This is Day 116 of the SAG-AFTRA strike.
SAG-AFTRA picket lines in New York City on Monday doubled as vigils, with striking actors waiting for their union’s leaders to weigh in on the “last, best, and final offer” package that the studios and streamers delivered Saturday.
“We were handed 500 pages,” SAG-AFTRA strike captain Sue Berch said Monday in her traditional stemwinder of a closing speech for morning pickets outside Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery offices in Manhattan. “So [negotiators] are going through it to make sure they keep track of everything that’s in there. Trust them.”
“‘Last, best, and final,’ my ass!” one picketer shouted, prompting whoops and cheers. Berch agreed, saying, “It isn’t final ’til we say it’s final.”
Zachary Quinto, F. Murray Abraham, Jill Hennessy, Erika Longo, Lori Hammel, Mike Doyle, Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Nick Sakai and Michael Cyril Creighton were among the actors...
SAG-AFTRA picket lines in New York City on Monday doubled as vigils, with striking actors waiting for their union’s leaders to weigh in on the “last, best, and final offer” package that the studios and streamers delivered Saturday.
“We were handed 500 pages,” SAG-AFTRA strike captain Sue Berch said Monday in her traditional stemwinder of a closing speech for morning pickets outside Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery offices in Manhattan. “So [negotiators] are going through it to make sure they keep track of everything that’s in there. Trust them.”
“‘Last, best, and final,’ my ass!” one picketer shouted, prompting whoops and cheers. Berch agreed, saying, “It isn’t final ’til we say it’s final.”
Zachary Quinto, F. Murray Abraham, Jill Hennessy, Erika Longo, Lori Hammel, Mike Doyle, Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Nick Sakai and Michael Cyril Creighton were among the actors...
- 11/6/2023
- by Sean Piccoli
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated, 7:44 Pm: Hard to tell if it is going to be a trick or a treat from SAG-AFTRA and the studios this Halloween, but the two sides are set to meet again in person on Tuesday.
“The committee worked independently today,” the Fran Drescher-run guild told members Monday evening. “We will be meeting with the AMPTP Tuesday,” it added.
But, of course, there’s a twist.
“While talks over the past week have been productive, we remain far apart on key issues,” SAG-AFTRA concluded, once again asking their 160,000-strong membership to show up on the picket lines, “raise your voices at rallies across the country,” and take to social media over successive days:
Let's take to the feeds and show everyone what it looks like to be SAG-AFTRA Strong!#SagAftraMembers and allies! Join our #SagAftraStrongChallenge, starting Tomorrow, 10/31. Follow the daily prompt and share your #SagAftraStrong pride! Swipe through for all the details.
“The committee worked independently today,” the Fran Drescher-run guild told members Monday evening. “We will be meeting with the AMPTP Tuesday,” it added.
But, of course, there’s a twist.
“While talks over the past week have been productive, we remain far apart on key issues,” SAG-AFTRA concluded, once again asking their 160,000-strong membership to show up on the picket lines, “raise your voices at rallies across the country,” and take to social media over successive days:
Let's take to the feeds and show everyone what it looks like to be SAG-AFTRA Strong!#SagAftraMembers and allies! Join our #SagAftraStrongChallenge, starting Tomorrow, 10/31. Follow the daily prompt and share your #SagAftraStrong pride! Swipe through for all the details.
- 10/31/2023
- by Dominic Patten and Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
This is day 103 of SAG-AFTRA strike.
The actors were back out on the picket line in full force Tuesday — the same day their union was set to resume negotiations with the AMPTP.
Thesps walked the line on both coasts, with actors like Sarah Paulson, Zachary Quinto, Betty Gilpin, J. Smith-Cameron, Carrie Preston and Ke Huy Quan marching in the Big Apple while Allison Janney, Jeri Ryan, Rick Gonzalez (Law & Order: Organized Crime), The Continental stars Mishel Prada and Adam Shapiro, Breaking Bad’s Charles Baker and Myles Grier and Jury Duty‘s Trisha Lafache pounded the pavement outside of Warner Bros. in Burbank.
Members of the American Federation of Musicians also came out to the WB picket line Tuesday to support members of SAG-AFTRA.
“Today is back to the table, day one of negotiations,” said Ryan to Deadline. “I want to send a message to all our negotiating committee...
The actors were back out on the picket line in full force Tuesday — the same day their union was set to resume negotiations with the AMPTP.
Thesps walked the line on both coasts, with actors like Sarah Paulson, Zachary Quinto, Betty Gilpin, J. Smith-Cameron, Carrie Preston and Ke Huy Quan marching in the Big Apple while Allison Janney, Jeri Ryan, Rick Gonzalez (Law & Order: Organized Crime), The Continental stars Mishel Prada and Adam Shapiro, Breaking Bad’s Charles Baker and Myles Grier and Jury Duty‘s Trisha Lafache pounded the pavement outside of Warner Bros. in Burbank.
Members of the American Federation of Musicians also came out to the WB picket line Tuesday to support members of SAG-AFTRA.
“Today is back to the table, day one of negotiations,” said Ryan to Deadline. “I want to send a message to all our negotiating committee...
- 10/24/2023
- by Rosy Cordero, Lynette Rice and Sean Piccoli
- Deadline Film + TV
As we near the 100-day mark of the actors’ strike, Sarah Paulson, Rosario Dawson, Jessica Lange, Zachary Quinto, Josh Charles, and Ethan Hawke grabbed their picket signs and joined chants for a fair contract Thursday morning in New York City.
Hawke says he expected the strike to end last week, while snacking on a coffee-drenched donut. He checked the news every morning in anticipation of a finalized agreement and was ultimately left disappointed.
“The longer it goes on the more angry and frustrated with corporate entities I become,” Hawke says.
Hawke says he expected the strike to end last week, while snacking on a coffee-drenched donut. He checked the news every morning in anticipation of a finalized agreement and was ultimately left disappointed.
“The longer it goes on the more angry and frustrated with corporate entities I become,” Hawke says.
- 10/17/2023
- by Kalia Richardson
- Rollingstone.com
This is Day 92 of the SAG-AFTRA strike.
At the first actors to picket after Wednesday night’s breakdown of their talks with the studios and streamers, SAG-AFTRA members in New York City said that they were disappointed by the setback but “holding strong” to their demands.
Striking actors who gathered Thursday outside Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery offices also cheered the announcement of bipartisan legislation in the U.S. Senate to protect them from artificial intelligence.
Writers joining them on the picket line after ratifying their own contract this week urged the actors to stay strong.
“It’s tactics,” The Wire creator David Simon told Deadline, speaking of the studios’ decision to suspend the talks and criticize SAG-AFTRA for demanding a share of studio profits. “They say you can’t have something and you’ll never get something, and ‘DGA settled for this and you don’t understand our industry.
At the first actors to picket after Wednesday night’s breakdown of their talks with the studios and streamers, SAG-AFTRA members in New York City said that they were disappointed by the setback but “holding strong” to their demands.
Striking actors who gathered Thursday outside Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery offices also cheered the announcement of bipartisan legislation in the U.S. Senate to protect them from artificial intelligence.
Writers joining them on the picket line after ratifying their own contract this week urged the actors to stay strong.
“It’s tactics,” The Wire creator David Simon told Deadline, speaking of the studios’ decision to suspend the talks and criticize SAG-AFTRA for demanding a share of studio profits. “They say you can’t have something and you’ll never get something, and ‘DGA settled for this and you don’t understand our industry.
- 10/12/2023
- by Sean Piccoli
- Deadline Film + TV
Senate Legislation Would Outlaw Unauthorized AI-Generated Likenesses; SAG-AFTRA Lauds “No Fakes Act”
Four U.S. senators today announced a discussion draft bill aimed at protecting actors, singers and others from having their voice and likeness generated by artificial intelligence. The bipartisan Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act, or No Fakes Act (read it here), would hold people, companies and platforms liable for producing or hosting such digital replicas.
SAG-AFTRA applauded the announcement today, with President Fran Drescher saying: “A performer’s voice and their appearance are all part of their unique essence, and it’s not ok when those are used without their permission. Consent is key.”
The No Fakes Act would prevent a person from producing or distributing an unauthorized AI-generated replica of an individual to perform in an audiovisual or sound recording without the consent of the individual being replicated. The person creating or sharing the unauthorized replication would be liable for the damages caused by the AI-generated fake.
SAG-AFTRA applauded the announcement today, with President Fran Drescher saying: “A performer’s voice and their appearance are all part of their unique essence, and it’s not ok when those are used without their permission. Consent is key.”
The No Fakes Act would prevent a person from producing or distributing an unauthorized AI-generated replica of an individual to perform in an audiovisual or sound recording without the consent of the individual being replicated. The person creating or sharing the unauthorized replication would be liable for the damages caused by the AI-generated fake.
- 10/12/2023
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Anne Hathaway, similar to her character Patricia in Rebecca Miller’s “She Came to Me,” has dealt with being a perfectionist.
