Expert: Kitty Kavey - 11/8/2008

Question
my question is how can i sign up to be in a commercials for modeling clothes.the  boy is 12 years old

Answer
You can use one of the modeling agency directories available in your local library, bookstore or online, or on newsstands in LA or NYC to locate agencies closest to you.

If you're in America, I would suggest using the Screen Actors Guild agency list (www.sag.org, under Member Services, Find An Agent) to locate the agents closest to you.  Many have a commercial print department, and some accept children under age 18.  

You can use your favorite search engine to locate any websites for the agencies you are interested in, which usually contain both agency criteria (such as age) as well as submission instructions for new faces.

Once you have located the agencies closest to you, that are appropriate for someone of that age, you submit the information to them for possible representation.  

You can submit to agencies that represent both modeling and television commercials to be considered for both.  The boy in question may need a modeling composite card or an actor's headshot/resume, but it really depends on the agency criteria, and what department he is submitting to.

Try the SAG agency list first, though, if you're in America.  It's free, and lists some of the top agencies in the US.

Good luck to you,
~Kitty