More Updates from Hollywood Group Members!

Nicole St. Clair

Nicole booked her first job as an extra on the TV show Dirt.

Shannon Johnson

Shannon landed representation with Heather Baldwin at Youth Talent Connection.

Vaughn Burke

Vaughn played the role of 7 year old with leukemia on Private Practice and he even got a picture with Kate Walsh!

Jasmine Santisteban, Samantha Ramirez and Beatrice Morales

Beatrice and Jasmine worked on Dance on Sunset for three consecutive days. This was their first background job.

Jasmine went on an interview for Saving Grace on 5-22 and got her first sag voucher! She worked four days on this show.

Samantha and Beatrice played the role of school kids on the TV pilot Bad Mothers Handbook. This was Samantha's first background job.

Beatrice was booked on Lincoln Heights on 6/2 but the director messed up on age group so she got paid but didn't do any work for them.


Gracie Greer

Gracie just rapped an incredible run at the Whitefire in the production of An Imperfect Seed delivering a complex performance as the sister of a brother who suffered from an anger disorder. She just filmed her first pilot for FOX Reality Binge, in a role that was specifically created for her. Her PSA Talk to Kids has been a runaway hit on Will Farrell’s website funnyordie.com. She was handpicked by Enrique Iglesias to play his childhood girlfriend in his latest video Donde Estas Corazon. She is extremely proud of being a part of Melissa Etheridge’s video for her Oscar’ winning song I need to wake up from the film An Inconvenient Truth. For the past year, she has also been the exclusive fit model for Juicy Couture.

Success Stories

The Hollywood Group wishes to congratulate the following members for booking auditions, jobs and even agents. Keep up the good work!

Skylan Brooks:

Projects

Walt Disney promo commercial for Disneyland Vacation Club.
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Los Angeles Sparks Basketball cheer squad - Known as the Sparkids-Current - The Sparkids perform at all home games.
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Target Commercial- Current - Skylan Booked 4 different target commercial off of one audition. Randy Roberts director-skylan is shooting their Christmas Commercial.
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Global Wonders DVD Series - Current - Voice over - Skylan is the voice of a cartoon character in an ongoing DVD series called Global wonders.
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WENN ( World Entertainment News Network) - Skylan was one of the noted guest on the red carpet for his talents at an exclusive party given by legend Della Reese.

Skylan is represented by Heather Baldwin at Youth Talent Connection.

Skylan continues to reach for the stars and remains humble and just a kid at heart.



Chanel and Michael Sherwood:

Michael has signed to be represented by Rising Stars.

Chanel and Michael got to do background work on the Will Ferrel movie Land of the Lost.

Chanel and Michael made their first appearance on TV. The TV show Big Bang Theory that aired on CBS.

They have both been on Dance on Sunset - the Nickelodeon show.

Michael also made an appearance on the season finale of My Name is Earl. He has also been asked to audition for Nintendo, Marie Claries, and Bridgestone tires.



Keoante Hogains



Keontae has done a Payless Shoes commercial and a pilot for a TV show called Bad Mother's Handbook.



Keoante is represented by Rising Stars.





Maximus and Samantha Rodriguez

Maximus and Samantha booked their first commercial for Pollo Campero.

Samantha just booked her second commercial! It is for the American Cancer Society. She beat out close to 200 actors. This was only her second audition.





Destinee Capistran

Destinee did her first promo. She was picture picked do to the new promo for the Disney Pixar movie WALL-E.

Destinee is represented by Rising Stars.



Hector Duran

Hector booked his first lead on a short film for USC. The name of the film is Glued to Glory.

Hector is represented by Jaime Ferrar Agency.



Guadalupe Gomez

Guadalupe booked a supporting role on a short film for USC. The name of the film is Glued to Glory.

Guadalupe is represented by Jaime Ferrar Agency.


Jonathan Castellanos

Jonathan recently booked a National Target Commercial in English and Spanish with the Jonas Brothers!



Jonathan is represented by Jaime Ferrar Agency and managed by Little Red Door.



Alora Kingsbury

Alora recently booked background work for the TV show on CBS called Moonlight. Alex O’loughlin who stars on the show approached Alora and introduced himself and had his picture taken with her for memories.



Alora also booked background work for the TV show Dirty Sexy Money that airs on ABC starring Donald Sutherland and Jill Clayburgh. There was only six children chosen for this scene and she will be right up front for the Season premiere.



Eric and Jennifer Peng

Eric and Jennifer recently got representation through a ScoutServe Talent Showcase. They are now represented by Rebecca Delaney, of the Clear Talent Group.



