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Updated as new information is received.
This list was last updated on March 22, 2008

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Studio Actreel Actors Work!!

For the last three seasons our students and coaching clients had collectively booked 93 National Commercials, 87 Guest-starring Television Roles, 27 TV Pilots, 68 Motion Pictures in Starring and Co-Starring Roles, and have tested for 41 Pilots, Series and Films. We’ll see what next season brings. Since 2003 SEVENTY-SIX students won talent representation as a result of being seen in class. (For 27 it was their first agent or manager).

Since Fall 2007 twenty-two actors have found reps, six booked movies, three booked pilots, three booked Guest Star roles, one was booked as a series regular, one was nominated for an Emmy, and fifty-eight actors discovered they were given the wrong sides from their agents and had to go out in the hall and work on new sides.

These updates are just the ones we know about  :

                Congrats to ALL of you!!!!!!!

Before there was Studio Actreel there was The Drama Studio in Berkeley.

Here are some of the very few actors from those days that I have been able to track down.

MIRANDA JULY was Miranda Jennifer Grossinger when she was a student of Bruce's at the Drama Studio London, Berkeley. Since then she became a successful performance artist about which she was quoted as saying she has not worked a day job since she was 23 years old. Now she is an even more successful Independent Filmmaker. Her film " Me and You and Everyone We Know" won The Caméra d'Or in The Cannes Festival 2005.

DAYA VAIDYA was another extremely talented student from the Drama Studio in Berkeley. From there she went on to a talent scholarship with Alvin Ailey Dance Theater in New York. Since then she has Guest Starred on over twenty television shows including All of Us and Navy:NCIS and a handful of films. Look out for this girl.

DANIELLE O'HARE  was also a Drama Studio student in the early 90s. She now a working in actor in the Bay Area getting rave reviews for her work at a variety of San Francisco theaters, most notably the Cutting Ball Theatre Company.

. RACHEL BOTCHAN is a working stage actor. This miraculous feat is evidenced by her performances with Virginia Stage Company, Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse, Repertory Theater of St. Louis, National Shakespeare Company, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, and of course Broadway. Rachel is a member of the Resident Company at the Pearl Theatre in NYC. Rachel holds a B.F.A. from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts

KATIE LANSDALE was very busy with her appearances on Undressed, and the release of her films Miss Supreme Queen, American Pie, and Never Been Kissed. (Two casting directors have called me about you Katie. No one seems to know how to find you. Drop us a note.)

TARAN NOAH SMITH has had an exciting life so far. Took classes and coached with Bruce in both Berkeley and Hollywood. He grew up on the hit television show "Home Improvement".  One of the nation's youngest licensed airplane pilots. Went to Oklahoma City at his own expense and without cameras pr reporters to bring aid and comfort to the victims of the April 19,1995 Oklahoma City terrorist blast. (Thats a hero to me) Found true love at seventeen . He still loves acting but has found other things that warm his heart in addition. Last we heard he is married and living in LA and the proud owner of a Vegan Restaurant and a furniture design business as well. Taran, if you can, check in and let us all know whats up with you. We wish you well.

TRACY SHAFER was for a time with the Sketch Comedy Company Blow Girl. Shes now working on her Masters in Writing

LAURA FLANAGAN started when she was a high schooler in Berkeley CA where she trained with Bruce at the Drama Studio London. She appeared then in a Robin Wright film Denial. Since has been working extensively with The Salt Theater in New York City . Her Salt Productions include: Stage Door - 2000 Fringe Festival, The Cherry Orchard, and Scenes from a Marriage. Her contribution to the excellence of Salt's productions helped to earn them an OBIE GRANT. Other recent NYC credits include: Thunderbird, at The Cherry Lane Theater, Unbecoming, 45th St. Theater, Tragedy in Nine Lives at P.S. 122, shows at LaMama, Soho Rep, Target Margin Theater, HERE, Tenement Theater, Access Theater among others. Regional credits include Juliet and other roles with The New Jersey Shakespeare Festival and Gum at The Magic Theater in SF. Laura is originally from Berkeley, California and a graduate of Carnegie Mellon's Moscow Art Theater School program. _______________________________   _______________________________   HEATHER RAMEY, an NYU Grad, appears in the film Zelda and a mile long list of Stage Productions     __________________________________

ERIN FLOWERS trained as a teen with Bruce and his faculty at the Young Actors Programme of The Drama Studio of London in Berkeley in the early 90s. Since then Erin has developed an impressive resume that includes Acting, Dance, Choreography, and Songwriter. The last we heard she was working in Residence with Actingworks-NY (AWNY), a company dedicated to teaching children life skills and expanding creativity through the process of acting. For years she has been working with disadvantaged, at risk and disabled youth ______________________________________________________________   AMY RAE TORCHIA was a Special Guest Star in an episode of Midnight Caller when she was like 11? 12? It had the misfortune of being scheduled to air at the same time as the invasion of Grenada! It aired later in the season. She was great!! Amy went on to the Advanced training program at NYU. Graduated. Is now a wonderful teacher in the Bay Area who has been tapping on her compass to find her way back to Acting. _______________________________________________________________________ Other Theaters That Bruce's Students Have Performed At

