Advocating for a pay raise is tough in any profession, but it's especially difficult for an actor working with a network on a popular show. Sometimes actors have managed to band together for better pay, and occasionally a single star can act alone for a positive result, but this is not always the case. There are many examples of actors who've asked for more money, only to be fired and replaced for future seasons. The same thing happens in the movies when a popular actor assumes they'll be a shoe-in for sequels. You might be surprised how often this happens, actually. Here are actors who got greedy, then got fired.
#Actors #Fired #Money
Hilary Duff | 0:00
Crispin Glover | 1:12
Laurence Fishburne | 2:24
Bruce Willis | 3:25
Sean Connery | 4:26
Lauren Cohan | 5:42
Suzanne Somers | 7:00
Terrence Howard | 8:06
Robert Duvall | 9:11
Rob Lowe | 10:06
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Do you think any of these actors deserved to get fired?
Bad list. The only actor that deserved to get fired was Bruce Willis. Everyone else was on hit shows or movies and wanted better pay. Those shows and movies generated millions and were very popular.
Yes!
Bruce Willis shouldn’t be allowed to audition for anything before agreeing to a pay cut. 😆
Bruce Willis was offered too much for four days work.
NO, the industry pays some actors less and other actors way more
“Asking for a raise” and “being greedy” are not automatically the same thing.
100% agree.
I totally agree when it comes to regular people. But In the case of some celebrities who are worth millions, things can get a bit greedy
@@ainetmonroe Why is it different for someone worth millions? It isn't always greed but getting compensated for fair market value. Your value doesn't diminish because you are wealthy. If your costar is making 4x what you are making then it is fair to ask for a raise to be compensated in the same range, not greed. If you ask for 4x what your costar is getting paid, then that is greed.
The logic would fit better applied to the studios. They're greedy once won't share the profits with the ones who bring the audience.
@@rhoonah5849 yeah that’s why I said some. The pay should absolutely be equal. I was referring to people who want more than everyone else. Like Bruce Willis thinking 3 million isn’t enough for 4 days of work
When Sean Connery returned to the role of James Bond, he donated his entire fee to the Scottish International Education Trust charity. Hardly the act of someone who has "Gotten Greedy"
Haters will always try to cut the man down.
Education=indoctrination not intelligence. So he's working for system.
You don’t actually think this channel does research, they just look at other headlines!
@@spencermeeks9705 Back then was not as bad as now.
@@spencermeeks9705 different times back then my friend
The back to future thing is interesting. They could have paid him the same amount as the other side characters and didn't but ended up paying over 700k for using his previous scenes without permission. If anyone's greedy it's the producers at that point. They did him dirty but got their karma
I thought he didn’t like acting/the attention he received so he left. Very interesting to learn.
You should see the producers in Friday the 13th. They tried making go quicker so they can claim their unearned bonuses. They put people in dangerous positions like putting an actress in cold water to freeze and nearly killed her but the Jason stuntman/actor saved her. Hodder freely did dangerous stunts.
It wasn't the scenes they used (they owned those, and he had been payed for making them), it was the mold of his face.
The back to the future story about Crispin Glover- I'm on his side. He was screwed over...and they paid big for their disrespectful behaviour towards him ..
He certainly added a lot to the first picture.
You're just a celebrity obsessed, celebrity worshipping asskisser.
Ironically, they ended up paying more money than what he was asking for. They deserved what they got for that disrespect.
Most of these aren't cases of the actor getting greedy, it the studios screwing them over.
**cough** Disney **cough**
As always
Suzanne summers demand was over the top… she was not a lead
Terrence Howard was also pretty demanding
@@swampThaang The audience barely noticed or cared when they shitcanned her ass. Which is the only correct action to any actor asking for more money.
so basically, if the producers for Back to the Future had just paid Crispin Glover what they offered Lea Thompson, they would have saved ridiculously more money than they ended up paying for the mask and out in the lawsuit. That's pretty stupid.
That's why you sue. To make sure their actions weren't worthwhile.
And it resulted in SAG rules changing to protect performers in the future.
@@sabumnimphillips SAG rules change all the time.
Yeah, but then they'd have to work with Crispin again. And from everything I've heard, the guy is a weirdo, and a problem.
@@LastBastian fair point
Martin Landau and wife Barbara Bain were members of the original cast of "Mission Impossible." The show became quite popular and the two asked for raises. They said they were big stars, but the show said that it was the show that made them big stars, so they didn't deserve a raise. The result was they were both fired. The solution for the couple was to have their own TV series: "Space 1999." They had an interesting time on Moonbase Alpha.
I remember watching that show as a teenager. Loved it!
I forget they were ever in the cast of MI. Of course they both went on to star in many, many TV series and films, especially ML.
Barbra Bain was so sexy !
To be fair, the show was never the same after their departure.
Lucky us, it was my favorite show growing up.
Love how they ask for more money, get fired, sue. Settle for more than the role originally paid without doing the work.
@naggers jaggers I think in the industyr they know how it works. You are going to have a shitty show if you don't want an actor because they sued another company for a legtimate cause.
