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Tony
Your site is so great, it makes researching the business sooo much easier having all the info in one place! thankyou thankyou thankyou.
Amada, aspiring actress, Sydney, Australia
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Hi Tony!
Just wanted to say that this site is FANTASTIC! It's helped me quite a bit and it's now my #1 bookmarked item, which means I'm going to be visiting here regularly :) Thanks again,
Rob, aspiring actor, Canada
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Hi!
I absolutely love your site - it's SOOOO helpful and very impressive!
I am a frequent visitor and have signed up for the newsletter, plus I think it's so good I have recommended it to all my acting friends! Thank you for creating such a wonderful website!
Mischa, UK
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Wow Tony! I would just like to comment on how much you have affected my life.
First of all, any questions I have are answered extremely fast, and not only that, you give me a very helpful answer every time.
Also, by reading your newsletters, I obtain just the right information that I need to succeed in the acting business. I am so happy I discovered your site, and I hope you know how much we actors appreciate you. Thanks again, and I can't wait to read your next newsletter!
Laura Doukas, Actress
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Tony,
I did what you said and…I got two interviews with two agents! Thank you! Sorry but can I ask you…how do I prepare to go meet the agent? What do I have to do?
Marsha P., New York, NY, USA
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This site has taught me a lot that I needed to know without dragging me all over the place.
Lauren, actress, Atlanta, GA
There are many different available acting jobs, many different ways to use your acting skills. But if you are like many young actors, you might say, “Yeah great but I want to be on film and television only!” Or, “I want to be a film star.” Or, “I want to be on Disney Channel (or Law & Order or, or, or…)”
I have two questions for you. First, do you think that all the stars you see today started out on the program or in the film you see them on now? Secondly, most actors don’t work continuously doing the kinds of jobs they really want. So if that is true for you too, why not get some experience doing something else that will help you learn and that will help keep you sharp at your craft at the same time?
If you widen your search in terms of the types of jobs you are looking for, you just might find yourself working a lot more.
Here below is a list of 21 different ways to use your acting skills.
1. Hosting
2. Presenting at live events
3. Spokesperson for companies
4. Theatre
5. Film (student films, independent films, feature length, etc.)
6. Television (day-time, prime-time, variety programming, films made for television, sitcom, etc.)
7. Documentary narration
8. Re-enactments (FBI forensic files, crime re-enactment scenes, historical re-enactments, documentary, etc.)
9. Reality TV participants
10. Voice over
11. Film and television program voice dubbing
12. Audio book reader
13. Educational entertainment (communicating of concepts in a way that is entertaining, but that provides learning at the same time)
14. On camera commercial
15. Commercial print ads
16. Mime
17. Puppeteer
18. Industrials and corporate videos
If You Can’t Find Available Acting Jobs, Create Your Own Opportunities!
19. Create your own program, film or television show online! Want some examples?
a. We Need Girlfriends (This You Tube show just got picked up by CBS! One of the actors is a guy who studied at the school where I study acting.)
b. Roommates (On My Space)
I’m not here to comment on the quality of these programs. You might or might not like it, but one thing is for sure. There are a lot of people out there who do. Just look at the comments.
20. Start you own business of offering yourself as a spokesperson to help companies sell their products.
21. Start your own production company or theatre company with some actor friends, put up plays or productions and showcase yourself, sell your productions, invite people/friends/casting directors and agents to your shows, etc.
You can use a vast array of methods to learn about the people who can help you find available acting jobs. There are talent agencies for example that cater to their actor clients in all the different areas listed above.
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What you’re doing is great Anthony. Whenever I read the things on your site, the interviews and even your book, I feel like if only everybody got to read this before they got started, they would be so much better off and everybody else (casting directors, agents, directors, etc.) would be so much better off too.
Personal Manager, Ingrid French
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Tony,
I want to say you changed my life. I want to be an actress so bad, but i began losing motivation when I couldn't figure out what to do. And then I found you! Thanks to you, I'm taking my first acting classes next month! Yippee!
Sara, Pasadena, CA
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Hi Tony
I would like to thank you for helping me with the monologue question I asked you. I went to the auditions for a Drama course and I am happy to say that I have been accepted as a first-year student at the Tshwane University of Technology.
Please keep on sending me those newsletters and let me know where I can find books that will help me in my acting career.
Thank you once more.
Have a blessed day.
Sincerely
Edward Thaba -South Africa
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Dear Anthony,
Just wanted to thank you for bringing me in to [audition for the video], meet you and chat this Saturday. I was really excited to hear about your working on actingcareerstartup.com and even took a look at it today - it's awesome! You are very well-spoken, knowledgeable and enthusiastic, and it shows through the work that you do! I hope our paths in the industry will cross again and really enjoyed meeting you. Thanks, again and best wishes with your very important work!
Warmly,
Gretchen, NY, NY
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Hey Tony, thanks for the info, yours by far is the most useful, I am 30 years old, and I myself always (secretly) wanted to be an actress, but I never knew where to begin, so thank you. You have given me hope!
Ana C., Tampa, FL