Cheyenne Jackson has received 'hundreds' of submissions in the less than 24 hours since launching a new initiative to help union members earn minimum qualifying earnings.
\n\nCheyenne Jackson has acted in more than 40 television series, including “Imperfect Women,” “American Horror Story,” “Call Me Kat,” “Glee” and “30 Rock,” as well as several movies.
\n\nBut last year, he was close to losing his SAG-AFTRA health insurance because he didn’t meet the qualifying annual minimum of about $28,000 in earnings. The insurance also covers his husband, Jason and their two kids.
\n\n“I was one gig short of getting my insurance,” Jackson tells me. “We really rely on the SAG insurance. It’s really good.”
\n\nHe reached out to his friend, “Matlock” star Kathy Bates. He needed to make $6,000.
\n\n“I called her, and I was like, ‘Listen, I’m in trouble and I could really use your help. Is there anything I could do on “Matlock”?’” Jackson recalls. “She’s like, ‘Give me a second. Just give me a minute.’”
\n\nBates called him back in less than five minutes. “She’s like, ‘I have good news and bad news for you. The good news is, I got you a role on “Matlock.” The bad news…
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