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Sunday, 29 June 2008
Adrianne Palicki and Jerry Ferrara in the Running for Emmy
Friday, 27 June 2008
Alyson Stoner Rocks!
Alyson competed at IMTA in 2000 where she impressed the agents with her acting abilities and she has been wowing us ever since! From her starring roles in feature films such as Alice Upside Down to the Cheaper by the Dozen movies to dancing and touring with Missy Elliott, Alyson is a super star. She co-hosted Mike's SuperShort Show from 2002-2006 on the Disney channel, played the recurring character Max in The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, as well as voicing the character of Isabella in Disney's animated hit Phineas & Ferb. Alyson has a new project called GetFitWithAlyson.com where she does exercises that use the Wii Fit and has a forum to discuss teen issues. Alyson just landed a role in the animated movie called Kung Fu Magoo.
Thursday, 26 June 2008
Dwight Braswell in The Pacific
Wednesday, 25 June 2008
Dani Miura Update!
In 2005, Dani competed at IMTA and won many prestigious awards including: 4th Place Junior Actress Of The Year, 1st Place Commercial, 2nd Place Soaps, 2nd Place Commercial Print, 4th Place Cold Read, Finalist in solo singing and dancing, and honorable mention for Team Sing. She was in the May month's issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine on page 175. Other past projects include a promotion for American Idol, a national Coke commercial, guest spots on Matters of Life and Death, Early Edition, The Disney Channel New Year Special and Payback.
At the age of 7, I was walking around the mall, when I was approached by someone from the Barbizon agency who said I was beautiful and asked if I ever considered modeling. After following up on that, I started the classes. They then realized how outgoing I was and asked me if I wanted to act. After being on set for the first time, I fell in love. I automatically knew that's where I was meant to be and I could never stop doing it.
How did you hear about IMTA?
I was in the classes at Barbizon and overheard what IMTA was all about. Then I begged my mom to let me do it and she agreed.
What was your IMTA experience like?
Well I went 3 times. Once when I was 8, then 13, and lastly when I was 17. All three times I had the most amazing time of my life. I can remember every detail of every time I went. Meeting with so many casting directors, agents, managers, and producers all in one room, it's like a dream come true.What happened to your career after the IMTA?
After my last experience there when I was 17, I flew out to L.A with the intention to do pilot season. I ended up relocating permanently to L.A after the season ended. Because of IMTA, I signed with a great agent and manager who helped me to get where I am now.
What advice do you have for new Contestants attending the next IMTA?
Don't get discouraged and don't give up. There are so many people there, but you have just as much of a chance and everyone else there. Take advantage of your opportunities while you're at IMTA. Nowhere else can you get agents, managers, casting directors, very influential people in the industry, all in one room. IMTA can open many doors for you. Work hard, do your best, and just be yourself.
Tell us about your agent/manager.
Right now I'm signed with Buchwald Talent Group in the youth division and am currently looking around for a new manager. I have a lot of good opportunities in the works for that. There are so many options out here, it's just about choosing and agent and manager that fit you well and have a passion to take your career to the next level.
What has been your favorite booking so far?
Definitely my recurring role on Dateline NBC's “To Catch A Predator”. Not only did I get to act on a very popular television show, but in the process caught 40 pedophiles in 3 days. It also got my face out there, and I had the opportunity to do a new show produced by Oprah and made by Harpo Productions and had an article in the May issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine.
What is a typical working day like for you?
Get up around 5 am, drive to set, have breakfast while waiting for make-up and hair, do the blocking for the day and check the “dailies”, and after a few hours start filming. Usually, I'll end up filming 14 hour days depending on the project. But it's definitely an amazing experience.
Who has been the most interesting celebrity you've met so far?
Mel Gibson. I filmed with him when I was 11 on the movie “Payback”. He was probably one of the nicest guys I've ever met. He took pictures with me and autographed a headshot for me. He was just an all around great guy.
Any final words of wisdom to add?
Having the look and the talent is only a small percentage of the business. Work ethic and learning the business side of things is most important. So many people will tell you your flaws and pick at everything that's wrong with you. In the end, the best thing you can do is embrace it, and use it to your advantage. The more you believe in yourself, the more other people will believe you.
Stay tuned for more from the very talented Dani Miura!
Tuesday, 24 June 2008
Jill Wagner Hosts Wipeout!
IMTA Alum Jill Wagenr will be co-hosting a new reality competition series called Wipeout. The premiere is tonight on ABC! Each show will feature 24 competitors who are normal people who will navigate a seemingly impossible obstacle course. Some of the obstacles include over sized inflated balls covered in mud that contestants must leap across and “The Dreadmill,” a high-speed 40-foot treadmill with various challenges all of which are designed to have people "Wipeout" hence the title of the show. At the end of the show, the person with the most points wins $50,000. Jill will also be interviewing the competitors.
