Dear Bonnie, Fantastic job on the interviews! FANTASTIC! I have been looking for something like this, you may have saved me a lot of time. I am coming from a successful modeling career and going…
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ActorsBon: Ten Answers for the Price of One
Dear Bonnie, I am a very frustrated well-trained and good actor. I just got my MFA in theater and am teaching acting. I am an actor, singer, and comedian who has been unable to get…
ActorsBon: First Contact
Dear Bonnie, Thank you for your articles at Back Stage West. I read them online. You had a feature article on pilot season. At the end you gave us some very important CD name and…
ActorsBon: Not To Sound Cheesy
Dear Bonnie, I just wanted to send you a quick note thanking you for a great discussion on Saturday at AIA. In case you were wondering, I’m the guy who asked about “Feedback.” I guess…
ActorsBon: Intuition on High
Dear Bonnie, I have read your comments on Scientology’s involvement with the seminars that are held there. I inquired about being addressed with these issues and was assured that they did not wish to convert…
ActorsBon: An Interesting Pickle
Dear Bonnie, My manager has a few very notable clients, and then there’s someone like me. She tells me, “even though you’re in a few films with one lead at Sundance 2001, and two of…
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Submit a question for an industry pro to answer. Question: Why is it so hard for an Indian male like me to get into the industry? Sometimes I feel they discriminate? Is it true? What…
At Least I’m Always Bonnie (Summer 1998)
I was born Bonnie Athene Gillespie. I’ve been called Bon, Bon Bon, Bonathan, Bonifer, Bonalyn, Bon Boneri, Bonifred, Bonular, Bonuelo, Bonita, Bonissimo, Bonnarie, Bonnalie, Super Bon Bon, and Bon Bon Jovi, just to list a…
Don’t Get Me Started (Spring 1998)
I have more than a few pet peeves where the English language is concerned. Most of them involve TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms). Take a look at these TLAs: ATM, PIN, SAT, HIV. They may look…
Don’t You Dare Take Away My Redux (Spring 1998)
When I heard that Phen-Fen and Redux were being pulled from pharmacy shelves, I panicked. Could my druggist still be in the dark about this news? Could I convince him to dispense all of the…