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With a quarter of a century in show business and hundreds of interviews under her belt, Ilana Levine took her career to the next level by starting her podcast, Little Known Facts. Little Known Facts shares an endless amount of… Read More

Parker Queenan takes more than just one bite out of show business. At 19 years old, not only is he on the popular Nickelodeon show Are You Afraid of the Dark: Curse of the Shadows but, he’s written, produced, and… Read More

Terry Knickerbocker, director of the two-year conservatory program Terry Knickerbocker Studio in Brooklyn as well as his online acting classes, bases his instruction on the Meisner Technique. He has coached Vice’s Sam Rockwell, Shameless actress Emmy Rossum, Narcos actor Boyd… Read More

In a Gold Derby interview, several TV casting directors answered a wide variety of questions about their most recent projects. Here are some highlights.   Kelly Valentine Hendry (Bridgerton)   Bridgerton premiered last Christmas and quickly garnered a viewership of 82… Read More

Friendship, mutual support, saving money—many actors opt to live together for any number of reasons. Here are 10 famous actors who dished on what it was like when they used to be roommates.   Jamie Dornan and Eddie Redmayne  In… Read More

Actors are repeatedly told to “follow all the instructions” for self-taped auditions. If the instructions say not to slate, for example, then do not slate—and vice-versa. On the other hand, performers are often urged to “take risks” and “stand out”… Read More

Psychologists have long been intrigued about what makes comedians gravitate toward comedy. Some research indicates that comedians tend to come from low socioeconomic households, and comics are often the youngest child in the family. In fact, humor can be used… Read More

Actress Brooke Lewis Bellas shares 20+ years of show business experience with us.  One of the biggest takeaways from this interview is Brooke’s advice to have health insurance. As we all know, being unable to work due to sickness is… Read More

“You’re not simply entitled to be an actor. You’re not an actor just because you call yourself one. You earn it. You earn it by working.” —Larry Moss   Legendary acting coach Larry Moss has a contagious passion for the… Read More

Giancarlo Esposito is best known for portraying the villainous Gustavo Fring in the AMC series Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. He also plays the powerful Moff Gideon on Disney+’s The Mandalorian, Stan Edgar in Amazon’s The Boys and many… Read More

Daniel Kaluuya recently took home the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor thanks to his powerhouse performance in Judas and the Black Messiah. In the biopic, the British actor portrayed the late Black Panther Party activist Fred Hampton who was shot… Read More

Youn Yuh-jung recently won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her portrayal of the feisty but doting grandmother Soon-ja in Minari at the 93rd Academy Awards. This honor makes her the first Korean to win the prestigious award for acting…. Read More

Alyshia Ochse of “That One Audition” podcast brings her audience a comprehensive advantage to auditioning, self-tape, and even life itself. The best part about “That One Audition” is that you can even listen to it on the road! Alyshia Ochse… Read More

How many times have you failed to get a commercial spot and then later saw the finished product? Actress Belgica Paola Rodriguez, occasionally happens upon commercials for which she’s auditioned. Rodriguez is a Los Angeles and San Francisco-based actress who… Read More

Casting director Carmen Cuba is most known for casting several young actors in their intriguing and career-catapulting roles in the hit Netflix series Stranger Things. Her work also includes Magic Mike, The Martian, Hillbilly Elegy, and the FX miniseries Mrs…. Read More