“I think perhaps in the earlier part of my life, I believed a little bit more in perfectionism,” Hathaway told Variety at the New York screening of “She Came to Me” on Tuesday night. “[Patricia] thinks that if she can just do everything right, she’ll protect the people who she loves from having bad things happen to them.”
Set in New York, the rom-com follows composer Steven Lauddem (Peter Dinklage), who is creatively blocked just weeks before the deadline for his latest commission. At the urging of his wife and former therapist Patricia (Hathaway), he searches for inspiration and finds it in Katrina (Marisa Tomei), a thrill-seeking tugboat captain.
Hathaway and director-writer Miller discussed bringing nuance to Patricia, a seemingly put-together, type A wife and mother on the verge of mental collapse.
“I think perhaps in the earlier part of my life, I believed a little bit more in perfectionism,” Hathaway told Variety at the New York screening of “She Came to Me” on Tuesday night. “[Patricia] thinks that if she can just do everything right, she’ll protect the people who she loves from having bad things happen to them.”
Set in New York, the rom-com follows composer Steven Lauddem (Peter Dinklage), who is creatively blocked just weeks before the deadline for his latest commission. At the urging of his wife and former therapist Patricia (Hathaway), he searches for inspiration and finds it in Katrina (Marisa Tomei), a thrill-seeking tugboat captain.
Hathaway and director-writer Miller discussed bringing nuance to Patricia, a seemingly put-together, type A wife and mother on the verge of mental collapse.
- 10/4/2023
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
This is Day 83 of the SAG-AFTRA strike.
The language was salty but the mood was upbeat at a union rally in Midtown Manhattan by striking actors and their supporters from the 150,000-member Transportation Workers Union.
With talks between the actors union and the production studios paused until Wednesday, the crowd at SAG-AFTRA’s solidarity picket with the Twu filled two lanes of the street outside NBCUniversal headquarters and made a sometimes Nsfw din that could be heard for blocks.
Oscar-winning actor F. Murray Abraham, one of the rally speakers, dropped an F-bomb in remarks calling for all working Americans to receive a livable wage and health care. “And since our corrupt Congress won’t give that to us, we got a f*ckin’ union,” he said to cheers.
But it was Twu chief John Samuelson who really let fly, railing at “p*ick bosses” in a pugilistic speech that...
The language was salty but the mood was upbeat at a union rally in Midtown Manhattan by striking actors and their supporters from the 150,000-member Transportation Workers Union.
With talks between the actors union and the production studios paused until Wednesday, the crowd at SAG-AFTRA’s solidarity picket with the Twu filled two lanes of the street outside NBCUniversal headquarters and made a sometimes Nsfw din that could be heard for blocks.
Oscar-winning actor F. Murray Abraham, one of the rally speakers, dropped an F-bomb in remarks calling for all working Americans to receive a livable wage and health care. “And since our corrupt Congress won’t give that to us, we got a f*ckin’ union,” he said to cheers.
But it was Twu chief John Samuelson who really let fly, railing at “p*ick bosses” in a pugilistic speech that...
- 10/3/2023
- by Sean Piccoli
- Deadline Film + TV
Thousands of SAG-AFTRA and WGA members lined the sidewalks surrounding the Warner Bros. Discovery office Thursday, raising signs of union solidarity and dancing to tambourines and drum beats as leaders chanted for a just contract. Actors like Oscar Isaac, F. Murray Abraham, and John Leguizamo were joined by union representation from backstage entertainment crews, freight workers, local unions, and numerous other groups.
When Leguizamo took the stage, he called the turnout “a block party but for workers’ rights.” With streaming on the rise, the comedian and actor highlighted the actors...
When Leguizamo took the stage, he called the turnout “a block party but for workers’ rights.” With streaming on the rise, the comedian and actor highlighted the actors...
- 9/15/2023
- by Kalia Richardson
- Rollingstone.com
This is Day 128 of the WGA strike and Day 55 of the SAG-AFTRA strike.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul paid a surprise visit to striking writers and actors outside Netflix offices in Manhattan on Wednesday, making good on what one union officer said was a “very, very last-minute” decision to briefly join the picket line and meet strike leaders.
In an appearance lasting about 10 minutes that caught most picketers and passersby off-guard, the state’s top elected official exchanged hugs and handshakes with WGA and SAG-AFTRA officers, paused for photos and, protest sign in hand, waded into the march for a couple of laps — flanked by aides, security and visibly delighted union figures including SAG-AFTRA president Duncan Crabtree-Ireland.
Hochul didn’t address the rally, but as she readied to leave, she spoke to a small circle of union leaders — all of them surrounded by onlookers — and encouraged the strikers to “stay strong.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul paid a surprise visit to striking writers and actors outside Netflix offices in Manhattan on Wednesday, making good on what one union officer said was a “very, very last-minute” decision to briefly join the picket line and meet strike leaders.
In an appearance lasting about 10 minutes that caught most picketers and passersby off-guard, the state’s top elected official exchanged hugs and handshakes with WGA and SAG-AFTRA officers, paused for photos and, protest sign in hand, waded into the march for a couple of laps — flanked by aides, security and visibly delighted union figures including SAG-AFTRA president Duncan Crabtree-Ireland.
Hochul didn’t address the rally, but as she readied to leave, she spoke to a small circle of union leaders — all of them surrounded by onlookers — and encouraged the strikers to “stay strong.
- 9/6/2023
- by Sean Piccoli
- Deadline Film + TV
As writers hit 100 days of being on strike, members approached the milestone with a large degree of resolve and enthusiasm, with some anger and questions simmering underneath.
The picket line outside the Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery offices near Union Square was one of the largest seen in New York since the start of the Writers Guild of America strike on May 2. The WGA received more than 700 RSVPs just from its own members, but SAG-AFTRA members were also on the lines as were IATSE members, Local 802 musicians and more.
A Local 802 band and a drumline of all women, trans and non-binary musicians accompanied the picketers circling around the block. Local elected officials, including New York City comptroller Brad Lander and New York state senator Kristen S. Gonzalez, were in attendance as well as Rebecca Damon, executive director of SAG-AFTRA’s New York local, as well as big-name actors such as Richard Gere and Bob Odenkirk.
The picket line outside the Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery offices near Union Square was one of the largest seen in New York since the start of the Writers Guild of America strike on May 2. The WGA received more than 700 RSVPs just from its own members, but SAG-AFTRA members were also on the lines as were IATSE members, Local 802 musicians and more.
A Local 802 band and a drumline of all women, trans and non-binary musicians accompanied the picketers circling around the block. Local elected officials, including New York City comptroller Brad Lander and New York state senator Kristen S. Gonzalez, were in attendance as well as Rebecca Damon, executive director of SAG-AFTRA’s New York local, as well as big-name actors such as Richard Gere and Bob Odenkirk.
- 8/9/2023
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The New York City Council’s Committee on Civil Service and Labor passed a resolution today in support of a fair contract for striking actors and writers.
Following a hearing, the committee voted unanimously to approve the resolution, which will go to a vote of the full City Council on Thursday. The Writers Guild of America has been on strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers since May 2 and SAG-AFTRA since July 14.
SAG-AFTRA President Fran Dresher told the committee: “My members want the same things for their children that the CEO’s making large fortunes want for theirs. We will not be stepped on and squeezed out of our livelihoods so they can look good to their shareholders.”
Lowell Peterson, executive director of the WGA East, said: “The companies’ refusal to bargain about our core proposals – proposals that would enable writers to build and sustain their careers...
Following a hearing, the committee voted unanimously to approve the resolution, which will go to a vote of the full City Council on Thursday. The Writers Guild of America has been on strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers since May 2 and SAG-AFTRA since July 14.
SAG-AFTRA President Fran Dresher told the committee: “My members want the same things for their children that the CEO’s making large fortunes want for theirs. We will not be stepped on and squeezed out of our livelihoods so they can look good to their shareholders.”
Lowell Peterson, executive director of the WGA East, said: “The companies’ refusal to bargain about our core proposals – proposals that would enable writers to build and sustain their careers...
- 8/1/2023
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s Day 12 of the SAG-AFTRA strike and Day 85 of the WGA strike.
With enough famous actors to populate an awards show all gathered on one stage, the labor union representing them in an “existential battle” against film and television studios held a star-studded strike rally in the middle of New York’s Times Square on Tuesday morning.
An audience of several hundred people including card-waving members of SAG-AFTRA squeezed into a barricaded pedestrian plaza on a humid day when at least one spectator required medical attention. At an event dubbed “Rock the City for a Fair Contract,” they heard almost two hours worth of speeches from union representatives and from high-profile acting peers including Bryan Cranston, Christine Baranski, Wendell Pierce, Christian Slater, Stephen Lang, Michelle Hurd, Jill Hennessy and Steve Buscemi.
Behind the speakers on the temporary stage stood several other actors representing generations of film and television work,...
