Archive for May, 2012

Janet Jackson Begs Niece Paris Not to Be Child Actor

Posted on 29. May, 2012 by .

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This past December, it was announced that Paris Jackson was cast as Lundon O’Malley in the upcoming film “Lundon’s Bridge and the Three Keys.”  The film plot focuses on ancient sea-magic that turns a dolphin into a human, an evil spell then changes a teenage boy into a dragonfly and a once good and loving jellyfish queen transforms [...]

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NEW TALENT: Cannes Short Film Selection “THE CHAIR,” Cast with First-Time Child Actors

Posted on 29. May, 2012 by .

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An astounding 4500 short films were submitted to the Cannes Film Festival this year.  Of the ten chosen as final selections, Grainger David’s short film The Chair (12 minutes) stands out for several reasons: It’s the only selection from the US, the cast is comprised of many first-time actors, and the majority of the cast are children. [...]

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CASTING CALL NYC: Feature Film Seeks Girly Girls, 4-5 Years Old for Background

Posted on 28. May, 2012 by .

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Central Casting New York is looking for “Toddler and Tiaras” type or young Pageant-type girls, of all ethnicities, ages 4 to 5 years old. Child must own dress-up princess attire, pink and/or lavender with ruffles, lace, tulle type skirts, white ankle socks with ruffle, pink tights or sparkle tights, pink shoes (sparkle/glitter ok), tiaras, jewelry (a [...]

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CASTING CALL Atlanta: @DropDeadDiva Casting Skilled Child Dancers & Their Hollywood Moms!

Posted on 28. May, 2012 by .

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Bill Marinella Casting‘s Georgia office is seeking talented child background actors/dancers and their mothers for the Lifetime Series Drop Dead Diva. This comedy series stars Jackson Hurst and Kate Levering and will be shooting May through June in and around Atlanta, Georgia. Hollywood Mom Blog scoops that this casting is for the highly-anticipated show within a show [...]

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CASTING CALL NYC: Young Twins Wanted for TINA FEY & PAUL RUDD Movie!

Posted on 27. May, 2012 by .

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Feature Film ADMISSION, based on the novel by Jean Hanff Korelitz, is seeking YOUNG TWINS, both boys and girls, 0-7 years old, who can portray Indian, Middle Eastern, and Hispanic, for potential work on June 26, 2012. Central Casting New York is casting the background TWINS for Universal Pictures’ new comedy starring the dream team of Tina Fey, Michael Sheen and Paul Rudd. Paul Weitz  [...]

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CHILD ACTORS: Competition is…Opportunity Knocking!

Posted on 25. May, 2012 by .

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Competition is everywhere.  It’s a part of our lives and it’s not an ugly word. You have to look at competition, not as a possibility of failure and rejection, but as opportunity. Competition gives kids the opportunity to challenge themselves, to gain life skills, to improve themselves and to achieve their personal best. Show business [...]

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CASTING CALL: African American Twin Boys, 2 – 4 yrs old

Posted on 23. May, 2012 by .

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African American twin boys ages two to four years old are sought to be in a popular Adam Sandler film franchise. Casting Director Roger Mussenden (Bedtime Stories, Jack & Jill, Valkyrie) and long time Sandler associate, is searching for 2 to 4 year old African-American twins to play Chris Rock‘s son in the sequel to the comedy [...]

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JUSTIN BIEBER’S Hollywood Mom PATTIE MALLETTE Champions Ontario’s Salvation Army’s Teen Pregnancy Center!

Posted on 18. May, 2012 by .

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Justin Bieber’s Hollywood Mom, Pattie Mallette, is making an urgent plea for assistance in saving the Salvation Army’s Bethesda Center in London, Ontario, Canada. The center is the home for unwed mothers where Mallette herself stayed prior to giving birth to her pop superstar son Justin, in 1994. Bethesda Centre is slated to close on May [...]

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ONLINE Casting Call: Feature Film “THE BOOK THIEF” Seeks One Boy & One Girl, Ages 9-14 Yrs Old

Posted on 17. May, 2012 by .

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Casting director Donna Isaacson is seeking child actors to submit online video auditions for The Book Thief, the film adaptation of  the bestselling young adult novel by Marcus Zusak. Set during World War II, the book told from the point of view of DEATH, relates the tale of Liesel Meminger, a young foster child living in [...]

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HOLLYWOOD Open House Block Party This Saturday, May 19, 2012!

Posted on 17. May, 2012 by .