So basically, these actors weren't necessarily being "greedy;" it seems to me most of them were trying to get what was promised them (particularly Hilary Duff). That's not greed, that's standing up for yourself and getting what's due you.
and i'm sure every actor and agent knows how disney works that's why bigger actors like Johannson is suing disney for their money owed
@@krazzygranny7032 Johansson was paid around 20 mill for that movie, and I say that’s more than enough money for any actor for any movie.
@@pmpowalisz so what Disney makes billions, but that's NOT the only part of the contract she signed with Disney, and Hollywood has since their beginning found ways to screw actors out of their contract earning since the beginning
@@krazzygranny7032 I think there need’s to be a universal pay limit for actors (say 10 million), because whatever they do for the movie, 10 million is all they reasonably deserve for their actual work. The extra millions could go into making the production better, or maybe giving the crew a raise or something.
@@pmpowalisz but that's NOT what they actually receive after paying their lawyers agents etc along with taxes, and theirs a reason why movie X does better then sequel when original stars are not involved and a lot of productions wouldn't even get off the ground without a major star behind it and also that's anti american to say people should be capped at what they're paid, i personally believe all politicians are temp workers and don't deserve all the benefits they receive especially a pension for life for a few years service
Robert Duvall was absolutely right to not do Godfather III. He was a big star by then, and his character would have been almost a second lead. He was willing to take half of what they paid Al Pacino, which was a big concession on his part. It was disrespectful of them to offer him less than that.
ya, they completely got it wrong. In the books, there is a battle between Tom and Michael.... would have been awesome.. What a waste...
It appears they made him an offer he could refuse.
Excellent analysis and spot on insight.Good job!
If knowing your worth is greedy. Then I'm definitely greedy.
Fun Fact: Leading up to "Dumb and Dumber", Jim Carrey's agent bargained hard and got him a huge raise. By contrast, Jeff Daniel's agent gave his client an offer that he (the agent) considered to be insultingly low, because the agent didn't want Jeff to be in the movie (because it was too lowbrow...or too wacky...or something). Jeff took the offer and the role anyway, and the rest was history. 🤑
Crispin glover got paid much more without acting in the role
Crispin Glover was not greedy. He just wanted to be compensated fairly.
According to him it isn’t true that he asked for the same amount as Michael J. Fox.
Agreed.
Assuming he is telling the truth, it *does* seem that way. You know what they say about that sort of thing. Both sides have an incentive to not be completely honest. Put people under oath and watch how quickly they "remember" details they "forgot" to mention.
So in the end the lawsuit costed Universal $$$ anyway. Real smart.
From what I heard at the time, pretty sure that Glover's drug problem had more to do with his not being cast...
This should be called "Studio's Who Got Greedy, Then Actor Got Fired"
So Suzanne Somers asking to be paid commiserate with her male co-star made her “greedy”? You might want to rethink that
Commensurate.
@@ronwhite8503 Sorry. Was never a great speller
She asked for too much. She was replaceable, Ritter was not.
Crispin Glover was right in how he approached that.
Why is this taken from the perspective of greedy actors? Indeed, most of the examples seem better described as a result of greedy producers.
right wing narrative of "lazy" workers and "noble" bosses. when the "filthy peasants" request equality, the rulers have to clamp down.
@@donHooligan Funny, because the majority of the people that created these shows and films are EXTREMELY left wing
@@DrRiddlez2015 capitalist are not left wing. corporations are not left wing. maybe you should learn what left/right actually means.
@@donHooligan lol you really think a bunch of supporters of the "right wing narrative" hire these drama queens? If the people behind Hollywood are so conservative, why are conservatives in Hollywood blacklisted?
@@DK-vf8lf corporate Democrats are right wing politicians, guy. maybe learn what left/right means before you throw around your silly opinions. the entire establishment is firmly right wing. ....as it always has been.
Suzanne Summers was one of the major reasons the show made it big. Her part in the show was just as important to the success of the show as John's and she should have gotten paid just as much as he did. I don't blame her at all for asking for fairness in pay. When she left (fired) the show started to suffer greatly and sucked. But... she had the last laugh... starting with Thigh Master and then on to her great success as a business/pitch woman.
She is a woman period
She was good in Dirty Harry 😉
The show died without her
Maybe SS should have done her own bidding wars instead of sending her husband to try and do negotiations for her and maybe he wouldn't have been the bearer of bad news when he came home and told her she'd been fired . So much for wanting to be treated equally when she couldn't even pull her own weight, lol!
Not really, John Ritter made the show.
How is Suzanne Sommers asking for equal pay for equal work "greedy"?
She wanted five times her salary. And John Ritter and Joyce DeWitt would get that raise as well. Now that's greedy.
@@fayekramer8314 No she asked for her salary to be on par with John Ritters, and as the person that pulled most viewers to the show, they should've paid her what she demanded.
@@DonLicuala "Scantily clad girls are fluff. There are 1000s waiting in the wings.'' Whereas wise-cracking guys are as rare as f*cking hen's teeth. I dare you to say what you posted to a group of women.
