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Monday, Jun 15 at 6:05 PM anonymous reply wrote ...
the last person who wrote anonymous as their name said that kids are forced to do this. im a kid. and i had to beg for my mom to let me go to this. every kid there was smiling. about three looked like they didnt want to be there. guess what? kids WANT to be famous. duhhhh. r u stupid?? its almost every kids dream. Of course i was devastated when i found out it was a scam. and the sad thing was, i was on the callback list. dont say everyone was on the callback list, because the girl before me and
23852732 Inappropriate? Alert Us!Thursday, Jun 11 at 1:19 PM ANONYMOUS wrote ...
It's a hard pill to swallow and denial is stronger than realizing, that all of you are vicariously living through your kids, especially the young ones. Child services should be called to investigate you and your motives. Protect kids and don't let them work. You are acting "holy" by trying to expose some company, which no one cares for. Somebody should expose you on NationalTV for endorsing child labor. And don't even dare writing that there are laws, what laws????Again, ACTING=WORK.PROTECT KIDS
23594489 Inappropriate? Alert Us!Wednesday, May 13 at 3:25 PM Hallie wrote ...
Continued) and can pick kids out. she picks them out based on how they look and if there look is cheap. They have lots of people involved in this sceem.DO NOT let them fool you they fooled me and i was let down and very upset. Its ashame that they are able to advertise this and that nickolodean or disney has not stepped up and taken control. Once again thank and be careful if you have a gut feeling go with it. Becareful!
21384444 Inappropriate? Alert Us!Wednesday, May 13 at 3:22 PM Hallie wrote ...
(Continued) This place called ACT is a total scam and they think its funny. These so called "classes" are actually held in a hotel. i dont know about you but that is def. not worth 10,000. Lily neda or Lily verdu used to actually be a real estate agent and had her license taken away. when i went to meet her all she had to say is " its all about the look. you either have it or you dont. and i am going to tell you the truth" She is very mean and upsetting and says how she flys all over.
21384289 Inappropriate? Alert Us!Wednesday, May 13 at 3:17 PM hallie wrote ...
(continued) They rush you so fast you dont even have time to think and research these people. They also make you fill out forms so that if you do make the callback they have everything and they keep everything. All pictures and address. VERY SCARRRYYY!!!! These people are so fake and its very disapointing and disgusting, watching our kids be let down. I would like to know how they got these celebirtys to say things for them. Thank you for reading this, and please becareful. :)
21383914 Inappropriate? Alert Us!Wednesday, May 13 at 3:13 PM Hallie wrote ...
i went to this audition in phily and it was so fake. i of course made the call back and had to meet with lily and all she wanted was money. she was very rude and pushy. this is a scam and they make it seem so real and i actually got my hopes up to become famous and i found all this stuff and my dreams were crushed. when i was reading the comerical the so called "agent" had music playing and he couldnt even hear me. VERY FAKE! PLEASE DO NOT FALL FOR THIS AS I DID!!!!!!!!
21383739 Inappropriate? Alert Us!Tuesday, May 5 at 12:44 AM Anonymous wrote ...
SCAM! DEFINITELY! SCAM! DEFINITELY! SCAM! DEFINITELY! SCAM! DEFINITELY! SCAM! DEFINITELY!
20926867 Inappropriate? Alert Us!Tuesday, May 5 at 12:25 AM =) wrote ...
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20926558 Inappropriate? Alert Us!Monday, May 4 at 11:20 PM Anonymous wrote ...
Posted by Creme i've seen the commercial on tv. I attended the audition with my daughter and Lily Neda was very rude and unprofessional. I was notified that my daughter made it on their list at 3:30pm. i went in to meet her at 5:45pm, the first thing she asked was which program i was goin to pay for (ACT school). she was very pushy and wanted the PAYMENT IN FULL. I WAS RUSHED TO MEET HER AND WAS TOLD I HAD TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WITHIN 2 HRS WANTED MORE INFO,KICKED OUT AND TOLD US NOT TO A
20925211 Inappropriate? Alert Us!Monday, May 4 at 11:20 PM Anonymous wrote ...
Posted by Creme i've seen the commercial on tv. I attended the audition with my daughter and Lily Neda was very rude and unprofessional. I was notified that my daughter made it on their list at 3:30pm. i went in to meet her at 5:45pm, the first thing she asked was which program i was goin to pay for (ACT school). she was very pushy and wanted the PAYMENT IN FULL. I WAS RUSHED TO MEET HER AND WAS TOLD I HAD TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WITHIN 2 HRS WANTED MORE INFO,KICKED OUT AND TOLD US NOT TO A
20925206 Inappropriate? Alert Us!Monday, May 4 at 11:19 PM Creme wrote ...
i've seen the commercial on tv. I attended the audition with my daughter and Lily Neda was very rude and unprofessional. I was notified that my daughter made it on their list at 3:30pm. i went in to meet her at 5:45pm, the first thing she asked was which program i was goin to pay for (ACT school). she was very pushy and wanted the PAYMENT IN FULL. I WAS RUSHED TO MEET HER AND WAS TOLD I HAD TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WITHIN 2 HRS WANTED MORE INFO,KICKED OUT AND TOLD US NOT TO AUDITION 4 NXT YR.
20925202 Inappropriate? Alert Us!Friday, Apr 17 at 10:43 PM hollywood watcher wrote ...
Freelance journalist working on a story for investigative magazine on child acting and schools that claim to help. If you have information of interest, please write me at hollywoodwatcher (at) lycos (dot) com.
