Jimmy Kimmel is setting out to help his fellow SAG-AFTRA members once again. A recent casting notice for Jimmy Kimmel Live!
calls for actors who are just shy of qualifying for health insurance. They must be within $1,401 of meeting the minimum requirement to be considered for the role, according to the listing, which is currently circulating on social media and was confirmed to Deadline by a source close to production.
In 2023, SAG-AFTRA required members to earn at least $26,470 from acting work in order to qualify for the union’s health insurance plan.
That number is scheduled to increase by 2% every year. This is not the first time that Kimmel has tried to lend a helping hand to working actors.
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