I blogged the other day about the “transition factor,” my own term for the elusive quality that carries children and teen actors into adult acting careers. While the transition factor is a crucial trait for an all ready working child actor, obvious qualities for acting success in the early years are self-belief and determination.
This week was packed with both business and pleasure, and thankfully very little on the momager front. Pleasure: We attended the American Idol finale – which Rocked! And we had first class, kid friendly transportation on a limo style party bus which rocked both literally and figuratively. Watching David Cook take the crown was amazing
Celebrity couple Sean Patrick Thomas (Raisins in the Sun; Barber Shop) and Aonika Laurent Thomas (Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer) delivered a healthy baby girl on Friday, May 16, 2008, at Cedars Sinai. They’ve named her Lola Jolie. I had the pleasure of attending their baby shower a few weeks ago
Mother's Day weekend officially kicked some Hollywood Mom butt. My child star rehearsed for the musical "Grease!" Friday night and worked as background in 2 performances on Saturday. Not bad, except these musical theater shenanigans all took place in Santa Monica, California which is NOT where I reside. In fact the theater is about 30
My interview with Aonika and Sean Patrick Thomas is on the Celebrity Baby Blog tonight – not as revealing or lengthy an interview as Iyari’s but it was about covering the baby shower festivities after all. Aonika was very open about her fertility difficulties and I hope to interview her on an in depth basis
I stumbled upon a blog entry this morning that’s a “must share, ” primarily because I don’t have time to really BLOG today. And I don’t really have time to blog today because I was busy reading other people’s blogs. Which is how I came about this blog post. Yes, it’s a vicious cycle. As
My interview with actress Iyari Limon is up on the Celebrity Baby Blog today. She's seriously one of the most beautiful women alive and her daughter Kimaya, is miles beyond adorable. This photo shows them wearing matching London Bridge tees from the Crib Rock® Concert Series. And speaking of Kimaya, she and my daughter Jordan
For those of you interested in pursuing a modeling career with your child, Family Circle Magazine and Wilhelmina have the answer in the Mother-Daughter Model Search 2008. Click on the link above and you may be one step closer to stardom... By the way, this won't be how my daughter Jordan takes her modeling career
Okay. I’m sure some of you other Hollywood Moms have received casting notices that just don’t sit right with you. Perhaps one similar to the notice I just received calling for “Frightened Children?” The kind of casting notice where you think to yourself, “Mmm, perhaps it would be wise to Google this director/band/casting company/fill-in-the-blank prior