'Simpsons' Cast Heads Back to Work with New Four-Year Deal

'Simpsons' Cast Heads Back to Work with New Four-YearDeal By Nellie Andreeva

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The ensemble voice cast of Fox's hit animated comedy "The Simpsons" has inked a new four-year deal with the show's producer, after going on strike about a month ago in the midst of contract negotiations.

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Dan Castallaneta, Julie Kavner (news), Nancy Cartwright, Hank Azaria (news), Harry Shearer (news) and Yeardley Smith (news) will return to work next week.

"We couldn't be happier to have reached a multiyear deal with the enormously talented cast of 'The Simpsons," producer 20th Century Fox TV said in a statement late Friday. "Fans will be pleased to know that despite our recent production delay, we are optimistic that they can look forward to a full season's episodes next year on Fox, and hopefully many years to come."

"The Simpsons" is returning for its 16th season in the fall. The show, which celebrated its 300th episode last season, has been Fox's strongest scripted performer, anchoring the network's Sunday lineup.

Additionally, the show has generated hundreds of millions in auxiliary revenues such as DVD sales and merchandise, raising the value of the franchise to over $1 billion.

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ScottSPM [email]

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huzzah!

Worst Strike Resolution Ever! :-)

"ScottSPM" wrote in message news:[email]...

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=597&e=2&u=/nm/20040501/tv_nm/television_simpsons_dc

Too bad the greedy egomaniacs did not get fired instead.

A 4-year deal! Does that mean they're going to be on for another 4 years?!

No, that means it's harder for them to leave for four years. There's probably a pay-out clause if the show is canned.

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And we got 12 low paid similar, but annoyingly slightly different voices for a final season, cut short season.

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"Gaviria" wrote in message news:[email]...

Yeah, those penny-pinching talents have taken money from the pockets of poor, hard-working Fox execs. For shame.

Somebody claiming to be [email] (ScottSPM) wrote in news:[email]:

How come there's no news about Castallaneta or Cartwright? ;-)