The show was built around John Ritter. Somers wanted the same salary as John Ritter and plus 10% of the profits. The producers balked at that demand. (Joyce Dewitt has a clause in her contract that stated she was to be paid the same salary as Somers.) The producers stated that one episode of Three's Company would cost $500k before a single frame was filmed. And, then there were the "injury" stories that Somers informed ABC. According to Somers, she injured her ankle and it prevented her from working. ABC sent a doctor to her home to validate her situation. (A doctor was sent so that ABC could recoup insurance money for an episode not being filmed.) Well, the doctor was prevented from seeing Somers. (Apparently the prevention was orchestrated by Alan Hamil, Suzanne's husband.) ABC got tired of the games and let her go from her contract.
@@ericponce8740 "he show was built around John Ritter. " The show was about three roommates. It had three lead roles. Try telling it without any one of them. Your allegations of fraud are irrelevant.
The best story is still that of "Friends" - all the leads got $1million per episode, or no episodes (yeah, we all know who would have got less). Turns out, they really were friends...
WHO ?
Seinfeld started the one million an episode thing.
That negotiation actually pushed NBC to make produce the show at an initial loss. They figured they had another Seinfeld on their hands and could make it all back easily and then some in the syndication phase. Both ended up making bank in the end.
Joey?
Actor who played Ross had the smart Idea for them to negotiate as a group, pretty brilliant no one would get more than anyone else, if all actors did this show runners wouldn't have control
Maybe a lot of these casts should do what they did on "Friends". The six main cast members all petitioned to get paid the same, $1 million each per episode. This was during "Friends" heyday when it was the biggest show in the world. If the studio refused, all six of them were prepared to walk. They ended up getting the payrise, as all the main cast leaving would jeapordise the show. Apparently, it was initially Courtney Cox's idea. Cox, who was probably the most recognisable face prior to "Friends", (and thus, could have been paid more than the others), wanted them all paid the same, because she didn't want a toxic workplace, like other shows or movies she was on.
I remember the whole thing with Terrance Howard, and to hear what the head honchos on the Iron Man 2 set had to say was that Terrance was offered a fair amount, but he got greedy. When they told him no to his high price demand, he tried to blame RDJ saying he took up all of the funds (which Marvel denied). Marvel said between the greed and him acting like he was better than everyone, they let him go, and got Don Cheadle instead. RDJ has proven that he isn't greedy, because when Avengers Age of Ultron was set to film, he refused to sign on, until everyone got the pay raise they asked for. Once his cast mates were happy, he signed on. That's not a sign of someone being greedy, like Terrance tried to claim.
The only thing I'd say is that pre and post Iron Man 2 were two VERY different RDJ's.
Don Cheadle did a way better Jim Rhodes, although Terrence Howard didn't get much screen time anyway
@@johnbuck4395 no he didn't. Don Cheadle is boring, dry and has absolutely no chemistry with RDJ. They should have paid Howard what he wanted, as he was always better for the part.
Lies again? Big Love vs American Greed
I actually prefered Howards Rhodey to be honest
Robert Duvall was a huge star from the time he was in To Kill a Mockingbird.
How about an episode about actors that quit a roll regardless of how much money they were offered
*Role. Unless you're having bread at dinner.
@@jimthar17 tea, and teacake
Michael Keaton in Batman Forever.
@@JustSomeCanadianGuy also Christian bale after batman trilogy..
Unlikely. They become actors to make money. Meaning they can always be bought.
The producers are the greedy ones, not the actors.
How's that the producer take all the risk and have to pay people large sums of money if the show is a hit or not. Think of how many shows fail every year they're producing countless shows. Actors are paid insane levels of money for putting on make up and playing pretend for a living. The hard truth is there is a thousands and thousands of people that want to act. Nobody is worth millions of dollars for an episode or tens of millions for a movie. For what 99% of actors do they're vastly overpaid. Only time an actor is truly worth what they're paid is they get the financing to make a movie or show because that person is attached to the project.
Some of the actors may have deserved more but you are right....money don't grow on trees and these production companies have to make a prophet via advertising which is done by projecting how much money they may make from the show. Seems most people in the comment section knows little about business and how money is made. Unfortunately very little is taught in public schools about it either.
You're just a celebrity obsessed, celebrity worshiping, asskisser.
Video forgot the Fox's "New York Undercover" show that fired the two main stars Michael DeLorenzo and Malik Yoba after they demanded more money. They got replaced, but the show only lasted one more season without them before being cancelled. One actor wanted $75,000 per episode (3 times contract salary), a gym and a star trailer and better food. DeLorenzo also wanted assurances that he would be allowed to direct episodes of the series. That show was DeLorenzo's last steady paycheck.
Robert Duvall's first movie role was not in The Godfather. His first film appearance was a small but incredibly crucial role as Boo Radley in "To Kill a Mockingbird," one of the greatest American movies of what is arguably the greatest American novel ever written. Although he had very little screen time in TKAM, his character was a key factor in the story and the basis of the title. If you haven't seen it, you need to...I actually met Mr. Duvall in the early 1980s when he came to my small country town to film "Tender Mercies." Turned out, we had the same barber, and I happened to need a trim on a day he was there-I was curious about why he was having his hair cut in Waxahachie, Texas instead of by the professionals working with the movie crew. He smiled and said, "Well, the character I'm playing is from around here, not Hollywood. Hair says a lot about a role, and right now I want to look like I'm from right here." Very nice gentlemen, very authentic and friendly, and one of our most underrated actors. PS He won the Academy Award for best performance by a lead actor for Tender Mercies...hope the hair cuts helped!