Monday, 23 June 2008
Delaney Wheeler modeling in Japan!
Friday, 20 June 2008
Alyson Stoner in World Premiere Summer Movie!
Alyson Stoner is a Disney Channel favorite...she co-hosted Mike's SuperShort Show from 2002-2006. She played the recurring character Max in several episodes of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, as well as voicing the character of Isabella in Disney's animated hit Phineas & Ferb.
Alyson competed at IMTA in 2000 where she impressed the agents with her acting abilities and she has been wowing us ever since! From her starring roles in feature films such as Alice Upside Down to the Cheaper by the Dozen movies to dancing and touring with Missy Elliott, Alyson is a show-stopper!
Be sure to watch Alyson in the premiere of Camp Rock tonight on the Disney Channel!
Thursday, 19 June 2008
Sean Faris on People Magazine Bachelor list!
Wednesday, 18 June 2008
Brandon Routh is filming Table for Three
Brandon competed at IMTA New York 1999 where he impressed several agents, made contacts and relocated to Los Angeles. He signed with Kazarian/Spencer & Associates, who represented him when he was cast as Superman after an exhaustive world-wide search.
Brandon said to IMTA in an interview he gave at the Convention,"It's great being here and meeting all the agents." Prior to his break through role as the Man of Steel, Brandon was best known for his soap work, including roles on One Life to Live and the MTV nighttime soap, Undressed. He's had guest-starring roles on Cold Case, Will & Grace and Gilmore Girls. Brandon recently wrapped the dramatic film, Life is Hot in Cracktown which is scheduled for release this year. He is also in an episode of Fear Itself called Community which is scheduled to air this summer. He is currently in pre- production on a project called Dead of Night where he portrays Dylan Dog and he just wrapped Miss Nobody and Stuntman.
Tuesday, 17 June 2008
Kyle Lowder wins an International Soap Award!
Kyle joined the cast of the hit daytime drama The Bold & The Beautiful just last season! Playing Rick Forrester, Kyle is actually resuming a role that was originally played by another IMTA alum, Justin Torkildsen who played the character for four years. Kyle competed at IMTA and won Male Model of the Year and Most Sought After in 2000. He made a huge impression at IMTA and was considered a " triple threat" because of his abilities in modeling, acting and singing. Tune into The Bold and the Beautiful weekdays and congratulations to Kyle and his fellow cast members!
Monday, 16 June 2008
Tyson Ballou on the Cover of Squint Magazine!
He has appeared on runways and in ad campaigns for every top designer, including Jil Sander, Emporio Armani, Moschino, Perry Ellis, Donna Karan, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Byblos, BCBG, Valentino Roma and Hugo Boss. He has also appeared internationally on the covers and in editorials of major fashion magazines including L'uomo Vogue, Jalouse, The Face, Harper's Bazaar, Arena Homme Plus, Visionaire, Numero and W.
Friday, 13 June 2008
Adrianne, Jessica and Alyson Vote Now!
Last year Alyson won the title of "The All-Rounder" for her mutiple talents of acting, doing voiceovers, ballet, tap dancing, jazz, hip-hop, theatre, gymnastics, playing softball, volleyball, golf, and composing her own songs on the keyboard. She competed at IMTA in New York City in 2000 and has been on the move ever since. Since last year she has added a new project called "Get Fit with Alyson Stoner" (see blogpost date June 10). She is starring in the new Disney movie Camp Rock out on June 20 and which priemired in New York City Wednesday Night, as well as doing the voice of Isabella in the new animated comedy Phineas and Ferb.
Thursday, 12 June 2008
Tiffany Thornton in Disney's Mollywood
Tiffany Thornton has landed a role on a new and exciting Disney Channel show called Mollywood. This cutting-edge series will be a hybrid of a comedy mixed with show-within-a show fully produced comedy sketches. Molly is played by Demi Lovato, whose character is a talented tween who moves to Hollywood to star in a long running comedy series. Tiffany will play her friend Tawni Hart. The sitcom is scheduled to start filming in September. The show will premiere during the 2008-09 season on Disney Channel. Tiffany also recently wrapped Hatching Pete, a Disney Channel Original Movie, filmed on location in Utah.
Tiffany competed at IMTA in 2003 and won Junior Actress of the Year! After competing at IMTA, Tiffany landed a role on the very popular series The O.C. as Ashley. Her other TV credits include a turn on Desperate Housewives which currently stars two other IMTA alumni Eva Longoria and Lyndsy Fonseca. She has also appeared in Arrested Development, 8 Simple Rules, American Dream, Side Order of Life, Coming Out, Hannah Montana, Hell on Earth, Jericho ,That's So Raven and Wizards of Waverly Place.
Wednesday, 11 June 2008
Farah Fath at the Daytime Emmy Awards!