BEN BLEDSOE Toured the world with the Band "Natural." Ben was the bassist and a lead singer in the band, which recieved Two Gold Records in the U.S. and 8 Top Ten Singles Worldwide, including Number 1's in Germany, Austria, Thailand, Lebanon, The Phillippines, and others. He has performed on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on th NY, NY float singing the RIAA certified Gold single "What If." Trivial Pursuit documented that NASA wanted to have the band be the first musical act in space and performs a song about Microgravity in the 20th anniversary edition.Ben is Currently Performing and touring as a Solo Artist with his first solo CD "An Insomniac's Guide to a Lonely Heart" which is available in all major online outlets.www.BenBledsoe.com www.MySpace.com/BenBledsoe

MYLES NYE is a UCLA Drama Grad who now runs his own Long Form Improv Comedy Theatre called T.B.D. IMPROV. Plus he is trying to juggle his own career. Get it? Juggle? Nevermind

LAURIE KEITH Another alum from the Berkeley days, Laurie received a BFA from NYU, Tisch School of the Arts, w/ a minor in Broadcast Journalism. She has studied w/ David Mamet, Cameron Manheim and Felicity Huffman at the Atlantic Theatre Co in NYC. Off-Broadway performances include Grove St. Playhouse, Atlantic Theatre Co., and LA Mama ETC. Her work is published in The Best Women’s Monologues, ‘98. TV commercial credits include, Yahoo, Levi’s, (and Pandora a Lifetime Ch. Movie). Laurie has taught at the SF Conservatory of Music & Foothill Theatre Co. Laurie now teaches an On Camera Acting workshop in the SF Bay Area. ______________________

LARISA OLEYNIK, known the world over as Alex Mack. Larisa was also a recurring guest star on 3rd Rock From the Sun and Boy Meets World and she Co-Starred in Ten Things I Hate About You, plus she has three new movies recently out, Time for Dancing, American Rhapsody and 100 Girls. Larisa took a break to attend University on the East Coast. Most recently Larisa added feature films Relative Obscurity (2007) in which she stars , Together Again for the First Time Bringing Rain Pope, Dreams to her resume. Larisa also appeared in Pepper Dennis starring Rebecca Romijn-Stamos. Also on Pepper with Larisa was friend Rider Strong. Both Larisa and Rider are graduates of the Les Miserables school of Drama which was held at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco.

SEAN FOX got his first on-camera job on Full House. That was soon followed by Married with Children, the feature film Calendar Girl and the starring role in Three Ninjas Kick Back in 1994. Sean took a few years off to travel, persue his music career (he's a brilliant songwriter). Went to UC Santa Cruz. Landed in Montreal for awhile. I'm told he then went off to England to study economics at Oxford . Then I'm told that between 1998 and 2001 he shot three movies in Ireland. Crossed Lines , Agnes Browne, and The Nephew

ALYSOUN QUINBY Started with Bruce at the Drama Studio London when she was in High School in Berkeley . Since then she has been a successful model, commercial actor, phenomenal  stage performer, co-starred in the Video Game The Psychic Detective, and well on her way as a singer. She's got an incredible voice but is somewhat of a reluctant popstar even though she's got two videos on MTV  (she's the vocalist on both Jondi & Spesh The Sway and Momu's The Dive) and she is featured on the NEW ARTIST ALBUM BY JONDI & SPESH, on  The SPUNDAE label. On top of all that she is also a US Berkeley Grad Scholar in Linguistics.

RIDER STRONG, after 7 1/2 years on Boy Meets World, he chose to take some time off to attend University in N.Y. where he Graduated magna cum laude from Columbia University. While still in school he booked a pilot for UPN, produced and starred in a new feature film, Buck Naked Arson, and stars in David Lynch’s film Cabin Fever and Indie film, Mojave. Rider also guested on Law and Order and is also a regular on Kim Possible along with WILL FRIEDLE. At this writing Rider starred in the 1st National Tour of the Broadway hit THE GRADUATE. Rider booked films On The Rocks , Borderland, Doubting Thomas, and WB show Pepper Dennis starring Rebecca Romijn. Also on Pepper with Rider was friend Larisa Oleynik. All three are from the Bay Area. Must be the water. Rider is slowly becoming the Indie king. Most recently Rider and brother Shiloh have written and directed an Independent film IRSH TWINS which was accepted to the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival. Check it out at myspace.com/irishtwinsmovie .

