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When Your Kid Wants to Be an Actor But You Don’t Have the Time

Ilana Rapp — Fri, 02 Sep 2022 18:06:01 +0000

Being a parent is hard enough, but when your kid wants to be an actor, it can be even harder. You don’t have the time to take them to auditions or help them with their lines. Well, you may as well give in right now because you’re going to lose. Every time. Yep. Just being […]

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How To Teach a Child About Acting

Ilana Rapp — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 19:20:32 +0000

The first step in teaching a child about acting is to help them understand the basics of the craft. This includes explaining what acting is, what it means to be an actor, and what skills are necessary for the profession. It’s also important to help children understand the different types of acting, such as stage, […]

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5 Ways to Bring Charisma to Your Character

Ilana Rapp — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 17:12:29 +0000

Some actors tend to believe that if they are charismatic, they will win the audition room over and get the part. While that may be somewhat eensy teensy true, the real test is to see if you can bring charisma to your character. Why’s that? Because you want to win the audience over. According to […]

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7-year old Netflix Actress Pyper Braun Says Be Prepared to Work and Work Hard

Ilana Rapp — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 17:09:48 +0000

Being a kid in show business is not an easy task. Just ask seven year old Pyper Braun, who stars on the Netflix series Country Comfort, which came to a close after one season. Whether a series lasts one year or ten years, the experience gained on set in a working environment is a tireless […]

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Cobra Kai’s Griffin Santopietro – It’s a Marathon, Not a Sprint

Ilana Rapp — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 19:00:43 +0000

Cobra Kai actor Griffin Santopietro realizes that patience is important in show business, as well as in life. When an actor books a series or film that gets the attention of the public, it seems that the actor shot to fame in one second. Most of the time, that’s not the case. It’s just that […]

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Actor Richard Lawson – Dreams Don’t Have Expiration Dates

Ilana Rapp — Wed, 30 Dec 2020 19:44:39 +0000

Richard Lawson went from military war soldier to actor to founder of Richard Lawson Studios where people come to learn the business of acting which includes traditional scene study, exercises, audition classes, on-camera instruction, filmmaking and business administration. Based out of Los Angeles, CA, Richard Lawson has an acting career that spans five decades. Richard […]

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Netflix’s Grand Army Actor Ashley Ganger On First Job Jitters

Ilana Rapp — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 18:58:36 +0000

23 year old actor Ashley Ganger of Netflix’s Grand Army booked her starring role with no prior acting experience. How, how, how??? And what was going through her mind during the process? Netflix’s recently released series GRAND ARMY is a Young Adult drama about students at the largest public high school in Brooklyn, New York. The […]

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CESD Youth Agent KERRI KRILLA On How to Crush Your Talent Agency Interview

Ilana Rapp — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 17:22:34 +0000

Kerri Krilla, the Vice President of NY Print and Youth Commercial / Voiceover at CESD Talent Agency, is one of New York’s top Youth Agents. (Readers, if you’re as excited about this interview as I was to conduct it, skip the intro and dig right into the questions and answers – on second thought, don’t […]

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Heavy Topic of Diversity in Show Biz Discussed by Child Actor Lidya Jewett of NBC’s Good Girls

Ilana Rapp — Wed, 20 May 2020 16:04:00 +0000

Lidya Jewett is just 13 years old and already has been working her way to help the world become more knowledgeable about diversity in the entertainment field. It appears that the show business industry is responding to diversity. “The numbers of acting jobs for women and people of color are getting closer to being proportionate […]

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Disney’s Child Actor Ava Kolker Discusses Management and Transition

Ilana Rapp — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 15:09:46 +0000

People recognize Disney’s child actor Ava Kolker from shows such as Girl Meets World and most recently Sydney To The Max. You may remember her from Scary Movie 5 and Insidious: The Last Key as well as lots of other big and small screen shows. Now, Ava is transitioning into pop music and fashion designing. We […]

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Child Actor Jack Messina of MANIFEST on Booking a Great Role While in School

Ilana Rapp — Thu, 07 Mar 2019 17:01:33 +0000

It’s hard enough booking a great role, or any role for that matter. But what’s it like to book a huge job while you’re still in school? Child actor JACK MESSINA of NBC’s MANIFEST gives us the low down on how he handles school, the job and everything else in life. JACK MESSINA may only be […]

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Diversity in Show Biz w/ Child Actor Saniyya Sidney of FOX’s The Passage

Ilana Rapp — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 16:47:30 +0000

Child actor Saniyya Sidney has a heavy message to deliver. Working non-stop, she still has time to share her thoughts on how Hollywood can be more diverse so roles are more inclusive. You’ll recognize Saniyya from the Oscar nominated films “Fences” and “Hidden Figures”. Currently, she is starring in the new FOX drama, “The Passage”. […]

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