UPDATE: Following an enormous public outcry, The Onion Editor, Steve Hannah, has finally posted the following response to Sunday night's "deleted" tweet: I'm speechless. Just when I thought I'd seen it all in the world of Child Stars and abusive media, turns out media outlet @TheOnion has sunk to an absolute new low in what usually
The Actors Fund, Looking Ahead Program's "Leadership Council Parents Group" will host "Understanding Educational Options for Young Performers," on Thursday, February 21, 2013, from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Do you have concerns about which type of education is best for your young performer? Which education best meets your child's needs: GED, High School Equivalency, or
Happy Valentine's Day to our HMB family from Hollywood Mom Blog and a few of your favorite child stars (via instagram) Chloe Moretz, Joey King, Hailee Steinfeld and Bailee Madison. The winner of HMB's Hugely Popular "Escape From Planet Earth Giveaway" is Hollywood Dad, Dave Desmond! Congrats Dave and thanks to all the moms and
Hollywood Mom Blog is excited to offer FREE tickets to the live taping of the New Nickelodeon TV Show MARVIN MARVIN for this Friday 2/1/13 at 3:00 p.m. in Paramount Studios, Hollywood, courtesy of Majestic Actors. Audience members must be EIGHT years old and older. Marvin, Marvin is an original new series for Nickelodeon created by Jon Ross (10 Things I Hate About You), starring
The 3D animated family comedy ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTH debuts in theaters nationwide on February 15, 2013 and in celebration, Hollywood Mom Blog in conjunction with the Weinstein Company, is giving away: $25 Visa Gift Card Escape from Planet Earth Prize Pack (includes: Tattoo Sheet, activity book & crayons, and a backpack clip!) ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTH
The Looking Ahead Leadership Council Parents Group will host a conversation with SAG- AFTRA representative this month and HMB's Hollywood Moms and Hollywood Dads are invited to attend. Come meet: Zino Macaluso ---National Director/Sr. Counsel, Agency Relations. Ray Bradford---National Director of Policy and Diversity Advocacy Ray Rodriguez and Joan Halpern Weisse, Assistant National Exec Director Contracts Elizabeth
Former Child Actor and now two-time Golden Globe winner for ARGO, Actor/Director Ben Affleck doesn't like working with child actors, and will not let his children (Violet, Seraphina and Samuel with actress Wife Jennifer Garner) be actors, as children or as adults according to a recent interview with NPR. Affleck stated, '"I hate directing young actors. I
ONLINE OPEN CASTING CALL: How To Catch a Monster WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY RYAN GOSLING, SEEKS BOY, 3 - 7 YEARS OLD. Ryan Gosling's directorial debut How to Catch a Monster is seeking a child actor for the role of FRANKIE (3 to 7 years old, caucasian or bi-racial; caucasianAfrican American). Casting director Jennifer Venditti is currently accepting video
How to Market Your Child Actor Part 3 To recap, in the last two parts of “Marketing Your Child Actor,” we discussed the following marketing tools: Part 1: (1) Headshots; (2) Postcards and Mailing Lists; (3) Social Media; Part 2: (4) Keeping your agent and/or manager in the loop; 5) Websites that provide information for casting projects;
How to Market Your Child Actor for Increased Auditions and Call Backs Part 2 of 3 As you may recall, in Part 1 of “How to Market Your Child Actor,” we discussed three ways to market your child actor: (1) Headshots for Kids; (2) Postcards and Mailing Lists for your child actor; and (3) Social
