Special billing

[BEAR]

or like in cheers when it was

Ted Danson
Kirstie Alley
Rhea Pearlman
Woody Harrelson
John Ratzenberger
Kelsey Grammer
Bebe Neuwirth
& George Wendt

George Wendt (Norm) always got the last billing, even though he was a bigger character than Grammer, Neuwirth, and Ratzenberger. Some shows save one of their bigger characters toward the end, and add an and. usually if the last billing says "with this person", or "and this person", it's a special billing

yeah, but someone has to be last. I think by "special billing" we mean when an actor is listed last along with the part they play

 

[rurulesunc]

Special billing can include just the name or the name plus the character name. It is all worked into the contract for the actor. You can only have so many people starring in something (tv, film, theatre). So actors who arent necessarily the main stars but are highly featured can be listed at the end of the credits. Its a way to give them special recognition (which usually comes with higher pay too).

Its all worked out with the agent. Hope this answers your question.

 

[Ilikemuppets]

Well I get it.

 

[Xerus]

Also, in Alice. Whenever they got a replacement waitress, they always got credited last.

Polly Holiday as Flo
Diane Ladd as Belle
Celia Weston as Jolene