The Truth About Teen Suicide

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Every day, I seem to wake up to a new headline about a famous person who has committed suicide. The deaths of the rich and famous are tragic — but no more tragic than those of the thousands of teenagers … Continue reading

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Movie Premiere: Beyond the Bridge — Grandson’s First “Above the Title” Movie Credit!

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My talented grandson Kameron Badgers — or I should say one of my talented acting grandsons, as both Ian and Duncan McAlister are also talented, award-winning actors — has been a working actor since he was about 10. He turns … Continue reading

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Parents of Child Actors: New Bill in Congress Penalizes Kids & Parents — Call Your Representative NOW!

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Congresswoman Grace Meng, who represents the 6th District of New York (Queens) in the House of Representatives, has introduced H. R. 3691, described as a bill, “To limit the number of hours that children may be employed as actors, performers, … Continue reading

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Watch the Trailer for My Grandson’s New Anti-Suicide Film Beyond the Bridge

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Check out the trailer for my grandson’s new film, Beyond the Bridge.  Here’s a link to the YouTube trailer. Beyond the Bridge is a story about suicide told through the lives of three people. An award-winning therapist dealing with the … Continue reading

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Basics for Building an Actor’s Social Media Following

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(This is the third in a series of articles on social media basics, legal issues, online safety, and building a social media following for child actors and their parents. The first post in this series. deals with the basics of … Continue reading

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Social Media Legal Issues for Child Actors & their Parents (Part 2)

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(This is the second in a series of articles on social media basics, legal issues, online safety, and building a social media following for child actors and their parents. Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer; the information here has been … Continue reading

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Why I Hate the WordPress “Reblog” Feature (And So Should You)

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I awoke this morning to an inbox with four notices that content to which I hold the copyright had been “reblogged” by three different bloggers who decided that instead of creating new content themselves, they’d borrow my SEO ranking, research, … Continue reading

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Tax Tips for Actors, Artists, Musicians, Clowns, Magicians, Writers & Other Creative Folk

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IMPORTANT NOTE: This blog post was written before the Trump Administration’s tax code changes. Many (if not all) of the rules for individual taxpayers and small business owners have changed.  You should not rely on old information when filing taxes … Continue reading

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Is Nine9 the Unagency Trying to Silence Critics?

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It’s no secret that I have been vocal in face-to-face conversations with the parents of kids and teens interested in acting as well as here on this blog when it comes to services like Nine9 the Unagency (formerly OneSource Talent), … Continue reading

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