SAM HORRIGAN has Starred or Co-Starred or Guest Starred inLittle Giants BRINK! Beauty and the Geek One Tree Hill.. 8 Simple Rules Grounded for Life Escape From Witch Mountain REBA c16 ACCEPTED Getting Even with Dad Veronica Mars The Jake Effect Desperate Housewives Joan of Arcadia Jack and Bobby Quintuplets Oliver Beene Cracking up Still Standing The O'Keefes Grace Under Fire (Series Regular) Do OverOpposite Sex What If Children of the Dark Boy Meets World Bar Starz Reality Revealed Reality Remix KTLA Morning Show Yo on E!

SHANA CARROLL now stars with her own Monteral based touring company , “Les 7 Doigts de la Main”, as one of their premiere  trapeze artists. Shana went on to further her training at Montreal’s Ecole Nationale de Cirque and at the Centre National des Arts du Cirque in Rosny-sous-Bois, outside Paris. She has since performed her aerial acts with circuses and dance companies around the world, and was featured for over five years as a solo trapeze artist in Cirque du Soleil’s Saltimbanco.

. MARLA SOKOLOFF was a regular on The Practice plus she has a long list of feature films behind her including Dude, Where’s My Car? and Sugar and Spice and is the lead role in the low-budget indie features The Tollbooth, Home of Phobia and Deluxe Combo Platter.

ALEX BRECKENRIDGE is one of the stars of UPN’s  Mystery Girl, had a recurring role in Opposite Sex as well as significant roles in the feature films Big Fat Liar and Orange County. Alex played Michele in ABC’s Romy and Michele: In the Beginning, a prequel to the 1997 feature film Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion as well as the feature film D.E.B.S. Alex added guest roles in JAG and CSI to her resume. Alex is also starring in The 9th Passenger. Alex is also a recurring voice on Family Guy. Alex and Amanda Bynes are starring in She's the Man based on William Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night

MEGAN BERWICK is known the world over as Z.Z. Ziff from Nickelodeon's "Salute Your Shorts". She also co-starred in The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom, and appeared on "Full House". Now a University  graduate, Megan has returned to acting.

. SHILOH STRONG won the prestigeous DRAMALOGUE Award for writing Shades of Blue which co-starred Rider Strong and was Directed by really cool guy. Some may remember him from The Mommies and Maybe This Time, 3rd Rock From the Sun and was most recently a regular on Dinotopia and a Guest Star on Monk and 24, all while putting the final touches on his first directorial effort Buck Naked Arson starring his brother Rider Strong, Azura Skye, and Christine Lakin (Step by Step). He also appeared in the feature film Cabin Fever with his brother Rider. Shiloh has had his most recent script optioned in 2004. Shiloh's voice is starring in the Video Game  Tales of Symphonia. Shiloh has always had a passion Photography. He has recently decided to suspend his writing, and acting to persue advanced training in Photography. Sample of his work can be found HERE . Most recently Shiloh and Rider have written and directed an Independent film IRSH TWINS which was accepted to the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival. Check it out at myspace.com/irishtwinsmovie .

RENEE HUMPHREY produced the children’s show Animal Yoga. Her acting credits include Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Mall Rats, Devil in a Blue Dress, The Cure and her Sundance award winning Independent Film Fun and an independent film Family (2006) which brings her film total to 19 and counting.

AMANDA FULLER has accumulated an enormous number of Guest Starring roles including NCIS, Threshold, 7th Heaven, Strong Medicine, Without a Trace, Judging Amy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She also co-stars in her most recent films The Failures, Askari, Death Can I Buy You A Drink?, Americanese , and KUSH with another Alum Escher Holloway

ANDREA ELERI DAVIS was an early 90’s grad from JUILLIARD and Mills College with honors. Did an enorrmous amount of theeatre while in New York . Much of it as a Company Member at the National Actors Theatre in NYC. Andi also has some television appearances under her belt.

JESSICA BOWMAN was another Bay Area kid who has accumulated quite a resume. 50 First Dates, Derailed , Joy Ride are a small fraction of her Feature Films and Movie for Television. She is most known for her portrayal of Colleen Cooper on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.

CHET NELSON is a graduate of UCLA Drama. A working actor who has been guest starring on television shows and commercials.

JESSICA CLAIR was a High School student Berkeley when she was at the Drama Studio. Went on to study at Columbia University and later was on faculty at Columbia University and has taught at New York University, Marymount Manhattan College, the New York Film Academy-Los Angeles, and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Hollywood. Jessica has an M.F.A. in acting from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco and is certified to teach Fitzmaurice Voicework. I'm so lucky to have worked with so many talented people.

 

Many of the Drama Studio people continued on when Studio Actreel was formed....

Then there was ..

KAY PANABAKER is a rising young star who is quickly making a name for herself in a big way. Her new Movie for TV, Happy Campers will be out soon. Other film credits include Nancy Drew,Moondance Alexander. TV fans will recognize her as a series regular on the WB hit Summerland. As well she guested on an eclectic list of shows like Ghost Whisperer Boston Legal, Weeds, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody Two and a Half Men, and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. I am very proud of and happy for you Kay.

