"Aw, cut it out Eddie, will ya?"
Ken Osmond, who played Eddie Haskell on 'Leave It To Beaver' but did not become a porn star after the show ended (that's an urban myth - he actually became a cop) is suing the Screen Actors Guild. He says that SAG has collected more than $8 million from foreign residuals but has not shared that money with SAG members and non-members. Osmond's attorney has also filed suits against the Directors Guild and the Writers Guild over the past few years. It could be a class-action suit if others join in. Osmond says that SAG will not show him their books.
"And Jerry Mathers as ... The Beaver."
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
9-19-2007 @ 4:18PM
Peanut said...
Golly, SAG, you fellows sure are a bunch of goons.
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9-22-2007 @ 2:18PM
drew g said...
Porn star? I though he became Alice Cooper....
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9-22-2007 @ 3:42PM
William Bischoff said...
I doubt that any of the child actors of the past have ever gotten all the money they were entitled to get for their work. There were many hours of enjoyment for my family from the old sitcoms, and, of course, many hours of hard work from the actors to give them to us. I hope he and the others involved get the money they are entitled to get.
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9-22-2007 @ 2:26PM
Bart said...
He could have had better tact with SAG, like saying "Why, hello everyone at SAG. My, you're looking lovely this evening."
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9-22-2007 @ 2:52PM
Joe said...
Slug'em Eddie, Slug'em!
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9-22-2007 @ 3:11PM
KarenZipdrive said...
I hope this guy collects at least some of what he's owed.
It gets tiring to read about 'the suits' screwing the artists in our society.
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9-22-2007 @ 3:15PM
knowall said...
It's an even bigger myth that people believed he became a porn star or Jerry Mather died in Vietnam.
I never met anybody who ever fell for these myths that writers repeat over and over. Its like a writers mantra or a requirement to mention them ad nauseum....
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9-22-2007 @ 3:41PM
Kathy said...
the ex "Eddie" became a local cop for many years at one point...for LAPD, I think..but not sure
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9-22-2007 @ 4:04PM
jacman said...
As they say ..MONEY MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND.
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9-22-2007 @ 4:30PM
AJ Sagman said...
Go ken! Celebs from the 1960's should get a porion of the royalties! That's only fair. celebritysuppliers.com
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9-22-2007 @ 4:35PM
KARIN said...
Hit them where it hurts, Ken! I'm rooting for you!
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9-22-2007 @ 4:46PM
vincent said...
Don't let 'em give you the business, Eddie!
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9-22-2007 @ 5:56PM
vdzz said...
YOU give 'em the business, Eddie!
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9-22-2007 @ 5:03PM
lori said...
give him the money he worked hard for and deserves..go get em Eddie!!
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9-22-2007 @ 5:27PM
Ray said...
I hope they sue and win, the show is still showing today so they should get paid.
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9-22-2007 @ 5:44PM
Dan said...
Hey Ward you were a little rough on the Beaver last night lol
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9-22-2007 @ 5:48PM
6UL DV8 said...
Ward... I think you were a little hard on the beaver last night...........
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9-22-2007 @ 6:56PM
Ron said...
Ken deserves the money....child stars many times were 'pushed' by parents/studios.
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9-22-2007 @ 6:15PM
deaner911 said...
He subsequently made a very un-Eddie-like career choice by joining the Los Angeles Police Department. He grew a mustache to help secure his anonymity. A long-time member of its vice squad, he was wounded three times during the line of duty, eventually retired and earned a medical disability pension from the police force.
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9-22-2007 @ 6:19PM
deaner911 said...
After retiring from the police force, he made his living from various Los Angeles-based rental properties which he maintained himself.
Spent most of his 18 years of service assigned to Central Traffic Division where he was rarely recognized as 'Leave It to Beaver' character.
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