The Entertainment Community Fund recognized the end of the Screen Actors Guild strike and the earlier resolution of the Writers Guild of America strike, but warned that the economic and health impact of the work stoppage will impact the industry for months to come.
The Emmy award winning actor is hosting a fundraiser for those affected by the Hollywood strike. ‘Lights! Camera! Ante Up! Celebrity Poker Tournament’ happens this Sunday.
The Entertainment Community Fund is thrilled to partner with Academy Award nominee, Emmy, Screen Actors Guild, and Tony Award-winning actor Bryan Cranston, who is hosting the Lights! Camera! Ante Up! Celebrity Poker Tournament
The ‘Breaking Bad’ star will be joined at the Nov. 12 event by Jon Hamm, Bradley Whitford, Amy Landecker, Andy Garcia, Jason Alexander, Mekhi Phifer and more.
This week’s ‘TV’s Top 5’ podcast features an interview with the chief operating officer of the ECF; other topics include the latest impacts of Hollywood’s work stoppage.
The Entertainment Community Fund announced today that they have partnered with Seth MacFarlane to raise another $10 million to support all entertainment industry workers. To kick off the initiative, MacFarlane is donating an additional $5 million on the heels of his $1 million donation in July.
The Entertainment Community Fund has received a generous $250,000 matching gift challenge donation from iconic trumpeter, A&M Records co-founder and philanthropist Herb Alpert, via the Herb Alpert Foundation.
Actors, writers and crewmembers are being hit by both the work stoppage and an end to COVID tenant protections, as MPTF president Bob Beitcher says, “We’re talking to people who are living in their cars, in some cases with their families.”