With enough famous actors to populate an awards show all gathered on one stage, the labor union representing them in an “existential battle” against film and television studios held a star-studded strike rally in the middle of New York’s Times Square on Tuesday morning.
An audience of several hundred people including card-waving members of SAG-AFTRA squeezed into a barricaded pedestrian plaza on a humid day when at least one spectator required medical attention. At an event dubbed “Rock the City for a Fair Contract,” they heard almost two hours worth of speeches from union representatives and from high-profile acting peers including Bryan Cranston, Christine Baranski, Wendell Pierce, Christian Slater, Stephen Lang, Michelle Hurd, Jill Hennessy and Steve Buscemi.
Behind the speakers on the temporary stage stood several other actors representing generations of film and television work,...
- 7/25/2023
- by Valerie Complex and Sean Piccoli
- Deadline Film + TV
SAG-AFTRA is hosting a star-studded rally Tuesday out of Manhattan’s Times Square with NYC A-listers like Bryan Cranston, Christine Baranski and Matt Bomer leading the charge.
The “Rock the City for a Fair Contract” rally will begin at Times Square Pedestrian Plaza at 9:30 a.m. Et, the union announced Monday evening. T-shirts, buttons and stickers will be available while supplies last, the union’s release said.
In addition to the stars of “Your Honor,” “The Good Fight” and Showtime’s upcoming “Fellow Travelers,” other rally attendees named on the release include “Yellowjackets” star Lauren Ambrose, Steve Buscemi, Tituss Burgess, Liza Colón-Zayas, Gregory Diaz, Jennifer Ehle, Nancy Giles, Danai Gurrira, Jill Hennessy, Marin Hinkle, Stephen Lang, Arian Moayed, Wendell Pierce, Christian Slater, Corey Stoll and Merritt Wever.
Joining them will be SAG-AFTRA national executive director and chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland; the union’s secretary-treasurer Joely Fisher; New York president...
The “Rock the City for a Fair Contract” rally will begin at Times Square Pedestrian Plaza at 9:30 a.m. Et, the union announced Monday evening. T-shirts, buttons and stickers will be available while supplies last, the union’s release said.
In addition to the stars of “Your Honor,” “The Good Fight” and Showtime’s upcoming “Fellow Travelers,” other rally attendees named on the release include “Yellowjackets” star Lauren Ambrose, Steve Buscemi, Tituss Burgess, Liza Colón-Zayas, Gregory Diaz, Jennifer Ehle, Nancy Giles, Danai Gurrira, Jill Hennessy, Marin Hinkle, Stephen Lang, Arian Moayed, Wendell Pierce, Christian Slater, Corey Stoll and Merritt Wever.
Joining them will be SAG-AFTRA national executive director and chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland; the union’s secretary-treasurer Joely Fisher; New York president...
- 7/25/2023
- by Benjamin Lindsay
- The Wrap
SAG-AFTRA will hold a mass rally in Times Square on Tuesday morning. It’s expected to be the biggest rally in NYC since the strike began on July 14. Celebs scheduled to attend the “Rock the City for a Fair Contract” rally include Bryan Cranston, Steve Buscemi, Christian Slater, Lauren Ambrose, Christine Baranski, Matt Bomer, Tituss Burgess, Liza Colón-Zayas, Gregory Diaz, Jennifer Ehle, Nancy Giles, Danai Gurrira, Jill Hennessy, Marin Hinkle, Stephen Lang, Arian Moayed, Wendell Pierce, Corey Stoll and Merritt Wever.
“SAG-AFTRA is fighting to ensure its members receive their fair share of streaming revenues, increased compensation to keep pace with inflation, and an agreement that will give actors informed consent and fair pay when A.I. creates digital replicas of their performance, voice, and likeness,” the guild said in a statement.
Also attending will be SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director and chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland; Secretary-Treasurer Joely Fisher; New York President Ezra Knight,...
“SAG-AFTRA is fighting to ensure its members receive their fair share of streaming revenues, increased compensation to keep pace with inflation, and an agreement that will give actors informed consent and fair pay when A.I. creates digital replicas of their performance, voice, and likeness,” the guild said in a statement.
Also attending will be SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director and chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland; Secretary-Treasurer Joely Fisher; New York President Ezra Knight,...
- 7/25/2023
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
John Leguizamo, Busy Philipps, Tony Kushner, Neil Gaiman, Al Franken and Wanda Sykes were among those who took to the stage during WGA East’s Rally at 30 Rockefeller Center on Tuesday, appearing alongside union leaders from SAG-AFTRA, IATSE, Actor’s Equity and more pledging that “all of labor stands behind the writers.”
Cynthia Nixon, Ilana Glazer, Warren Leight and labor leaders Rebecca Damon from SAG-AFTRA, Kate Shindle of Actors Equity and Matt Loeb of IATSE were also among those who spoke, with Mark Ruffalo and Susan Sarandon making crowd appearances.
Both of those actors’ messages of solidarity were more prominently shared on social media as Ruffalo encouraged SAG members to vote yes on the strike authorization and stand in solidarity with the WGA if they are concerned about “AI protections, and the future of television and entertainment.” Sarandon, meanwhile, tweeted, “NYC is a Union town. Stronger Together!!!” alongside of video of the rally.
Cynthia Nixon, Ilana Glazer, Warren Leight and labor leaders Rebecca Damon from SAG-AFTRA, Kate Shindle of Actors Equity and Matt Loeb of IATSE were also among those who spoke, with Mark Ruffalo and Susan Sarandon making crowd appearances.
Both of those actors’ messages of solidarity were more prominently shared on social media as Ruffalo encouraged SAG members to vote yes on the strike authorization and stand in solidarity with the WGA if they are concerned about “AI protections, and the future of television and entertainment.” Sarandon, meanwhile, tweeted, “NYC is a Union town. Stronger Together!!!” alongside of video of the rally.
- 5/23/2023
- by Abbey White and Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Rebecca Damon has been named executive director of SAG-AFTRA’s New York local – a paying staff job that will require her to give up her membership in the union. Damon, an actor and voice-over performer, had previously served as the union’s executive vice president and president of the New York local – both of which are non-paying positions.
Damon replaces Jeffrey Bennett, who had been the New York local’s executive director and deputy general counsel. He moved up to general counsel when Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, who had been the general counsel, succeeded David White as national executive director.
Two other local executive directors have also been appointed: Serena Kung in Los Angeles, and Jessica Maher in New England. They had previously served as interim local executive directors. Kung succeeds Ilyanne Morden Kichaven, who retired earlier this year after 20 years of service.
“I am thrilled to appoint Serena, Rebecca and Jessica to these new roles,...
Damon replaces Jeffrey Bennett, who had been the New York local’s executive director and deputy general counsel. He moved up to general counsel when Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, who had been the general counsel, succeeded David White as national executive director.
Two other local executive directors have also been appointed: Serena Kung in Los Angeles, and Jessica Maher in New England. They had previously served as interim local executive directors. Kung succeeds Ilyanne Morden Kichaven, who retired earlier this year after 20 years of service.
“I am thrilled to appoint Serena, Rebecca and Jessica to these new roles,...
- 10/26/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Ben Whitehair, a staunch supporter of SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher, has been elected executive vice president of the union at its fifth biennial convention. He succeeds Rebecca Damon in the post, which is the union’s second-highest elected position.
Whitehair, whose credits include Better Call Saul and Z Nation, was one of the leaders of the union’s “Unite for Strength” ruling party that helped get Drescher elected president.
Drescher supporters from Unite for Strength and its Usan and UnionStrong affiliates swept the seven other vice presidential elections, assuring that the ruling party will remain in power for another two years, even though in the national elections last August, members voted for a split ticket, electing Drescher president, and Joely Fisher, a leader of the MembershipFirst opposition party, as national secretary-treasurer.
In today’s VP races, Michelle Hurd was elected to represent Los Angeles; Ezra Knight was elected to represent...
Whitehair, whose credits include Better Call Saul and Z Nation, was one of the leaders of the union’s “Unite for Strength” ruling party that helped get Drescher elected president.
Drescher supporters from Unite for Strength and its Usan and UnionStrong affiliates swept the seven other vice presidential elections, assuring that the ruling party will remain in power for another two years, even though in the national elections last August, members voted for a split ticket, electing Drescher president, and Joely Fisher, a leader of the MembershipFirst opposition party, as national secretary-treasurer.
In today’s VP races, Michelle Hurd was elected to represent Los Angeles; Ezra Knight was elected to represent...
- 10/16/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
SAG-AFTRA will hold its biennial convention this weekend, where delegates will help map out the union’s priorities for the coming years.
The virtual convention begins Saturday with the election of the union’s second-ranking officer – executive vice president – and seven other vice presidents representing SAG-AFTRA’s various regions, locals and job categories.
On the opening day, delegates from the union’s 25 locals also will hear from AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler and vote on amendments to the SAG-AFTRA Constitution and a slew of resolutions. Later that evening, the union will present its George Heller Memorial Award to members or staff who have provided exceptional service to the union throughout the years.
