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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHas Screen Actors Guild ever revoked someone's membership before?
Just wondering, I've never heard of it. But then again I'm not a professional actor.
SAG is about to revoke Chump's membership, and rightfully so. I'm wondering if this has ever happened before? His "membership" could only be considered a courtesy anyway, since he has never actually acted in a professional sense. He has only played himself on the screen, and he has never followed a script or learned any lines.
hlthe2b
(101,730 posts)He thought he'd avoid an embarrassing vote and thus resigned, himself today, but in reality, they can still hold a vote against allowing his return. And no SAG, no roles--even "reality tv" crap like the Apprentice. So, no, SAG membership has to be applied for in order to act--even in "non-acting" type roles.
bamagal62
(3,218 posts)SoCalNative
(4,613 posts)Lots of productions get done without being under guild contract. They just won't air on broadcast networks, so he would be relegated to independent channels or basic cable.
crickets
(25,896 posts)PirateRo
(933 posts)The guy that needed to change his diaper.
regnaD kciN
(26,035 posts)...generally as disciplinary actions for appearing in non-union productions without permission. Also, many low-level actors voluntarily resign because they find membership a barrier to finding work in low-budget productions. (I've known at least a couple here in Seattle -- they appeared once or twice in bit parts in network miniseries, which earned them their "SAG card," but then found they couldn't get hired anywhere, simply because indie films, which have little hope for commercial distribution and can only aspire to play at film festivals and the like, can't pay anywhere near SAG scale.)
moondust
(19,917 posts)Going after "communists" and "Marxists" during the McCarthy era.
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