03-19-2016, 03:33 AM
"Here's the source article: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment...-1.2568567
This is truly baffling, she does realize actors are paid according to what the Producers think they're worth and the money returns they'll make by making sure those actors don't leave right?
Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men — Sheen made $1.8 million per episode
Ray Romano, Everybody Loves Raymond — Romano made $1.8 million per episode
Kelsey Grammer, Frasier — For the last two seasons of Frasier, Grammer earned $75 million, or around $1.6 million per episode.
Tim Allen, Home Improvement — Allen negotiated $1.25 million per episode
Jerry Seinfeld, Seinfeld — Although Jerry Seinfeld only earned $1 million per episode, he still continues to earn around $400 million a year in syndication royalties.
Compared to the above actors TBBT cast are making nothing.
Jim Parsons, Johnny Gelecki, and Kaley Cuoco - 1 million per episode, plus a backend deal of fees and royalties
Simon Helberg And Kunal Nayyar - 750 thousand per episode, plus a small percentage of royalties.
Melissa Rauch and Mayim Bialik - 100K per episode. no information about royalties.
This declaration will not make her castmates happy with her, and she just made it a lot harder for her negotiations if they are looking to go into a season 11. After all if 100 thousand an episode (2.4 million a year) is overpaid, then she should be willing to take a pay cut, right? Maybe even be willing to follow the SAG Union pay wage guidelines. (For a major performer in a 1/2 hour show on a 5 day week schedule that would be $4,725 - $5,132 a week)*
But perhaps this is just sour grapes wrapped in a slightly backhanded bitter package. After all, this is her show now right? I do get the feeling with her making sure people knew she didn't make as much as people thought she did, she was trying to get her audience to shame TPTB to give her more money. I really doubt she would have mentioned actors being overpaid if she was making a million an episode.
*Wage salaries per the 2011 SAG Union Contract
This is truly baffling, she does realize actors are paid according to what the Producers think they're worth and the money returns they'll make by making sure those actors don't leave right?
Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men — Sheen made $1.8 million per episode
Ray Romano, Everybody Loves Raymond — Romano made $1.8 million per episode
Kelsey Grammer, Frasier — For the last two seasons of Frasier, Grammer earned $75 million, or around $1.6 million per episode.
Tim Allen, Home Improvement — Allen negotiated $1.25 million per episode
Jerry Seinfeld, Seinfeld — Although Jerry Seinfeld only earned $1 million per episode, he still continues to earn around $400 million a year in syndication royalties.
Compared to the above actors TBBT cast are making nothing.
Jim Parsons, Johnny Gelecki, and Kaley Cuoco - 1 million per episode, plus a backend deal of fees and royalties
Simon Helberg And Kunal Nayyar - 750 thousand per episode, plus a small percentage of royalties.
Melissa Rauch and Mayim Bialik - 100K per episode. no information about royalties.
This declaration will not make her castmates happy with her, and she just made it a lot harder for her negotiations if they are looking to go into a season 11. After all if 100 thousand an episode (2.4 million a year) is overpaid, then she should be willing to take a pay cut, right? Maybe even be willing to follow the SAG Union pay wage guidelines. (For a major performer in a 1/2 hour show on a 5 day week schedule that would be $4,725 - $5,132 a week)*
But perhaps this is just sour grapes wrapped in a slightly backhanded bitter package. After all, this is her show now right? I do get the feeling with her making sure people knew she didn't make as much as people thought she did, she was trying to get her audience to shame TPTB to give her more money. I really doubt she would have mentioned actors being overpaid if she was making a million an episode.
*Wage salaries per the 2011 SAG Union Contract
“There are no scenes more fun to do, I feel like, than the ones between Sheldon and Penny. They are such a wonderful odd couple.” - Jim Parsons