web statisticsweb statistics ‘Drake & Josh’ Star Drake Bell Bashes SAG-AFTRA for Denying Union Health Insurance: ‘Do Not Become an Actor’ – Breitbart News
October 16, 2026
Entertainment

‘Drake & Josh’ Star Drake Bell Bashes SAG-AFTRA for Denying Union Health Insurance: ‘Do Not Become an Actor’

Actor Drake Bell, most famous for his role on the Nickelodeon show Drake & Josh, publicly denounced SAG-AFTRA after the major Hollywood union said he failed to qualify for health insurance coverage. Bell attacked the union in an Instagram Story shared on Tuesday wherein he…

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Actor Drake Bell, most famous for his role on the Nickelodeon show Drake & Josh, publicly denounced SAG-AFTRA after the major Hollywood union said he failed to qualify for health insurance coverage.

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Bell attacked the union in an Instagram Story shared on Tuesday wherein he shared a screenshot of the SAG-AFTRA health plan website that said he did “not qualify for Health Plan coverage at this time.”

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“Your reported covered earnings from July 2025-June 2026 did not meet minimum eligibility requirements, or you did not qualify other eligibility rules.”

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The page further said that Bell earned only $17,480.53, adding that he needs to reach the $28,933 threshold required for the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan.

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“Do not become an actor. Do not join SAG. You can work for 35 years and they still say [middle finger emoji],” Bell wrote on the screenshot.

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Bell then tagged the union and SAG-AFTRA president Sean Astin (Lord of the Rings).

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“@SAGAFTRA really though @SeanAstin you’re doing a bang up job. How about stop using actors to run things maybe? They literally just know how to say words in front of a camera,” he said.

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As Breitbart News reported in September, several actors in Hollywood have come…

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