On Sunday, national executive director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland will give a report on the state of the union, and more resolutions will be considered. In the evening, at a special ceremony hosted by SAG-AFTRA members Yvette Nicole Brown and Ken Jeong,...
The virtual convention begins Saturday with the election of the union’s second-ranking officer – executive vice president – and seven other vice presidents representing SAG-AFTRA’s various regions, locals and job categories.
On the opening day, delegates from the union’s 25 locals also will hear from AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler and vote on amendments to the SAG-AFTRA Constitution and a slew of resolutions. Later that evening, the union will present its George Heller Memorial Award to members or staff who have provided exceptional service to the union throughout the years.
On Sunday, national executive director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland will give a report on the state of the union, and more resolutions will be considered. In the evening, at a special ceremony hosted by SAG-AFTRA members Yvette Nicole Brown and Ken Jeong,...
- 10/13/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher has joined the chorus of actors voicing their support for IATSE’s demands for a fair contract as IATSE prepares to take a strike authorization vote. “Standing in #solidarity w/my on-set friends & colleagues in @IATSE,” she tweeted Wednesday. “Entertainment content only happens bc our crews are extraordinary.”
Many other SAG-AFTRA leaders have also taken to twitter to express their support. “I stand with you my @IATSE brothers and sisters,” tweeted former SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris. “You make entertainment magic and deserve fairness and dignity on the job.”
Joely Fisher, recently elected secretary-treasurer of SAG-AFTRA, tweeted: “To my sisters and brothers and others in @IATSE. I stand with you in solidarity #IASolidarity #union #UnionStrong.”
SAG-AFTRA national board member Anthony Rapp, who Fisher defeated in the race for secretary-treasurer, tweeted: “I stand with my @IATSE friends & colleagues who work on our shows’ crews. None of what you...
Many other SAG-AFTRA leaders have also taken to twitter to express their support. “I stand with you my @IATSE brothers and sisters,” tweeted former SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris. “You make entertainment magic and deserve fairness and dignity on the job.”
Joely Fisher, recently elected secretary-treasurer of SAG-AFTRA, tweeted: “To my sisters and brothers and others in @IATSE. I stand with you in solidarity #IASolidarity #union #UnionStrong.”
SAG-AFTRA national board member Anthony Rapp, who Fisher defeated in the race for secretary-treasurer, tweeted: “I stand with my @IATSE friends & colleagues who work on our shows’ crews. None of what you...
- 9/22/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
SAG-AFTRA’s upcoming election is taking shape, with the union’s ruling party – headed by presidential candidate Fran Drescher – today unveiling its full slate of candidates.
Yvette Nicole Brown is running for president of the Los Angeles local, and Ezra Knight is running for president of the union’s New York local – each as part of the ruling parties’ Unite for Strength and Usan slate. Brown, a national board member, is nominated for an Emmy for A Black Lady Sketch Show, and Knight, who co-starred for many years on Law & Order, is the New York local’s vice president and a national board member.
“I believe nothing in our union works unless we are all working together,” Brown said. “As L.A. president I will advocate for each and every member and lead with kindness and respect. It’s been a tough time for us as work here in...
Yvette Nicole Brown is running for president of the Los Angeles local, and Ezra Knight is running for president of the union’s New York local – each as part of the ruling parties’ Unite for Strength and Usan slate. Brown, a national board member, is nominated for an Emmy for A Black Lady Sketch Show, and Knight, who co-starred for many years on Law & Order, is the New York local’s vice president and a national board member.
“I believe nothing in our union works unless we are all working together,” Brown said. “As L.A. president I will advocate for each and every member and lead with kindness and respect. It’s been a tough time for us as work here in...
- 7/16/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
New York Women in Film & Television has announced that the third annual Nywift Summit will be held between the 22nd and 25th of June.
The summit examines strategies to create meaningful change in the industry, mobilizing support and leadership, which will contribute to creating a more diverse and inclusive Hollywood.
This year’s conference, billed as “The Creative Industry Radically Reimagined,” will specifically hone in on the best practices for indies and media companies, which are actively reassessing their objectives, staffing and community responses. The conference will also look at the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the associated financial downturn on the industry, as well as lessons taken from the Black Lives Matter Movement, and recent waves of violence against the Aapi community.
In addition to keynote speeches, fireside chats and panels, the conference will allow for daily networking opportunities. Networking events will cover numerous pressing topics relevant to the modern industry landscape,...
The summit examines strategies to create meaningful change in the industry, mobilizing support and leadership, which will contribute to creating a more diverse and inclusive Hollywood.
This year’s conference, billed as “The Creative Industry Radically Reimagined,” will specifically hone in on the best practices for indies and media companies, which are actively reassessing their objectives, staffing and community responses. The conference will also look at the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the associated financial downturn on the industry, as well as lessons taken from the Black Lives Matter Movement, and recent waves of violence against the Aapi community.
In addition to keynote speeches, fireside chats and panels, the conference will allow for daily networking opportunities. Networking events will cover numerous pressing topics relevant to the modern industry landscape,...
- 6/16/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris has been elected president of the International Federation of Actors – the first American to ever hold the position. She was elected by delegates attending Fia’s 22nd World Congress.
Carteris succeeds Canadian actress Ferne Downey, who had been its president since 2012. Founded in 1952, Fia represents performers’ trade unions, guilds, and professional associations in some 65 countries whose members work in all recorded media and live theatre.
“It is my profound honor to be elected president of the International Federation of Actors,” Carteris said. “For nearly seventy years, Fia has been a leader and fighter for actors around the world. Fia has worked tirelessly to make stages, sets and studios more diverse and equitable, in addition to creating a culture of respect and accountability in the entertainment, media and performing arts industry that transcends international boundaries. I am grateful to Ferne Downey for her leadership as president over the past nine years,...
Carteris succeeds Canadian actress Ferne Downey, who had been its president since 2012. Founded in 1952, Fia represents performers’ trade unions, guilds, and professional associations in some 65 countries whose members work in all recorded media and live theatre.
“It is my profound honor to be elected president of the International Federation of Actors,” Carteris said. “For nearly seventy years, Fia has been a leader and fighter for actors around the world. Fia has worked tirelessly to make stages, sets and studios more diverse and equitable, in addition to creating a culture of respect and accountability in the entertainment, media and performing arts industry that transcends international boundaries. I am grateful to Ferne Downey for her leadership as president over the past nine years,...
- 5/7/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
In the wake of last week’s Stop the Hate summit, SAG-AFTRA’s national board has approved a Diversity Action Plan that includes provisions for implicit bias training for its national and local board members.
The plan also establishes diversity committees serving the Middle Eastern and North African (Mena) and Latino communities; directs the creation and distribution of an inclusive practices guide for broadcast journalists; strengthens partnerships with organizations conducting diversity and inclusion research, and recommends campaigns to promote the union’s Low Budget contracts and their diversity incentives. profiles.
The board, meeting virtually on Saturday, also adopted a new membership rule – Rule 7 – that explicitly prohibits harassment and abuse, including sexual harassment, intimidation, and retaliation for the filing of complaints, and makes violations subject to disciplinary action.
“Stop The Hate week has been all about taking action to support and protect our members from diverse communities, many of whom are...
The plan also establishes diversity committees serving the Middle Eastern and North African (Mena) and Latino communities; directs the creation and distribution of an inclusive practices guide for broadcast journalists; strengthens partnerships with organizations conducting diversity and inclusion research, and recommends campaigns to promote the union’s Low Budget contracts and their diversity incentives. profiles.
The board, meeting virtually on Saturday, also adopted a new membership rule – Rule 7 – that explicitly prohibits harassment and abuse, including sexual harassment, intimidation, and retaliation for the filing of complaints, and makes violations subject to disciplinary action.
“Stop The Hate week has been all about taking action to support and protect our members from diverse communities, many of whom are...
- 4/18/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
SAG-AFTRA will launch a week-long virtual event aimed at addressing and combating discrimination and intolerance in the entertainment and media industries. The series of presentations, which will begin on Tuesday and run through Friday, will assemble a number of key figures including Olivia Munn, Richard Lui and Brian Tee.
“Stop the Hate Week” will include panels, conversations and key notes led by SAG-AFTRA members, broadcasters, academics, labor leaders and professionals to discuss how to advance equality on screen, in production, recording studios and news rooms. Nightline anchor Juju Chang and Kgo-tv San Francisco anchor and reporter Dion Lim will join Munn, Lui and Tee to discuss how entertainment and media can help combat anti-Asian hate.
“The buck stops with each of us. Through our highly visible work, people who work in entertainment and the media, our members, have an opportunity to change hearts and minds and build a more equitable and fair society,...
“Stop the Hate Week” will include panels, conversations and key notes led by SAG-AFTRA members, broadcasters, academics, labor leaders and professionals to discuss how to advance equality on screen, in production, recording studios and news rooms. Nightline anchor Juju Chang and Kgo-tv San Francisco anchor and reporter Dion Lim will join Munn, Lui and Tee to discuss how entertainment and media can help combat anti-Asian hate.
