The Actor's Passport to Hollywood
As everyone knows, before you can enter a new country, a passport is required. The passport itself does not provide transportation, nor maps to places you’ve never been, nor lodging, food or clothing. No education; no financial aid; no new friends. The passport merely allows you to cross over into new territory and back again.
TV & COMMERCIAL CD FRANCENE SELKIRK
Casting director FRANCENE SELKIRK-ACKERMAN comes by her interest and enthusiasm for the casting process naturally. Originally from Astoria, New York, Francene's father was a ukulele player...
Casting About
HUCK LIGGETT
Huck Liggett, of Burbank's The Voicecaster, on the art of voiceovers...
JACKIE BRISKEY
Longtime theatrical casting director Jackie Briskey has had a fantastic run...
TERRY BERLAND
Clio Awards - www.clioawards.com - don't come easily. They honor the best
HARRIET GREENSPAN
Known for her canny ability to find and cast terrific young actors in films ...
Success Stories
Working actor. What, exactly, does that phrase conjure up for you? ...
Super Bowl fans loved BLAKE EVERETT'S new national commercial and the L.A. Times...
Bilingual actor Max Eugene was born in Port- Au Prince
This face has become recognizable throughout the world over the past 4 or 5 years.
Actor Marketing Center
One of the best things you can do for yourself before ever leaving home is to get a subscription...
Go to the movies. As often as you can...And puh-leeze don't limit yourself...
L.A. TIMES DISCUSSES EXTRA WORK DURING TOUGH TIMES
The following article from the Los Angeles Times of April 5, 2009, offers an interesting perspective on the pros and cons of attempting to do extra (background) work, espcially for anyone who thinks it provides a “quick fix” for financial woes.
The article speaks for itself...
ACTORS NEED SPECIAL ATTENTION DURING TAX TIME
David Rogers, owner of ActorsTaxPrep, Inc., is also a longtime actor in voiceovers. A native Kentuckian, he moved to Hollywood from New York in the mid-1990s. He is certified as a tax preparer by the California Tax Education Council and is a member of the National Society of Accountants. As you can probably deduce from the name of his company, ActorsTaxPrep offers a unique specialty: Tax preparation for actors.