Great story!
I think, not sure his first T.V. role (guest) was on The Time Machine.
It wasn't
He was also terrific in "Tomorrow."
They said “the first role to make critics take real notice” of Duvall, they never said it was his first role. Big difference there, Debra
Also, Farrah Fawcett (who, like Somers, was also managed by Jay Bernstein) suffered the same TV Network neglect when she negotiated for Season 2 of "Charlie's Angels". They settled with a few brief appearances in Season 2 (for Ratings, as far as the Network was concerned), but it was a BIG Tabloid kerfuffle back in the day.
@@danielbecker9836 I believe Lee Majors is still living.
Suzanne Somers was part of what made Three's Company work. She constantly adorned magazine covers to steer viewers (primarily male) to the show. She deserved a raise after five seasons in the trenches. Maybe not the amount her husband wanted, but something reasonable.
The show was built around John Ritter. Somers wanted the same salary as John Ritter and plus 10% of the profits. The producers balked at that demand. (Joyce Dewitt had a clause in her contract that stated she was to be paid the same salary as Somers.) The producers stated that one episode of Three's Company would cost $500k before a single frame was filmed. And, then there were the "injury" stories that Somers informed ABC. According to Somers, she injured her ankle and it prevented her from working. ABC sent a doctor to her home to validate her situation. (A doctor was sent so that ABC could recoup insurance money for an episode not being filmed.) Well, the doctor was prevented from seeing Somers. (Apparently the prevention was orchestrated by Alan Hamil, Suzanne's husband.) ABC got tired of the games and let her go from her contract.
@@ericponce8740 The show may have been built around John Ritter, but without those women, I don't think the show would have gone as far as it did.
@@Macleodking Sure, the 2 women added to the show, but as proven, any two woman would do the job. It didn't need to be Somers in particular. Further proof being Ritter, though no A lister, was quite a popular actor until his death. Suzzanne Somer mostly played herself after that show, or D level movies that bombed. Obviously she didn't have much bank-ability
I agree. HEr busband was an idiot - asking for more than John and Joynce were making COMBINED. It was ridiculous. Not only that - they had a clause that each would be a percentage of each other. SO if they raised Suzanne's to that amount, they would have to raise John and Joyce's as well.
@@heathwasson7811 I disagree. The show wasn't the same without Somers. Did she ask for too much money? Probably, but she also deserved a raise. The two parties should've found common ground.
I remember Marilyn Monroe complaint about being paid less than Jane Russell for Gentleman Prefer Blondes saying I’m the blonde. I don’t know if she eventually did the same salary as Jane, but I’m glad she stood up for herself. Seems like the more things change, the more they stay the same
Yeah, it's all about female rights, right? LOL. Stop the bullshite. I travel the world and believe me when I say that people everywhere see American women as the most privileged, entitled, pampered pain in the asses in the world.
Marilyn was paid a pittance for all the movies she did for Fox
There is always someone who will do it cheaper. Couple of them went to court and made almost the amount they wanted with out working. Pretty smart. Was fun to watch. Great video
Yes and adding in the replacement actors fee too.
In the long run it would have been cheaper to just have paid Crispin Glover to reprise his role
And probably more beneficial to the overall quality of the movie.
I'll bet the same with Die Hard Vengeance because the had to pay Fishburne and Jackson,
Yep, they had to pay another actor, they had to make a mask that looked like the original actor, and on top of that, they had to pay for that lawsuit because they were using his image. Hollywood should think about this mistake for the next time.
@@joeesperanto678 They has to pay Glover 2.5x what he was asking in the first place. Goes to show how disgusting Hollywood is, they're so spiteful that they are willing to do bad business and bad art in order to assert dominance over individuals. Ridiculous.
In hindsight everything is easy to say. In this case, yes, they would have saved money. But, they probably did the same thing to lots of other actors and if enough of them don't sue, they still save money over all. Sad but true. You also have to realize one thing: All that extra money for raises has to be earned somehow and/or saved somewhere else. The result may be a lower quality movie/series if all actors would get paid equally. In parts you would also have to blame those high paid ones. Those actors in leading roles that demand raises every years because they know the show would be dead without them. Does an actor really deserve six figure salaries for a single episode? Equal pay should mean paying the stars less and everyone else more. But that's just not how it works - partly due to US, the audience! As long as we flock to the same familiar faces and won't touch a movie with unknown actors we are contributing to the problem.
I worked on a Hilary Duff Tour some years ago. Her mother was a very mean lady. She once walked up to a T-shirt stand before a show and said "I'm Hilary"s mom. Give me this and this and this..." The person in the stand said they needed to call for authorization. Someone came and mommy got her stuff. She then told the venue to fire the stand worker. I do believe that Disney want's to pay as little as possible, but I also believe that Hilary's mom probably made some unreasonable demands.
woah, a true insider's opinion
Oh noes! My teenage daughter is ***only*** making 35K per episode. Not a year...per episode. I can't...I mean she can't live off of such a measly pittance. Give more money!
@@rc1411 you also have to compare it to how much the network is making off of you.. if the the network is making millions per episode off of you plus merchandising 35k is low ball.. plus you have to pay your agent, manager and others a percent you're basically walking away with 15-20k if that much..
