I am so blessed
in having fans such as you and I am truly fortunate to be one of
the few actors who can gladly go to work and come into your home
everyday. Many actors are not this fortunate. Most work long and
hard just to get an audition, which may or may not lead to a job
that lasts only a few days each year. Currently my performers'
unions of SAG and AFTRA are on strike fighting for a better
commercial contract. The contract the advertisers have offered
proposes an actual 60% to 75% wage cut. Even more shocking is
the fact that this has been offered when the advertising
agencies we are striking against have posted record earnings for
the last few years. Talent cost remains a minor part of the huge
advertising budgets.
It is the working class actor who will be hurt most by this
cutback. I'm not talking about the highly paid stars, but the
average person with a family to support who is just trying to
make an honest living. These are the actors whose names you
might not know, but whose faces are familiar.
If this strike continues it could ultimately carry over into
a network television and theatrical strike as well. This means
that during that time I would no longer be able to come into
your home everyday via my show. I am asking you, as a fan and a
consumer, to click on the link below and send an e-mail to one
of the targeted companies that pay these advertisers to make
their commercials and let them know that you do not support
products advertised in commercials that use non-union scabs.
Thank you for your help and support in this matter.
