Have you heard of actor Travis Tope? While you might not know the name yet, this up-and-coming actor has been offered three big projects. With only one film to his credit, MGM’s upcoming 2014 horror flick The Town That Dreaded Sundown, this 22-year-old has some huge offers on the table. […]
If you’re in the L.A. area and you haven’t seen the great documentary Casting By yet, you really should get to the Arena Cinema in Hollywood. The film will run at this weekend there and every screening will have some big time casting directors in attendance. Here’s a quick synopsis
Matt Damon gets paid a lot for his movies, but $200,000 a second? No way, he just gets that for commercials. Believe it or not, Damon was reportedly paid $3 million for a 15 second appearance in a Nespresso ad starring Hollywood buddy George Clooney. The commercial was directed by
Though Huong “Junie” Hoang lost her lawsuit against IMDb back in April, Hoang has since filed an appeal. Joining her in solidarity are SAG-AFTRA and Writers Guild of America, West, which filed an amicus brief to support her appeal. Hoang’s case began as a lawsuit over IMDb posting her actual
Plenty of talented and famous actors never went to drama school, and I’m sure while some of them would recommend that people take acting classes others would recommend against it. But one person you wouldn’t expect to call acting schools a waste of money is the artistic director of a
Regardless of what substances Hollywood stars might use behind the scenes, while they’re on camera they’re obviously not using real drugs. So what do Hollywood prop masters reach for when they have simulate drug use on screen? As The New York Post reveals in a really fascinating article, different prop
Our friend and occasional writer here at Daily Actor, Christian Meoli, is behind a new project called, The Character Project. Originally a documentary, which was a work in progress for years, the producers set out to interview some of the best character actors working today. The DVD featured Dabney Coleman,
Jake Gyllenhaal will appear on Inside the Actors Studio this Thursday, September 19th. Gyllenhaal has won a BAFTA award and been nominated for an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild award and a Golden Globe award. Gyllenhaal has starred in such varied films as “Brokeback Mountain,” “October Sky,” “Donnie Darko,”
The Casting Society of America (CSA) announced today that it will honor President of CBS Entertainment Nina Tassler with the organization’s Career Achievement Award at the 29th Annual Artios Awards. CSA will also present esteemed Casting Director Linda Lowy (Scandal, Grey’s Anatomy, Friday Night Lights) with the Hoyt Bowers Award,
Forbes released their annual highest-earning actresses on television list and the name at the top isn’t very surprising. Sofia Vergara is in the No. 1 position for the second year in a row. The Celebrity 100 list is in its 14th year and it ranks women based on salary from
Guests on Inside the Actors Studio
Tom Skerritt will make his Broadway debut in A Time to Kill, Tony® Award-winning playwright Rupert Holmes’ stage adaptation of John Grisham’s best-selling novel. Skerritt will portray Lucien Wilbanks, the mentor to protagonist Jake Brigance (played by Sebastian Arcelus), in this new play. Skerritt joins the previously announced Arcelus, Dashiell
Open Call for Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark
Ageism and Hollywood is a tale as old as time. However, what happens if the actor gets older, but the characters they play stay the same age? That’s exactly what is happening with Bianca Lawson‘s career. The 34-year-old has been in the business since she was a teen. Many viewers
Earlier this week news floated out that Robert Downey Jr.‘s long in the works Pinocchio movie might get an odd twist — Downey could end up playing both Geppetto and the famous puppet. While that might sound like the most terrible idea since Roberto Benigni decided to play the wooden
Everyone always talks about survival jobs in Hollywood in order to have free time for auditions. The stereotypical days of waiting tables and pet sitting may be over for some aspiring actors because there is a new way to make money and achieve those career goals.
Watch this dog play dead. He’s better than most actors!
It’s almost a throwback to the days of the radio drama: actors who primarily act with their voice in audiobooks. And now that audiobook sales are booming, an actor can actually now make a steady income by reading aloud. The New York Times recently profiled New York City actress Gabra
Actors Access, where the actresses discovered the audition, removed May the Best Man Win from its listings and has decided to permanently ban the film’s casting director, Paul Baker, from the service.
An actress who starred in a commercial about filing a lawsuit has now filed a lawsuit against the ad agency who shot it.
