Disney Channel has ordered “Shake It Up!,” a buddy comedy centered around a teen dance show, created by Chris Thompson (“Laverne and Shirley,” “Bosom Buddies,” “The Naked Truth,” “Action”) and executive-produced by Thompson and Rob Lotterstein (“The War at Home,” “Ellen”). It stars 12-year-old child actress Bella Thorne (pictured above center modeling my favorite pettiskirts by
Update: Gary Coleman, who was the child star of TV show "Diff'rent Strokes," has died at age 42, a publicist says. ABC News reported this morning that Coleman "has slipped into a coma" and is currently on life support. Coleman suffered an intracranial hemorrhage according to the ABC report, and remains unconscious from the injury.
New date for this event is Saturday May 22, 2010 from 1 pm to 3 pm Meeting top Casting Directors is one of the single most important steps your skilled child actor can take on their journey to becoming a "working" child actor. Talented Child Actors who met with Debbie Entin at her last
If you’re in the midst of spring cleaning, wondering what to do with the clothes, blankets and baby gear your young kids have outgrown, you may want to do what Modern Family's Julie Bowen did last week - give to Baby2Baby, a charity that supplies Los Angeles families in need with essential baby gear and clothing. It’s an easy
The New York Post reports on the highest salaries of television child stars, and you may be surprised at who comes out of on top. At 16, CBS teen actor Angus T. Jones make $250,000, per episode of his show "Two and a Half Men,"and according to their new survey, he's also the highest-paid
Last weekend Hollywood was host to Lollipop Theater Network's GAME DAY 2010 at the Nickelodeon Animation Studios. Lollipop Theater Network is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing movie magic to hospitalized children nationwide through special group and bedside screenings. Game day attendees enjoyed super-sized versions of their favorite Hasbro games; decorated cupcakes courtesy of Cupcakes
Molly reveals that her role as a mother on her new TV show "is a bit of a flash forward" into her own kids' future, which she hopes won't include acting, at least until they're much older. Molly shares that her own parents were "naïve" about the perils awaiting a child star, but she also credits them with her ability to overcome the challenges that can lead to many young actors' downfalls.
On May 8, 2010, the Kawasaki Disease (KD) Foundation hopes to raise $25,000 with KD Fun Day, an event which launches the Quest for a Diagnostic Test, in support of scientists at the UC San Diego Kawasaki Disease Research Center working to create the vital diagnostic test for Kawasaki Disease. The KD Foundation will donate all
International movie star Julia Roberts (and auntie to teen star Emma Roberts, pictured left) apparently struggled to be noticed by Hollywood agents when she was starting out as an actress because they labeled her "too trailer park." The 41-year-old actress was first seen in "Mystic Pizza" and became a household name playing a prostitute
In celebration of the launch of the SAG Young Performers’ website, SAG Young Performers hosted an indoor carnival at SAG headquarters on Wilshire, Saturday, April 24, 2010. I took my daughter, actress Kortney Nash, to check out the day's events. With a mini-disco ball spinning and the dj playing fan favorites, the first floor was