Jeff Garlin Says 3-Year Acting Drought Reflects California's 49,000 Hollywood Job Losses
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 14
Jeff Garlin Says 3-Year Acting Drought Reflects California's 49,000 Hollywood Job Losses
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 14
Summary
Jeff Garlin said he has not landed an acting job in nearly three years since “Curb Your Enthusiasm” ended, blaming a production exodus from California and saying the work “no longer exists.”
49,000 industry jobs have disappeared since 2022, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data cited in the report, after the pandemic and a slowdown in streaming production cut demand.
California is trying to stem the decline with expanded film and TV tax credits, a new post-production credit and AI protections; 35 films in the latest incentive round are projected to generate more than $1 billion in spending.
Actors and comedians including Bryan Callen and Adam Carolla said the damage reaches beyond stars to editors, crews, catering and other support workers, even as some still argue Los Angeles retains the industry's deepest talent base.
With thousands of Hollywood jobs vanishing and productions fleeing California, is Los Angeles witnessing the permanent collapse of its entertainment empire?
If billions in new tax credits cannot stop the mass exodus of film crews, what will replace Hollywood as the world's entertainment capital?