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Sheryl Lee Ralph won best supporting actress in a comedy series at the 74th Emmy Awards for portraying teacher Mrs. Barbara Howard in the ABC mockumentary “Abbott Elementary.” The sitcom centers its storyline on an underfunded school in Philedelphia and… Read More

Casting director Robert Sterne is one of the United Kingdom’s top casting directors. He works closely with Nina Gold, his casting partner in the acclaimed series “The Crown.” Sterne’s many awards include five Emmys — three for casting “Game of… Read More

Jack Nicholson once said, “I hate giving advice, because people won’t take it.” Well, here are some actors that certainly did appreciate the advice of their acting colleagues. In fact, they never forgot their words of wisdom. Here are a… Read More

Casting director Ellen Lewis is responsible for casting a steady stream of iconic films throughout her legendary career. The Chicago native won Emmy Awards for her work on “The Queen’s Gambit,” “Boardwalk Empire,” and “Angels in America,” and she frequently… Read More

People are complicated. At any given moment, they can feel both intense love and hatred toward someone—they can feel easy and confident one minute, and consumed with self-doubt the next; courageous, yet terrified in response to a threat. The complexity… Read More

Acclaimed casting director Lucy Bevan boasts a long and impressive casting resume, which includes “The Batman,” “Belfast,” “Cruella,” “Maleficent,” “Cinderella,” “Jungle Book,” and “Beauty and the Beast.” Based in London, Bevan selects talent for British independent films, theater, and television,… Read More

Ethan Hawke, Peter Dinklage, Winona Ryder, Sam Rockwell, Natasha Lyonne and many more. In 2014, playwright-novelist-actor Eric Bogosian published a book titled “100 (monologues),” featuring a collection of monologues he had originally performed as part of his six off-Broadway solo… Read More

Addicted fans have been watching “Stranger Things” for five seasons, absorbing all the creepy happenings occurring in the fictitious town of Hawkins in the 1980s. There was no certainty it would turn into the hit it has become, but with… Read More

According to SAG-AFTRA, the unemployment rate for its members is about 85%. However, the 15% employed includes minor roles and even extra work. Indeed, many “working actors” collect unemployment a good chunk of their year.  Pursuing a career in the… Read More

This is, by no means, a scientific observation; but I think it’s obvious a lot of actors smoke cigarettes. Actually, they—like many other creative people including musicians and artists– seem to have higher tendencies to partake in the nicotine pastime…. Read More