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Are thier any actors or actresses how began learning thier careers and made a sucess of themselves in thier 30's ?

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Adam,  

Thanks for writing. I'm sure there are actors who began their careers in their 30's who have hit it big. It happens every day. Off the top of my head, I can't think of any names. But it happens to actors in their teens, 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's and so on. There was a feature film called THE PAPER CHASE about students pursuing law degrees in law school. It was released in the 1970's. The actor who played the mean law school teacher made his acting debut with this film..............at 80 years of age...........and he ended up winning an Oscar for his work!

So it can happen to anyone at any age!

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.

Experience

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.

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

Education/Credentials
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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