John Campbell, 60, has been working in the film industry for 29 years as a grip and as a driver. In July, he was dropped from the industry health plan for the first time in his career, falling 7.5 hours short of the threshold needed to maintain eligibility.
He signed up for Cobra — at a cost of $692 per month — while he called around trying to get a single day of work. But with two strikes underway, it was not easy.
He is not alone — lots of veteran crew members are in the same boat.
“Here we are in our 29th year, 30th year, 35th year, and we’re still scrambling like the day we got into the business,” Campbell said.
SAG-AFTRA took to the picket lines on July 14, joining the the Writers Guild of America, which has been on strike for three months. Work had already been slow for a couple of months...
He signed up for Cobra — at a cost of $692 per month — while he called around trying to get a single day of work. But with two strikes underway, it was not easy.
He is not alone — lots of veteran crew members are in the same boat.
“Here we are in our 29th year, 30th year, 35th year, and we’re still scrambling like the day we got into the business,” Campbell said.
SAG-AFTRA took to the picket lines on July 14, joining the the Writers Guild of America, which has been on strike for three months. Work had already been slow for a couple of months...
- 8/1/2023
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
There's nothing like Halloween in Hollywood!
Stars went all out celebrating the spookiest day of the year -- not just on Oct. 31, but for practically the whole week leading up to it!
Kelly Clarkson kicked off Halloween weekend with her iHeartRadio Album Release Party at the iHeartRadio Theater in Burbank, California, on Oct. 27. The live event included a Q&A session as well as a performance, where she sang a few of her new songs like “Love So Soft” and “Heart,” as well as her classics, including “Because of You” and “Breakaway.”
Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartMedia
Watch: Kelly Clarkson Amazingly Sings 'Since U Been Gone' Backwards
Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley put on costumes to host a family-friendly VIP gaming event with Xbox for their fellow country music artists, athletes and other Nashville celebrities including Cassadee Pope, John Rich, Mat Kearney, Rodney Atkins and Little Big Town. They got to play...
Stars went all out celebrating the spookiest day of the year -- not just on Oct. 31, but for practically the whole week leading up to it!
Kelly Clarkson kicked off Halloween weekend with her iHeartRadio Album Release Party at the iHeartRadio Theater in Burbank, California, on Oct. 27. The live event included a Q&A session as well as a performance, where she sang a few of her new songs like “Love So Soft” and “Heart,” as well as her classics, including “Because of You” and “Breakaway.”
Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartMedia
Watch: Kelly Clarkson Amazingly Sings 'Since U Been Gone' Backwards
Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley put on costumes to host a family-friendly VIP gaming event with Xbox for their fellow country music artists, athletes and other Nashville celebrities including Cassadee Pope, John Rich, Mat Kearney, Rodney Atkins and Little Big Town. They got to play...
- 11/3/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
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