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im 14 and I really want to start an acting career. I haved dreamed of being on disney. I know I have talent seeing as I have had the lead in almost all my school plays that I have auditioned for. Is there anyway I can aleast start with a walk-on roll? Do you know of any upcoming auditions or any auditions in pennsylvania??

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Lucia

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Lucia,

Thanks for writing. I don't know of any walk-on roles for Disney. However, I do know that Director M. Night Shyamalan usually directs his films in the Philadelphia area. You might try contacting the Philadelphia Film Commission, the Pittsburgh Film Commission and the Pennsylvania Film Commission and ask them for the names of local casting directors who are working on films and TV shows in the state of Pennsylvania. Once you have their names, then contact their offices to find out about how you can submit your headshot and resume to them in the hope that you can get cast in the film or TV show they are working on, even if it's just a small walk-on part or atmosphere/background role.

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.

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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.

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

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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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