My GF use to be in PR working with a lot of the child stars of that era. She has plenty of stories of parents behaving badly onset.
@@trainsplanesandotherthings5187 Wait till you hear how much companies make off of regular employees.
Theres multiple documentaries and books on the Suzanne Somers deal. Its a lot more complex than her just asking for more money.
I found Don Cheadle to be way more entertaining/memorable than Terrence Howard as War Machine
Lauren wasn't greedy she wanted to be paid like her colleagues. She said that time she was being paid 1/3 of Daryl and Carol. Once she's a lead the expected is an equal salary.
and she's still in the newest season
@@tooslow4065 after 2 seasons of not being there. Obviously they renegotiated the term of her pay. So she most likely got a raise.
@@deadhead8323 Hopefully.
She is only back because her so called show went belly up.
Salaries should always be balance and fair between established actors IMO, up and comers, should be happy with what they get for the most part.
Terrence Howard just knows that he missed out on a HUGE franchise...way bigger than Empire!!!.lol...too bad so sad...CONGRATS DON CHEADLE!!!!
Cheadle is so much better than Howard....
When you “have” to replace Bruce Willis with the incomparable Harrison J Ford then that’s what they call failing upward.
Lol right. Apparently Bruce is a real douche from what I've read over the years.
I can see why Robert Duvall had an issue, he was an established star and a major part of the family and story.
And an Oscar winner by the time Part 3 was made
$3 Million for 4 days???? Wow Willis WOW!!!! Haha 😂 I would take that in a heartbeat.
His greed is real 3 million 4 days I mean damn.
Depends if he got less than the others for same amount of work we didn't get much details
@@Essuorsinium everybody else except Arnold had big roles in the movie, for 3 days he is getting paid for doing nothing
I heard they all got paid the same. He was greedy.
@@johnlockhart7751 And he plays in that garbage Apex recently...
007 has mad billions for themselves. Connery deserved more.
He also did NOT want the role and was bored with it. Plus, he had many other (moneymaking) projects. That's not greedy, that's negotiations, and he was fine to walk away.
It's not about 'deserve. It's a business and Connery is simply an employee working for studios owned/operated by movie producers. Does an Amazon driver deserve more bc Bezos is a billionaire? 😑
@@demigod1013 actually yeah they deserve raises due to the conditions they have to work in they do deserve raises
@@brianphillips8859 Idk about the U.S. but the starting wage for an Amazon driver in Canada now is over $21/hr. Not bad for a non-skilled job.
@@demigod1013 Yeah but in America they can make it up from their second or third jobs!
They should have paid Rob Lowe more money to keep him on The West Wing. The same goes for Suzanne Somers on Three’s Company.
Rob Lowe IMHO was a complete dud on The West Wing. The show was a lot better once he was off of it.
Interesting to know. Thanks for a great video!!!!
Bruce Willis was "greedy and lazy"
I would thank my lucky stars if someone offered me three million dollars for FOUR DAYS work. Even if I was a millionaire already.
Bruce is a Ego driven individual.
The greed in some of these cases is definitely not on the actors part. Except in Bruce Willis's case.
Greed is part of the American way. In fact, our capitalist system runs on greed.
Yeah I don't see how expecting your pay to go up by the popularity of your series would be considered greed.. it should be a given..
$3 Million for 4 days work…. I mean, come on, negotiate backend if you need more. 90% of humanity will not make $3 Million cumulatively in their lives.
@@margorgogo They should become actors. Anyway, when you negotiate on the back-end you take a chance on not getting paid at all. Would you do that with your pay check? Once you've done the work you want to get paid. Besides, the bill collectors don't wait.
@@krane15 LOL
Sean Connery will be the ONLY Bond for me, for life. I had a crush on him as a child!... which carried into adulthood! 😊😊😊💕 RIP Mr. Connery
Actor: they don't know i know a hack " I need a raise" Producer: you're fired
I'm just glad Maggie is back on Walking Dead. Love her.
Mr Rogers’ sweater budget was out of control
Actually he got his mom to make them.
George lazenby said in an interview turning down live and let die and the other four bonds was the biggest mistake he ever made. That decision has haunted me till this day
I hope that, if this piece is correct that he did so on the advice of his agent, he fired the agent soon afterwards.
Bruce Campbell wrote 3 books about his career. In the second book, he explains the economics behind this. Bottom line: The production company gets paid half the cost per episode for the first time it gets shown, 25 percent for the second time. Then the show goes to another network and the production company finally breaks even. The profits come when the show goes into syndication. They can't pay more during production while they are losing money on the show. second consideration: anyone can play Gillian Andersons role of contradicting David DuChovny. Only David DuChovny can play the one guy in the FBI who believes what he says; that is the whole premise of the show. Same thing with Michael Weston in Burn Notice: anybody can play second fiddle; Michael Weston is established as the guy who got burned. the exception to this rule: Fantasy Island. Herve Villachaize demanded to be paid on a par with Ricardo Montalban. The studio laughed at him, and told him they would replace him with a guy who was his exact opposite. They hired a tall, older English butler type who calmly walked up to the tower and said "The plane" in a dignified manner. 6 episodes. show off the air. Herve Villachaize brought more to the show than anyone knew.
rightly said!!! i always loved that guy!!!
