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Re: James Gandolfini's Salary
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03/07/03 06:15 PM
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Aw, man! Hate to hear that. I agree with you though, SC: they should pay the man. With all the obstacles, it makes you wonder if Season 5 will ever be aired. 
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Re: James Gandolfini's Salary
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03/07/03 09:36 PM
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I'm with the rest of you! I say pay him. There are many tv stars who make much more than that. I'm not surprised to hear this tho. Money always seems to talk!!! ) TIS
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Re: James Gandolfini's Salary
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03/07/03 10:41 PM
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And you liar, teller of tall tales: you trample all the Lord's commandments underfoot, you murder, steal, commit adultery, and afterward break into tears, beat your breast, take down your guitar and turn sin into a song. Shrewd devil, you know very well that God pardons singers no matter what they do, because he can simply die for a song.
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Re: James Gandolfini's Salary
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03/08/03 01:29 PM
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On "Extra" they said tptb were going to make James quote: "An offer he can't refuse". haha.
I'm going to be mad if James doesn't do Season 5. Do you think the other actors will want to continue without James? I don't.
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Re: James Gandolfini's Salary
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03/08/03 03:52 PM
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Originally posted by don bautista corleone:
yes hello all, i saw on a headline news crawl at the bottom of the screen that he now in fact has sued HBO to get out of his contract/breech of. not good In relation to the above post I read the following article on eonline. Gandolfini to HBO: Fuhgeddaboudit! by Lia Haberman Mar 7, 2003, 11:20 AM PT Getting sued by James Gandolfini is downright civilized considering the alternative bargaining methods employed by his alter ego Tony Soprano: busted kneecaps or worse. Keeping it legal, the TV mob boss filed a lawsuit against HBO in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday looking to get out of his contract with the cable network before shooting starts later this month on The Sopranos' fifth season. The suit contends that HBO missed a deadline letting the burly actor know that his services would be required on set after it inked a deal giving creator David Chase $20 million for the series' fifth season. Citing a breach of contract, the titular lead of the Mafia drama now wants out. "Our legal position is that there is no obligation for James Gandolfini to perform services for the coming season," attorney Martin Singer told Reuters, without definitely saying his client wouldn't return when production begins. "There have been negotiations going on for our client to potentially return. They haven't reached an agreement, and we have until March 24 to evaluate what to do. That is the day they've requested for him to come back to work." But before disappointed fans of the don pick up their baseball bats and start swinging, consider that the actor is in the midst of renegotiating his contract with HBO and may be using the legal loophole to strong-arm the network into upping his take from the show. While Gandolfini hasn't spoken to Chase in months, according to a confab with onscreen confessor Lorraine Bracco in the March issue of Interview magazine, the actor is warming up "for our last and final debacle." In fact, the suit came as a surprise to HBO execs currently at the bargaining table with the actor. Threatened with losing its prized thoroughbred, the network released a dismissive statement, saying, "This is nothing more than a further renegotiation tactic by an actor with a binding contract." According to HBO reps, production is still scheduled to begin March 24, and the core cast, up for Best Ensemble in a TV Drama, is set to attend the SAG Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on Sunday. No word if Gandolfini, who's also nominated for Best Actor, plans to take one for the team and make an appearance. Gandolfini may have the network by the cajones. The series is HBO's top-rated drama and last season's 75-minute finale, which left Tony and Carmela's future up for grabs, attracted 12.5 million viewers, making it the second most watched show in HBO history, just behind the fourth season premiere, which pulled in 13.4 million viewers. Also looking for payback in recent days were some of Gandolfini's foot soldiers, including Michael Imperioli and Tony Sirico, who renegotiated their contracts with the network for a fifth and possibly sixth season. But the supporting actors' salaries, in the $60,000-$80,000 per-episode range, are chump change compared to what the harried head of the family is hoping to command. As head honcho Gandolfini is looking for due respect to the tune of $750,000 per episode, in line with what his broadcast network peers, like Ray Romano ($800,000) and Kelsey Grammer ($1.6 million), are taking home. His paycheck is currently estimated at $400,000 an episode, which puts him in league with Frasier's second bananas Jane Leeves and Peri Gilpin. Even if HBO makes Gandolfini an offer he can't refuse, he will undoubtedly earn less overall than his network counterparts because the cable series only tapes 13 episodes per season, as opposed to an average 22 for a broadcast series. Full Story.