JACEY MARGOLIS has appeared in many films including  The No Sit List , Next of Kin , Dark Reel, After Midnight: Life Behind Bars and Storm

JONATHAN SESSLER booked a role in the 2006 release of Clint Eastwood's Letters from Iwo Jima along with Matthew Botuchis.

TOM VINCENT did a Fox Sports Commercial and guested on Nickelodeon's Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, did a short SAG Film, and booked the coveted RASCAL FLATTS Music Video and recently shot an ELTON JOHN Video.Tom is also appearing periodically on General Hospital

Kristen Caldwell booked a Guest role on the pilot "Apostles". If the pilot is picked up she will have a recurring role. Oh and she got married. Sorry guys.

  

ALY MADDEN is Featured on both Hannah Montana and Supernatural.

FRANKI HOOVER has the lead in a  PSA for The AD Council's new "Boost Up" Campaign w/Aly Maden as the Spokesperson

NICOLE AUGUSTINE booked an HBO print ad.

CHARLES CHEN Booked a Pilot, 3 Commercials, and some Print jobs.  When he gets around to giving me details I will post them

OLIVER WELLS did his first role on CRIMINAL MINDS

JENNIE OH came in for coaching one day, early in 2005. For a Daytime Drama ." She was the second choice for the role as her look on camera was way too young for what they felt that the role needed. While they raved on and on about her acting it was not enough to get the part. They even went so far as to promise her that one day they would find SOMETHING for Jennie. That's usually "Hollywood Lie Number 12' . BUT late in 2006 Jennie got a call from the Casting Director who said "Remember when I promised you....?" They  apparently wrote a recurring role JUST for her after she auditioned for them over a year earlier. Go figger. Just when you think you know Hollywood it does something like this.

KATHERINE LOCKWOOD who made the Dean's List at USC booked an episode of Entourage.

ZOE JESS LEVY appearing on the NBC show LAS VEGAS. She was also in the recent 40th anniversary production of the great American tribal love-rock musical HAIR produced by the show's original Broadway producer, Michael Butler. Most recently co-starring in ALERT with Brooke Smith

NOAH GELDBERG booked his first job ever, a National "Miracle Whip" Commercial . Weeks laer he booked a second commercial. Now he has THREE Commercials to his name with his National Slim Jim Commercial . Noah is also at USC Theatre.

JULIA WESTON booked a pilot of a new show called "Facets of the World" .

KAITLYN BURKETT Appears in Relationship Theorem with classmate Ashely Schultz

ROBYN RICHARDS was for almost 11 years known everywhere as "Maxie" on ABC's General Hospital.  She was accepted to many colleges and decided to take some time off from school and just work on her acting. New agent. New Manager. New job. She also booked a Guest-starring role in a pilot Brave New World.Robynalso bookeda recurring Guest Starring role on "Veronica Mars" on UPN/CW.

FRANK MERINO has booked two back to back national commercials and meaty Guest Star roles on The Division, Judging Amy, E.R , The Shield (Recurring) , Strong Medicine and Heist . He also snagged a meaty role in Holly Hunter’s film Thirteen along with classmate BRADY CORBET and major roles in the feature films The Last Shot, Wrong Turn and Providence and a meaty Guest Star role on Freddie Prinze Jr's new show , Appropriately titled FREDDIE . Frank also became a performing member of the Elephant Theatre Company in Hollywood. In May 2006 Frank became a series regular in the new Comedy Central show AMERICAN BODY SHOP, he also Guest Stars in Showtimes SLEEPER CELL and landed a juicy Co-Starring role on GREY'S ANATOMY .

ASHLEY SCHULTZ is the featured girl in a Bo Bice (the guy from American Idol) music video, and stars in a small independent film, Relationship Theorem which also includes classmate Kaitlyn Burkett (when I get the name, I will post it.) Cast as the lead in Adult Behavior a 2006 Indie www.adultbehavior.com Ashley has also begun a modeling career by virtue of the two print ads in which she is now the principal model.

ALAN GASKILL has been residing in the Chinese People's Republic this past year and can personally attest that our pampered, first-world immune systems are actually much stronger than we think they are. Please learn Chinese, see the world, and enjoy your friends and loved ones. He works with MIMAMUSIC dot Org whose mission is to inspire students of all ages with a lifelong appreciation for music making.

MISSY EGAN booked a three year contract role on ABC's All My Children.

GARRETT BROWNE booked a short film and a national Heineken commercial.

JADE HARLOW was a Series Regular on Passions. Produced and starred in an Indie, Old Man Music.

KEENAN SPENCER booked her first on camera gig. A PSA for The Partnership for a Drug Free America.

KIMBERLYN GREGORY was doing nothing except acting class and college for over a year and a half and then suddenly over a period of two months she has worked on a Missy Elliot music video, a Bo Bice (the guy from American Idol) music video, she was featured in a new film called American Dreamz that stars Dennis Quaid and Hugh Grant, she also did an American Eagle Outfitters commercial.

