Careers: Acting, Performing, Directing/acting in TN

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i want to be a star in disney channel sieries but i live in nashville is there any way i can live by dream nashville is a music town and i sing i would like to sing get famus move to la and become a disney channel star can you help me find a place in nashville to start?

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Ingrid,

Thanks for writing. If you want to work on the Disney Channel, you need to move from Nashville to Los Angeles. But you probably can't do that at this point in your life, so you should try looking for opportunities in Nashville.

Since you sing and like to act, you should find an agent in Nashville who can represent you and try to get you auditions. Try contacting the Screen Actors Guild office in Nashville and ask them for a list of agencies. Then, when you have a headshot and resume ready, send them to the agencies on the list and tell them you're looking for representation.

Hope this helps. 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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