18 Occasions Actors Fought For Raises Or Rejected Low Provides

1.

Fought for extra: the Stranger Issues solid

In line with The Hollywood Reporter, the hit present began with the principle baby actors making round $20,000 per episode whereas David Harbour earned $80,000 and Winona Ryder made about $100,000.

Following the key success of the primary two seasons, the solid negotiated for raises earlier than Season 3. Winona and David’s pay elevated to $350,000 per episode. Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, and Noah Schnapp – the 4 primary boys – noticed a soar to $250,000 per episode.

Millie Bobby Brown’s pay was not confirmed, nevertheless it was probably elevated to someplace between the figures of the opposite baby actors and the established adults. Some sources recommended the quantity to be round $300,000 per episode.

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Fought for extra: Jessica Chastain and Octavia Spencer

Throughout a 2018 Sundance Movie Competition panel, Octavia recalled a telephone name with Jessica Chastain, who was pushing for pay fairness between women and men. Octavia knowledgeable her that girls of colour make far lower than white ladies, in order that they have to be introduced into the dialog, too.

With a comedy undertaking involving each actors on the horizon, Jessica proposed the 2 tie themselves in negotiations to make sure they received a greater deal collectively. Octavia ended up with a wage 5 instances greater than she would have initially gotten.

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Turned it down: Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park

After seven seasons of Hawaii 5-0, Daniel and Grace fought for pay fairness with costars Alex O’Loughlin and Scott Caan. They may not attain a cope with the studio, so each actors determined to maneuver on from the present.

In a Fb put up, Daniel wrote, “I can’t be returning to Hawaii 5-0 when manufacturing begins subsequent week. Although I made myself accessible to come back again, CBS and I weren’t in a position to conform to phrases on a brand new contract, so I made the tough alternative to not proceed. As unhappy because it feels to say goodbye, what I really feel most is gratitude. I’m so deeply grateful to our crew, writers, and everybody related to the present — and particularly the solid, who’ve been nothing however supportive by way of this complete course of.”

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Fought for extra: Meryl Streep

Throughout a 2016 interview with Selection, the actor shared that she practically walked away from the long-lasting position as Miranda Priestly in The Satan Wears Prada. “The supply was to my thoughts barely, if not insulting, not maybe reflective of my precise worth to the undertaking,” she revealed.

“There was my ‘goodbye second,’ after which they doubled the supply. I used to be 55, and I had simply realized, at a really late date, tips on how to deal by myself behalf,” she concluded.

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Fought for extra: Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch

In line with The Hollywood Reporter, Huge Bang Principle actors Mayim and Melissa made $175,000 per episode whereas Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, and Kaley Cuoco earned $1 million per episode. Mayim and Melissa sought pay fairness with their costars.

After the unique 5 actors agreed to take a $100,000 per episode pay minimize in help of their mates, Mayim and Melissa closed a deal for over $425,000 per episode.

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Turned it down: Neve Campbell

Final month, the actor introduced she wouldn’t be reprising her position as Sidney Prescott in Scream 6. “As a girl, I’ve needed to work extraordinarily arduous in my profession to determine my worth, particularly on the subject of Scream,” she stated in a press release. “I felt the supply that was offered to me didn’t equate to the worth I’ve dropped at the franchise.”

“It’s been a really tough determination to maneuver on. To all my Scream followers, I really like you. You’ve all the time been so extremely supportive to me. I’m endlessly grateful to you and to what this franchise has given me over the previous 25 years,” she concluded.

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Fought for extra: Emmy Rossum

For the primary seven seasons of Shameless, Emmy was paid lower than her costar, William H. Macy, regardless of having a a lot bigger position within the present. In line with The Hollywood Reporter, she sought a wage equal to — and even greater than — his for Season 8.

She ended up with a suggestion for a similar pay as William. She instructed IndieWire, “Step one to something is having an consciousness of it earlier than you possibly can change the elemental systemic issues that created and help it. Earlier than my renegotiation was up, I needed to be keen to stroll away to get what I felt was proper — and we went by way of clearly an extended interval of negotiation that was personal, after which at a sure level it sort of turned public.”

“If you love your present and you’re keen on the individuals you’re employed with, clearly you need to hold doing it. And when the enterprise facet of what you do turns into public in that approach, it actually doesn’t really feel nice. It’s embarrassing. However one thing good got here from that: We gained, and so many individuals have been empowered due to it. I stand with all the ladies who’re preventing for pay fairness and all the things that they deserve — and that goes not simply in our little or no insular trade, that goes for presidency and medical doctors and nurses and academics and farm employees.”

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Fought for extra: the solid of This Is Us

In line with The Hollywood Reporter, Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling Ok. Brown, Chrissy Metz, and Justin Hartley — the 5 primary actors — began the present with totally different salaries. Milo made $115,000 per episode, Justin earned $75,000, and Chrissy — who solely had 81 cents in her checking account when she landed the position — made $40,000.

Earlier than Season 3, they banded collectively to struggle for raises and pay fairness. They negotiated $250,000 per episode for all 5 of them.

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Turned it down: Arden Cho

The actor performed Kira within the in style MTV present, Teen Wolf. First showing in Season 3 — which constructed a lot of its plot round Asian mythology — Kira was a kitsune who went to grow to be a central character and fan favourite.

Earlier this 12 months, it was introduced that Teen Wolf would return as a film for Paramount+. Nevertheless, Deadline reported that Arden — the one girl of colour out of the 4 primary feminine actors — was supplied simply half the wage of the opposite ladies, main her to show down the position.

