During a month of watching a prominent former child star make poor decision after poor decision, it's refreshing to report on a successful former child star making all the right moves. Former Child Star Keke Palmer, 20, Akeelah and the Bee, Joyful Noise) will be next starring in the VH1 TV movie, Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC Story, airing Oct.
CLICK on Invitation twice to view large size. The Looking Ahead Program cordially invites Hollywood Moms, Dads and their child actors to join in for a night of fun, celebration and reflection on the program’s ten amazing years of growth and service to professional young performers in the entertainment industry. You do not need
"Are we bullying our young artists? How can we ask for our young stars to have a high level of responsibility if we are not demonstrating that same level of responsibility towards them? This last week, I had to really evaluate the communication in regard to our young artists in the media. I was trying
Two And A Half Men's controversial co-star Angus T. Jones, now 19, is returning to the set for the first time following his religious You Tube proclamation in late 2012, per Deadline.com. You may recall Jones' decrying his top-rates series as “filth” and his pleas to viewers to “stop watching.” Against all odds, producers are giving the
Each day in the mainstream media we read "Then & Now" articles about former child actors no longer working in film or TV whose lives are, let's politely say, less than aspirational. Fortunately there are three great examples of former child stars no longer working in front of the camera but enjoying great professional success
According to Deadline.com, Paula Hart, momager and Hollywood Mom of Melissa Joan Hart, and her company Hartbreak Films will work with eOne Studio to develop and produce series and TV movies for family and animation programming. Under the deal, eOne will act as the worldwide distributor. Per eOne Managing Director Olivier Dumont, this supports the studio's strategy to expand its
There is no shortage of stories about American child actors whose lives have spiraled out of control or of the tragic lives of former child stars as adults. On a weekly basis, we read about a volatile young performer whose issues are laid bare for all to see and hear. For instance, in October, 14
TV's Highest Paid #ChildActor, Angus T. Jones, has a new found appreciation for his Christian faith, but the posting of his religious views in at least two separate You Tube videos bring into question, his future on the sitcom that brought him to fame, "Two and Half Men." Why? Because Jones publicly slams his character Jake
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
To someone's credit, Brooke left acting temporarily to study French Literature and graduated from Princeton University with honors. DEATHS One of our original Hollywood Moms (aka momager) Teri Shields, mother of former Child Star Brooke Shields, died yesterday in Manhattan after a long dementia-related illness. She was 79 years old. Theresa Anna Lillian Schmon
