Dwayne Johnson Gives ‘Single Largest Donation’ In SAG-AFTRA History To Support Striking Actors In Need

More Hollywood A-listers are matching Dwayne The Rock” Johnson’s $1 million donation to the SAG-AFTRA fund, more Hollywood A-listers are following suit. 

SAG-AFTRA strike, some of Hollywood's highest-earning actors are giving big to help their fellow performers.SAG-AFTRA Foundation President Courtney B. Vance announced on Wednesday that the nonprofit has raised over $15 million in the past three weeks for its Emergency Financial Assistance Program — led by Dwayne Johnson's historic seven-figure donation last month — in order to «bring aid and hope to thousands of journeymen actors facing tremendous economic hardship» during the strikes and work stoppage.To date, the growing list of Patrons of the Foundation’s Emergency Financial Assistance Program who have made donations of $1 million or more are: George and Amal Clooney Luciana and Matt Damon Leonardo DiCaprio Hugh Jackman and Deborra-lee Furness Dwayne Johnson Nicole Kidman Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively Julia Roberts Arnold Schwarzenegger Meryl Streep Oprah Winfrey«The entertainment industry is in crisis and the SAG-AFTRA Foundation is currently processing more than 30 times our usual number of applications for emergency aid,» Vance said in a statement on the SAG-AFTRA website.

Several of Hollywood’s highest paid stars have donated money to the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Emergency Financial Assistance Program for actors who may be struggling to make ends-meat right now due to the actors’ strike.

SAG-AFTRA strike, some of Hollywood's highest-earning actors are giving big to help their fellow performers.SAG-AFTRA Foundation President Courtney B. Vance announced on Wednesday that the nonprofit has raised over $15 million in the past three weeks for its Emergency Financial Assistance Program — led by Dwayne Johnson's historic seven-figure donation last month — in order to «bring aid and hope to thousands of journeymen actors facing tremendous economic hardship» during the strikes and work stoppage.To date, the growing list of Patrons of the Foundation’s Emergency Financial Assistance Program who have made donations of $1 million or more are: George and Amal Clooney Luciana and Matt Damon Leonardo DiCaprio Hugh Jackman and Deborra-lee Furness Dwayne Johnson Nicole Kidman Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively Julia Roberts Arnold Schwarzenegger Meryl Streep Oprah Winfrey«The entertainment industry is in crisis and the SAG-AFTRA Foundation is currently processing more than 30 times our usual number of applications for emergency aid,» Vance said in a statement on the SAG-AFTRA website.

Angelique Jackson SAG-AFTRA Foundation president Courtney B. Vance announced Wednesday that the nonprofit organization has raised more than $15 million for its emergency financial assistance program, thanks in large part to contributions from more than a dozen of Hollywood’s top-earning stars who’ve donated $1 million or more.

Hollywood’s superstars are answering the call from the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, donating $1 million or more each to help their fellow performers during the ongoing actors and writers strikes.

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards and Features Editor This article first appeared as part of Jenelle Riley’s Acting Up newsletter – to subscribe for early content and weekly updates on all things acting, visit the Acting Up signup page. With dual strikes currently underway, it’s an uncertain time for actors – and this is a profession that is used to uncertainty. Many aren’t just wondering about when their next job will be, but how they can afford rent, utilities and health care.

Jaden Thompson Will Smith has taken to Instagram and Twitter to support the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. A member of SAG-AFTRA, Smith wrote about the importance of this moment for both guilds. “I wanna talk for a second about ACTING,” Smith wrote.

2023 Emmy Awards are no longer taking place on Monday, Sept. 18, as was originally planned.

2023 Emmy Awards are no longer taking place on Monday, Sept. 18 as was originally planned.

Dwayne «The Rock» Johnson is showing up for his fellow actors. The star has issued a historic seven-figure donation to the SAG-AFTRA Foundation in an effort to lend a hand to union members who are financially struggling amid the current strike. SAG-AFTRA Foundation president Courtney B.

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson made an “historic” donation to contribute financial support to the ongoing Hollywood actors’ strike this month.Earlier this month, negotiations broke down between the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) and the US actors’ union SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists), with talks relating to base pay, residuals and the use of artificial intelligence in the industry.On July 13 – the day that the strike was declared – SAG-AFTRA Foundation president Courtney B. Vance and executive director Cyd Wilson wrote a letter to 2,700 of the union’s highest-paid actors to highlight the financial hardship that industry professionals were going to face as they stopped work (via Variety).After sending the letter, Johnson’s team reached out to offer help.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is stepping up and helping out in a time of need.

The beloved family western drama, “When Calls the Heart,” is set to ride on despite the ongoing strike, thanks to an interim agreement from SAG-AFTRA.

Dwayne Johnson offered his support for the SAG-AFTRA strike with a massive donation for union members who are currently out of work.

SAG-AFTRA Foundation president Courtney B. Vance on Monday updated members about the organization’s Emergency Assistance Program, its charity funded by donations.

Angelique Jackson On July 13, as SAG-AFTRA leadership declared the union was going on strike, SAG-AFTRA Foundation president Courtney B. Vance and executive director Cyd Wilson drafted a letter to 2,700 of the union’s highest-earning actors outlining the financial need that many would face in the work stoppage. “Having been through this during COVID and having such a great response from our own membership to take care of their own, when the strike was decided, Courtney and I sat down with our team and said, ‘Here we go again,'” Wilson tells Variety. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the SAG-AFTRA Foundation (a non-profit organization associated with the union, but not part of it) worked to provide financial relief to many of the union’s 160,000 members via the foundation’s Emergency Financial Assistance Program, which will again be used to help actors during the strike.

Nobody said you can’t protest and parent at the same time.

Daniel Radcliffe proudly carried his 3-month-old son while marching the picket line with girlfriend Erin Darke in New York City on Friday, July 21, in support of the SAG-AFTRA strike.

Daniel Radcliffe is joining the fellow picketers.