Actors/Actresses That Left A Show Due To Wanting More Money

[Lorimar Television]

Originally Posted by MrCleveland

Jamiee Foxworth from "Family Matters".

Once she didn't get a raise, she left the show and her character was grounded for a VERY long time!

The producers actually fired her because of her mother, who was also her manager, wanting her to have more money, as well as a bigger role. She didn't make the decision to leave.

[liane49]

Originally Posted by catlover79

^ Delta Burke was fired. Jean Smart was the one who quit, but it was because she was having a baby.

Some of the people don't leave over money, they leave for other reasons. Shelly Long left Cheers to spend more time with her daughter.

[treky]

there's sometimes more than one version of why an actor leaves a show and sometimes you never know the real story.

[treky]

Roger C. Carmel left THE MOTHERS-IN-LAW after the first season because NBC renewed it for a 2nd season but only if the cast would take a "salary freeze". They all (Eve Arden, etc.) did but he refused and walked off the show. They hired Richard Deacon to replace him.

[Dr. Thong]

Originally Posted by Rosslover

Mc Lean Stevenson left M*A*S*H* because he wasnt being paid enough...

Not true. He left the show because he wanted to be the star of his own show.

He told Loretta Swit, I don't want to be one of six anymore, I want to be one of one.

I believe he later regretted leaving.

[Dr. Loveless]

Apparently, a big reason why Diana Rigg left THE AVENGERS in the 1960s, after two successful seasons, was due to being paid so little (and treated somewhat poorly by the show's producers), even though her 'Emma Peel' character was probably the single biggest audience draw for the series. Also, movies and prestigious stage work were calling, so the writing was probably on the wall anyway, even if they had paid her well.

[DJM77]

Originally Posted by McGillicuddy

I believe I heard that Tiger left The Brady Bunch after the first season over unreasonable demands.

Right, his list of demands included a giant ball of yarn and an unlimited supply of Fancy Feast!

[DJM77]

I think Pat Harrington missed a few episodes of One Day At A Time because he wanted more money.

[Gemini_89]

The Facts of Life:

Nancy Mckeon missed a few episodes because she wanted more money.

[Dr. Thong]

Originally Posted by DJM77

Right, his list of demands included a giant ball of yarn and an unlimited supply of Fancy Feast!

Which shows how really confused he was, because Fancy Feast is cat food.

[Dr. Thong]

Originally Posted by Gemini_89

The Facts of Life:

Nancy Mckeon missed a few episodes because she wanted more money.

Can't they fire an actor for doing something like that, as they're already under contract?

[Gemini_89]

Originally Posted by Dr. Thong

Can't they fire an actor for doing something like that, as they're already under contract?

They almost did, they filed a claim and she came right back.

They actually gave her a raise and everybody else in the cast a raise as well. So hers paid off.

[DJM77]

Originally Posted by Dr. Thong

Which shows how really confused he was, because Fancy Feast is cat food.

I was the one that was confused. I had forgotten that Tiger was a dog. I was thinking of their cat, Fluffy that was in the pilot.

[Dr. Thong]

Originally Posted by DJM77

I was the one that was confused. I had forgotten that Tiger was a dog. I was thinking of their cat, Fluffy that was in the pilot.

The cat was only in the pilot from what I remember. Must've been really difficult to work with if she wasn't brought back.

[Dr. Thong]

Originally Posted by Gemini_89

They almost did, they filed a claim and she came right back.

They actually gave her a raise and everybody else in the cast a raise as well. So hers paid off.

I guess, but I imagine it buys them some ill will from the producers.

It just doesn't seem an honorable way to do things. it would be different if she'd fulfilled her contract and was negotiating a new one.