Farah Fath will be presenting at The 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards!! Farah will be joined by other daytime television stars to announce who will to take home a Daytime Emmy Award at the ceremony which will take place in Hollywood on Friday, June 20 and will be televised on ABC. These awards acknowledge excellent achievements in all areas of daytime television and are sponsored by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Farah started playing Gigi Morasco on One Life to Live this past Fall. She played Mimi Lockhart on Days of Our Lives for an incredible eight years prior to joining One Life to Live. Farah competed at IMTA twice, once when she was a little girl and again as a teenager. She met managers and agents at IMTA who encouraged her to move from Kentucky to L.A. and was cast on Days after her very first audition. Farah is not only talented and beautiful but she is a gracious and kind person too, often contributing and making appearances for charities.
Farah Fath IMTA Insider Quote: "IMTA is the Experience of a Lifetime...and a gift from God!"
Tuesday, 10 June 2008
Get Fit with Alyson Stoner!
Alyson is an excellent dancer. She danced in several Missy Elliot videos and went on tour with her! Alyson will be starring in three minute episodes which will be free on the Nintendo channel and will be demonstrating fun activities which are also exercises, some which will incorporate the Wii Balance Board. The series will be running on GetFitWithAlyson.Com from June 11th !!
Monday, 9 June 2008
Lyndsy Fonseca on How I Met Your Mother Tonight!
Lyndsy competed at IMTA in 2003 where she won Honorable Mention for Young Miss Talent of the Year and 2nd Runner up for Young Miss Dancer of the Year. At the convention, she signed with an agent and manager and moved to Los Angeles for her first pilot season at age 13. The following year, at 14, Lyndsy booked a three year contract for the role of Colleen on The Young and the Restless.
In an interview with IMTA , Lyndsy said, "IMTA was a lot of fun. It's how I imagine college might be - where you room with a bunch of other girls and then go off to classes together. Only one year after IMTA, I was offered a contract with Y&R!" When the contract ended Lyndsy worked on various projects such as: Heroes, Close to Home, The Beautiful Ordinary, How I Met Your Mother, Phil of the Future, Big Love, Intellectual Property, Waterfront, Cyber Seduction, I Do, They Don't, Malcolm in the Middle and Boston Public. Lyndsy also shot several national commercials.
She recently starred in the film Remember the Daze which received critical acclaim and was an official selection of the 2007 Los Angeles Film Festival. Peter Debruge of Variety said of the cast,"These are talents to watch." You can watch a trailer of this influential and creative film at the official site.
Friday, 6 June 2008
Seann William Scott's feature film opening today!
Seann William Scott has a new movie in theaters today called The Promotion. In this comedic film, Seann plays Doug, an assistant manager of a grocery store in Chicago. When a new store in the chain is opened, the manager role should go to Doug. Instead, he finds himself competing with another store's assistant manager for the position with hilarious results! Seann has been on TRL and Late Night With Conan O'Brien promoting the film.
Seann's good looks and winning personality made him a favorite of many of the agents, managers and industry VIP's at the Los Angeles IMTA convention in 1995. After the convention, Seann relocated to Los Angeles and started auditioning and booking some roles. His break-through role was that of Stifler in the incredibly funny comedy American Pie.
Seann's determination, talent and incredible comedic timing have landed him roles in some of the funniest movies of all time including Dude Where's my Car? with fellow IMTA alum Ashton Kutcher. He has starred in The Dukes of Hazzard, The Rundown, Bulletproof Monk, Ice Age: The Meltdown and Trainwreck: My Life as an Idiot. Seann was featured on a national Sunny Delight commercial, in an American Express ad campaign with Magic Johnson, had a recurring role in the WB TV series Unhappily Ever After and had a lead role in the rock group Aerosmith's music video, Hole in My Soul. His last feature film, Mr. Woodcock was a top ten box office hit!
Thursday, 5 June 2008
Keri Lynn Pratt on new Microseries
Keri Lynn Pratt is starring in a new microseries on TBS called Commuter Confidential. This show will revolve around four women who go travel to and from work together everyday. It will presented by Revlon and Match.com and will have a format of of 20 episodes on weeknights for four weeks in a row. According to Linda Yaccarino, the executive VP and general manager of ad sales and marketing at Turner Entertainment, “Together with Revlon and Match.com, we hope to engage and entertain our female viewers tuning in to Sex and the City with this light-hearted episodic microseries”.
Keri Lynn, who competed at IMTA in 1996, played Amber Trachtenberg (Calista Flockhart's assistant) in the hit ABC series Brothers and Sisters. She has appeared in a number of feature films, including America’s Sweethearts with Julia Roberts and the feature film version of Fat Albert. She has had guest starring roles on many popular TV shows such as: Veronica Mars, Bones, 7th Heaven with fellow IMTA alum Jessica Biel, Nip/Tuck, Boston Public, Jack and Bobby, Crossing Jordan, House and CSI:NY. Tuned into TBS tonight to start watching Keri Lynn in this interesting and exciting new series!!!