“The buck stops with each of us. Through our highly visible work, people who work in entertainment and the media, our members, have an opportunity to change hearts and minds and build a more equitable and fair society,...
- 4/13/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
SAG-AFTRA and the AFL-CIO will host their third annual Labor Innovation & Technology Summit on Friday – a full-day virtual program bringing together union, technology, entertainment and media leaders to discuss the future of work.
This year’s Summit will include discussions with key industry leaders & influencers on:
• The rise of streaming services
• The changing business model for content distribution
• Emerging uses for volumetric video
• Combatting deepfakes
• Gaming and voiceover trends
• How innovation and Covid-19 are impacting essential workers
SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris will open the event, which will include keynote speeches by Liz Shuler, secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO, and Tristan Harris, co-founder and president of the Center for Humane Technology.
David White, SAG-AFTRA’s national executive director, will discuss the HBO-Warner Bros. deal that shattered conventional film distribution models and its potential impact on the industry.
Click here to register for the program, which is free and open to the public.
This year’s Summit will include discussions with key industry leaders & influencers on:
• The rise of streaming services
• The changing business model for content distribution
• Emerging uses for volumetric video
• Combatting deepfakes
• Gaming and voiceover trends
• How innovation and Covid-19 are impacting essential workers
SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris will open the event, which will include keynote speeches by Liz Shuler, secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO, and Tristan Harris, co-founder and president of the Center for Humane Technology.
David White, SAG-AFTRA’s national executive director, will discuss the HBO-Warner Bros. deal that shattered conventional film distribution models and its potential impact on the industry.
Click here to register for the program, which is free and open to the public.
- 2/18/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
The film and television industry’s return-to-work protocols, which were adopted in June following the initial Covid-19 shutdown, have been “a remarkable success,” according to SAG-AFTRA leaders, who are telling their members that “the data indicates that our production sets remain safe environments despite the surge in community infection rates in various North American cities.”
“As I reflect on these past months and look forward to the new year, three things come to mind that have sustained us in 2020 and which will help move us forward in 2021: resilience, solidarity and concern for each other,” SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris told her members in the union’s latest quarterly magazine. “This helped us create a detailed framework of safety protocols, allowing our members to return to safer workplaces.”
The detailed and complex protocols, which include routine screening and testing for the coronavirus, environmental sanitation, and zone-based set-access control, were reached in...
“As I reflect on these past months and look forward to the new year, three things come to mind that have sustained us in 2020 and which will help move us forward in 2021: resilience, solidarity and concern for each other,” SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris told her members in the union’s latest quarterly magazine. “This helped us create a detailed framework of safety protocols, allowing our members to return to safer workplaces.”
The detailed and complex protocols, which include routine screening and testing for the coronavirus, environmental sanitation, and zone-based set-access control, were reached in...
- 1/13/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Bob Kaliban, a veteran voice actor and former president of the New York branch of the Screen Actors Guild, died December 12. He was 87.
Kaliban’s voice-over career spanned over 50 years and thousands of commercials, but he perhaps was best known for his long-running role as the “Ty-d-Bol Man,” the company’s nautically attired spokesman.
Born on November 6, 1933, in Lisbon, Iowa, he moved with his wife Pat to Garden City, NY, 50 years ago to raise their three children while Kaliban pursued a career on Broadway. He would go on to have roles in the 1960s shows How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Ben Franklin in Paris and The Conquering Hero.
He joined SAG in 1961 and AFTRA in 1962, appearing in such films as Brighton Beach Memoirs and Lovers and Other Strangers and on television shows including The Ed Sullivan Show, The Tracey Ullman Show and Law & Order.
He served...
Kaliban’s voice-over career spanned over 50 years and thousands of commercials, but he perhaps was best known for his long-running role as the “Ty-d-Bol Man,” the company’s nautically attired spokesman.
Born on November 6, 1933, in Lisbon, Iowa, he moved with his wife Pat to Garden City, NY, 50 years ago to raise their three children while Kaliban pursued a career on Broadway. He would go on to have roles in the 1960s shows How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Ben Franklin in Paris and The Conquering Hero.
He joined SAG in 1961 and AFTRA in 1962, appearing in such films as Brighton Beach Memoirs and Lovers and Other Strangers and on television shows including The Ed Sullivan Show, The Tracey Ullman Show and Law & Order.
He served...
- 12/14/2020
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
SAG-AFTRA has commended New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the New York Legislature for signing a law protecting members from “deep fake” sexually explicit material and prohibiting the exploitation of one’s name, image and voice after they pass away.
The performers union said Monday that the law protects the images and voices of SAG-AFTRA members and their families, in life and now postmortem, from unwanted and unauthorized commercial exploitation. It also strictly prohibits the publication and dissemination of digitally created, non-consensual, sexually explicit material.
“We are thrilled that Gov. Cuomo signed this important and hard-fought bill that protects not only our members, but society as a whole,” said SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris. “I want to thank Executive Vice President and New York Local President Rebecca Damon and the many members who engaged with us in achieving this crucial legislation.”
“This bill is an important part of our ongoing efforts to safeguard our members,...
The performers union said Monday that the law protects the images and voices of SAG-AFTRA members and their families, in life and now postmortem, from unwanted and unauthorized commercial exploitation. It also strictly prohibits the publication and dissemination of digitally created, non-consensual, sexually explicit material.
“We are thrilled that Gov. Cuomo signed this important and hard-fought bill that protects not only our members, but society as a whole,” said SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris. “I want to thank Executive Vice President and New York Local President Rebecca Damon and the many members who engaged with us in achieving this crucial legislation.”
“This bill is an important part of our ongoing efforts to safeguard our members,...
- 12/1/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Mel Boudrot, a commercial voice actor and a longtime leader in the Screen Actors Guild and SAG-AFTRA, died last week at the age of 87, according to the actors’ union.
Born in New Jersey, Boudrot had a few roles in New York-based TV shows but got the majority of his work doing voiceovers for ads through the 1960s, 70s and 80s. According to a 1982 article in New York magazine, his deep voice was so well known among ad agencies that they attempted to search for “Boudrot-type” voices to emulate him.
Boudrot joined the Screen Actors Guild in 1964 and AFTRA in 1966, serving on the former’s national board for 11 years from 1988-99. Through the 90s, he held various leading local and national roles in SAG, most notably as president of the New York branch from 1995-99. He also served as the 2nd and 4th national vice president, participated in more than two...
Born in New Jersey, Boudrot had a few roles in New York-based TV shows but got the majority of his work doing voiceovers for ads through the 1960s, 70s and 80s. According to a 1982 article in New York magazine, his deep voice was so well known among ad agencies that they attempted to search for “Boudrot-type” voices to emulate him.
Boudrot joined the Screen Actors Guild in 1964 and AFTRA in 1966, serving on the former’s national board for 11 years from 1988-99. Through the 90s, he held various leading local and national roles in SAG, most notably as president of the New York branch from 1995-99. He also served as the 2nd and 4th national vice president, participated in more than two...
- 11/3/2020
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Mel Boudrot, former president of the New York branch of the Screen Actors Guild and national board member, has died. He was 87. The guild said today that he died October 29 in Englewood, NJ..
Boudrot had recurring roles on daytime’s All My Children and The Doctors but perhaps was best known as a commercial voice-over artist and union activist. He served as a SAG national board member from 1988-99, as the union’s second and fourth vice presidents, and as president of the New York branch from 1995-99.
“Mel Boudrot truly wanted to make a difference in all that he did,” said SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris. “When it came to his union, Mel stepped up and served wherever he was needed, with experience, passion and a spark in his eye. Our thoughts are with his wife, Jane, and his family at this time.”
Born on December 13, 1932, in Boston, Boudrot served...
Boudrot had recurring roles on daytime’s All My Children and The Doctors but perhaps was best known as a commercial voice-over artist and union activist. He served as a SAG national board member from 1988-99, as the union’s second and fourth vice presidents, and as president of the New York branch from 1995-99.
“Mel Boudrot truly wanted to make a difference in all that he did,” said SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris. “When it came to his union, Mel stepped up and served wherever he was needed, with experience, passion and a spark in his eye. Our thoughts are with his wife, Jane, and his family at this time.”
Born on December 13, 1932, in Boston, Boudrot served...
- 11/3/2020
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
As the long-simmering jurisdictional dispute between Actors’ Equity and SAG-AFTRA continues to unfold in public, Equity executive director Mary McColl today disputed SAG-AFTRA’s claim that Equity had asked for a “waiver” to represent actors who perform in taped stage presentations during the pandemic – a jurisdiction SAG-AFTRA has long claimed as its own.
