"Family Guy" Cast Score Big Raises

[JamesG]

"Family Guy" Voice Actors Score Big Raises (Exclusive)
11/19/13
by Lacey Rose


The Griffin family has come into some money.

Or, rather, four of the lead voice actors on Fox’s "Family Guy" — Alex Borstein, who plays mom Lois; Seth Green and Mila Kunis, who voice son Chris and daughter Meg, respectively; and Mike Henry, neighbor Cleveland Brown — collectively have negotiated their way to a big raise from studio 20th Century Fox Television.





According to multiple sources, the four-member voice cast was able to secure between $175,000 and $225,000 each per episode for at least two more seasons – and as many as five seasons of the series. The deal will go into effect with the 12th season currently in production, which is expected to roll out in the fall of 2014.

Creator Seth MacFarlane, who voices several roles including main character Peter Griffin, son Stewie and martini-swilling dog Brian, will negotiate separately because his deal with 20th TV has several other components.





To be sure, Fox has yet to officially pick up subsequent seasons of "Family Guy", but it is highly unlikely that the network would decide to pull the plug on the long-running cartoon. Though the Sunday night comedy no longer ranks among the top 10 most lucrative series for ad revenue, it is still believed to command upward of $250,000 per 30-second spot.

What’s more, it delivers a coveted younger-skewing male audience to Fox, averaging a 3.3 rating among adults 18-49 in the latest live-plus-7 returns and outranking all other Fox cartoons.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/liv...s-score-657429

[James28]

$175,000 and $225,000 per episode, eh? If a person wants to earn that much money per episode for a voice-only role, he better have experience in live-action work. Too bad the voice cast of American Dad! or Bob's Burgers don't earn that much per episode.

(Also, how much does Seth W. MacFarlane make per episode? For his acting and his behind-the-scenes work?)