Eliana Pipes

Eliana recently got representation through a ScoutServe Talent Showcase. She is now represented by Rebecca Delaney/Indra Clark, of the Clear Talent Group.



Daniel Weinstein

Daniel booked background work for the feature film I Love You Man. He got to meet Paul Rudd and even took some pictures with him.



Myia Hubbard

Myia recently booked a Toon Disney Promo.

Myia is represented by Heather Baldwin at Youth Talent Connection.



Roman Vos

Roman booked the following background jobs:

Dance on Sunset – Band that Performed The New Menudo

Ugly Betty – Starring America Ferrera

Target Commercial – Starring The Jonas Brothers

I Love you, Man (Movie) due out 2009 – Starring Paul Rudd, Jason Siegel, Jamie Presley.



Heather and Rachel Banks

Heather and Rachel booked background work for the feature film I Love You Man starring Jason Segal (How I met Your Mother), Paul Rudd (Over Her Dead Body, Clueless), and Jamie Pressley (Horton Hears a who).

Heather and Rachel signed a commercial contract with Clear Talent Group.



Eric Lawson

Eric got representation from a Talent Showcase organized by ScoutServe. He is represented by Superior Talent Agency and managed by Cynthia Thomas.


Andy Podarelu

Andy is represented by Howard Talent West.


Hollywood Group members, we're proud of you!

Talent Showcase coming up!

Dear Hollywood Group member,

Your child has progressed and should be ready for Talent Showcases.
Chances are that when you started this program, your child was unable to audition properly for speaking parts.
He/She should be ready now.

Talent agents, casting directors, and managers are the industry professionals responsible for sending talent on auditions for speaking roles in film, television and commercials. They are constantly in pursuit of new faces.
Talent Showcases are your child's opportunity to audition for several of these professionals and perhaps gain representation!!

Our next Talent Showcase will be held on Saturday, June 7th.
If you wish to make an appointment you may contact Robert or Thomas at our bookings department. Their number is 310-943- 4192 or; you may e-mail me directly at showcase@scoutserve.com.
The VIPs confirmed to attend the Talent Showcase on June 7th, 2008 are:

* Shelley Pang - House of Pang
* Chris Ledford - ABA Talent Agency
* Donna Micheline - Aimee Entertainment
* Jenny Vavra- KSA
* Paul Williams - Commercials Unlimited
* Olivia Allen - Little Red Door Management

You're invited to participate. We encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity.

We look forward to hearing from you soon!!!

The Hollywood Group’s Young Actors Participate in Obama PSA

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Hollywood Group's members Joshua Reed, Angelina Bryan and Marcus Scribner, each had the opportunity to recently participate as actors in a public service announcement for Barack Obama. The young actors were cast in the PSA for the presidential hopeful after Sterling Studio owner, Constance Tillotson, received a call from the producer looking for kids to play the acting roles of John McCain, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama as youngsters. Constance Tillotson sits on the committee at the SAG Conservatory serving as Director of the Youth Division. She is the CEO of CTManagement, which manages a select clientele of young, extraordinary actors. She also has a very close working relationship with The Hollywood Group.

"The producer of this project was referred to me by a board member at SAG," explains Tillotson. "The producer hired Marcus and Angelina without an audition as she trusted all kids had craft coming from my studio. When The Hollywood Group (http://www.hollywoodgroup.com) recommended Joshua for the part of John McCain, I called his mother. I felt her son had enough experience in auditions that he could take direction on set. Since he was able to work with actors who are so well trained, he was able to follow their lead and did a tremendous job along with the others."

The parents played a pivotal role. They were quick to respond and very grateful for the opportunity. This is a great example of why continuous study and making connections really pays off in the entertainment business.

The Hollywood Group's actors (http://www.hollywood-group.blogspot.com) have worked hard to hone their natural acting abilities by attending acting workshops, including those offered by Sterling Studio, geared towards auditioning and booking acting jobs. They have been afforded opportunities to build a portfolio of experience by working on sets and they have auditioning and work opportunities such as this Barack Obama Public Service Announcement (http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll&friendID =66359567). (Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.)

The video can be seen at:

http://the-hollywoodgroup.blogspot.com/

For more information: www.hollywoodgroup.com

Business of Acting Workshop - for Parents only / Please RSVP

Hello Parents!

Did you know even the most talented actors may never work?

You may ask yourselves, “How is that possible?” The answer is simple. All the talent in the world means nothing if nobody knows about it!

How will you get your young actor noticed?