Yesterday, SAG-AFTRA said that “It is unconscionable for Equity staff to accuse SAG-AFTRA of disrupting relationships and leaving workers behind when we are offering the very waiver Equity’s leadership asked us to grant them. They never would have requested a waiver if they did not clearly understand and recognize our jurisdiction in this area.”
“That is false,” McColl said today in a statement to Deadline. “Equity staff and elected leadership were clear, consistent and transparent that temporary Covid-19 remote agreements were necessary, but did not seek a ‘waiver.’”
The waiver SAG-AFTRA offered would temporarily cede jurisdiction...
Yesterday, SAG-AFTRA said that “It is unconscionable for Equity staff to accuse SAG-AFTRA of disrupting relationships and leaving workers behind when we are offering the very waiver Equity’s leadership asked us to grant them. They never would have requested a waiver if they did not clearly understand and recognize our jurisdiction in this area.”
“That is false,” McColl said today in a statement to Deadline. “Equity staff and elected leadership were clear, consistent and transparent that temporary Covid-19 remote agreements were necessary, but did not seek a ‘waiver.’”
The waiver SAG-AFTRA offered would temporarily cede jurisdiction...
- 10/8/2020
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
SAG-AFTRA said today that it expects New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign a bill updating the right of publicity and prohibiting the distribution of digitally created, sexually explicit performances – known as “deepfakes” – without the consent of the performer.
The bill was passed unanimously – 60-0 – in the New York Senate and by a vote of 140-1 in the Assembly earlier this month. The union, which has been the moving force behind the bill, called it “a milestone” in its efforts to protect performers against digital image and voice exploitation.
“This bill is a remarkable step in the ongoing effort to protect our members, and all performers, from the exploitation of our images and voices – the very assets we use to make a living,” said Rebecca Damon, the union’s EVP and president of the New York Local. “Not only that, we have finally protected the families of deceased performers from...
The bill was passed unanimously – 60-0 – in the New York Senate and by a vote of 140-1 in the Assembly earlier this month. The union, which has been the moving force behind the bill, called it “a milestone” in its efforts to protect performers against digital image and voice exploitation.
“This bill is a remarkable step in the ongoing effort to protect our members, and all performers, from the exploitation of our images and voices – the very assets we use to make a living,” said Rebecca Damon, the union’s EVP and president of the New York Local. “Not only that, we have finally protected the families of deceased performers from...
- 7/28/2020
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Stars of the screen and the stage like Madonna, Rosanna Arquette, Bernadette Peters and many more paid their respects Thursday to veteran actor Mark Blum, who died Wednesday due to complications from the coronavirus.
Blum’s “Desperately Seeking Susan” co-stars shared their memories of who they called a “remarkable human” and a “great actor.”
“I want to acknowledge the passing of a remarkable human, fellow actor and friend Mark Blum, who succumbed to coronavirus. This is really tragic and my heart goes out to him, his family and his loved ones,” Madonna said in an Instagram post Thursday. “I remember him as funny warm, loving .and professional when we made ‘Desperately Seeking Susan’ in 1985!! Another reminder that this virus is no joke, nothing to be casual about or pretend wont affect us in some way.”
“I’m sad about this. He was really very kind, was always supportive and funny,...
Blum’s “Desperately Seeking Susan” co-stars shared their memories of who they called a “remarkable human” and a “great actor.”
“I want to acknowledge the passing of a remarkable human, fellow actor and friend Mark Blum, who succumbed to coronavirus. This is really tragic and my heart goes out to him, his family and his loved ones,” Madonna said in an Instagram post Thursday. “I remember him as funny warm, loving .and professional when we made ‘Desperately Seeking Susan’ in 1985!! Another reminder that this virus is no joke, nothing to be casual about or pretend wont affect us in some way.”
“I’m sad about this. He was really very kind, was always supportive and funny,...
- 3/26/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Actor Mark Blum, who appeared in “Desperately Seeking Susan,” “Crocodile Dundee” and the TV series “You,” has died due to complications from coronavirus. He was 69.
The Playwrights Horizons theater group and SAG-aftra executive vice president Rebecca Damon confirmed the news on Thursday.
It is with such deep sorrow that I’m writing to share the news that our friend and former board member Mark Blum has passed away as a result of complications from the coronavirus. Mark was a dedicated Screen Actors Guild and SAG-aftra board member serving from 2007-2013, pic.twitter.com/aA3yPfOwh7
— Rebecca Damon (@RebeccaDamonNYC) March 26, 2020
Blum, a New Jersey native who started acting during the 1970s, won an Obie Award for his performance in the Playwrights Horizons production of Albert Innaurato’s “Gus and Al” during the 1988-89 season. He’s also appeared on Broadway in Neil Simon’s “Lost in Yonkers,” Gore Vidal’s “The Best Man...
The Playwrights Horizons theater group and SAG-aftra executive vice president Rebecca Damon confirmed the news on Thursday.
It is with such deep sorrow that I’m writing to share the news that our friend and former board member Mark Blum has passed away as a result of complications from the coronavirus. Mark was a dedicated Screen Actors Guild and SAG-aftra board member serving from 2007-2013, pic.twitter.com/aA3yPfOwh7
— Rebecca Damon (@RebeccaDamonNYC) March 26, 2020
Blum, a New Jersey native who started acting during the 1970s, won an Obie Award for his performance in the Playwrights Horizons production of Albert Innaurato’s “Gus and Al” during the 1988-89 season. He’s also appeared on Broadway in Neil Simon’s “Lost in Yonkers,” Gore Vidal’s “The Best Man...
- 3/26/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Mark Blum, a veteran character actor who starred in the films “Desperately Seeking Susan” and “Crocodile Dundee,” as well as the recent TV series “You,” has died due to complications from the coronavirus. He was 69.
The New York theater company Playwrights Horizons first announced the news, and SAG-aftra executive vice president Rebecca Damon confirmed that Blum passed away due to Covid-19. Representatives for Blum additionally confirmed the news to TheWrap.
As news of his death became public, his peers and friends in the entertainment industry, including his “Desperately Seeking Susan” costars Rosanna Arquette and Madonna, paid him tribute. Read more here.
Blum was also a fixture of the New York theater community, having won an Obie Award for his performance in the Playwrights Horizons production of a play from Albert Innaurato, “Gus and Al.” He’s also appeared on Broadway in Neil Simon’s “Lost in Yonkers,” Gore Vidal’s “The Best Man” and more.
The New York theater company Playwrights Horizons first announced the news, and SAG-aftra executive vice president Rebecca Damon confirmed that Blum passed away due to Covid-19. Representatives for Blum additionally confirmed the news to TheWrap.
As news of his death became public, his peers and friends in the entertainment industry, including his “Desperately Seeking Susan” costars Rosanna Arquette and Madonna, paid him tribute. Read more here.
Blum was also a fixture of the New York theater community, having won an Obie Award for his performance in the Playwrights Horizons production of a play from Albert Innaurato, “Gus and Al.” He’s also appeared on Broadway in Neil Simon’s “Lost in Yonkers,” Gore Vidal’s “The Best Man” and more.
- 3/26/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Updated with vote results, 7:10 Pm: The SAG-aftra National Board has voted overwhelmingly to approve a resolution giving its 38-person executive committee the authority to take actions on behalf of the board during “this time of extraordinary national emergency,” the guild said tonight. The resolution passed with 93.73% voting yes against 6.27% no votes. More than 96% of the votes of the board were cast in the poll.
“This resolution reflects the determination of SAG-aftra’s elected leaders to protect its members quickly during this constantly evolving global crisis,” said SAG-aftra president Gabrielle Carteris. The motion was presented to the board with the unanimous recommendation of Carteris, the National Officers and the Executive Committee.
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“This resolution reflects the determination of SAG-aftra’s elected leaders to protect its members quickly during this constantly evolving global crisis,” said SAG-aftra president Gabrielle Carteris. The motion was presented to the board with the unanimous recommendation of Carteris, the National Officers and the Executive Committee.
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- 3/25/2020
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
SAG-AFTRA’s national board has approved unanimously an agreement with major record labels on a three-year successor contract to their music video agreement.
The new agreement is effective retroactively from May 1, 2019, through April 30, 2022. The major labels party to the agreement are Warner Records, Atlantic Records, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, Capitol Records and Hollywood Records (Disney).
“I am proud to be part of the team that helped achieve this contract, which includes new set minimums, protections against sexual harassment and better wages for background performers,” said Negotiating Committee Chair and National Vice Chair of the Dancer Committee Danielle Towne.
She added, “This agreement will ensure that music videos can remain creative while the performers that bring them to life feel safe.”
Highlights of the Music Video Agreement include gains in minimum pay; increases in the daily rate for existing dancer minimums; a minimum rate for background performers...
The new agreement is effective retroactively from May 1, 2019, through April 30, 2022. The major labels party to the agreement are Warner Records, Atlantic Records, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, Capitol Records and Hollywood Records (Disney).
“I am proud to be part of the team that helped achieve this contract, which includes new set minimums, protections against sexual harassment and better wages for background performers,” said Negotiating Committee Chair and National Vice Chair of the Dancer Committee Danielle Towne.
