English translation app to post this 9 letters....
May the strike never end!
@@debbie5728just more bots. Democrats never debate but run and cry when facts are on the table.
Companys can survive with a CEO, cant survive without actors and writers. It's time for the rich in charge men to understand, the power is no longer with them. Times are changing.
KEEP FIGHTING IM WITH YOU!!!!
Or the companies can just hire writers from other countries. Or how about AI? God bless globalization huh?
Actors are worth nothing until there is a job for them to fill. Actors don't build businesses or hire people. CEOs do.
@peraltaisrael2598 I think most of us are tired of the wash, rinse, repeat cycle movies, and TV shows are in. You think that will improve with AI, I don't. And the idea of they can just get someone from another country. You are not American, are you? Most people here will demand American actors and American culture. That can be a lot harder than you realize. There are bizarre things that are inherently American and most of the regional. A bunch of people from a different country will never be able to pull off. We are way too spoiled for that. We're getting tired of it as it is, and there are not a lot of tears being shed for CEOs and the Uber wealthy right now.
They can survive because there is a lifetime of content on Netflix already. No new content needs to be made and kids can just grow up watching old shows.
Company's can't survive without consumers. If more of us stopped going to the movies and stop watching things on Netflix the more money Hollywood would lose.
Poppy Harlow met her match in Fran. Poppy didn't realize a "nanny" could be in control of the statistics.
I support my fellow striking actors and writers.
Stay strong.
I'm doing my part. I refuse to go to the movies. I recommend others do the same. Hurt Hollywood producer's where it really hurts. Their Wallets.
How long will it be before we (the working people) get replaced by A.I.?
alright, what about the VFX People ?
@@lightningspeed6142 Their jobs went years ago.
Fran is mulritalented
Love her authoritative voice.
Go Fran! I absolutely love your passion and tenacity in your fight to get what is just. Don't relent and capitulate to their demands. The greed at the top is absolutely disgusting.
But who's going to call all of us racists while they are striking?
Right on Fran!
You are a great leader for a good
Cause.🗽🏆
About time major media outlets spoke honestly about these strikes. What the WGA & SAG AFTRA are fighting for is a harbinger for every working person on this planet in the years to come. AI will replace jobs if we let corporations do so.
AI will replace jobs regardless. At best you're trying to force companies to hire people to really just sit there and "supervise" AI.
Guess what? Plenty of other countries will not require that and if you think a lot of manufacturing moved abroad, just wait until AI work can be outsourced by sending a file in a second.
AI is coming and you might as well celebrate that it can take over repetitive menial tasks and look for opportunities to do something it can't or that can be amplified by it and use it as competitive advantage
@@leok7193so what are you doing to avoid being replaced by AI? Serious question.
@@chrisddawson I don't have to do much not to get replaced. I'm an investigator and AI can't gather evidence, stand in front of a judge and swear to a warrant or go actually perform a thorough search. However, AI would be great to analyze thousands of documents received in a white collar criminal case, cross reference account numbers or search through emails for conspiratorial language. That's something not far off.
You are fairly safe from replacement with things like plumbing, nursing, car repair, etc. The tasks are too complex and varied to be automated like they would be at a factory, where items can be fully standardized analyzed and manipulated physically. That said, AI could help save time and effort by for example scanning ECU, analysing all data stored in a car and narrowing the likely problem.
@@leok7193 what is your angle exactly? That we should let companies do what they want to do because otherwise they will outsource jobs to other countries? Well, assuming they do so and there’s no jobs here how do you think Americans will consume? The very same corporate principle that you’re defending will collapse because of there will be no consumption from Americans… cause they have no jobs.
We can’t have a country where everyone is a plumber or manual laborer. Not that those jobs aren’t very important but the need is ultimately finite. At some point when we start replacing people who contribute buying power we will have lost. I think you get the idea that it should be of concern when those replaced have a hard time “moving on” and not paying or affording their bills. It’s a cop out for people to say “we ve always had this problem” as so many are around this subject. It’s also no longer good for the country to say “I’ve got mine. You get yours” when there’s nothing more to get.
And I would fear, but can fully see an investigator, lawyer or any white collar job being replaced or job capacity reduced ( meaning that nice salary gets reduced too). It’s not automation. It’s intelligence we re dealing with. Bests.
I didn't know Fran Drescher was like this.
If this all works out, I would like to see her on a higher political trail and see how she does.
65K A YEAR?!? And we're supposed to feel bad for them?
I absolutely loved Fran before her SAG presidency but with her calling out the statistics and breaking them down I’m so much more impressed! She’s lived a hard life and busted her tuchus to get where she is and now she’s flexing the muscles she’s had to develop! 💪🏻💪🏻
This has been leading up to this for years. The financial crisis saw production companies and studios cut wages, reality TV was a Sh@tshow and now AI and streaming companies are making working in this business extremely difficult.
