There’s this episode of Friends in which Ross and Rachel each come up with a list of famous people with whom they could “mess around” without their partner considering it cheating. When Isabella Rossellini —…
Young Actor: Should I Go to College?
I am a junior in high school, enrolled in a private school, specifically in a curricular theatre program with about an hour of class a day in my schedule, plus special guest artist workshops and…
Tips from a Publicist
Thank you for providing such wonderful info about PR. As a former child publicist (now in the music biz), one thing actors should know, going to an event every week doesn’t necessarily guarantee more PR….
One for You, Two for Them
I remember hearing an interview with an A-List actor not too long ago. Not sure now who it was or what film was being promoted, but I grabbed a scrap of paper and scrawled (yes,…
Monitoring the Culture: Juno
As I said at the BonBlogs, “Not News: JUNO is an excellent movie.” Seriously. That shit is outstanding. Go see it. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know. I’m behind most LA-based hipsters by a few weeks…
BizParentz on Kids in Showbiz
Thank you, everyone, for your feedback on your favorite headshot photographers and acting coaches for young actors! Let’s lead off on the headshot photographer issue with some guidelines from BizParentz.org. We’ve seen parents doing everything…
Kids in Showbiz III
Last week, we covered Issues Specific to Kid Actors in Regional Markets, Premature Moves, Child Labor Laws, and Avoiding Scams. And in the first week of this three-part series, we looked into The Basics, Classes,…
2007 in Photos
This is my attempt at doing the year-end 12 of 12 without actually having done all 12 of the 12s of 12 this year. 😉 January: Bless my Rockstar Intern. February: Keith auditions for Heroes….