COURTNEY HAMILTON got great reviews for her performances in the Grove Theatre's production of A Christmas Story. Court was also cast in the lead of their production of School House Rock.

SUNNY RAINA  scored his first film roles in Bulletfighter  and a very funny small role in Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World with Albert Brooks.

CAYLA CLARK and ELLA HATAMIAN booked IMPROV HIGH. A live professional Improv Show that will also be used to develop a show for television.

SYDNEY ZARP is seen prominently in I Heart Huckabees.

DANIEL GOMEZ booked his first job, starring in a System of a Down video.

MICHAEL BULLARD  got an agent on Monday and booked a guest role on The District on Tuesday. Busy week. Since then Michael has also done five national commercials since the last update as well as a guest starring role on Meth And Red and Gilmore Girls, and SCRUBS.

DEVIN OATWAY starred or co-starred in many films in the 90's Including Locust Valley with Actreel alum Alex Breckenridge Galgameth , the popular Camp Nowhere with Hillary Tuck. and All I Want for Christmas. While Devin still acts he has also poured himself into his paintings and sculptures . http://www.devinoatway.artspan.com/ .

PAYDIN LO PACHIN first time out she booked a Guest Starring role in The OC, a role in the feature film “All the Kings Men” with Jude Law and Kate Winslett. Paydin is the fourth Studio Actreel student to work with Jude Law and new horror flick Triloquist .

BROOKE SMITH has had quite a ride with guest spots on 7th Heaven, Malcolm in the Middle and a major appearance in Max Keeble’s Big Move. I’m told that she booked a WB Pilot this season called House Blend and a guest-starring role in My Wife and Kids. All this while she is starting her first semester at a very difficult college. Brooke also booked a Guest Starring role in Judging Amy and a dramatic guest starring role in Cold Case Files. Brooke stars in a new Educational Series "ALERT"  with alum Zoe Levy.

WILL FRIEDLE had 7 1/2 years as a co-star on Boy Meets World. He then starred in new series’, Go Fish and now he’s on the animated Kim Possible, Beyond Batman, The Random Years, and Regular Joe. Will is currently in development for a new series with ABC.

ANNIE FAIR is heavily featured in independent film Wrestling which has been submitted to Sundance.

ROCHELLE THERRIEN booked her first professional job as a featured player in Lindsay Lohan’s new Music Video which was followed by a role in the indie film Charlie Woo.

MONET LERNER wasn't with us for very long as her music career made attending class impossible. We were proud to have her as long as we did. She Guest Starred on The Suite Life of Zack and Cody and Zoey 101. At fourteen she is quickly becoming the next big musical thing.Check her out at http://www.monetrox.com/

DESI LYDIC and her many looks scored roles in films, Legally Blonde II: Red, White and Blonde, Out at the Wedding , and Screw Cupid. and also booked an episode of What I Like About You and Invasion Iowa for Spike TV, Complete Savages, Not Another Teen Movie, CSI:NY , Pepper Dennis, and "The Real Wedding Crashers" . You can check her out at http://www.desilydic.com/ . She has also been working on a really fun microseries called "Fresh Takes" with Alicia Keys and it's premiering this Monday night on MTV! Each episode is 8 min long and can soon be found on dovefreshtakes.mtv.com. Check her out at http://youtube.com/user/FreshTakes .

TARA ROSE Guested on 8 Simple Rules and MTV’s UNDRESSED. Along with lots of auditioning, Tara is now going to law school at Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles, studying to be an Entertainment Attorney.

ALYSON MICHALKA series regular The Out of Timers for the Disney Channel and Phil of the Future. Aly is also co-starring in the feature film Now You See It due out in 2005. Both Michalkas are co-starring in a new pilot called HAVERSHAM HALL.

AMANDA MICHALKA a regular on the series The Guardian. Was also a recurring character on Oliver Beene. Both girls signed recording contracts in 2004.Both Michalkas are co-starring in a new pilot called HAVERSHAM HALL.

HELEN EGGLESTON has been in films The Wrong Score and Get The Dime.   

FRED MEYERS was a recurring Guest Star on Even Stevens the television show and co-stars in the Even Stevens Movie and was booked as the star of the feature films The Catcher and Suspended Animation. Guest Star on Seventh Heaven and The Handler. Other feature films include Dirty Deeds, Confession and Raise Your Voice.

ELIZABETH MIHELICH is a new graduate of Second City's Conservatory. Seen on Scrubs!, Joan of Arcadiaand ER, Performing at Improv Olympic once a month with a sketch comedy group called Happy Ending, and in an improvised soap opera, called Stories. A horror film, called Asylum.

