[opendtv] "The Simpsons" cast returns to work with more D'oh
- From: Monty Solomon <monty@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 17:14:02 -0400
"The Simpsons" cast returns to work with more D'oh
- May 3, 2004 04:53 PM (Reuters)
By Steve Gorman
LOS ANGELES, May 3 (Reuters) - The actors who provide the
voices for Homer, Bart and the rest of the cartoon stars of Fox
TV's "The Simpsons" will return to work this week with twice as
much "D'oh" in their pockets, having won a new contract
collectively valued at $33 million a year.
The agreement ended a month-long strike that had threatened
to shorten the upcoming 16th season of America's
longest-running television comedy.
Terms of the settlement were not disclosed, but sources
familiar with the situation told Reuters on Monday that the
show's six principal cast members doubled their pay from
$125,000 to $250,000 per episode.
That would boost the earnings of each actor to $5.5 million
a year for a 22-episode season, a tidy sum for what amounts to
a day's work per show but is far less than the $8 million
originally sought by the cast. Collectively the deal was valued
at $33 million a year.
Sources said the actors also gave up their key demand for a
share in profits from the show, which reportedly has generated
roughly $1.5 billion in revenues for producer 20th Century Fox
Television since its 1989 debut.
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