Gawd, I freakin' DREAM of being a voice actor for games! Even on the side!! And these people complain that they should get $100 more PER HOUR, PLUS residuals? Hell, I'll cross picket lines for that kind of opportunity, even for the lower rate... sign me up! (I have experience, even... sorta. I just did a radio commercial…
Generally speaking ... these people DO have real jobs. At E3, I heard the waiter serving another table at my hotel tell the guests about his appearances on a few television shows. I suspect that most actors do not work full time as actors ... they have to get day jobs to support the rather expensive costs of living in LA…