COURTNEY EARLYWINE appeared on S Club 7, Tucker, Mad TV and was a recurring character on MTV’s Undressed along with RYAN CARLBERG, SCOTT CLIFTON, AGATHA DRAKE, MATT BOTOUCHIS, STOCKER CANYON AKA MATT McKANE, TEAL REDMANN, KATIE LANSDALE, TARA ROSE, TALIA OSTEEN, ZARAH LITTLE,   and JILL NOEL. 13 STUDENTS ON ONE SHOW MUST SOME KIND OF RECORD! A graduate of Loyola Marymount's Film Program, Courtney is now working for a major film production company in Hollywood.

ZARAH LITTLE has also been doing a lot of voice over work.

MATT McKANE was featured in the films Superbad, Knocked Up,The 40 Year Old Virgin, Crazy/Beautiful, Living Out Loud Recurring roles on Undeclared & Freaks and Geeks,Arrested Development,Joan of Arcadia and The Norm Show .

LAURA ROTH appeared in the feature film Art School Confidential and Guest Appearances on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

TALIA OSTEEN Co-starred in the Feature Films  Florida City and Things Behind the Sun (as well as a Guest Stint on MTV’s Undressed. There is a rumour out there that Talia graduated from UCLA's Film School as a Director. CHELSEY EARLYWINE who co-starred in 3 Ninjas-High Noon at Mega Mountain has also appeared in Ken Park.

KRISTEN RENTON series Regular on What Now? WN turns out to be a big MTV hit in Canada and England. She also did an independent film, Countryside High and Guest Starred in Maybe Its Me. Episodes of The OC  and co-stars in a feature films Come Away Home , Dying for Dolly and appears in In The Mix with Actreel Alum Lana Underwood.

	NATALIE RAMSEY is in the feature films Cruel Intentions 3, Local Boys, Cherry Falls and Pleasantville. Starring in a 2005 show called Boarding School and a 2006 show Beyond the Break.

CATHERINE LANGLAS Guest spot on The Young and the Restless and a Co-Star role in Scrubs. Did a video that's playing on MTV and FUSE all the time.  Cat is also a member of a sketch group that just performed in the Los Angeles sketch festival. She is also finishing her degree in mass communications.

HILARY SALVATORE is also in the features Local Boys, Tangy Guacamole and was also featured in Bring it On and American Pie and TV’s Gilmore Girls and West Wing.

BRADY CORBET stars in Mysterious Skin and co-stars in Thunderbirds, a feature film that also stars Bill Paxton and Ben Kingsley as well as a very meaty role in Holly Hunter’s new film Thirteen. Thirteen is an award winner at Sundance. He also Guest Starred on King of Queens some time back. I am told that in 2006 Brady is a recurring character on 24 .

TEAL REDMANN Guested on Boston Public a strong recurring role on the WB’s Gilmore Girls as Louise Grant. Last summer she worked on an independent film known as The Sure Thing Effect . Her Disney Movie of the Month, ouble Teamed continues to air. Most recent work is a recurring role on CSI.

ASHLEY BRYAN Series Regular on the Internet Sit-Com In the Middle.

JASON LANSING Guested on Boston Public and Malcolm in the Middle, was a recurring Guest Star on Freaks n Geeks and appeared on Normal Ohio.

DANNER EVANS is now an Anchor/Reporter for WSET-TV in Lynchburg, VA

MICHAEL FACCIOLO is living in Toronto. He has appeared in a number of American shows including Witchblade, Odyessy 5, Queer As Folk and many others. Also booked two National Commercials. Most ecently Clement Virgo's new feature called Lie with Me set for dance and beyond. Most recently a series called G-Spot.

REBECCA BUDIG, an Emmy winner, Rebecca is known everywhere as Greenlee on All My Children. Rebecca has a long list of film and television credits. In case you hadn’t heard, She’s the one who married Bachelor Bob.

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This year all of Bruce’s students, who auditioned, were accepted to the schools of their first choice which included, NYU, SUNY Purchase,Boston University, DePaul University, Emerson, CalArts, UCLA, USC, SMU, and North Carolina School of the Arts.

ELLA HATAMIAN is at NYU Tisch in the fall to study DRAMA (Directing).

ROCHELLE THERRIEN has been accepted to five conservatory programs. Many have offered talent scholarships. Boston University is the lucky school to get Rochelle. She started her freshman year in Fall of 2006.

NICK THERIAULT was accepted to the Acting Program at Emerson College in Boston.

KATIE LEAVITT Graduated from UC Santa Barbara Drama 2004

ALAN GASKILL and ALLISON HIRSCHLAG are Northwestern University grads.

TARA ROSE is a 2003 graduate from USC with her degree in cinema/television.

KATHERINE LOCKWOOD has accepted USC's request that she attend (Five other schools made the same request.).

TALIA OSTEEN Film School at UCLA grad.

ROBYN RICHARDS was accepted to several schools including USC.

ANNA ROYCE booked a Co-Star role in Boston Public and That’s So Raven. She started USC in January 2005.

KATIE BOSKOVICH USC Theatre Grad.

SHIRA ROTH is also at USC.