The was the 90s is different now
Lp pool
I sure forgot about that.
In all fairness "Fantasy Island" was already on a downslide where ratings were concerned. It had run its' course.
Disney should have just let the Lizzie McGuire revival air on Hulu.
Right!!!
What about Marcus Chong, the actor who played Tank in the first Matrix movie? He was offered to reprise his role in the sequel by the Wachowskis but when he demanded they up his pay, he was instead dropped from any future Matrix films and his career had been on the rocks ever since.
Yeah, I wonder whatever Happened to that Dude....!?
They offered him a nice pay raise. But he asked for a million dollars.....LOL Yeah, I can see why he was replaced.
@@maloperverso8118 Aside from a DIY documentary that he did about the whole situation, he was a special guest star on Law & Order SVU. That's the most I've seen from him
Yeah, he went off the deep end afterwards.
Dude was mental.
Glover, Floyd, and Fox were all equally great in the first Back To The Future. They should have paid Glover, part 2 and 3 would have been even better. I missed him.
I would add Bitty Shram to your list. She was (Detective) Monk's first assistant. She demanded a raise in the first season when it was obvious it would be a hit. She got fired. Traylor Howard replaced her.
Love that show. Both ladies did a great job.
@@steverayrapp True but Bitty to me just worked better. And she was cute too. Maybe that helped. They played off each other better.
R. Oates...I was a huge MONK fan from the first season to the finale of the show. I had always wondered why Bitty Shram had left the show....I never knew it was about her pay raise. I thought she was awesome as Monks assistance and I loved her personality and spunk too.
I'm thankful that she came back for a special episode
I liked both Bitsy Shram and Taylor Howard but I actually liked Taylor Howard a lot better in the role of Monk's assistant. If she had a contract, then she should have honored it.
Re: 3’s Company. $30K vs $100K is a huge pay difference. Her and the brunette should’ve been paid at least $50K-$70K. The show was called “3’s” Company after all.
True. But she wanted what the star of the show was making. When she left? The show didn't suffer much. If John Ritter had left, it would have most certainly bombed.
@@unpopularopinion5449 Both actresses deserved a pay raise. Her wanting to be the star is a different story. I personally preferred Suzanne Somers over her replacement.
@@RP.123 I loved Suzanne as Chrissy. I hated to see her go. Being one of my all time favorite sitcoms, I know a little bit of the backstory. They weren't paid because it was 3 of them, and its called Three's Company. They were paid according to their star power. At the time, John Ritter was well known. The part was actually written wit him in mind. They had two other actresses in the pilot show, but audiences wasn't feeling the vibe. Joyce DeWitt (Janet) had some acting credits and was brought in. Suzanne (Chrissy) was their 3rd replacement and even had to be coached on comedy. She made her character very popular with her sex appeal, but she still did not equal in the star power to John Ritter at the time. Reason she was let go. Joyce once said she too wanted a pay raise, but she knew not to ask to be equal to John's.
Also, John did all of his own stunts for all 8 seasons. Which is another reason he was paid more. :)
In the E! True Hollywood Story from 1998, the head of production, Ted Bergman, explained it perfectly that if they were to triple her pay, they would then have to triple everyone else's pay as they all negotiated in their original contracts that if one was to receive a raise, they all would in the same amount. So if that was to happen, the producers would have to pay the actors more money than what the show was bringing in. She wasn't wrong in asking for a raise, but she was wrong in asking for that much. Even she admitted it on that same E! THS.
This list is just plain wrong, Sean Connery went out and said that he stopped playing Bond because he aged out of the role and that it was very uncomfortable for him to play a role where he had to seduce girls that were young enough to be his daughter Edit: I don’t know why you’re all trying to disagree with me, I literally just paraphrased what he said, in no way did I state my own opinion
I do not find that uncomfortable at all.
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He going bald.
It doesn't seem to bother most actors either on film or in their off-screen lives.
Eh acting is acting, that last part doesn't really make sense imo. What about all the actors who play rapists. They not gonna signup coz it's "too uncomfortable"? That's acting
Claudia Christian’s agent refused to renew her contract for Babylon 5 unless she received a big raise (that he received a percentage of). The production company rejected his request, so she was out of a job and her role was written out of the series. Many times it’s the agent that’s greedy, not the actor.
Actually, to hear the actors talk about the situation (including Boxleitner and Jerry Doyle) when the production company went bankrupt and had to sell out to Turner, Turner sent their own people to negotiate salaries for a 5th season, ambushing the cast at an autograph session and basically telling them to either sign their contracts right then or walk. Claudia Christian walked.
So let me get this straight, RDJ took a pay cut and demanded that all the Avengers got raises. But Howard expects people to believe that RDJ did the exact opposite with him? I call BS. Howard simply overestimated his draw and star power. Personally, I think Cheedle did it better anyways.
No studio want to give any actor that much power. After all, they are essentially, just an employee.
I don’t know sounds like the ladies had a legitimate beef being paid less …
They still don’t make the same as their male colleagues for the same work.
That's a lie...either you're misinformed or you're deceiving people. It is illegal in the United States to do that.