She added, “This agreement will ensure that music videos can remain creative while the performers that bring them to life feel safe.”
Highlights of the Music Video Agreement include gains in minimum pay; increases in the daily rate for existing dancer minimums; a minimum rate for background performers...
- 10/16/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
SAG-AFTRA’s national convention closed today with voting on resolutions and speeches from the 160,000-member union’s top elected officials. The biennial conclave was a major show of support for SAG-aftra president Gabrielle Carteris, whose allies were elected by the delegates to all eight of the union’s national vice presidencies. Carteris was re-elected national president in August.
“We are living in incredible times,” Carteris said in her closing remarks. “Our union is achieving truly amazing things – stronger contracts, organizing victories, safety protocols – real progress on behalf of our members. We have done work around safety on the set, sexual harassment, stunt coordinator process guidelines and contract enforcement. All these things come with incredible effort and they take great courage. What we have achieved is possible only because we have had, and will continue to have, our eyes on the prize. I’m looking forward to the future...
“We are living in incredible times,” Carteris said in her closing remarks. “Our union is achieving truly amazing things – stronger contracts, organizing victories, safety protocols – real progress on behalf of our members. We have done work around safety on the set, sexual harassment, stunt coordinator process guidelines and contract enforcement. All these things come with incredible effort and they take great courage. What we have achieved is possible only because we have had, and will continue to have, our eyes on the prize. I’m looking forward to the future...
- 10/13/2019
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
SAG-AFTRA and Mexico’s performers union have signed what they’re calling an “historic cooperative agreement” in which they’ve pledged to consider joint bargaining in areas of mutual interest. The agreement with the Asociación Nacional de Actores (Anda) was announced today at SAG-aftra’s biennial convention in Los Angeles.
“We are honored and privileged to stand strong with Anda, an important leader in the Latin American labor community,” said SAG-aftra President Gabrielle Carteris, “Their top leaders joined us today to sign a historic agreement designed for this new era of cross-border and multilingual production, pledging to consider joint bargaining in appropriate areas, such as Spanish-language dubbing.”
Anda’s General Secretary Jesús Ochoa, Secretary of Interior and Exterior Marco Treviño, and Secretary of Labor Alejandro Calva participated in the signing. The agreement includes provisions for collaboration on contract and rule enforcement, organizing, and technology initiatives.
David White, SAG-aftra’s national executive director,...
“We are honored and privileged to stand strong with Anda, an important leader in the Latin American labor community,” said SAG-aftra President Gabrielle Carteris, “Their top leaders joined us today to sign a historic agreement designed for this new era of cross-border and multilingual production, pledging to consider joint bargaining in appropriate areas, such as Spanish-language dubbing.”
Anda’s General Secretary Jesús Ochoa, Secretary of Interior and Exterior Marco Treviño, and Secretary of Labor Alejandro Calva participated in the signing. The agreement includes provisions for collaboration on contract and rule enforcement, organizing, and technology initiatives.
David White, SAG-aftra’s national executive director,...
- 10/13/2019
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
SAG-AFTRA has honored President Gabrielle Catereis, Executive Vice President Rebecca Damon and Chief Operating Officer Duncan Crabtree-Ireland with George Heller Memorial Award gold cards.
The award is presented every two years at convention and bestowed based on contributions and years of service to SAG-aftra or its predecessor unions. Recipients are selected by a subcommittee comprised of past recipients and National Honors and Tributes Committee members from around the country.
The union announced the awards Saturday during the third day of a four-day convention at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The convention is closed to the news media.
Carteris was re-elected president in August to remain as top elected officer of the performers union with 13,537 votes, or 44% of ballots cast, compared to 10,682 for Matthew Modine; 5,048 for Jane Austin; 1,096 for Queen Alljahye Searles and 367 for Abraham Justice. She’s best known as the Andrea Zuckerman character from “Beverly Hills 90210.” She also...
The award is presented every two years at convention and bestowed based on contributions and years of service to SAG-aftra or its predecessor unions. Recipients are selected by a subcommittee comprised of past recipients and National Honors and Tributes Committee members from around the country.
The union announced the awards Saturday during the third day of a four-day convention at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The convention is closed to the news media.
Carteris was re-elected president in August to remain as top elected officer of the performers union with 13,537 votes, or 44% of ballots cast, compared to 10,682 for Matthew Modine; 5,048 for Jane Austin; 1,096 for Queen Alljahye Searles and 367 for Abraham Justice. She’s best known as the Andrea Zuckerman character from “Beverly Hills 90210.” She also...
- 10/12/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
It was a clean sweep today for supporters of SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris at the union’s biennial convention, where delegates elected eight of her allies to serve as the union’s national vice presidents. All eight are listed as supporters of hers on her Unite for Strength slate’s website.
As reported here earlier, Rebecca Damon, one of Carteris’ staunchest allies, was re-elected executive vice president – the 160,000-member union’s second-highest elected office. Seven other Carteris supporters were elected to the national vice presidencies, including:
• Clyde Kusatsu, National Vice President, Los Angeles
• Liz Zazzi, National Vice President, New York
• Michele Proude, National Vice President, Mid-Sized Locals
• Suzanne Burkhead, National Vice President, Small Locals
• William Charlton, National Vice President, Actors/Performers
• Bob Butler, National Vice President, Broadcasters
• Dan Navarro, National Vice President, Recording Artists/Singers
Quite a ruckus was raised during Charlton’s nomination, when Peter Antico, a...
As reported here earlier, Rebecca Damon, one of Carteris’ staunchest allies, was re-elected executive vice president – the 160,000-member union’s second-highest elected office. Seven other Carteris supporters were elected to the national vice presidencies, including:
• Clyde Kusatsu, National Vice President, Los Angeles
• Liz Zazzi, National Vice President, New York
• Michele Proude, National Vice President, Mid-Sized Locals
• Suzanne Burkhead, National Vice President, Small Locals
• William Charlton, National Vice President, Actors/Performers
• Bob Butler, National Vice President, Broadcasters
• Dan Navarro, National Vice President, Recording Artists/Singers
Quite a ruckus was raised during Charlton’s nomination, when Peter Antico, a...
- 10/12/2019
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
SAG-AFTRA convention delegates have narrowly re-elected Rebecca Damon to a two-year term as executive vice president of the performers union over David Jolliffe.
The margin was five votes in an election that took place Friday on the second day of the biennial SAG-aftra National Convention at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. The four-day event is closed to the news media.
The exec VP slot is the second-highest elected post in SAG-aftra and shall act in the place of the president if the president is absent. Damon’s re-election is a victory for the Carteris supporters, who operate the Unite for Strength and United Screen Actors Nationwide slates.
Damon has been in the exec VP post since April, 2016, succeeding Gabrielle Carteris in the slot. Carteris became president after Ken Howard died, serving the final 16 months of his term and was re-elected in 2017 over Esai Morales and...
The margin was five votes in an election that took place Friday on the second day of the biennial SAG-aftra National Convention at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. The four-day event is closed to the news media.
The exec VP slot is the second-highest elected post in SAG-aftra and shall act in the place of the president if the president is absent. Damon’s re-election is a victory for the Carteris supporters, who operate the Unite for Strength and United Screen Actors Nationwide slates.
Damon has been in the exec VP post since April, 2016, succeeding Gabrielle Carteris in the slot. Carteris became president after Ken Howard died, serving the final 16 months of his term and was re-elected in 2017 over Esai Morales and...
- 10/12/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Rebecca Damon has been re-elected executive vice president of SAG-aftra by delegates to the union’s fourth biennial convention in Los Angeles. A staunch supporter of SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris, Damon is the union’s second-highest elected official.
“I’m grateful for the national show of support for my re-election,” Damon said. “I’m excited to be working again with President Carteris, our new Secretary-Treasurer Camryn Manheim and all the elected officers and board members who are serving our union. Only together can we take on the challenges that face us.”
Carteris said: “Congratulations to Rebecca Damon. I am thrilled to serve another term with her. She is a true partner, a tireless warrior who fights for membership across the country. SAG-aftra and our membership are lucky to have her wisdom and spirit as we face the future in unity and strength.”
Damon, an actor and voiceover performer,...
“I’m grateful for the national show of support for my re-election,” Damon said. “I’m excited to be working again with President Carteris, our new Secretary-Treasurer Camryn Manheim and all the elected officers and board members who are serving our union. Only together can we take on the challenges that face us.”
Carteris said: “Congratulations to Rebecca Damon. I am thrilled to serve another term with her. She is a true partner, a tireless warrior who fights for membership across the country. SAG-aftra and our membership are lucky to have her wisdom and spirit as we face the future in unity and strength.”
Damon, an actor and voiceover performer,...
