Jason Alexander made just $250,000 from Seinfeld reruns by 2004, while Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David had earned HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS. When producers wanted him back for the DVD release, he refused until they agreed to give him a cut!
in 1997, Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Michael Richards tried to negotiate a share of Seinfeld's syndication profits, but were rejected.
so they demanded $1 MILLION per episode to stay on the show, eventually settling for $600,000 each!
but the real money came after Seinfeld ended. By 2004, the three supporting stars had each received only around $250,000 in rerun residuals, while the show's creators had made hundreds of millions.
then producers wanted the cast to record interviews and bonus material for the DVD release.
Alexander and Louis-Dreyfus refused to participate for small recording fees while receiving no share of the DVD royalties!
the standoff delayed the release until February 2004, when producers finally agreed to give the supporting stars a cut of DVD royalties.
Alexander agreed to participate, finally securing a share of the DVD revenue!
BREAKING: Kamario Taylor is finalizing a $7.5M deal to return to Mississippi State in 2027, making him college football's highest-paid QB, @PeteNakos and @Clowfb report.
With incentives, the deal could potentially climb above $9 million.
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