Jeff Goldblum gave a group of struggling actors a helping hand by hiring them to appear alongside him on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'. The 'Jurassic Park' star guest-hosted the show this week and during Thursday night's (15.08.
24) episode, he helped out the actors by giving them jobs - coming on stage to do an impression of the movie star - to give them the money and working hours they needed to qualify for their SAG-AFTRA union health insurance. Jeff explained of the plan: "You may think that being a professional actor ..
. is both easy and glamorous and for some, it is, but the vast majority of actors are working class people just trying to make ends meet. They actually have to make a certain amount of money each year just to qualify for health coverage through the Screen Actors Guild, and that’s not an easy thing to do.
"Sometimes an actor can be so close to that threshold of earnings that they only need to land one more role to qualify. So tonight, I’m going to help a few actors who are in that very situation for real by casting them in a role on the show ..
. "In fact, I have cast them all in the same role." He then introduced a number of actors doing impressions of the host who had qualified for health insurance after being cast on the show.
They told Jeff they were planning to use their coverage to get help including dental work, a check-up with a dermatologist and a podiatrist appointment. Kerry Washington pulled a similar stunt back in 2022 when she guest-hosted the show a.