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Fought for extra: Charlize Theron

The actor found that she was being paid considerably much less for her position in The Huntsman than her costar, Chris Hemsworth. Throughout negotiations for the sequel, she fought for pay fairness and gained.

Throughout an interview with Elle UK, Charlize stated, “I’ve to offer them credit score as a result of as soon as I requested, they stated sure. They didn’t struggle it. And perhaps that’s the message: That we simply have to put our foot down. It is a good time for us to carry this to a spot of equity, and women have to know that being a feminist is an effective factor. It doesn’t imply that you just hate males. It means equal rights. In the event you’re doing the identical job, you need to be compensated and handled in the identical approach.”

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Fought for extra: the solid of Pals

When the present started, Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, Courteney Cox, Matthew Perry, Lisa Kudrow, and Matt LeBlanc — the six primary actors — made $22,500 every. Through the second season, Jennifer and David started incomes extra as the principle couple.

Previous to Season 3, David recommended they begin negotiating as a group and demand pay fairness. All six actors ended up with a $75,000 per episode wage for the season. This collective bargaining type of negotiation paved the way in which for them to finally earn $1 million per episode for the ultimate two seasons.

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Turned it down: Terrance Howard

For the primary Iron Man film, Terrance was paid greater than another actor, together with Robert Downey Jr. Throughout an interview on Watch What Occurs Reside, he claimed that the studio drastically decreased their unique wage supply for the sequel and deliberate to offer that cash to Robert as an alternative.

“We did a three-picture deal, in order that implies that you probably did the deal forward of time,” he stated. “It was going to be a certain quantity for the primary one, a certain quantity for the second, a certain quantity for the third. They got here to me with the second and stated, ‘Look, we pays you one-eighth of what we contractually had for you, as a result of we predict the second will likely be profitable with or with out you.’ And I referred to as my pal — that I helped get the primary job — and he did not name me again for 3 months.”

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Turned it down: Sienna Miller

The actor declined a suggestion to star in a Broadway present when she discovered her male counterpart would make twice her pay. Throughout an interview with Vogue, she recalled, “It was a play with simply two of us on stage, and I used to be supplied lower than half of what he was going to be paid. If it was two males, it would not in all probability occur. Unhappy, however I walked away.”

14.

Fought for extra: Robin Wright

As soon as the Home of Playing cards actor found she was being paid $80,000 much less per episode than her male costar, she demanded equal pay.

“I used to be trying on the statistics and Claire Underwood’s character was extra in style than [Frank’s] for a time period. So I capitalized on it. I used to be like, ‘You higher pay me, or I’m going to go public.’ And so they did.”

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Fought for extra: the solid of Fashionable Household

After tense negotiations, a lawsuit, and a canceled desk learn, the solid scored main raises previous to Season 4, in keeping with The Hollywood Reporter. Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet, and Sofia Vergara jumped from about $65,000 per episode to round $170,000, together with bonuses. Ed O’Neill’s wage elevated from about $105,000 per episode to across the identical as the opposite grownup actors’ pay, however he loved a bigger minimize of the present’s back-end income than the remainder of them. These negotiations set the stage for all six actors to make $500,000 per episode for the ultimate season.

In line with Deadline, Sarah Hyland, Ariel Winter, Nolan Gould, and Rico Rodriguez — the principle baby actors — tripled their wage and ended up with $70,000 per episode. Sarah made barely greater than the others in earlier seasons, however the group earned the identical transferring ahead.

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Turned it down: Julianna Margulies

Throughout an interview with Deadline, the Good Spouse star revealed that she was requested to reprise her position as Alicia Floreck within the third season of the spinoff collection, The Good Combat. Nevertheless, “CBS wouldn’t pay me,” she stated.

She stated that she requested for a charge much like what she’d made on The Good Spouse, however the studio wished to pay her as a visitor star as an alternative. “I’m not a visitor star; I began the entire thing with The Good Spouse. I wished to be paid my value and get up for equal pay. If Jon Hamm got here again for a Mad Males spinoff or Kiefer Sutherland wished to do a 24 spinoff, they might be paid.”

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Fought for extra: Rachel Brosnahan

For the primary two seasons of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, the actor made round $100,000 per episode. Since she wasn’t as well-known as a few of her costars, the studio paid her lower than them.

In line with Deadline, she negotiated a giant pay improve earlier than Season 3. Rachel landed $300,000 per episode plus a number of the present’s back-end income.

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Fought for extra: the solid of Westworld

When the present began, Evan Rachel Wooden, Ed Harris, Jeffrey Wright, and Thandie Newton reportedly made totally different quantities, between $100,000 and $150,000 per episode.

Six months earlier than their wage negotiations for Season 3, HBO introduced pay fairness for Westworld’s female and male actors. All 4 of them ended up with about $250,000 per episode.

Throughout an interview with Leisure Tonight, Thandie famous that HBO’s transfer to pay fairness was knowledgeable by the Time’s Up and #MeToo actions. “Let’s face it, it’s not a brand new motion. It’s been happening since suffragettes,” she stated. “[But] for me, it was only a aid to truly get to some extent the place I wasn’t having to ask and I wasn’t having to struggle for what needs to be a rightful present from somebody who values and appreciates you.”

Whereas talking with Vainness Truthful, she vowed to by no means once more settle for a future undertaking the place she’s not supplied pay fairness. “I wouldn’t do something if it didn’t. Undoubtedly not. Fuck that.”