"He's never told a good joke in his life. (The salary of executives is one of the main points in the SAG strike.) "So it's funny to have this kind of cruel world, like, 'Get a real job, stop complaining and get on with it.' And I'm like, 'Wow, I'm usually not completely opposed to everything you say, but there's just a cruelty to this idea that shut up and get to work for the billionaire."Ĭook went on to refer to one "billionaire" in particular: Disney CEO Bob Iger, and the large amount of money he makes in a day alone. "A lot of the pushback that I get, the hate mail that I get, it's from very conservative people - and I’m not a radical leftist by any means," he told Page Six. He said he "can live on carrots and water," but he's concerned the strike will continue on to the point that it "will be able to starve us out."Īlthough many showed support for Cook, he revealed he's also been hit with backlash, admitting that he doesn't really understand it. However, Cook said his main concern is possibly losing his SAG health insurance as it covers not only him, but also his wife Kara and their two young sons Chaplin and Ozzie, who were born in November 2020 and November 2022, respectively. I’m hoping, fingers crossed, that we get some balls, for the want of a better word." Actors are not doing the same thing …I just think we've lost our rebellious spirit. He added that the Writers Guild - which of course kicked off the overall Hollywood strike -"have got out there and said some heinous s- about their bosses. If we band together, they can't shoot us all down."Ī-Listers Show Support for SAG-AFTRA Strike But I just think we need to be a little more courageous right now. I understand that sentiment, I really do. "You don't want to piss off the bosses, like your future bosses. "I'm like, but we need you to tell your story right now … why don't you have the courage?" he said. "We're just asking for a fair payday.”Ĭook also opened up about the reaction to the video, sharing that he's had fellow actors express their gratitude to him for sharing his story on his TikTok as they didn't have "courage" to tell their own. "This is for actors like myself who rely on side hustles in order to get by because we love to do the job that we love to do and we’re willing to make the sacrifice of life, to dedicate our lives to it," he explained. Meanwhile, Cook spoke more about the actors strike in an interview with Page Six. Like if you see me on tv, I shouldn't have to have two side jobs just in order to survive."Ĭook posted the TikTok video last week – and it’s received nearly 3 million views and 400,000 likes. He concluded, "As someone who's a battler, and I always have a side job, I think it'd be great to get paid money to be in your favorite shows. As I said, 95% of the union can't make enough money to live by just doing this job," he said, adding that "your favorite actor probably won't be too affected by this deal," however, "everybody else who surrounds them, who enables them to play the roles that they get to play, who play the smaller roles that surround them, are asking for a better payday." "So this discussion is not about millionaires. Waiting for your permission to load TikTok Post.Ĭook stressed that a "huge portion" of the actors strike is for people like him "who need to be paid more for the work that they do, and let them have a portion of the profits that these streamers and these big companies are bringing in." Then it's taxed, then a manager takes 10%, an agent takes 10% and a lawyer takes 5%." "I got paid per episode, which is 2 weeks of work, $7,500. "I live in Los Angeles and I have two kids," he continued. "The amount they paid me to be on the show was not much better." Do you know how much they paid me to be on the billboard? Zero," Cook explained. The Australia native then shared an example. "The actors who surround them though, or actors like myself, guest stars, co-stars, et cetera. "So the actors that you are thinking of who are the millionaires are usually series regulars or big A-listers in big movies," he added. They've gotta have side hustles, et cetera. 95% of the actors in SAG cannot make a living from acting. I'm an actor from The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Katy Keene, Dynasty, Dollface, and I am not a millionaire," he began. What does that mean? My name is Luke Cook. How Barbie, Oppenheimer Stars Reacted at Last Film Premieres Before SAG-AFTRA Strike
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