- 10/12/2019
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Gabrielle Carteris Re-Elected President of SAG-AFTRA, But “Loyal Opposition” Makes Major Gains In La
Update: SAG-AFTRA presidential candidate Matthew Modine has conceded defeat, sort of. The election was marred by some mudslinging from each side, and in a statement Modine appears to be keeping options open if the election is scrutinized.
“I am proud of our campaign for transparency and the goal of uniting all 160,000 members of SAG-aftra,” Modine said. “It has been an honor to stand with you. I congratulate all of our MembershipFirst candidates on winning important victories tonight. Each will be instrumental in forming a more perfect union. It appears there has already been a challenge from outside of the political groups with allegations of impropriety and possible Federal election law violations. Therefore, as a matter of principal it is important to withhold judgment until it is determined that the election was held fairly and in compliance with the labor code. If it is determined that the election was...
“I am proud of our campaign for transparency and the goal of uniting all 160,000 members of SAG-aftra,” Modine said. “It has been an honor to stand with you. I congratulate all of our MembershipFirst candidates on winning important victories tonight. Each will be instrumental in forming a more perfect union. It appears there has already been a challenge from outside of the political groups with allegations of impropriety and possible Federal election law violations. Therefore, as a matter of principal it is important to withhold judgment until it is determined that the election was held fairly and in compliance with the labor code. If it is determined that the election was...
- 8/29/2019
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Gabrielle Carteris has been re-elected president of SAG-aftra, fending off challenges from Matthew Modine and three other contenders.
Carteris won handily with 13,537 votes, or 44% of ballots cast, to 10,682 for Modine and 5,048 for Jane Austin, 1,096 for Queen Alljahye Searles and 367 for Abraham Justice.
The results were announced early Thursday morning at 4 a.m. following one of the most bitter election campaigns in memory, including multiple accusations of misconduct.
Camryn Manheim won the secretary-treasurer post with 16,047 votes, or 53%, as Carteris’ running mate. She defeated Modine ally Jodi Long, who garnered 10,251 votes, followed by Chuck Slavin with 2,204 votes and Rob Stats with 1,790. The union mailed a total of 145,700 ballots, so the participation level was about 21%.
Carteris, best known for playing Andrea Zuckerman on “Beverly Hills 90210,” has been president since 2016. She and her allies in the moderate-leaning Unite For Strength and United Screen Actors Nationwide have been in control of SAG-AFTRA and SAG for a decade.
Carteris won handily with 13,537 votes, or 44% of ballots cast, to 10,682 for Modine and 5,048 for Jane Austin, 1,096 for Queen Alljahye Searles and 367 for Abraham Justice.
The results were announced early Thursday morning at 4 a.m. following one of the most bitter election campaigns in memory, including multiple accusations of misconduct.
Camryn Manheim won the secretary-treasurer post with 16,047 votes, or 53%, as Carteris’ running mate. She defeated Modine ally Jodi Long, who garnered 10,251 votes, followed by Chuck Slavin with 2,204 votes and Rob Stats with 1,790. The union mailed a total of 145,700 ballots, so the participation level was about 21%.
Carteris, best known for playing Andrea Zuckerman on “Beverly Hills 90210,” has been president since 2016. She and her allies in the moderate-leaning Unite For Strength and United Screen Actors Nationwide have been in control of SAG-AFTRA and SAG for a decade.
- 8/29/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris and seven of her supporters are threatening to file a lawsuit against their opponents over recent allegations of misconduct by Carteris.
United Screen Actors Nationwide, which endorses Carteris, issued the threat Thursday against presidential challenger Matthew Modine and 19 of his allies running on the Membership First slate, including Ed Asner, Diane Ladd, Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Martin Sheen.
Pamela Jeffrey of the New York firm of Levy Ratner wrote a cease-and-desist letter in response to a July 29 threat from attorney Robert Allen to file a lawsuit on behalf of unnamed members if Carteris was not removed from the ballot. Allen accused Carteris of allegedly using insider information to take credit for SAG-aftra’s new deal with Netflix and alleged that she has been using union resources to promote her candidacy via official SAG-aftra videos.
Jeffrey called the allegations baseless and accused the 20 members — many...
United Screen Actors Nationwide, which endorses Carteris, issued the threat Thursday against presidential challenger Matthew Modine and 19 of his allies running on the Membership First slate, including Ed Asner, Diane Ladd, Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Martin Sheen.
Pamela Jeffrey of the New York firm of Levy Ratner wrote a cease-and-desist letter in response to a July 29 threat from attorney Robert Allen to file a lawsuit on behalf of unnamed members if Carteris was not removed from the ballot. Allen accused Carteris of allegedly using insider information to take credit for SAG-aftra’s new deal with Netflix and alleged that she has been using union resources to promote her candidacy via official SAG-aftra videos.
Jeffrey called the allegations baseless and accused the 20 members — many...
- 8/1/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris and members of her slate are fighting back against Matthew Modine and his slate’s threat of a “frivolous” lawsuit over her alleged use of guild resources, including “insider and highly confidential information,” to advance her candidacy — a claim she vehemently denies. Modine’s team even demanded that Carteris be removed from the ballot in the upcoming election.
In a letter to Modine and his team, Pamela Jeffrey, an attorney representing Carteris and her slate, wrote:
“Our clients demand that you immediately cease and desist from using costly litigation at the expense of SAG-aftra and its members as a tool to advance your own personal political agenda,” wrote “If you do not publicly retract or disavow in writing the threat of a frivolous and unwarranted lawsuit and other demands, my clients have informed me that they will consider other appropriate action to protect the...
In a letter to Modine and his team, Pamela Jeffrey, an attorney representing Carteris and her slate, wrote:
“Our clients demand that you immediately cease and desist from using costly litigation at the expense of SAG-aftra and its members as a tool to advance your own personal political agenda,” wrote “If you do not publicly retract or disavow in writing the threat of a frivolous and unwarranted lawsuit and other demands, my clients have informed me that they will consider other appropriate action to protect the...
- 8/1/2019
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
“Riverdale” star Marisol Nichols and Patrick Fabian of “Better Call Saul” are among the notable actors seeking SAG-AFTRA national board seats as allies of president Gabrielle Carteris through the Unite For Strength faction.
Other prominent national board candidates for Ufs included Kate Flannery (“The Office”), Yvette Nicole Brown (“Mom”) along with incumbent board member Lisa Vidal (“Being Mary Jane”) and “The Walking Dead” star Michael Cudlitz, first reported by Variety on July 9.
Ufs also announced earlier this week that Camryn Manheim is running for SAG-aftra secretary-treasurer — the third-highest elected post in the union — as part of the slate for the re-election of union president Carteris. Election ballots will be mailed to dues-current members on July 29 and will be tabulated on August 28. SAG-aftra represents about 160,000 performers.
Carteris, who has been president since 2016, is facing challenges for the post from Matthew Modine and current secretary-treasurer Jane Austin. Unite for Strength...
Other prominent national board candidates for Ufs included Kate Flannery (“The Office”), Yvette Nicole Brown (“Mom”) along with incumbent board member Lisa Vidal (“Being Mary Jane”) and “The Walking Dead” star Michael Cudlitz, first reported by Variety on July 9.
Ufs also announced earlier this week that Camryn Manheim is running for SAG-aftra secretary-treasurer — the third-highest elected post in the union — as part of the slate for the re-election of union president Carteris. Election ballots will be mailed to dues-current members on July 29 and will be tabulated on August 28. SAG-aftra represents about 160,000 performers.
Carteris, who has been president since 2016, is facing challenges for the post from Matthew Modine and current secretary-treasurer Jane Austin. Unite for Strength...
- 7/12/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Unite for Strength, the ruling party of SAG-AFTRA, announced its slate of candidates today in the union’s upcoming elections.
Michelle Hurd, currently serving on the national board, will be running for president of the Los Angeles local; Clyde Kusatsu and Ellen Crawford will be running for vice president slots. Kusatsu is currently the national vice president from La, and Crawford is a national board member. As previously reported, Camryn Manheim will be running for national secretary-treasurer as president Gabrielle Carteris’ running mate.
Two candidates are challenging Carteris for president: Jane Austin, currently the guild’s national secretary-treasurer who’s running for president as an independent, and Matthew Modine, who is running at the top of the ticket for Membership First. His slate has yet to be announced.
In New York, Rebecca Damon, national executive vice president and New York president, is running for re-election as New York president.
Michelle Hurd, currently serving on the national board, will be running for president of the Los Angeles local; Clyde Kusatsu and Ellen Crawford will be running for vice president slots. Kusatsu is currently the national vice president from La, and Crawford is a national board member. As previously reported, Camryn Manheim will be running for national secretary-treasurer as president Gabrielle Carteris’ running mate.
Two candidates are challenging Carteris for president: Jane Austin, currently the guild’s national secretary-treasurer who’s running for president as an independent, and Matthew Modine, who is running at the top of the ticket for Membership First. His slate has yet to be announced.
In New York, Rebecca Damon, national executive vice president and New York president, is running for re-election as New York president.
- 7/12/2019
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
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