Hello good friends,

I never thought once I won an Emmy, that I would have to make a Go Fund Me after being unemployed and homeless since Christmas. The writer's strike in Hollywood affected me instantly because the top executives stopped making decisions on greenlighting new shows to see what would happen with the strike. Now that the strike is active, my unscripted side of the industry has been very slow to bounce back. There's even talk of this strike spanning across different unions and going on for months and months. And it's important every worker in entertainment stand up for themselves against greed and artificial intelligence. Heck, every worker everywhere in America should be doing that these days!

Anywayz, the last five months have been the saddest and most anxious I've ever been in my life. Not a day has gone by since quarantine that my living situation and my job haven't been affected by ongoing upheaval. It's weird, but I take comfort in knowing there are so many people dealing with fucked up chaos in their lives too - just a sign of our times. So many things outside our control! We truly are living in an era that will be written in history books in the future. I've even been held up from receiving unemployment benefits since last June! The system picked up a very silly typo in my account and I've been walking myself through the appeal system for the last 11 months. Hopefully, they correct my account when I get my time in court. So I've just been living on savings (gone lol) and the kindness of friends I consider family (and my mom of course!)

HERE'S THE GOOD NEWS: I've put so much time into trying to find a career outside the unstable world of television and I finally got hired this week! I will soon be embarking on a journey in the very exciting and stable world of property management! I'll be returning to Burbank and moving on-site to a luxury apartment complex where I'll learn the ins and outs of the industry. The senior management and I got along effortlessly through many rounds of interviews and we mutually see a long future together down the road. I even get a huge discount to live on the property so I'm killing two birds with one stone - a job AND an affordable place to live in Los Angeles, where my life used to be. I sort of got hit with a pandemic-related living situation crisis back in 2021, resulting in moving to San Diego for a year, but I've been tiger clawing my way back ever since and it's finally on the horizon. Even though the first year will be a bit of a pay cut - it's better than sitting around a striking Hollywood with no pay! LOL AND, this job, unlike TV, comes with health benefits - something I really need because the medical bills from long covid crap is haunting me, henny.

Here's what I'm in a lurch about - I need to come up with my move-in money by June 1st, some big & tall office attire, a U-Haul trip and, with a little sprinkle on top - an appropriate couch in my future living room. From there, I know I'll be able to have a comfortable home that is mine alone, while I work my way up in a new company and industry that is very suited to my talents. Here is the price breakdown that I'm sheepishly trying to cover:

Move-in $3000

Work Clothes $800

U-Haul $250 (approx)

New Couch $1,000 or less

If you have a little to chip in I would be so humbly thrilled. I know there are tons of other things that have our attention, time and money. I'm so close to being able to secure my future and focus on friendships while building a stable life. I really feel like I graduated from TV Land. I'm ok with leaving. I'm not interested in changing people's lives anymore I want to change mine. Thank you so much in advance. I'm probably crying when I get the notification you sent $25 or whatever you can. Much love, Jeffrey Marx