19813266 Inappropriate? Alert Us!Tuesday, Apr 14 at 2:12 PM angela wrote ...
You should know that GEORGE GAMMON WORKED for STANLEY ROBINSON from PMAA that went under. Both Companies used the same TV Commercial and Radio Copy
19573387 Inappropriate? Alert Us!Friday, Apr 10 at 8:40 PM Dee in Baltimore wrote ...
This is happening here in Baltimore, MD too! I think when people catch on in one city they move on the next city. Shame on them for wasting to many people's time.
19432836 Inappropriate? Alert Us!Saturday, Apr 4 at 6:49 PM Danielle wrote ...
Dakota, that is completely FALSE. Acting classes are NOT a requirement - ESPECIALLY for children! Kids are NOT required to know what slating and cold reads are - especially the younger ones who CAN'T read. What 9-year old could POSSIBLY grasp the Meisner technique? YOU are the asset, and your agent should be investing in YOU. Invest in YOURSELF, so that when you do visit reputable agents in NYC/LA, they won't have reason to turn you down!
19126821 Inappropriate? Alert Us!Tuesday, Mar 17 at 7:01 PM BizParentz Hypocrisy wrote ...
Matt: You mentioned BizParentz as a resource. I became disillusioned with them when they were part of a “Young Hollywood Cruise” last year. (http://www.pr.com/press-release/65784) They were shills for a program they typically would rant against (“event for young actors looking to break into the industry” and representing a casting associate as a “casting director.”) The killer was “Prices begin at $999 per person.” Seems classic bait and switch. Think $999 was typical?
18176961 Inappropriate? Alert Us!Tuesday, Mar 17 at 7:58 AM Anonymous wrote ...
Not burst anyone's bubble, but this is more common than just this one story. In New York and LA, in backstage, there are TONS of scams that go out to people and people fall for it, not just children, but adults too. Point is if you want a class, you have to look for it. An agent won't look at you without training and especially not in small cities. They will go to NYC or LA to find the real talent because that's where its concentrated. This should be a national story not just local.
18138897 Inappropriate? Alert Us!Friday, Mar 13 at 7:23 AM Beverly Paradis wrote ...
Our son has been taking classes at ACT Phoenix since November 2008. He has auditioned for two movies with Fox and we just got back from California where he signed on with a talent agent. He has auditions 2 to 3 times a month with agents and casting directors. He loves his classes and we are happy with ACT. We signed him up because they do have auditions for the students. We have been pleased with ACT.
17962296 Inappropriate? Alert Us!Monday, Mar 9 at 9:47 AM Matt Bowers wrote ...
Dakota, The point is they are not advertising on the merits of the school alone. If it was a school built on its reputation (of less than 2yrs) they would not need to employ the bait and switch. They advertise getting your child a spot on Disney or Nick and then try to sell you overpriced classes taught by unqualified teachers. Did you see the info the report uncovered about their talent scout, Lily Neda??Please do you homework and you will also realize how much you overpaid.
17728497 Inappropriate? Alert Us!Saturday, Mar 7 at 9:21 AM Dakota wrote ...
Well maybe you guys should take it from a student who actually atended A.C.T. In my opinion I thought it was an excellent expierence and i dont think many of you people are understanding that you NEED acting classes before you get any type of job and if the advirtizments didnt say that your child would become a star I doubt any of you would sign them up for it. But overall I think it was great you learn sooo much about acting and the industry and it rally builds your self isteem.
17665481 Inappropriate? Alert Us!Saturday, Mar 7 at 2:47 AM Anonymous wrote ...
be carefull
17661211 Inappropriate? Alert Us!Friday, Mar 6 at 10:17 PM Matt Bowers wrote ...
PLEASE ALSO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE RI ATTORNEY GENERAL and the Better Business Bureau, ACT operates out of Phoenix. ...... ATTORNEY GENERAL Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch in RI. 401.274.4400 Follow the voice prompt for the consumer protection division. Even if you didn't already give ACT/THE (..whoever)a credit card you can still file a complaint. The more that call the more visibility we give this issue. http://www.riag.state.ri.us/civilcriminal/consumerprotection.php
17654841 Inappropriate? Alert Us!Friday, Mar 6 at 9:55 PM Matt Bowers wrote ...
Check out these links for more information http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheScamACT/ http://bbs.backstage.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/9611031/m/631106681 http://bbs.backstage.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/9611031/m/772108031 http://bbs.backstage.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/9611031/m/769104621 AND this really good resourse http://www.bizparentz.org/ Parker, Thank you for covering this story!
17654171 Inappropriate? Alert Us!Friday, Mar 6 at 12:09 PM TC wrote ...
We went to this at the convention center last year. They set it up as an audtion, with appt. times and your child recieving a number. They usher you into a room and create hype with recorded presentations of supposedly successful actors saying how great ACT is and children being led out to be audtioned by a talent agent. We found, after being given a packet with lots of legal paperwork, that it was just a sale pitch for acting lessons. It was disappointing for all and cost us $15 in parking.
17624586 Inappropriate? Alert Us!Friday, Mar 6 at 11:52 AM Mom2uzi wrote ...
Bravo to you for investigating these scam artists. And thanks to the parents who agreed to share their stories. It's so important to sperad the word about ACT.
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