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Expert: - 9/1/2006


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well i was thinking that maybe in your past job (in disney) you have in old friend and maybe you could tell him about me and just maybe he could help me ...........but um  do you know any experts here who do work there still?
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I beg you to help me im a 12 year old girl despretly looking for a chance!i want to be part of disney channel and badly .i love acting and i have a great voice for singing my dream is to become part of the cheetah girls and sing and act i'v been crazy looking for opertunities !i would love to act in any show on disney channel and then maybe i can be part of the cheetah girls but i need your help please im dying for just 1 chance!please help me !

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Vicky,

Thanks for writing. Unfortunately, you haven't asked a question. What help do you need? I am not a casting director and I don't work for Disney anymore. I left the company 6 years ago.

Phil

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Vicky,

I make it a rule never to recommend any actors or actresses whose work I have not seen. I don't know anything about your talent, your look, whether you can act, or whether you can take direction. I'm sorry, but I cannot make a recommendation for you.

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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