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Expert: - 4/29/2009


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Hi my name is BrittanyGreen.
I am 10yr old
I live in florida
And I want to be a actor
But is I am to young to have a lead role in disney channel show.

Answer
Hi Brittany, Well, to be an actor before you are an adult (18) is not something you can do by yourself. The way young people like yourself and even teenagers becone actors is that their parents make it happen for them.  It is a long hard job which takes many years and lots of investment of time and money to turn one's kid into an actor. It is unlikely that anyone living in FL will be on a Disney show unless it happens to be filming there. The best you can do is to be in all the school and community plays that you can.  Best wishes and God bless, Doc

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Kenneth D. Plonkey

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

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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.

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SAG

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

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John Golden Traveling Fellowship

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