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i have been singing ever sence i could talk and acting sence i was was 7 i NEED to find a agent so that they can help me.My family loves my singin and loves my acting friends and family say i should be on amrican idol but i am only 12 i am going to the 7th grade and i have been choir sence 3rd grade and now that i am going to the 7th grade i am going t advance choir so PLZ PLZ HELP me find an agent and a place to addution PLZ!!!!!!! Thanx for your help.
love Roxi <3
Hi Roxi,
You are not going to like this answer, but you have time, so you
should be patient and go about things the right way. If you haven't taken acting and singing lessons, you should start. That way, you will have more to offer for an agent to sign you. You don't want to try to get an agent without preparation. With it, the agents will take you seriously, without training, they will say to themselves: "Wow, lots of ambition, but she doesn't want to try very hard..."
Everyone has ambition, but the true measure of character is staying ambitious and doing what needs to be done (the work) to get there.
There is so much to learn to be the next pop star/actor/icon. Once you start the classes, you'll understand what it is that you don't know. That's the conundrum: You don't don't know what you don't know if you don't know what you don't know. Take the classes and you WILL know what you need to know. Trust me!
Best, Taylor
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Taylor Sheppard
Expertise
I can answer questions: on starting a career in acting, mistakes in acting, etiquette when dealing with industry contacts, finer points on how to act, and things to avoid in the field.
Experience
I have been a professional actor 21 years, with appearances in TV, Film and commercials. I have made good decisions and potentially damaging mistakes. I believe anyone who has a dream deserves to explore it, and I take their aspirations seriously. That being said, I do not pull punches. I try to be tactful, but I will not lie to someone, honesty is more effective. My last film role was in "Teeth" which was picked for Sundance in January 2007. It was sold to Lionsgate and Weinstein Co. for somewhere over 2.5 million. The role was "Mr. Griffith", a sex-ed teacher.
Organizations
Ciao Agency-Austin/Georgetown, Texas. (Formerly known as Donna Adams Agency. Matthew McConaughey was a good friend and fellow member. I also have belonged to agencies in three other Texas cities, but they have since closed.) TXMPA -Texas Motion Picture Alliance. Various other internet networking web rings as well as Actors Access. I was instrumental in advising actress Krista Allen on getting her career in acting started in Austin,Texas (we worked at the same Health Club in the early '90's).
Publications
Previously wrote on a now defunct website such as this one. I enjoyed helping new actors.
Education/Credentials
I have acted for 21 years. I studied under James Nelson Harrell as well as other talented actors at Southwest Texas State University. After college, I have taken classes with Julliard graduate Mona Lee, Bill Johnson, Van Brookes, Marco Perella and others in Austin Texas. I am constantly attending classes to maintain my edge and explore new directions. In addition to attending strictly acting classes, I have also taken business workshops with respected casting directors, such as Shari Rhodes ("Jaws","Close Encounters", "Raggedy Man".) Barbara Brinkley, Jo Edna Bolden and Donise Hardy, (Castingworks LA).
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