JACLYN SHANFELD is now a grad from the Professional Actor Training program at SUNY Purchase NY.

HILLARY POVAR has graduated from the film school at Chapman University where she was majoring in Screenwriting. She is currently working for Showtime.

LAUREN DICKEY has graduated from the professional actor training

program at NYU class of 2004.

STEPHEN FALK was an early 90’s grad from NYU with a BFA.

LANA UNDERWOOD NYU’s Training Program 2004 grad.

AMY TORCHIA was an early 90’s grad with a BFA from NYU

DANIELLE O'HARE was an early 90’s grad with a BFA from NYU

HEATHER RAMEY was an early 90’s grad with a BFA from NYU

ANDREA DAVIS was an early 90’s grad from JUILLIARD and Mills College with honors.

CHET NELSON was an early 90’s grad from UCLA Drama.

MORGAN HART was an early 90’s grad from UCLA Drama.

MYLES NYE is a 2003 graduate from UCLA Drama.

RIDER STRONG graduated from Columbia University in New York in 2004

COURTNEY EARLYWINE is a Loyola Marymount Film School Grad of 2002.

NATALIE BULLER is a 2005 freshman at Loyola Marymount

CELIA GORMAN 2006 grad, California Institute of the Arts,

JESSICA GROSSMAN is a second year student Loyola Maymount

AMY MARSTON is a 2005 freshman at Loyola Marymount

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LAUREN DICKEY got an agent and was auditioning like crazy. Taking break from acting Lauren finds herself in the role of Casting Associate for a major series.

JODIE SWEETIN After her 11 years on Full House Jodie Guested on Party of Five, Brotherly Love, and most recently Yes Dear…

JENNA ROSEN did a couple of commercials and a PSA and got the representation of a manager she met at class.

	TRENT TRAIL booked his very first gig on the new series, a recurring character on American Dreams which was quickly followed by an appearance in the hit West Wing. Which was followed by a guest starring role on UPN’s The Parkers.In his spare time he goes to weddings and does impressions of Robert Goulet.Always a bridesmaid never a…..well you know.

LYNDSAY MARTIN booked guest-starring roles on 8 Simple Rules, Boston Public , MTV’s Scratch 'n Burn, and NBC’s MDs. Her film work includes Raspberry & Lavender, The Curse of El Charro and Good Company.

LANA UNDERWOOD is featured in films Adventures of Pluto Nash, Dying for Dolly and

appears in In The Mix with Actreel Alum Kristen Renton, Girlfriends (TV), and Back When We Were Grownups.

ESCHER HOLLOWAY did the film EDITH and a CIngular Commercial .  He then booked four films in a week and a half. Blue 14, Tillamook Treasure, KUSH , and When a Stranger Calls. This guy is a booking machine. Way to go Escher.

ALEXIS LOPEZ was one of the Disney Movie Surfers. Her Disney Movie of the Month Luck of the Irish, continues to air.

MONICA ALLGEIER co-starring in films Pledge of Allegiance and I Soldati, Co-star on Entourage, Las Vegas and a recurring role on Scrubs as Nurse Tisdale! She also booked a lead in another film Steppin' but we are still waiting for the title, and also a recurring character on Charmed.

HOLLY LYNCH’s National Commercial list has gone up to 19 with six since the last update alone!!  Quicksilver and music videos for John Mayer and MOTH V. Co-Star in the short film Envy She scored a CSI:MIAMI and has finished three independent films, A Hollyswood Tale, Darkstar, and most recently Shards of Darkness. Holly landed an major role on Cold Case Files.You can find out more about Holly at http://hollylynch.biz/.

SCOTT CLIFTON booked the coveted role of Dillon Quartermaine on General Hospital. In less than two weeks after appearing he was offered a multi-year contract. Scott was also nominated for an Emmy for his first three seasons of work on the show. He appeared in the pilot of the Sharon Osbourne Show. Before that he booked the lead in a new feature film Arizona Summer which was quickly followed by a guest role in Judging Amy. He also did National Commercials for Adidas and Volvo, He recently did a feature film called Peace Virus and guest-starring roles on both Undressed and Roswell. Scott’s music CD untitled was released in 2004. 2005 saw the release of his next CD unbeautiful. 2006 saw the release of his third album, So Much for the Night Life .  Disney World asked to sell his albums during their Super Soap Weekend. They sold out in record time . (no pun intended) . It is available online through Scott's website here: www.scottclifton.com. 2006 had Scott flying to Berlin to shoot Indie film Death Strip.

JENNY MORRIS was for a time, a member of the Girl Group Sensation INNOSENSE. They had been the opening act for both NSYNC and that SPEARS girl all over the world. Jenny is now working as a single. She also appeared in Films  House of Pancakes, The Barefoot Executive  (TV), Reflections of a Sensitive Man. On Television she was a guest star in  Water Rats and Secret World of Alex Mack

AMANDA BYNES has starred in her own show on Nickelodeon along with regular appearances on All That. She now has her own Sitcom on the WB, What I Like About You plus her movies Big Fat Liar and What a Girl Wants. Amanda and Alex Breckenridge are starring in the 2006 release of She's the Man based on William Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night.

