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☆ 4 crew members who were promised a role in NBC's 'Bel-Air' speak out: 'I left my son for a year for nothing'
  + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +16 min
Four cast and crew members from the "Bel-Air" fan video were told they'd get hired for the TV show. Kerry Rounds, producer: 'I helped the fan trailer go viral and connected Cooper to Will Smith'I'm a film producer and social-media strategist. When the trailer was done and posted, I told Cooper I could call in some favors and get this thing seen. Cooper told me he'd pitched me for an executive role to NBC. When Kerry was still around for the project, things seemed to function more like a professional film set.
☆ I Direct Music Videos — the Bigger the Artist, the More Stressful the Job
  + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +10 min
Courtesy of Neil FavilaMusic video director Hannah Lux Davis grew up watching TRL and always loved music videos. I took out a student loan to pay for my first two official music videos. I always loved music videos and was very passionate about them. I grew up watching MTV's music video show "TRL," and was inspired to be a director by music videos from Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, Christina Aguilera, and Janet Jackson. They assume some artists get more money for a video, so they're comparing their videos to other artists' videos.
☆ I got my first TV writing job at 55. It was hard being the oldest person in the room — but I'm glad I never gave up.
  + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +8 min
Writing what he knew and making personal connections ultimately led to his first TV job at age 55. I've been working towards a TV writing job for a few years, but I've always wanted to write for the screen. I got the job sort of out of the blueThe way I got my first writing job was through a 20-year-old relationship. She was really, really complimentary. As we were taking the class, they were going around the room and each person said what scared them the most about being a TV writer.
☆ I got laid off from my Netflix job 2 months after moving to LA. Here's how I networked my way into A24 and got my career back on track.
  + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +10 min
McKenzie Bugg moved from a small farm town in Maryland to LA after being hired on a Netflix series. The show was canceled and all of the artists were laid off, two months after Bugg's arrival. I was later hired for the same role at Netflix and moved to LA for the job, but things didn't quite go as planned. I got a great job right after graduatingA director at Adult Swim saw my work on social media and offered me my first animation job on 'Tuca and Bertie.' The news that we were being laid off was really suddenI was really enjoying my job and my coworkers too.
☆ Clients like Taylor Swift and 'Euphoria' love my realistic airbrush tattoos. Here's how I built my business.
  + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +8 min
The way tattoos on-screen are commonly done in the entertainment industry is with a sticker. I didn't set out to airbrush tattoos, or to work in film and TV at allI started airbrushing when I was 8. Almost as soon as I started my tattoo business, I was in high demand. We started to get calls for A$AP Rocky, Zayn Malik, Chris Brown and moreI started developing my realistic airbrush tattoo business for film and television in 2009. I was credited this time, for my airbrush work on Fezco's Grandma, Kitty, on episode 1.
☆ Nicole Bilderback played the 'friend' role in '90s teen movies and says she got roles meant for white actresses by not limiting how she saw herself
  + stars: | 2023-03-12 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Nicole Bilderback was the 'friend' role staple of '90s teen dramedy. Bilderback appeared in classic '90s films and TV shows like "Clueless" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." Being Asian didn't hold her back; it helped her stand out, she says. So in other words, I didn't pigeonhole myself as, 'Oh, well, I'm probably only going to read for Asian roles,'" she said. "The majority of the roles that I've portrayed have been roles that were either intended for Caucasian actresses or the ethnicity wasn't specified.
☆ I got a job on Netflix's 'Next in Fashion' by DMing a producer on Instagram. Here's what my job is like as a stylist
  + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +12 min
She landed a stylist job on season 2 of 'Next in Fashion' after dropping out of fashion school. I wouldn't have been able to land my first major stylist job at New York Fashion Week if I had been at school. Three days later, he called and said he was on the New York Fashion Week calendar, and asked if I would style his show. These are a few models I styled for Nicholas Raefski’s Fall/Winter 2022 presentation at New York Fashion Week. I was allowed to make TikTok content on the Netflix set, as long as I didn't give away anything creatively.
☆ I was promised a part in the 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' remake — instead I left LA jobless and in debt
  + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +11 min
Rufus Burns played the role of Jazz in the viral short film 'Bel-Air,' based on the sitcom, 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.' When the television version of the short film was picked up by NBC, Burns believed he'd reprise the role. Rufus Burns played Jazz in the viral "Bel-Air" short film. We moved out to LA to start pre-production on 'Bel-Air,' and I worked for freeAs we started to get closer to pre-production for "Bel-Air," Cooper said I should move out to LA. Were you involved in the "Bel-Air" short film?
☆ I bought a house at age 23. Here's what the process was like and my tips for other young first-time homebuyers.
  + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
Stephon Solomon bought his first home at 23 and has advice for first-time homebuyers. He put only $12,500 down to buy the house and did his own research to find the right mortgage. I couldn't really talk to them about the process; they didn't really know anything about it. After I had a good idea of what was out there and where and how to look, I looked into different mortgage loan programs that were offered and read the fine print. But because I had familiarized myself with the different loans and their requirements, I knew exactly what to tell them or knew what they were saying wasn't really true.
☆ A 'Mean Girls' star described the career setback that made him feel like "someone had died," and the au pair job he took after playing Kevin G
  + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Rajiv Surendra played hilariously memorable character Kevin G in "Mean Girls." He said that after 'Mean Girls,' he had a career rejection that altered the course of his life. "I worked really really hard to try to get this part. The "Mean Girls" star recognized how strange the choice seemed from the outside, looking in. "Even when we were filming 'Mean Girls,'" he said, "they called me Martha Stewart because they knew I did pottery and knitted and everything."
☆ Jena Malone said her experience as a child actor in Hollywood was uniquely positive: 'My voice was heard, validated, respected'
  + stars: | 2023-02-19 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Jena Malone was a successful child actor who still has a noteworthy Hollywood career at 38 years old. Unlike many young actors, she always felt respected and like she had an equal voice on sets. She's a recovering perfectionist whose experiences in Hollywood led to the "pretty decent" work ethic she has now. Malone said she went through "awkward times of transformation" like most kids, but Hollywood actually didn't make things worse. It taught me so much," she said, "My voice was heard, validated, respected — I was brought to the table.
☆ 'Suite Life of Zack and Cody' star Brenda Song opened up about trying to make it in acting as a kid: 'We had no money'
  + stars: | 2023-02-12 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Brenda Song famously played London Tipton on "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody." Song opened up about what life was like as a child actor back then, and how her family helped. While Song had a supportive immediate family as a child actor, she opened up in an interview with Glamour about some of the struggles she faced in pursuing her childhood dream. "I have a very different experience as a child actor," Song said, "My mom had me at 17 and my dad was a teacher and still in school. That year my mom got diagnosed with breast cancer, and I booked "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" and got accepted to Harvard University, all within a few weeks."
☆ 'High School Musical' star Ashley Tisdale's favorite childhood memory was working: 'I thought that was normal for an 8-year-old'
  + stars: | 2023-02-11 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Ashley Tisdale sang and acted her way into being a household name with several iconic Disney roles. Tisdale said her favorite childhood memory was working, at 8 years old — and she knows it's weird. In a recent interview with Elle, Tisdale reflected on her Disney days and her early life as a child-actor. When asked about her favorite childhood memory, she said her happiest time was working as a kid. She's since realized that going on tour to work at such an early age, though she "absolutely loved" it, probably isn't the most normal favorite childhood memory.
☆ I landed my dream job at Disney after growing up in a refugee camp. This is how I made it to Hollywood after a childhood interrupted by war
  + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
She says the road to get where she is was not typical — she grew up in refugee camps in Mozambique. I'm a production coordinator on "Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur." I was hired full-time when my placement was over, and had the opportunity to interview and move over to "Moon Girl." We lived in the refugee camps. Food and water were always a source of stress when living in the refugee camps.
☆ 'Even Stevens' star on the pitfalls of childhood fame and money: 'I don't know if I'll ever not be able to think of life in a transactional way.'
  + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Romano's content rings true to that sentiment, most notably when she described how she "blew" her Disney money and shared her "salty" feelings about her former costar Shia Labeouf's success. Romano said her lack of understanding about money management was generational, saying of her parents, "I acquired their ignorance." "Something about being a child actor really made me very transactional. I don't know if I'll ever not be able to think of life in a transactional way." Romano is determined to use her experiences to benefit others and also build on her income as a social media influencer.
☆ 'Phil of the Future' star Raviv Ullman said he wishes he'd been more strategic in his Disney Channel days: 'I was 17. I don't think I knew how to be.'
  + stars: | 2023-02-05 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Raviv (previously known as Ricky) Ullman starred in "Phil of the Future" from 2004 to 2006. Since then he's acted in other series and films, but took some time to reflect on his Disney days. I don't think I knew how to be strategic or what that actually meant in terms of a career." Even though Ullman spent time in the "Disney Circle of Stars" in the early 2000s, he said he was rarely star-struck. "I don't think I was looking at it like, 'now I am a Disney star and will do Disney movies forever,'" but "I never consciously was trying to break out."
☆ Q&A with 'That '90s Show' star Kurtwood Smith: 'I was a little insecure on the first episode of "That '70s Show'
  + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Kurtwood Smith played Red Forman on "That '70s Show" and reprised the role for "That '90s Show." Fans who recognize him will often come up and ask him to call them "a dumbass" just like Red would. The idea of Jackie and Fez together is pretty funny. I was a little insecure on the first episode of "That '70s Show," but I got some pretty good laughs out of it, and then it just continued on. I didn't necessarily think, "Oh, I'm pretty funny" — we had great writers on that show, and we have great writers on "That '90s Show."
