Dwayne Johnson Helps Thousands of Actors Unable to Work During Strike with “Huge Donation

Last Updated on 07/27/2023 by てんしょく飯

Actor Dwayne Johnson has made a huge donation to the striking Screen Actors Guild of America (SAG-AFTRA). Dwayne’s donation could save thousands of actors.

Dwayne Johnson’s Huge Donation to Actors Guild

Actor Dwayne Johnson, known for his roles in the “Wild Speed” and “Jumanji” film series, has made a huge donation to the Screen Actors Guild of America’s (SAG-AFTRA) foundation.

SAG-AFTRA, an actor’s union of 160,000 American actors, announcers, actors, voice actors, and online influencers, began a strike on July 14.

In its new contract with the Association of Motion Picture Producers of America (AMPTP), which includes Paramount, Disney, and Warner Brothers, SAG-AFTRA is seeking several things, including an increase in the minimum wage rate, increased contributions to benefit plans, and protection from revenue losses due to inflation, but the most focused The most focused are the increase in rerun fees and the regulation of AI. Actors belonging to the union are prohibited from filming movies and dramas during the strike, as well as from publicity activities to promote their work and from auditioning, so if the strike drags on, it will have an impact on the box office for movies and on movies and dramas currently in production.

While a star actor such as Dwayne would have no trouble making a living even if he is unable to work during the strike, for many actors belonging to the union, being deprived of income, even for a short period of time, is a matter of life and death. The Screen Actors Guild of America Foundation has been collecting donations to support union members in financial need, and Dwayne’s team immediately contacted them to say that they would like to help.

The exact amount of Dwayne’s donation has not been disclosed, but Sid Wilson, executive director of the Screen Actors Guild Foundation, told Variety that it was “the largest single donation ever received from an individual,” and that it was “seven figures. million dollars”. Wilson estimates that between 7,000 and 10,000 union members need help, and that Dwayne’s donation could save thousands of actors.