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Child Acting

How to Be on Screen Without Going to School

by Dae ( Michigan) QUESTION: How do you do it? How do you get on shows and movies without paying for school? ANSWER: It’s true. Not everyone goes to acting school. Some kids just learn by doing. They go to a go-see or an audition one day, book the job, and learn the rest as […]

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Finding an Acting Agent for a 12 Year Old

QUESTION: How do I find an agent for a 12 year old female actress who is just a beginner? ANSWER: If you live in New York or LA, you can get a copy of Call Sheet and circle acting agents that represent kids, then mail a headshot and resume of your child to these agents. […]

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help!

by marta (miami) QUESTION: I work and my child also has school. I don’t know if i can do this. My child loves acting. She always tells me “i wanna be something in life” and it makes me feel bad i can’t help her. What can i do? ANSWER: Put her in a child acting […]

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does she have what it takes?

by KC (N) QUESTION: How do you know your child has talent? Of course as a parent I think she does, but when I see other kids getting higher roles in local shows I start to wonder what is missing. Her teacher says she’s great but I wonder if he says that just to keep […]

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Location for child actors

by Cherome White (Levittown, NY) QUESTION: I would like to know the best places to live for a child who would like to act, to be closer to the business. ANSWER: Los Angeles is the place with the most auditions for commercial, film and TV, for both adults and children. A lot of the auditions […]

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Chance a child has with acting

QUESTION: What chance does a regular child have of being in major roles? ANSWER: That’s a tough question. There’s tons of kids who are interested in acting and only a few who get major roles, so if you look at it this way, the chances are slim, but the odds are much better when: – […]

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Acting Classes

by tisha (atlanta,ga) QUESTION: Should I wait until my 5yr old gets an agent to enroll him in acting classes or just find one now? I wasn’t sure if most agencies like for you to go with someone that they recommend or not. ANSWER: Don’t wait! Actually, it’s a much better idea to take kids […]

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Starting Acting at 2 years old

by zachery davis (Sandy, Utah) QUESTION: I think my kid would be great she is 2 years old and can remember everything like songs her ABC’s not much she cant plus the things she comes up with are a amazing I would just like to know more of how to get her in to it […]

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My daughter’s dream

by Michelle sheard (Redlands California) QUESTION: Hi my name is Michelle Sheard I have a 12 year old daughter that always says she wants to act we live in Redlands California she even wants to move towards La so she could try to act I would love nothing more but to help my daughter make […]

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how too get my son into auditions for acting or comercials.

by DEETRA (Hawthorne ca) QUESTION: Hello, My name is Deetra Roland and I have WONDERFUL 4 YR OLD SON… HE ALWAYS PLAY BACK HIS MOVIES THAT WE DVR AND HE KNOWS THEM WORD PRE WORD EVEN THE MOVEMENTS AND THE SOUNDS IS THERE ANYWAY I CAN START STEP BY STEP TO GET HIM IN SOME […]