☆ 'That' 90s Show' star Debra Jo Rupp says the worst moment in her career was her audition for producer Aaron Spelling
  + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Debra Jo Rupp has appeared in many fan-favorite shows, like 'Friends,' and 'Grey's Anatomy.' Rupp says the worst moment of her career was in 90s LA, where she auditioned for a major producer. But in a recent interview with Chicago Tribune, Rupp opened up about the worst moment of her career — auditioning for "Beverly Hills, 90210" and "Charmed" producer Aaron Spelling. The show apparently never made it to air, but Rupp remembers the audition experience to this day. When she came back for the second audition, this time with Aaron Spelling in the room, Rupp says she had an experience that she now recalls as the worst moment in her career.
☆ 3 tips on negotiating from Oscar-winner Octavia Spencer: 'I always get a raise'
  + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Oscar-winner Octavia Spencer recently discussed her pay negotiation tactics in an interview. Spencer has been a vocal advocate of equal pay for women of color in Hollywood. Her perspective has remained straightforward on the topic: "Women and women of color have always lagged. While acknowledging that some negotiating is always necessary because, "Nobody's going to offer you what you're worth," she said, "I'm also not that negotiator who's going to go back and forth. If you can't come up to my price, there are so many other people that you can go to who probably will accept what you're offering.
☆ My Nickelodeon show 'Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide' was the high-point of my career at only 15. I'm 31 now and still trying to figure out Hollywood and adulting.
  + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
Devon Werkheiser was the star of Nickelodeon's "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide" in 2004. A version of "Ned's" in high school was pitched (our show was specifically about middle school) to Nickelodeon, but they passed on it. When I started going in for more dramatic roles on bigger movies and shows, I'd never be right for the part. The next level I'd been trying to get to career-wise wasn't happening, and then my personal life wasn't a walk in the park either. or "Where's 'Ned's' guide to adulting?"
☆ 'Victorious' star Avan Jogia says being a kid actor doesn't prepare you for a Hollywood career
  + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Jogia says kid roles on networks like Nickelodeon don't prepare you for a career in adult Hollywood. I wouldn't say that acting in the kids' television part of the industry, like I did, prepares you for a career in Hollywood. Everyone wants to be the author of their own story, but success in this industry really comes down to luck and persistence. What you're really doing as a filmmaker is trying to recreate a dream. That's the thing that makes it a little bit addicting — because you're like, on the next one, I can get it perfect.
☆ I lasted as a Hollywood assistant for less than a year. Being a constant target for terrible behavior simply wasn't worth $15 an hour.
  + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
In 2019, I was an assistant at a major Hollywood talent agency, ICM, for eight months. I'd pretty much always wanted to work in the entertainment industry as a screenwriter — I wanted to tell diverse stories. We all had the same plan: Do a year or two, make some connections, and then leave to one of the coveted creative jobs that only former Hollywood agent assistants have access to. This Hollywood assistant lifestyle just isn't conducive to any of that. If you work in Hollywood and would like to share your story, email Eboni Boykin-Patterson at eboykinpatterson@insider.com.
☆ White Lotus star Aubrey Plaza ate peanut butter for lunch and got fired a lot in her early acting days: 'It's not a good feeling — it sucks.'
  + stars: | 2023-01-08 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Sitting down with WealthSimple for their "Money Diaries" series, the now "White Lotus" star took on a taboo subject: Money. She wasn't born into means — but her parents worked hard to change their circumstancesThe actress was no stranger to humble living. My dad grew up in a really, really bad neighborhood in Philadelphia. She added, "The irony is that [my dad] actually didn't teach me anything about money — and that's what he does." But as usual with Plaza, you can't really tell if she means it, from the look on her face.
☆ 'M3GAN' star Allison Williams has no problem being called a nepo-baby: ' It's not a level playing field'
  + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
'M3GAN' star and executive producer Allison Williams is unbothered by the 'nepo-baby' conversation. In a new interview, Williams said she had great opportunities from her father's connections. In a new interview with New York Mag, Allison Williams, daughter of former NBC anchor Brian Williams, says acknowledging her privilege is just fine with her. She doesn't think the nepo-baby conversation is coming from a bad place either — she said, "All that people are looking for is an acknowledgement that it's not a level playing field." Williams told Wired in a December interview that acknowledging the advantages of being a nepo-baby comes down to trusting her skills.
☆ I'm a writer for "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert." It was an incredibly difficult road to get here — here's my advice for other immigrants who want to break into a creative industry.
  + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +8 min
He says that while being a comedy writer helps him make light of it, the system could be better. Being an immigrant comedy writer or comedian is so absurd. I recently got married to an American comedy writer, and she writes for "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver." Applying to be a late-night writer is a pretty secretive processMost late-night shows will invite you to submit a sample. That spun up "The Colbert Report," and then all the other late-night shows after that always had an opinion on politics.
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