IMTA alum Elijah Wood will play Beck in the new animated series Tron: Uprising. According to MovieFone.com: " The show will make its debut on the small screen in the summer of 2012 and will feature a voice cast of interesting names -- including Elijah Wood as the series' main character. Wood plays Beck, 'who leads a revolution inside the Grid's computer world.' The Grid, of course, is an advanced, digital universe created by leading video-game developer Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges) in the 1982 movie. In 'Tron: Legacy,' Flynn's son Sam (Garrett Hedlund) enters the grid to find his father who has been trapped there for 20 years. Disney XD will air 'Uprising,' along with the previously announced 10-episode 'Tron' microseries, which starts in fall 2011. "
After competing at IMTA, Elijah has gone on to star in over forty feature films. Currently, Elijah is post-production on Happy Feet 2 which was done in 3D! This film is scheduled for release in November 2011. He starred in the film The Romantics, which fellow IMTA alumni Katie Holes (IMTA 1993 and 1995) and Josh Duhamel (IMTA 1997)! 
IMTA alum Taylor Boggan is guest starring in tonight's episode of Human Target! Taylor will portray Joel Appelbaum in this episode called The Other Side of the Mall. According to SpoilerTV.com, "When a murder attempt is made on a seemingly innocuous family, the team travels to their version of hell during the holiday season: suburbia. Chance and Guerrero go undercover at a boring corporate office, Winston joins a neighborhood book club and Ames chaperones a high-school party as they try to figure out which family member is being targeted and why." 
Taylor competed at IMTA in 2004 where he met his managers Ed Goldstone and Debbie Entin of Rising Talent Management. Taylor moved to L.A. where he started booking roles right away! He has appearred in Summerland, Judging Amy, The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry, The Road to Empire, Volare Lost with Dean Cain, The Rainbow Tribe and Exodus.
IMTA alum Ashley Greene is on the cover of the January Issue of Cosmopolitan magazine! She recently tweeted: "So excited to be on my first Cosmo cover! Pick up the January issue on sale now!!"
Check out these gorgeous photos of IMTA alum Courtney McCann! The shot above is Courtney when she was recently featured in O Magazine! She shared the following with us about her IMTA experience and her director, Voloney White:
IMTA alum Wendi Motte will be the new face of the African American S.I.S. So In Style Barbie dolls! Wendi will appear on the the packaging of this exciting, beautiful new Barbie! 
Ashton also has an article appearing in the January issue of Harper's Bazaar, "Has Texting Killed Romance?" In this article, he discussed his own use of texting and how it affects his relationship with his wife. He says,"Sending sweet nothings on Twitter or Facebook is also fun. In some ways, it's no different than sending flowers to the office: You are declaring your love for everyone to see. Who doesn't like to be publicly adored?"
Jimmy Deshler with IMTA Alum Moises Arias
His appearance in the Eminem “No Love” video featuring Lil Wayne is his most prominent role to date, he said. He remembers waiting three hours to audition, along with dozens of other youths. He didn’t get to meet the rap stars — their portions of the video were filmed at separate times.The video premiered on MTV three months later — Deshler missed it because he was at another audition — but he is among the more than 12 million who’ve now watched it on YouTube.
IMTA alum Katelynn Tilley appears as a ditsy cocktail waitress in the feature film Burlesque in theaters now! Katelynn has appeared in many projects such as: ER, Boyz in the Wood, Escrow of the Encounter, Amerasian 3 Ally, LIFE, Beverly Hills Country Club and Vivia Laughlin. Katelynn competed at IMTA in 2007 and has also modeled for the cosmetic giant Smashbox!
Brittany's film Legally Blondes was nominated for Best Feature Film of the Year for Kids First: A Coalition for Quality Kids Programming! The film also stars IMTA alum Kunal Sharma. Brittany played a lead role in The Adventures of Food Boy and co-starred with Kunal! She has had recurring guest roles on The Suite Life of Zack and Cody and Drake and Josh and been on Ghost Whisperer. Brittany starred in the movies The Haunting Hour: Don’t Think About It and in the movie Diamond Dog Caper.
IMTA alum Danielle Veenstra is on the cover of Elle Girl Magazine! She has been very busy modeling in Asia where she has done magazine shoots and some commercials. She recently graced the cover of Avenue L Magazine in Korea.
IMTA alum Kayley Stallings was recently in the TV movie The Dog Who Stole Christmas! In this heartwarming holiday story, Kayley played Kara Bannister.
IMTA's Ilana Klusky is doing the child voice overs on the Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special. Ilana competed at IMTA Los Angeles in 2008. This special airs on Saturday, November 27 on NBC!
After competing at IMTA in 2005 Patricia went on to host her own Disney Show called GotchaCovered which aired on the Disney Channel for two years. She has also appeared in numerous commercials for companies such as Target, Old Navy and Sears. She has appeared in several on several films and TV shows including: Victorious, Just Another Lost Soul, iCarly, Triad and Chip The Movie.
Be sure to tune in to see IMTA alum Miles Heizer in the hit drama Parenthood. Miles is featured in the episode called 'Happy Thanksgiving.' This series is based on the hit 80s movie of the same name and is back for a second season! Miles plays Drew Holt in this drama about family relationships.
Miles won Pre-Teen Male Model of the Year and First Runner Up for Pre-Teen Actor of the Year at IMTA in 2004! It was his success at the Convention that led to the family’s decision to relocate to Los Angeles, where he signed with the Stein Entertainment Group. His first roles included a guest-starring role on CSI:Miami, followed by a starring role in the short film Paramedic, and guest-star turns on the hit TV shows, such as Bones, Ghost Whisperer, ER, Private Practice and Shark. Miles co-starred in the dramatic feature film Rails and Ties with Kevin Bacon. Miles is in pre-production of his latest project, Child P.O.W.
IMTA alum Raini Rodriguez stars in the new comedic film Prom. Raini will play Tess in this comedy flick, about high shool seniors who are getting ready to go the prom. Prom is currently in production and is set to premiere April 29, 2011.
Check out these gorgeous shots of IMTA alum Amanda George, in her new ad campaign for Hide and Seek. Amanda competed at IMTA in 2006 and signed with LA Models!
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