@@ChrisMorganComedy doesn't mean it doesn't happen.
@@vic5015 yeah but you act like it's par for the course which it's not at all. It's pushing some sort of political message that is damaging to women. I mean tons of things happen. There's also instances where men are getting paid less than women for the same job. But both are exception to the rule. Try doing some harder jobs for longer without taking leave. You gals should be A-OK. Until then though just be thankful it's illegal to do that to either gender.
True… but not in the Suzanne summers case. She was supporting, and Ritter was carrying the show
Just remembered that Wayne Rogers got the axe from MASH after three seasons for asking for more money relative to Alan Alda.
That is messed up. I found Wayne to be just as charming, even moreso than Alan. Should have stayed way longer. Never cared for Mike Farrell, Mike was so boring, no personality at all
Alan Alda was getting more of the funny lines as the show became more popular. Wayne Rogers was just as funny.
As I recall, the gap between Alda's pay and Rogers' was quite large, which was ridiculous given how much the two characters played off of each other.
@@gSlover4reel B J Hunnicutt could be nauseatingly sanctimonious at times, as was Farrell in real life, spending years defending guilty as hell cop-killer Mumia Abu Jamal. Like Ed Asner, Sean Penn, Danny Glover and Harry Belafonte, Farrell presents himself as an informed activist when he is anything but.
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Lauren Cohan: "8 years is a long time to play one character." *Kelsey Grammer has entered the chat* Also, you left out the first Godfather character to be cut from a sequel because of demands. This was Richard Castellano who played Pete Clemenza in the Godfather. He wanted control over Clemenza's dialog. Coppola responded by killing Clemenza off and creating the character of Frank "Frankie Five Angels" Pentangeli(fun fact: Pentangeli translates to five angels).
Speaking of Kelsey Grammer, I'm surprised Shelley Long didn't make the cut.
@@Maqz22 she didn't leave because of money, she left because she wasn't clicking with the rest of the staff.
@@Rockhound6165 actually she left to move on to bigger and better things. Movies and whatnot. Those things sadly never really came entirely to fruition. But she was an awesome Carol Brady!
My favorite story was the actor on voyager who played the first officer. He didn’t like his character so kept asking for raises,to get let go and they kept giving him his raises
I once read that Merv Griffin didn't really want to do a talk show, so he told the network he wanted some phenomenal amount of money -- specifically, more than Johnny Carson was making -- and to his astonishment they agreed.
@@allenswanson2423 I've heard that a few times, of course now I can't remember them. But basically give an amount you don't think they'll pay, then your stuck.
What's interesting is that The West Wing was created with Rob Lowe in mind as the lead.
no it was not the studio wanted Lowe Aaron Sorkin the writer didnt in fact
Sean Connery is my favourite Sean Connery.
you mean your favorite James bond?
I always thought that Somers departure had more to do with her agent (husband) being greedy than her.
I love fishburn as an actor, as he's one of my favorites, but even I admit there's NO way he could have beaten Samuel Jackson's performance on diehard with a vengeance. I'm glad things turned out the way they did and Samuel got the part.
“…to end big paydays to leading women.” God forbid some actors get the the same or close to same amount of money as their co-stars.
Exactly image being a actress back in the day. And you carry the show/movie but the actor(co-star) gets more than you. So happy, now-a -days things are starting to change
Its like saying the dishwasher should be paid as much as the sous chef.
@@makegeorgeorwellfictionaga9268 If the dishwasher did the same job as the sous chef, perhaps longer and sometimes better, sure, go with that metaphor. 😆
yeah, she was way better, or way different than Ritter...She really made that show what it was...Their loss...
@@spignetti I can say just based on looking at their credits, she was far less experienced (and therefore far less known) that Ritter at the time of the shows filming.
So he criticized the script then he got a halved offer for it and when he asked for a better offer they cut it down even more Good thing he won the lawsuit
Exactly!
Criticized the script he fought them on everything his job was to act then he fought about the family being finically better off because he stood up to Biff which in theory makes sense. Also funny that a guy didn't like the idea of money being a reward in a movie fighting for a huge raise. Actors like Crispin that think they're the producer, writer, director don't typically last long in Hollywood. Need to be a huge star for them to put up with it then once your box office goes down they throw them away. That's what happened to Edward Norton. Although he did deserve to win that lawsuit they used his image and likeness and led people to believe he was still in the film.
Damn, you nailed the whole clown car expendables thing bro. Bravo.
Omg... how did I get sucked into these looper mind-mush videos again.
I see no greed in women or poc asking for the same amount of money as their counterparts.
Thank you
Movies arent the same as broadway or a normal job. When people go to a movie they go to see the star.
Poc ?? Piece of crap ?
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She wanted the same money Ritter the main character was getting ? Sorry , that's not how it works and has nothing to do with her being a woman . Has everything to do with ratings and who cannot be fired that are a centerpiece of the show , and who can be let go and replaced.
Martin Sheen's role on the West Wing wasn't supposed to be that big, but just like the Fonz, he took over...Heyyy! 👍 🤣
What's West Wing
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Loved that show...