To answer this question and many more, come to the Business of Acting Workshop on Saturday, May 17th, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Ongoing instructor, Constance Tillotson, will give you an inside view of what goes on behind the camera, so you can get your child in front of the camera. Constance will discuss ways to market your child’s talent and get him seen by industry VIP’s. She will also cover other topics including:

The importance of background work
Audition and set etiquette
Agents vs. managers
Meeting with agents and managers
Union vs. Non Union
Resumes
Headshots

Constance Tillotson is a personal manager and the founder of CTManagement. She currently sits on the committee at the SAG Conservatory and serves as Director of the Young Performer’s Division. She has relationships with some of the top talent agencies in the industry including Abrams Artists, Ford Models, AKA, ABA, Osbrink, Buchwald, and CESD.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn the business from an expert!
Call (310) 943-4192 to schedule your Business of Acting Workshop today!

Call Back List Talent Showcase May 3rd, 2008

The Hollywood Group would like to congratulate the children that attended the Talent Showcase on May 3rd. Seventy four young hopefuls attended this event and twenty six of them were in the call back lists (35%).

Below, you can find the name of our members that made it to the call back lists. If you're one of them congratulations, you're one step forward to living your dreams!


4 Call Back Lists:
Imani Garner – H2# 48339.AB –Bobby Ball Agency, Clear Talent Group, Jaime Ferrar Agency, Witt Management (TC Kiara)

3 Call Back Lists:
Baylin Herington – H2# D5502.BB –Bobby Ball Agency, Clear Talent Group, Witt Management (TC David)
Megan Caddy – H2# 35133.A1 – Clear Talent Group, Jaime Ferrar Agency, Witt Management (TC Kiara)

2 Call Back Lists:
Heather Banks – H2# D1999.AB –Bobby Ball Agency, Jaime Ferrar Agency (TC/dad David)
Chayce Garner – H2# 48339.BB –Bobby Ball Agency, Clear Talent Group (TC Kiara)
Eliana Pipes – H2# 7394 – Clear Talent Group, Witt Management
Eric Peng – H2# D3468.AB – Clear Talent Group, Witt Management (TC Cara)
Kristina Robertson – H2# D4892.BB – Clear Talent Group, Jaime Ferrar Agency (TC Goldiss)
Tsolin Kadian – H2# 47840.A1 –Clear Talent Group, Witt Management (TC Kiara)
Nicolas Guzman – H2# 34087.A1 –Jaime Ferrar Agency, Witt Management (TC Kiara)
Leanne Langston – H2# 42065.A1 –Jaime Ferrar Agency, Witt Management (TC Candice)

1 Call Back List:
Jean-luc Gallet – H2# D4544.AB –Bobby Ball Agency
Mary Rose Mumford – H2# 48003.BC –Bobby Ball Agency (TC ChrisC)
Joshua Leomo – H2# D3360.A1 –Clear Talent Group
Emma Chai – H2# 50014.A1 – Clear Talent Group (TC Candice/ChrisC)
Jennifer Peng – H2# D3468.BB – Clear Talent Group (TC Cara)
Kelsey Ketchem – H2# D2176.A1 – Clear Talent Group (TC David)
Fabian Ferrufino – H2# D3537.A1 – Clear Talent Group
Kelsea Lickert – H2# D5064.AB –Clear Talent Group (TC Mitra)
Payton Swanson – H2# 49025.A1 –Clear Talent Group (TC John)
Julia Beard – H2# 40336.AB –Clear Talent Group (TC John)
Lalageh Herpetian – H2# 47807.A1 –Jaime Ferrar Agency (TC ChrisC)
Deborah Campos – H2# 48181.A1 –Jaime Ferrar Agency (TC Kiara)
Rachel Banks – H2# D1999.BB –Jaime Ferrar Agency (TC David)
Rudy Tellez – H2# 49318.A1 –Jaime Ferrar Agency (TC Candice)
Charise Montgomery – H2# 40248.A1 –Witt Management


We would love to know when you meet with the agents, and if you sign a contract for commercial or theatrical representation.

Please keep us posted!

For more information about The Hollywood Group, please visit our website at: www.hollywoodgroup.com

Hollywood Group Kids are In the Picture - Vote for them!

Congratulations to Hollywood Group members Joshua Reed, Angelina Bryan and Marcus Scribner for their participation in a PSA for Mr. Obama. There's a chance that this PSA could be televised nationally, we just need your votes. Please click on the link & check it out!

http://obamain30seconds.org/vote/?v=view-2190-_jcV5z

Let's vote for them!

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For more information about the Hollywood Group, please visit our website at:

www.hollywoodgroup.com