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In Season 9, Episode 6 of the totally bonkers Showtime series Shameless, now showing on Netflix, Courtney Cox plays a famous actress who employs a “sober companion” to keep her off the booze before an important shoot the following morning…. Read More

The auditioning process is a mysterious and Byzantine endeavor. The actor or actress stands before a cabal of appraisers and adjudicators in the casting room and give it the old college try. That can include the spilling of guts, the… Read More

One day—one fine day—you plan on being an A-list movie star—or at least a B … or even a C. How about a recognizable working actor? Regardless of the details, it’s safe to say you aspire to have a career… Read More

“I would like you to look at your total personality as if it were a jewel. Each facet is necessary for the structure of the polished stone if the full potential of the gem is to be revealed.” So says… Read More

It’s been four years since addicted fans started watching Netflix’s Stranger Things, absorbing all the creepy happenings occurring in the fictitious town of Hawkins in the 1980s. Stranger Things was the streaming giant’s first original series, and there was no… Read More

For anyone who’s seen Charlize Theron in the 2017 action thriller Atomic Blonde, it’s quite evident the Academy Award-winning actress is a tremendously capable physical heroine with an impressive martial arts skillset. The fight scenes, many of which were filmed… Read More

It’s hard to believe it’s been twenty years since Joaquin Phoenix was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as the duplicitous, peevish Roman emperor Commodus in Ridley Scott’s revenge epic Gladiator. At twenty-four years old, the blossoming actor… Read More

All the love, time, and devotion poured into learning the noble and compelling craft of acting is not enough these days; today’s thespian needs to be ready to whip up a self-tape when an audition opportunity presents itself. But not… Read More

How old are you? What? Really? Oh, okay. See, here’s the problem—you can’t lie about your age anymore! No more shaving five, ten, fifteen years off of your real age. I know, I know, it hurts, doesn’t it? But there’s… Read More

In the early 1990s, Will Ferrell was still honing his craft doing stand-up comedy routines with little success at Orange County establishments. “Thank God I have a college degree,” he’d tell his mom after a night on stage. Although Ferrell… Read More

Sometimes industry professionals, with all the emphasis on types, sound like high schoolers in the quad—ruthlessly assessing people’s appearances and being quick to label others. But just as teenagers grow up and realize that some people surprise you by growing… Read More

In a recent Vanity Fair interview, comedic superstar Eddie Murphy made an astounding statement, especially for an actor who’s starred in over 40 films over the course of four decades. “I’ve only had one audition my whole life, you know,”… Read More

Everyone’s heard of the in-depth and exhaustive lengths some actors go to in order to prepare for their roles, especially when it comes to method acting. And although there are plenty of non-method actors, the list of actors who use… Read More

Brad Pitt has won 53 awards over his 30+ year career. His accolades include two Oscars, two BAFTAs, two SAG awards, two Golden Globes and an Emmy. Having won so many, the A-list actor has given plenty of acceptance speeches… Read More

When he was 11 years old, actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer and singer Adam DeVine experienced a brutal and life-changing event that nearly killed him. In this Off Camera interview, he shares an important lesson he learned while recovering—a lesson that… Read More