Rob Lowe was originally supposed to be the focus of the show which is why you have the whole prostitute subplot in the first season but as the show grew in popularity it became more centered on Bradley Whitford
Greedy is the actor's wanting more than a tiny percentage from the studio's greedy executives?
Having your Mommy as your agent is never a good idea.
Rob Lowe was upset due to his lack of screen time. Martin Scheen was supposed to appear occasionally but he turned out to be a fan favorite so his role was expanded. TWW was originally supposed to be about the President's staff, but President Bartlet was extremely popular due to Martin Sheen's charisma.
Guess that's the risk of putting a major actor in a side role. There's a risk of them stealing the show.
Sheen is a great actor. The only role in which he was miscast was as R.E. Lee in “Gettysburg.” But he was basically just thrown into he role.
Rob Lowe IMHO was a dud on The West Wing. The other characters as well as Martin Sheen made that show.
Not the actors who got greedy but the production companies
You're just a celebrity obsessed, celebrity worshiping, asskisser.
Greed is one way in almost all of these....
Good on crispin glover
I've heard other places that Disney really takes advantage of their young stars.
Terrance Howard got screwed over financially. He was paid $3 million for Iron Man and was offered $500,000 for Iron Man 2.
...you saw #2 right? He was lucky to get that much for that stinker of a sequel.
I always thought he was completely wrong for the role. Too soft spoken. Don Cheadle came in and nailed the role.
@@remyr5749 Every since I saw The Guard I've been a fan of Don Cheadle, the guy has great deadpan comedic timing, damn good actor, Marvel made the right move!
I guess each celebrity was measure by his or her box office potential.
He got the big paycheck because of Oscar Inflation, he had been nominated for best actor the year before. But he put in such a wooden role/ portrayal and did not draw as much audience as planned/paid for, so him not taking a pay cut for the sequel compared to the first film was simply "off-putting" and he was replaced.
Whiskey Cavalier was a great show that deserved much more than one season and Ms. Cohan was great in it.
Yes, Whiskey Cavalier deserved another season.
It was boring
there is actors who overvalued themself and pretty much permanently killed their career, but it's also not a good thing to settle with to little as it sets a bad precedent and makes it harder for you to get what you are worth later.
On the other hand, if you don't have faith in yourself, then who will? Your mum?
Hollywood Spends more on Public Relations firms to do character assinations than on Star pay raises.
Wow at Suzanne Somers's story! She was part of the three titular characters! All three should've gotten the same pay! Maybe $75k each? That's fair.
Exactly!
Somers had a contract. John Ritter was the real star of that show. Think about it. Could that show go on without him?
John Ritter was 90% of the reason people watched that show. All the other characters were inter-changeable and the producers knew it.
Yes it was called threes company not the jhon Ritter show all should have gotten equal pay, they were all integral to the show thats why the ratings began to dip when zusane was fired.
@@winstonwolf6791 I agree with with you. Even what's her name Joyce whatever said the same thing. John Ritter was the Comic Genius in his Role of Jack Tripper.
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It never ceases to amaze me at how these actors and actresses' professional athletes, think they should earn million for movies, TV shows, playing sports and our military has to survive on almost nothing, these men and women that serve and protect not only our country but us civilians as well, they're the ones that should be getting the big bucks, so should the police and firefighters, they all protect us and keep us safe.
I get it if actors are getting underpaid and taken advantage of. But some are just plain greedy.
Most of these are the studios being greedy
Somehow asking for the value you give is being greedy. What about the producers who want more of the money for themselves. Are they not greedy? With those things put aside, often an actor will be best served by riding out the popularity of a show until it is cancelled. That way they will be able to get as much compensation as they are able to negotiate for and for most actors these days they will get residuals when the shows go into syndication. That's enough money in some cases to give actors the financial security to decide when and where they want to work, plus a comfortable retirement is guaranteed (at least financially).
One thing not mentioned about the Godfather part 3. When actors signed on. One actor who was not as accomplished as Duvall was offered more than Duval and that is one of the things that annoyed him
I liked Whiskey Cavalier. Wish it would have gotten a 2nd season.
Seeking pay equity isnt being "greedy"
Unfortunately the studios think it is-as well as the bitter, jealous commenters on this board!
It is if you're giving yourself more credit than you deserve. Take Star Trek alien characters for example. Those in costume getting the same or less pay than their non costume counterparts. All the aliens have to come to work 3 hours earlier, sit perfectly still in a chair to get their makeup put on. Then be hot and uncomfortable all day, then stay after to have it all taken off. The others just show a few minutes before filming and are good to go (not exactly, but you get the point).
lol, after seeing how don cheadle turned it around with war machine i dont think every actor deserves what they think they do...
"Action star clown car" is an amazing turn of phrase.
Never really Missed Suzanne Summers in three's company because to me it was really Jack That made the sitcom really hilarious 😆😆
Valerie Harper was fired from her sitcom Valerie. Apparently she demanded a lot more money, more than the producers felt was reasonable. They threatened to fire her. She tried to pull the "I am the star" card, but not successfully. Her character was killed off, the series was renamed, and starred Sandy Duncan.
Costarred Sandy Duncan was renamed Hogan family not Sandy's family.
thumbs up for actually quoting the numbers
Studios to Crispin Glover: Hey McFly, your shoe's unvelked