86% of actors don't make the $25K min threshold for SAG medical benefits
Will always love Fran. More power to Fran and all the actors.
well spoken!
130k+ members of sag. There isn't enough work to go around as it is. Not everyone can be a star.
There is since you have to remember where the studios film their content at. Also 130k+ members aren't always acting too. Many do it here and there.
Content is filmed all over the world. Could it just possibly be that TV and movies are a dying form of entertainment due to the lack of substance in the content?
@@chrispavin1373There is just too much content. Content inflation makes anything new worth less.
Blacksmiths striking over the popularity of the automobile.
Only $65K per year? When the average income for regular people is around $40K per year? Poor babies!!!!
As Fran said in the interview , the $65k was very misleading, which u would know if you had paid attention. And the average for the country is $70k not $40k. As for the actors, reality is 99% earns $40k a year or less, 86% $26k. Per the hollywood reporter it would cost the studios 600 million a year to say yes to all what the unions are asking for. The company's running the studios made 343 billion dollar profit in 2022. So just 0.18% of it could fix all.
Very impressed by Fran for sure. The studios won’t budge though so this may be a lessen in futility. The amount of content that has been made in the past decade will have us consumers recycling old shows for a bit. I am for the actors and Writers getting appropriate levels of pay. Since I don’t know this business model hard to say what that is. Sadly for the Union the consumers haven’t felt the pain of this strike which gives them no leverage
The content recycling can go on for a lifetime. No new content needs to be made, so the actors have absolutely no leverage now.
The studios PR garbage is a pathetic attempt to divide and conquer, and try to take out Fran given how strong and popular she’s been. So they hope to get rid of her and have her replaced with a pushover who will give in to them. It really is insulting how stupid the studios think ppl are, that we all cant see through their childish games.
"actor" is such an umbrella term; such a small portion is the millionnaires / award winners that we see on the news day to day.
So impressed by Fran Drescher. Classy, well spoken, articulate, intelligent, empathetic … I could go on.
she's brilliant. im in awe of her leadership skills.
Andy Serkis says “it’s fair to say I’m one of the most scanned actors on the planet so I know that you do run the risk of not only your image but your libraries of movement can be used in other movies without your knowledge.”
Love Poppy Harlow saying she had Victor Blackwell at her side this morning. She pushed Don Lemon right into that conversation about race after he said he wasn’t comfortable talking about it. No matter how many black history shows CNN shows it will not make up for what she and the network did to Don Lemon. MSNBC has a wonderful diverse lineup these days.
Yeah most don't get 26000. But the 26000 are for how Many hours of work. I vê seen them complaining for receiving about 1000 a day.
SAG is destroying indie producers by leveling everybody up to a studio level, this is a clearly one sided story here.
Wow !
Beauty and Brain, that's the whole package right there !
65,000? You must be STARVING!
Did you even see the damn interview? The reality is 99% earns $40k or less, 86% earns $26k, while the national average wage is $70k. So yes, low paid!
@@christmasfanj6735 i did see it...65,000 would have been a wonderful guess. I would be using my talents in Vegas had I not. In fact, it took less time than I thought to successfully troll someone. I wish you and these low paid workers the best. Its just wild to imagine someone who makes movies/tv shows making less than someone who clocks in at basically any job in America. I would have guessed the last strike would have fixed their issues.
Fran, You look great.I can't believe you are 65.
Zero public support
Go Fran! Keep Going Great! 👍😊💪
Living wages, career development, residuals, AI limits, put two decades of growth for owners into workers' contract. Basic fairness. Solidarity with unions WGA and SAG-AFTRA. Union wages and wins raise them for all. Join a union, start a union. 💜
These people hating on the comments about $65,000 a year average which includes the top paid actors ($26,500 average without the top 20%) do you know how much the top brass in these companies make?
The right amount and what they deserve. Similar to the A-list actors. People don't give a shit about the Z-list actors
Absolutly those who need the attention the most. Those poor actors...
I hope your homeless are off the street by the time you give those fucks any money.
Go work for real and not acting as if 24/7
I know the industry made over 2 TRILLION dollars last year and yet all the assholes who comment on these videos are dismissing the work these people do as non-essential. Although, I think there's certainly a healthy amount of them who are either bots or men that just don't like listening to anything a tough woman like Fran has to say.
@@ArtGirl82 Their work is ***Obviously*** non-essential. How the hell is it essential? And on top of that, they are hyper replaceable
@@John_Smith_86 be mad at the industry from the top. These people are just as exploited
Get another job like the rest of us teachers are doing…no sympathy. Go away hollywood.
