The actors continue to walk the picket lines in the SAG-AFTRA strike, many of them are coming forward to share examples of why they’re striking.
Among them are William Stanford Davis, a veteran actor whose extensive credits range from “Curb Your Enthusiasm” to “Ray Donovan”, and is currently seen on “Abbott Elementary” as janitor and occasional substitute teacher Mr.
Johnson. Davis recently posted a video on Instagram, in which he displayed a residual cheque for a role in a TV series he didn’t identify. READ MORE: Kimiko Glenn Reveals Her ‘Orange Is The New Black’ Royalty For $24.30: ‘Why SAG-AFTRA Is Striking’ “I’ve been a member of the [Screen Actor’s] Guild for 32 years and… I’m gonna let this speak for itself,” he said before holding up a residual cheque for a whopping five cents. “This is a residual cheque,” he said. “Can you see that?
Can you believe that? That’s [five] cents. The postage, the paper, everything costs more than that. That’s what they think of us as actors.
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