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hi there i am a indian boy who came to us for mba but i have a desire to act in comedies shows soaps etc. i had this aim when i was a young due to studies and lack of parents help i could not do it. i am 24 now no acting exp. but i know i have that x factor which is required to act. is it possible thta i can acheive my childhood dream. plese do help me out i cannot eat or study or do anything i dont know who or how to approach agents and is to  be done which city to be in etc.

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Rony,

Thanks for writing. Yes, your dream can be achieved with training, hard work, and a lot of luck. First, you need to enroll in some good acting classes. You have no experience, so you need to develop whatever raw talent you have and you do that by taking acting classes.

After that, you need to move to Los Angeles and begin your search for representation by a talent agent. The best way to get a talent agent interested in you is to be performing in something in which he can see your talent. So whenever you're performing, in a play, doing stand-up comedy, improvisational work, whatever, invite agents to see you. If they're impressed and think you have talent and are marketable, they may wish to represent you.

Hope this helps. Good luck!

Phil

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I am a motion picture and television producer with over 20 years of experience in the entertainment industry. I am also the author of the book GET A REEL JOB: Finding Your First Job In The Motion Picture Industry In Los Angeles. I can answers questions on a variety of subjects about careers in film from acting to directing to crew work, getting into the unions, successful strategies for networking, etc.

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Former VP, Production for The Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group Supervised production on such films as ARMAGEDDON, THE PRINCESS DIARIES, REMEMBER THE TITANS, PEARL HARBOR, CON AIR, ENEMY OF THE STATE, THE ROCK, CRIMSON TIDE, COYOTE UGLY, A CIVIL ACTION, ROMY & MICHELE'S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION, NOTHING TO LOSE, EDDIE and others. Worked as an actor, stage manager, director on broadway and regional theater as well as L.A.' Equity-waiver scene. Former Associate Artistic Director of Los Angeles Equity-Waiver theater.

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Director's Guild of America, Screen Actors Guild, Actor's Equity Association

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BFA in Acting/Directing from Carnegie Mellon University.

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I've worked with such filmmakers as Jerry Bruckheimer, Tony Scott, Steve Zaillian, Scott Rudin, Garry Marshall, Frank Marshall, Michael Bay, etc.

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