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Cirque du Soleil, Hollywood & Highland Center, Grauman’s Chinese Theatre and Madame Tussauds Hollywood are partnering to produce a Hollywood Block Party on Saturday, May 19th from 10:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. Block Party Events: Free Tours of the Kodak Theatre! IRIS make-up, costume and prop demonstrations and photo booth experience in the Kodak Theatre lobby 1. [...]

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The Bridge School: Because You Need Another Option for Your Child’s Education!

Posted on 16. May, 2012 by .

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Professional child performers and athletes have specific challenges that most typical Middle School and High School student don’t encounter.  While pursuing a challenging curriculum full of college preparatory courses, child actors must also make time for auditions, acting workshops, voice and dance lessons and even travel when they land a part away from home.  A [...]

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HMB Giveaway! WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING!

Posted on 15. May, 2012 by .

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The star-studded feature film WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING hits theaters this Friday, May 18, 2012 and now in celebration of this weekend’s release Hollywood Mom Blog in conjunction with our good friends at Lionsgate, will be giving away (6) prize packs to our lucky readers (1 grand prize, 5 runner-ups) that include the following: Grand [...]

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Hollywood Moms, YOU Are The CEO!

Posted on 14. May, 2012 by .

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CEOs run the business world. Show business is a business; Therefore, Mom, you are the official Chief Executive Officer of your company, your family! If you have a talented child actor and you decide to encourage them to follow their dream, then your role as CEO becomes even more important. You will be making both [...]

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Happy Mothers Day, Hollywood Moms Day and Momagers Day!

Posted on 13. May, 2012 by .

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I hope that each and everyone of you, our wonderful community of Hollywood Moms, has the best Mother’s Day possible today. It’s been a wonderful year so far and so many of the kids in our community are booking tremendous projects. It’s enough to make this @HollywoodMom proud. Recharge your momager batteries today ladies because [...]

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CASTING CALL: Nick Jr. Seeking 2 Young VOICE OVER Talents for BUBBLE GUPPIES

Posted on 10. May, 2012 by .

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Nick Junior is currently casting two boy VOICE OVER roles (ages 7-10 years approximately) for their animated preschool series BUBBLE GUPPIES. Read more about the characters here. See Roles below: [GIL: THE TURBO-CHARGED BOY] Boy 8 to 10 years (to sound 7-8 years). Gil is a rough and tumble boy with lots of confidence. Talent [...]

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CASTING CALL Atlanta & California: America’s #SUPERNANNY!

Posted on 09. May, 2012 by .

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The hit parenting series AMERICA’S SUPERNANNY is currently casting families for the next season of the show. The casting team is sending producers to the ATLANTA area to find families interested in receiving personalized advice for their unique circumstances. This season producers are searching for families with unique circumstances and challenges. Deborah Tillman has an [...]

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CASTING CALL Los Angeles & San Diego: Mom & Baby, Newborn to 8 months

Posted on 09. May, 2012 by .

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Casting Calls from Zuri Model and Talent: Casting project for a baby bottle/nursing accessories company. Seeking breastfeeding moms and babies (newborn through 6 months, or 7-8 months looking younger)Moms must be photogenic, 24-38 years old, brunette or very dark blonde (all ethnicities will be considered) The project is shooting for three days during the week [...]

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Happy Hollywood Mother’s Day & A Princess Wish from Our Friends at Disney!

Posted on 08. May, 2012 by .

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UPDATE:  WE HAVE A WINNER AND WILL ANNOUNCE AS SOON AS WE’VE RECEIVED HER REPLY. THANKS TO ALL WHO ENTERED! It’s that time of year when we Hollywood Moms, (hopefully!) have a day all to ourselves. Mother’s Day is the day to kick up our feet (or better yet have them massaged) and to be pampered [...]

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From the Momager Trenches United Kingdom: “How it All Got Started”

Posted on 08. May, 2012 by .

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Jemima Laing (a Plymouth, UK Native) tells us how her son Felix Soper, now 13, was first bitten by the acting bug after landing a part in a theatre production of Peter Pan. What got Felix started with this whole acting thing was, basically, my innate nosiness. Collecting him and a friend from drama group on [...]

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From the Momager Trenches Los Angeles: “But it’s SO competitive!”

Posted on 02. May, 2012 by .

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“But it’s SO competitive!” I don’t hear those words nearly as often as I did in the beginning or maybe I just don’t pay attention to them any more.  The beginning being when I first heard my son say “Mom, I want to be an actor.”  We’ve come a long way since then.  It took [...]

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