Category Archives: Acting & Circus

Nine9 The UnAgency Promises to Stop Marketing to Minors

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Just over a year ago, I wrote a blog post about an inappropriate email my 14-year-old received from a company called Nine9 The UnAgency and its predecessor, OneSource Talent.  About 102,000 people have viewed the post over a year, and … Continue reading

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Want to be in a movie? Here’s how anybody can do it

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Originally posted on Kameron Rie Badgers:
It takes a lot of people to make a movie. Lots of people on the crew, lots of actors (people with lines to say, or featured actions selected by a casting director are called…

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Circus Celebration: Cadot French Restaurant’s 7th Anniversary Gala

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There’s a really nice French restaurant in far North Dallas (Frankford at Preston) called Cadot. It’s run by chef Jean-Marie Cadot, and he has been feeding the Lone Star Circus troupe at Christmas time…

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Tax Tips for the Parents of Child Actors

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IMPORTANT NOTE:  This was written before the Trump administration’s massive changes to the US tax code.  You should not rely on it when filing taxes for tax year 2017 or later. Many (if not all) of the deductions formerly available … Continue reading

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What to Expect When You or Your Child Work as a Movie or TV Extra

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Working as an extra — or background artist — on a movie or television show is fun. It’s a great way for retirees, students, homemakers, and kids to earn some money — or for aspiring actors and actresses of any … Continue reading

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Grandma’s Chauffeur Service: Busy Fall

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I haven’t posted much lately, and there’s a reason. My 14-year-old has been extra busy. He’s rehearsing for one show, auditioning a lot, taking day-time private lessons and classes, and being home-schooled for the first time. (We gave up on … Continue reading

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Texas Actors Beware: Casting 360, Another “Casting Site” Pretender has Arrived

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As if there weren’t enough of these fake casting sites around, yet another one has popped up in Texas.  This one is called Casting 360, and is running ads like this one on job boards and websites around Texas: Movie … Continue reading

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Lone Star Circus Summer Day Camp in Dallas

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This morning, our whole family was up before 4 a.m. That’s rare unless there is a plane trip somewhere wonderful in the offing, but today grandson Kameron Badgers joined friends and classmates from the Lone Star Circus School to promote … Continue reading

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Check Out Grandson Kameron Badgers in a Nerf Promo

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Shameless proud grandma moment here — check out my grandson Kameron Badgers in a Nerf promo he filmed recently.  The footage arrived yesterday for the shoot last month.  And tonight we’re off to the USA Film Festival to see Gallows … Continue reading

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Parents of Child Actors Beware: Nine9 The Unagency’s Misleading Marketing Is Here!

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Looks as if Dallas is home to a new branch of an old company that targets would-be models and actors with costly (and unneeded) services while masquerading as a way to “break in” to the industry. Like many other bogus casting … Continue reading

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