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Hello Phil Nemy,
My name is Bradley Nguyen.  I'm 15 years-old and am very very active in my school drama department.  I am told to act very well and sing and dance very well.  And I also have a question, what are the chances that any of us teenagers can get a chance to audition for television and what are the chances of actually getting the role?
Sincerely,
Bradley Nguyen

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Bradley,

Thanks for writing. The chances of you getting an opportunity to audition for TV  and getting the role are as good as anyone elses. And those odds are about one in 10,000.  Sorry, but that's the reality.

You don't really have much of a chance unless you are living in Los Angeles, have an agent, have enrolled in acting classes in LA, and you have talent. Even with all of this going for you, the odds are still against you ever being able to make a living solely from the craft of acting.

Good luck!

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.

Past/Present Clients
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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