How do I get an acting agent?

Does ANYONE know how to get an agent (for acting) in Hollywood.. ?

  • I'm 16 years only and I've only been acting for 6 years, but i love acting so much that i want to do it for the rest of my life. I take classes and so plays at my towns theater .. but that's as far as I've gotten with my "acting career". I would love to be able to audition for actual movies but have no idea how to, or even how to get a LEGIT agent. I'm moving to LA soon.. so it would e really nice if i can figure out how.. so if anyone has any knowledge on the acting business.. PLEASE help a girl out ;)

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    I'm 16 and an aspiring actress too. My advice - don't go to Hollywood - I have a few relatives who lived there for a while and when I asked them about it they said it was run-down (definitely not glamorous) and rly dodgy - and I mean a LOT of dodgy business going on......... OK so if u rly have your heart set on Hollywood (London or New York r a lot better and much more classy) but if u hav ur heart set on hollywood it's going 2 b very very very hard to get an agent (Or an agent who won't rip you off). It also doesn't sound like u hav very much experience in screen - maybe take some screen acting classes too? Good luck xxx

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How do you even know if you like/are good at on screen acting? With so little experience, why are you moving to LA? Any SAG approved agency in LA wont want to waste their time with just anyone. There are so many people that don't know what they are doing and just rush off to LA hoping to become the next Miley Cyrus overnight. That's NOT how it works. If you are serious about this and really want to act, you can email me and I may be able to help.

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How to Be an Actor in LA 1. My first rule on going to LA is don't go until you have a contract to work there. 2. That means you are SAG before you go. 3. You need a terrific resume, great head shot, unique business card and post cards, and a demo reel. 4. You need your three monologues ready to go 5. You need a way to make a living while trying to become an actor. 6. You need a really dependable car. 7. You need to have an acting studio picked where you'd like to study 8. You need to go to my web site at http://tao-of-acting.org and read everything about professional acting on the site including my blog all the way back to Aug '09 and ask me questions about it. 9. Reconsider going. It is so easy to be glib about “the Biz” until you get there and actually have to compete in it. I have advisees all over the world making strides toward their careers except for those in LA. Most of the advisees I have had there have dropped out saying, "it is just too hard," or have moved to somewhere they have a chance to become an actor. 10. See rules one and two. Remember the Burt Bacharach song “Do You Know the Way to San Jose?” that speaks of “all the stars who never were are parking cars and pumping gas.” Want a menial job? Go to LA and try to become an actor. The way to try to avoid that is to be an actor before you go. When you are an actor and no longer an aspiring actor you will have the superior talent, the rewume, and the necessary personality traits to succeed in LA.

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