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Re: James Gandolfini's Salary
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03/08/03 08:07 PM
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Jeez! $800,000 an episode?? I'm sorry, Gandolfini is a good actor, as are the rest of the cast, but he should get down on his knees and be grateful that he even has a job. A lot of America, myself included, have been jobless for quite some time and can't find a job anywhere and here's a man who has a steady job, who probably doesn't want for anything, nor does his family and his children and probably his children's children, threatening to strike if he doesn't get more money. The entertainment bizz is quite selfish.
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Re: James Gandolfini's Salary
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03/08/03 08:50 PM
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They'll lose a lot of money without gandolfini. And at the rate its going now they can only make more money. So its a pretty good investment
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Re: James Gandolfini's Salary
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03/08/03 08:58 PM
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NEW YORK (March 8) - Fans of HBO's popular drama "The Sopranos" may have to "fuhgeddabout" another season after James Gandolfini, the actor who plays the family patriarch, filed a lawsuit seeking a release from his contract.
But viewers shouldn't count out "The Sopranos" just yet. A source close to Gandolfini said the actor believes he is underpaid relative to other small-screen stars, and that he would like to return for a fifth season if a deal can be reached.
"This suit is really about Jim (Gandolfini) being paid fair market value, like other stars of network television shows, and he expects it to be settled in a friendly way," the source said.
Gandolfini, a two-time Emmy award winner for his portrayal of conflicted mob boss Tony Soprano, alleged in a suit filed in California that HBO violated a clause in his contract when it failed to notify him of a $20 million deal it struck with David Chase, the show's creator.
"This is nothing more than a further renegotiation tactic by an actor in a binding contract," said HBO spokesman Quentin Schaffer.
An end to "The Sopranos," which broke records for a cable show last year by pulling in 13.4 million viewers for its premiere, would be a huge blow to HBO, the subscription cable channel owned by AOL Time Warner .
"The Sopranos" is HBO's most popular show, and it paved the way for a string of HBO hits such as "Six Feet Under" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm." The show's fifth season was scheduled to begin shooting in April, a spokesman said.
Gandolfini receives about $400,000 an episode under a deal renegotiated after the first season of "The Sopranos," according to Variety, roughly in line with stars like Martin Sheen of NBC's "The West Wing" but far below the $1.6 million per episode paid to Kelsey Grammer for NBC's "Frasier."
Network television shows generate advertising revenue, while commercial-free HBO derives its revenue solely from subscriptions. HBO's business model makes it difficult to calculate exactly how much "The Sopranos" -- and Gandolfini -- are worth.
"Unfortunately there's no way to quantify it," HBO spokesman Schaffer said of the show. "But we know it's valuable."
Several other actors on "The Sopranos," including Michael Imperioli, who plays Christopher Moltisanti; Tony Sirico, who plays Paulie Walnuts; and Jamie Lynn-Sigler, who plays Meadow Soprano, have recently renegotiated their contracts in recent months, according to reports in industry trade publications.
"Gandolfini has always been extremely supportive of his fellow cast members," said a source familiar with the production. "It would seem out of character that he would want to do something to jeopardize a financially rewarding year for his fellow cast."
Gandolfini and "Sopranos" production company Brillstein-Grey were not immediately available for comment."
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it says that an agreement MIGHT be reached. *crosses fingers*
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Re: James Gandolfini's Salary
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03/09/03 12:40 AM
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Those Shmucks on friends make 1 million an episode, why can't James make 800,000. He does twice the work and the show is much more respectable. Plus look how many Emmeys he's earned. Actors like him deserve big salaries.
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And you liar, teller of tall tales: you trample all the Lord's commandments underfoot, you murder, steal, commit adultery, and afterward break into tears, beat your breast, take down your guitar and turn sin into a song. Shrewd devil, you know very well that God pardons singers no matter what they do, because he can simply die for a song.
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Do you think it's just a ploy for more money? There is no way in hell that after seeing him as Tony for four seasons that I could accept anyone else filling his shoes. 
He's the "main" figure in the story. Doesn't sound very encouraging does it. I'm very disappointed. 