KATIE CASSIDY, Signed a recording contract. Katie was a recurring Guest Star on The Division, Sex, Love and Secrets  for UPN, and a recurring role on Family Affair and Do Over.

KRISTA RODRIGUEZ was cast to play the title role in Francis Ford Coppola’s stage production of Gidget.

MEGAN WEST starred in Santa Barbara’s brand-new Victoria Hall Theatre Company’s first production of The Country Girl. Megan is also featured in the films Complete Guide to Guys,Asylum, and Dark World. Recently starred in a professional stage production of Monster.

SARAH LAINE was a regular on General Hospital and she had a role in the feature American Pie 2.

	HEIDI NETZLEY was cast by American Beauty Director, Sam Mendes (the director) in his The Road to Perdition with Tom Hanks, Tyler Hoechlin, and Jude Law. Most recently was a recurring role on Bold and the Beautiful. Heidi also did a short film The Visitor. Heidi is also an up and coming young artist.
Heidi with her Art. Heidi is on the right.

BEN SAVAGE wrapped seven and a half years as the BOY of Boy Meets World. He is in the film Swimming Upstream. Ben is currently studying at Stanford.

PADDY CONNOR recently cast in an episode of Grounded For Life and a National Taco Bell Commercial and just completed work on his 2nd film Night Owls of Coventry. He recently won an award for his critically acclaimed performance in the film Dreamcatcher at the Thessaloniki Film Festival in Greece.

ALISA REYES was a regular on Nick’s All That followed by being cast as one of the stars of One World, one of the stars of MTV’s Spyder Games and a co-star voice on The Proud Family. She just completed work of the independent film Pledge of Allegiance.

TARA REID seems to be in everything these days. Most notably The Boss’s Daughter, The Big Lebowski, Josie and the Pussycats, American Pie, Girl, National Lampoon’s Van Wilder.

HILLARY TUCK after Hang Time , The Great Mom Swap and Camp Nowhere. Hillary had a long run on Television’s Honey I Shrunk the Kids, starred in a stage production of Taste of Honey . She went on to a cherry role in the 2001 hit film My Life as a House . All of this was followed by great roles in "Bones","The Closer" , "House M.D." and "Cold Case".

PHIL ABRAMS booked Guest-starring roles on , Maybe its Me, Pepper Dennis, The Practice, What I Like About You, Birds of Prey, Friends, Everybody Loves Raymond, Spy TV and Providence Most recently Phil has guest starred on Desperate Housewives, The O.C., Strong Medicine, Malcolm In The Middle, NYPD Blue, Monk, Medium,and about thirty other shows . Phil also appears in the 2005 feature film,  The Island.

RACHAEL ROTH was a series regular on Titus. Since Titus she has done tons of Guest Starring roles including Veronica Mars feature films The Drive , and Almost Romeo .

JILL NOEL played Ally McBeal at age 15 and had a recurring role in Undressed and Days of Our Lives. Some may recognize her as the KORN girl from their video. Jill also guest starred on Boston Public and most recently CSI.

JOSH BOYD who has been a guest star on tons of TV projects including Disney’s Smart House just completed work on two episodes of 7th Heaven plus he gets to push Leo Di Caprio around in the new Spielberg movie Catch Me If You Can. Most recently he did a Guest stint (no not a splint) on E.R and his ew film Big Things is due out in 2005.

CRISTINA KERNAN was a series regular on Daddio.

LYNDSY FONSECA was a regular on Young and the Restless for years and left there to do TV projects, Big Love, How I Met Your Mother, Waterfront, and Scarlett . Latest films include Intellectual Property .

ASHLEY CHASE did a guest spot on Josh and Drake and two as yet untitled indie films.

TYLER HOECHLIN was cast as Tom Hanks son in The Road to Perdition and is currently prepping to do two more films including House of D with Robin Williams and The Final Season with Sean Astin. He was also spotted as a Guest Star on Seventh Heaven. Co-Stars in the film Solstice

TILER PECK Made her Broadway debut as Gracie Shinn in the 2002 revival of Music Man, Co-starred in feature film Donnie Darko, co- starred in ABC’s Geppetto , Radio City Christmas Spectacular in L.A. (2 years as Clara), Lead Dawler and narrator for Barbie’s 40th Anniversary at the Waldorf Astoria for Dick Clark. Tyler, Cristina, Lyndsay, and Tiler were all in the same class with Bruce. Last we heard she has an active career as a Ballet Dancer with the NY City Ballet.

ASIA SMITH is a recurring character on Young and the Restless.

CHRIS CARLBERG was heavily featured in movies Freaky Friday and I Might Even Love You.

KEENAN SPENCER booked a small role in an Indie. When we know the title so will you.

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