Drake Bell Slams SAG-AFTRA for Losing Health Insurance: Don't Be Actor
Variety • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Drake Bell criticized SAG-AFTRA on Instagram after revealing he does not qualify for their health insurance due to insufficient reported earnings, needing $11,452.47 more to meet the $28,933 threshold.
- Bell expressed frustration with the union's leadership, tagging SAG-AFTRA and its president Sean Astin, accusing them of being out of touch with actors' needs.
- Bell has shifted focus to music and voice work after his acting career slowed post-"Drake & Josh," and recently spoke out about past sexual abuse on a docuseries.
- Other actors like Jack Haven and Heather Matarazzo have also publicly shared struggles with qualifying for SAG-AFTRA health insurance, highlighting broader concerns among performers.
- Variety has contacted SAG-AFTRA and Bell for comment but has not yet received a response.
