and while we're at it
ron.d.moore (Battlestar Galactica), Damon Lindelof (co-creator of Lost), Marc Cherry, (creator Desperate Housewives), Peter Casey(Frasier creator), Bruce Helford (Drew Carey creator) and Carol Mendelsohn(CSI)..
to name but a few

so not many "well known" people then..

*edit*
and last time they went on strike, all of those years ago, it made a difference. after all, they went from being paid nothing to being paid something.