Fran Drescher Won’t Seek Re-Election As SAG-AFTRA President
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, AUG 8 – Fran Drescher will not seek re-election after leading SAG-AFTRA through a historic 118-day strike; new candidates Sean Astin and Chuck Slavin are running for president.
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'Nanny' star Fran Drescher not running for SAG-AFTRA president again following strikes
As president, Drescher led actors through the longest strike in the union's history in 2023.Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Fran Drescher at the 31st annual Screen Actors Guild AwardsIn a move that is bound to disappoint fans of bonkers awards show speeches, Fran Drescher has decided not to run for a third term as president of the SAG-AFTRA actors' union.The Nanny star, who has served as the union president since 2021, was not on a list of candidates rel…


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Drescher has announced she will not seek re-election as president of SAG-AFTRA
Fran Drescher Won’t Seek Re-Election As SAG-AFTRA President
Fran Drescher led SAG-AFTRA through its painful 2023 strike, but she’s not seeking a third term as the actors union’s president. Her decision to opt out of became official when SAG released the list of candidates for the next election (read it here). Sean Astin has submitted a bid to lead the 160,000-member organization, as […]
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