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   "Alison Hopkins"  wrote in message   
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   > > Alison Hopkins wrote:   
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   > >> I think you have a very inflated idea of how much they got paid for the   
   > >> first four seasons.   
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   > > Keep in mind that, when Richard Biggs died, there was some charity set   
   > > up to collect donations for his wife and two children.   
   > >   
   > > So, at least Biggs was not very rich.   
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   > None of them are - certainly not through B5! Bruce is OK, mostly because   
   > Melissa is queen of the TV movie. I come from an acting family; mother,   
   > grandmother, great grandfather. Could have gone in to the business, but I   
   > watched my mother never knowing if she'd ever get a job again. In the UK,   
   80   
   > percent are out of work at any one time.   
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   > The Equity minimum wage is around the 400 pounds a week mark, as I   
   recall -   
   > the US one will be similar. If you're lucky as an actor, you might make   
   the   
   > equivalent of a decent white collar job, but most don't. Hence, they wait   
   > tables and do other fill in jobs. And, this is why conventions can be an   
      
   Like, say, talk radio? ;-)   
      
   > excellent source of income for them. I've been to some of the B5 cast   
   > members' houses. They ain't rich!   
      
   Ecuse me while I turn green. No worries - just envy.   
      
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