During the last two Writers Guild strikes, a lot of very wealthy performers donated in various ways to support the Guild. One was Drew Carey who's a steady customer of two local restaurants. As long as we were on strike, WGA members could eat at either one and he'd pay, plus I believe he also sent food to the picket lines. (During the previous strike, he had something like twenty-five pizzas sent to the WGA members protesting outside CBS and one of them responded with a sign that said, "Thanks, Drew, for sharing half your lunch with us!")
At the recent Writers Guild Awards ceremony, Mr. Carey spoke about why he was so generous…