LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – He plays the coolest guy on TV. Now Jeffrey Donovan has a cool new salary to match.
The star of USA Network’s breakout hit “Burn Notice” has renegotiated his pact with the series producer, Fox TV Studios.
Under the new agreement, Donovan will be paid $125,000-$150,000 an episode, a big bump from the $55,000 he used to make.
Donovan’s new deal also adds one more year to his original seven-year contract for the show.
On the stylish action comedy-drama, Donovan plays Michael Westen, a blacklisted former spy helping people in need while tracking down the people who burned him.
It has become a star-making role for Donovan, who before that toplined USA’s short-lived series “Touching Evil.” He went on to co-star on Clint Eastwood’s “Changeling.”
“Burn Notice,” which launched in July 2007, is in the midst of the winter portion of its second season.
One Response to ““Burn Notice” star Donovan scores big raise”
That’s terrific,he’s definitely worth every cent.