SAG-AFTRA asks striking actors to avoid certain costumes this Halloween. What people do in heir private lives does not concern the Union or work.
America needs new blood in media.
They should strike for at least 5 years to really send a message.
Studios are prepared to do that with their content library fully loaded with a lifetime of content. Don’t know if actors are ready.
We the people should stop going to the movies. Hurt Hollywood where it will really hurt. Their Wallets.
@@louis-we3yiI don't blame them. It's just a remake of a classic that no one asked for and a sequel that wasn't necessary. What about that Barbie movie? Last I saw it broke the record for highest grossing movie. And that other movie Oppenheimer seems to be bringing in more money.
What a smart lady? She is definitely impressive when you listen to her.
Wow. So nice to see the Nanny back in action!
Just to clarify, the $26.5K threshold is AS AN ACTOR. If you're in the union, in order to get insurance FROM THE UNION, that's what you have 2 make FROM ACTING.🤷🏾♀️
The Master Thespian?
Hollywood calls me phobic or an ist whenever I tell them I don't like their movie. I hope the studios play hard ball and bleed the actors and writers dry.
shame on all the studio and streaming service CEO's including Disney CEO Bob Iger, it shows all they care about is themselves making money and letting all below them struggle to make a living. SHAME SHAME SHAME
Regardless where you stand on this issue,
if you stand at all,
It is brilliant that Fran and her union members are communicating with the public quite openly.
Kind of a "marketing strategy" in itself to drum up support. And it appears to be working.
A recent poll revealed that less than 7% of the public sides with the AMPTM.
Maybe they too need to stop being so quiet and start being more forthcoming about their side of this issue.
But please keep Bob Iger out of it. His big mouth did them no justice.
I'd like to see that poll as I'd imagine that most American don't support either side. However, public opinion really has no affect on the strike unless millions of people are willing to cancel their streaming service or refuse to go see movies out of protest. But that isn't even close to happening (July 21-23 was the fourth biggest box office weekend of all time).
[EDIT] I found the poll but "I Don't Support Either Side" wasn't even an option.
@Hedgehobbit google it.
I agree that the avg American is too busy making their own living.
The poll represented about 1000 people.
A cross section representative so in that sense my comment could be somewhat misleading.
But go ahead and google it and look at the results itself.
However I do stand on my opinion that more have less sympathy for big Hollywood overseers, and more sympathy for the vast majority of actors who are struggling to make ends meet, because they are relatable to most pf the population.
Sit down with an actor who shows you his residual check worth 35 cents and you will probably suggest he or her go online and fill out some job applications.
But sit down to one of these billionaires and listem to them complain about the rsik to their mulit billionaire portfolio's and stock options and yiur response will probably be-
SHUT THE H*** UP!
It'll be a cold day in hell when Harry Flugleman lets an actor tell him what to do!
Interview Joy Behar from The View that should be good for ratings
Notice all the obnoxious rich actors, worth 100s of millions, who want YOU to pay astronomical costs for basics, taxes, fees, every regulatory increase affecting YOUR life, aren’t willing themselves to take a cut.. ? LOL
But why should co workers be expected to pay for it when the companies making billions in profit refuse to? Would u take a pay cut when your boss refuses to give your co workers a raise to catch up with inflation? Reality is 99% earns $40k a year or less, 86% $26k. Per the hollywood reporter it would cost the studios 600 million a year to say yes to all what the unions are asking for. The company's running the studios made 343 billion dollar profit in 2022. So just 0.18% of it could fix all.
Why would a succesful owner of a roofer company-for instance- take a cut in their pay to support their underpaid fellow roofers who aren't so lucky to have their own business? No, that succesful owner will join their fellow roofers and demand fair wages for every roofer and a restructuring of an unfair system. Because there is always demand for roofers; so why are so many underpaid(note: this is an example to simplify things😂)? I think most people are tripping over the preconception that acting isn't a 'real job'.
@@roddo1955 As stated before... I don’t care what the actors make, the production companies .. (or “roofing business” titan) UNTIL they whine and moan, send elitist democrat politicians millions in campaign donations and campaign for them to attack OTHER’S industries, jobs, profits, etc etc etc.. ... Its called hypocrisy (on steroids).Throw in their faux global warming -advocacy hypocrisy
Mad at the wrong people. The CEOs are making billions are the ones causing this. Strikes affect the majority which are working folks and their families.
I don’t care for them actors, I mark $20000 a year total as a disabiled retired military soldier barely getting by on 70% disability. I wish I had an extra 5k available
“Most of Hollywood pretends to be very important people. Like we’re curing cancer or studying climate change or preventing homelessness. But our job is basically saying learned lines while trying not to hit the furniture around us.”
