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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.
I’ve had very lean years where I couldn’t get a job and those are precisely the moments when in years past, actors could rely on residuals from their past work to help them get by,” Moore ...
Matthew Perry, the beloved actor best known for his role as sarcastic, wise-cracking Chandler Bing on the sitcom “Friends,” died Saturday at age 54. He left behind a legion of fans and a ...
On X, Twisters star Glen Powell said that he “survived off of residuals while trying to make it as a working actor.” But even Hollywood’s biggest movie stars can struggle to stay afloat.
Unionized actors had been paid by a residuals system for network television since the 1950s. [1] This system provided actors with payment every time the commercial aired. However, this system was not extended to cable television; a union actor received US$1,000 for their appearance in a cable ad no matter how many times it aired. [4]
Residuals are an essential issue in the current strikes of Hollywood's actors and screenwriters
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “The residuals are out there,” read a picket sign held by actor David Duchovny, echoing the tagline of his TV series, “The X Files.” Residuals are a central issue of ...
Mandy Moore, like many other famous faces, joined the picket lines this week to support the SAG-AFTRA strike that commenced on Friday after the actors union and the major studios and streaming ...