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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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From The Momager Trenches South Carolina: Unemployed Momager for Hire!

From The Momager Trenches South Carolina: Unemployed Momager for Hire!

Posted on 28. Oct, 2011 by .

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“The times, they are a changin” ~ Bob Dylan I now can truly relate to these words, and I have seen some major changes throughout my life. I don’t know what it is about this move from Texas to South Carolina that has me feeling so upside down? If anything, I have a lot more [...]

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From the Momager Trenches L.A.: Baby Books Carters Holiday Shoot

From the Momager Trenches L.A.: Baby Books Carters Holiday Shoot

Posted on 27. Jul, 2011 by .

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When we auditioned for a Carter’s Holiday print job on Saturday (during Carmageddon weekend no less), I knew the shoot was scheduled for the following Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.  So by Tuesday evening, it was safe to say that I’d given up hope of Cash booking it at all and was mentally ‘on to the [...]

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From the Momager Trenches Seattle/ Vancouver: Working 3 Markets Means Triple the Travel Time!

From the Momager Trenches Seattle/ Vancouver: Working 3 Markets Means Triple the Travel Time!

Posted on 03. Nov, 2010 by .

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Occasionally, I respond to emails faster than I actually think about them. Okay, perhaps I do this more often than occasionally. I could easily blame my smart phone but to be honest it’s me, in all my positivity, saying “yes” to everything. And “yes” can often cause a bit of a conundrum or in the [...]

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From the Momager Trenches Seattle & Vancouver, BC: Its L.A. Calling…Is Your Coogan Account Ready?

From the Momager Trenches Seattle & Vancouver, BC: Its L.A. Calling…Is Your Coogan Account Ready?

Posted on 17. Oct, 2010 by .

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It began with the text…“You have an audition in L.A!” It was followed by the phone call…“You’re booked in L.A.!” Then it concluded with sheer panic as the casting director reminded me to bring my daughter’s work permit and Coogan account information with me. “Huh?” O.K, what I actually said to her was a little [...]

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From the Momager Trenches Los Angeles: Baby’s First Talent Agent

Posted on 06. Aug, 2010 by .

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I am thrilled to announce that my infant son Cash will now be working with a top Modeling Agency, the premier baby modeling agency in Southern California! When I was told the agency had accepted Cash as one of their models, I was also told that I needed 40 outdoor, clean shots of him in brightly-colored [...]

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From the Momager Trenches: An L.A. Baby’s First Modeling Job

From the Momager Trenches: An L.A. Baby’s First Modeling Job

Posted on 21. Jun, 2010 by .

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Yes, I admit it. I am an aspiring Momager trying my best to help my son Cash and daughter Shelby smoothly break into the world of baby modeling. Cash started modeling young, really young – in utero to be exact (photo right) when I did my first and only paid modeling gig for international swimwear [...]

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From the Momager Trenches Texas: Keep it to yourselves people…

From the Momager Trenches Texas: Keep it to yourselves people…

Posted on 09. Apr, 2010 by .

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Have you ever taken your talented, fabulous child to an audition and heard this in the waiting room: “My Johnny  just booked a major role for a feature film – the director said that he is the most talented child actor he has seen in ages,” or “Oh we’re not too worried about this job; [...]

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From the Momager Trenches: Slow as Molasses in Texas

From the Momager Trenches: Slow as Molasses in Texas

Posted on 11. Mar, 2010 by .

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By HMB Contributor Cari Surch Being the parent of a child actor requires hard work, dedication and patience – lots of patience!  When my daughter, who has been pursuing acting professionally for a year and a half now, first approached her father and me with the news she wanted to act, we were skeptical.  I did [...]

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From the Momager Trenches: Actorfest NY 2009 as experienced by Cari Surch

From the Momager Trenches: Actorfest NY 2009 as experienced by Cari Surch

Posted on 22. Nov, 2009 by .

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My 12-year-old daughter Kennedy Kathleen Surch is an actress and always has been.From her pre-school performances to more serious make-shift performances in our back yard in her tween years, this girl has always commanded attention. Recently I came across a casting call I knew Kennedy would love:  Nickelodeon was having an open call for 12 [...]

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From the Momager Trenches L.A.: “Gunfire, Car Chases and Kids, OH MY!” A day on the set of RENO 911

From the Momager Trenches L.A.: “Gunfire, Car Chases and Kids, OH MY!” A day on the set of RENO 911

Posted on 10. Dec, 2008 by .

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Yesterday, Jordan worked  on an episode of Comedy Centrals’, “RENO 911!” As a background job, we’d normally pass; however, I Love RENO 911! I’m not proud of this.  It’s a guilty pleasure and I admit it.  My “rational mom reasoning” for submitting my daughter Jordan for this was threefold: (1) the scene only involved a few kids and the [...]

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