- Marina Sirtis
So, yes. They all willingly work for $26.000,- a year, constantly hoping to become the next Tom Cruise.
Which brings me to the film “To Die For”, where Nicole Kidman’s character (Suzanne Stone) says: “As long as I remember, I always wanted to be on TV. Because, you see, you’re not anybody in America unless you're on TV. On TV is where we learn about who we really are. Because what's the point of doing anything worthwhile if nobody's watching? And if people are watching me, it makes me a better person.”
I support the writers and actors!
What does either side do when they find out nobody cares if their entire industry ceases to exist?
The workers are going to lose this one unfortunately...... Hollywood is putting out garbage and it's hard to ask for raises when that's the case
@@tevandorian1744 I would rather watch an old episode of The Beverly Hillbillies that I have seen 20 times than any of the dreck they are putting out now; with the exception of Young Sheldon.
Nobody’s cares? Many care. What a horrible thing to say about someone in a different field than you being taken advantage of. The industry consists of films and television and all sorts of projects. We are all affected. We are set designers, construction, lighting directors, stage managers, editors, production assistants, and so much more. We are hardworking folks with families.
@@stacyc4287 The people with real skills like the carpenters and electricians will get other jobs. If you wanted people to care you should have put out more than Marvel comics dreck and woke propaganda.
Barbie just got 1 billion dollars.
The platforms need to be held to account for the inequity as well. There are some platforms paying less than a cent per view of a feature film. The small indie guys who many platforms fill their catalogs with get hit hard by some / most platforms. I have a film that is just shy of a million views, but because most of those views are on a certain platform we get less than .01c per view and we split that with a distributor. The performers and the creators are being hosed.
I wish them well but their problem may be that not many people who have a say in anything care sh*t about their product. These studios have been making the same pulpy meaningless movies and series for decades. If that industry would just disappear, would anyone but a few pensioners notice? It may just be time to look for a job elsewere.
Yeah i hope they get crushed i don't want to pay higher subscription fees so they can buy two yachts.
Per the hollywood reporter it would cost the studios 600 million a year to say yes to all what the unions are asking for. The company's running the studios made 343 billion dollar profit in 2022. So just 0.18% of it could fix all. Even if they have to fork up the 0.18%, they still have over 342 billion dollars in profit then. So if they raise supscription fees it's not because of settling with the union, but because of greed. And that's on the studio's then, not on the actors.
When corporations understand that the workers are the ones that make the wheels turn for them to be able to be paid those exorbitant salaries and bonuses, then they will start paying them THRIVING WAGE (not a living wage). While they think they are doing us a favor by giving us jobs, everything will stay the same.
I agree with Silverman. It's not a strike if some ppl are working. And I thought the strike was about keeping AI out of movies.
But only independet studios get waivers IF they agree to ALL the terms that the union is asking for. So this is a good thing because it proofs to the big studios that it can be done, while keeping some people earning a check during all this. Per the hollywood reporter it would cost the studios 600 million a year to say yes to all what the unions are asking for. The company's running the studios made 343 billion dollar profit in 2022. So just 0.18% of it could fix all.
If you are referring to Americans working in England, by what I’ve read, that’s a different contract, and those folks will be fired if they try to strike.
They are fighting OUR fight. Actors and writers just happen to have the literal stage but make no mistake, they are the front line for all of us who labor.
They also directly taken on the threat of AI to the workforce
@@jamesricker3997 hopefully AI will show them how to act like they have a job.
@@Zman5146 Would you prefer " in labor"? That would be so meta.
@@Zman5146 Such mishaps are a legitimate and practical concern during filming. In terms of "continuity" , shoots have been put on standstill for much less.
Actors are among the highest paid people on Earth. In fact the top 10 actors each year make two to three times as much money as the top paid CEOs. So giving rich people more money is most certainly NOT helping average workers.
Watching Disney lose $1B has been hilarious
Losing $1 Billion in revenue doesn't matter when you look at all of their financial data.
Disney made $82.722 billion in revenue, and only got $12.121 billion out of it.
@@mactastic144OK, I'll put it like this. Watching disney's last 8+ woke garbage attempts lose them over $1B in a single season has been f*cking hilarious to watch.👍
If you don't like the pay then find another job?!
Again stupid take
Fran Drescher is a great speaker and was direct to the point with the questions. I hope the actors get a fair living wage now.
that reporter literally fired the Live show when he asked back "if they make less than 26500 than how can they last 6 months" damn really true !!!!!! that makes them lying
If the business model has changed, the companies need to adapt so the work conditions and wages are livable for their employees. Some swim in money thanks to those who can barely afford their own life.