Careers: Acting, Performing, Directing/I want to be a star

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Question
How can I be on tv shows like hanna Montana and networks like Disney
channel?  I want to be in my own tv show. I am only 13 though!!!!!!! How do
I get discovered?

Answer
Hi Nicole. This is the most common question I get. AT 13, you are a little too old to start preparing for a teen acting career. Most of the kids on tv have been acting since they were like 4 or 5 years old, have tons of experience and training, an agent, and parents that have been working hard to make it happen for them. So that is how you do it. You have tons of experience and training, an agent and parents working for your success. You see, parents have to sign for everything pro their kids do until they are 18. So you get discovered by performing a lot all over the place, by doing what I reapeated above.  Best wishes, Doc

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Kenneth D. Plonkey

Expertise

Questions about acting and directing. Questions about getting started in a careeer. Questions about training and schooling for actors.

Experience

I am a retired film actor. I am a retired university theatre program director and professor. I am the author of "The Tao of Acting, Mentoring for the Aspiring Actor" to be published this summer.

Organizations
SAG

Education/Credentials
BA, MA, PhD in Theatre Post graduate study with certificate in Media Acting

Awards and Honors
John Golden Traveling Fellowship

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