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Happy Anniversary, Keith

in The Hubs on October 23, 2006 March 5, 2023

Five years ago this morning, Keith pulled up outside 2240 N. Gower St. in a yellow Ryder van… engagement ring in his pocket. Let me back up. In early 2001, Keith’s life as he knew…

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Taft-Hartley Yourself

in The Actors Voice on October 23, 2006 August 13, 2025

Hi Bonnie, I’m an actress from Chicago, contemplating a move to LA, and I’ve been reading your articles for a while now and have found them very helpful. Thanks for writing them! I have a…

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Headshots I Keep (Revisited)

in The Actors Voice on October 23, 2006 August 13, 2025

Okay, so I wrote a column here a couple of years ago called Headshots I Keep. I had been casting for about a year and a half at that point and I had only ever…

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The Duck?

in Geeky Stuff on October 22, 2006 August 13, 2025

I know someone at MTV must’ve realized this, because there are NEW flags and logos that don’t look like this. Didn’t the first version of the MTV The Duel flag look like it said The…

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Do you like the funny?

in Ramblings on October 22, 2006 August 13, 2025

If so, then you should go buy shirts, mugs, and hats from one of my oldest-ago friends on the planet (er… we met in Quo Vadis Dixon’s English class at North Springs High School in…

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Love

in The Hubs on October 21, 2006 August 13, 2025

I love my husband. That is all.

Lessons from Star Magazine

in Showbiz on October 18, 2006 August 13, 2025

Okay, so less than two weeks ago, I was contacted by a reporter from Star who wanted to use me as an attributed source for a story about actors who get too thin to be…

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How’d I Do?

in Cricket Feet Casting on October 17, 2006 August 13, 2025

So, before Friday, my fastest-turnaround casting gig was five days. Now, my fastest-turnaround casting gig has become this one: three days. How’d I do? HUGE thanks to my friends at PARF; members of the HHH…

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Drop-Offs to Agents?

in The Actors Voice on October 16, 2006 August 13, 2025

Hi Bonnie, I love your books and column on Showfax. I am wondering if all agents hate drop-offs as opposed to mailings. In the agency book some agents specifically state that they don’t take drop-offs….

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When to Pack It In and Go Home

in The Actors Voice on October 16, 2006 August 13, 2025

Not too long ago, my husband-the-actor and I were going for one of our nightly walks, discussing a recent wave of “I quit-itis” flowing through the acting community. Of course, for every actor we know…

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