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Shelton Studios
The Shelton Studios, also known as the Jean Shelton Actors Lab, is an American method acting school based in San Francisco. The school was founded in 1961 by stage actors Robert Elross and Jean Shelton. It prepares students to the art of film and theater acting by training human beings to be extraordinarily alive by developing a vivid imagination, an expressive body, an open heart, a searing intellect, and finally a desire to communicate what it means to be human in the world. Students of the school have won Academy Awards, Emmy Awards, Tony Awards, and local awards. Alumni Alumni of the Shelton Studios include: Rob Epstein, Nancy Kelly, Lourdes Portillo, Danny Glover, Wendy Phillips, Bill English, Howard Hesseman, J.E. Freeman, Anthony Cistaro, Peter Coyote, John Callahan, Laurie Walters, Tommy Wiseau, and Greg Sestero Gregory Sestero (born July 15, 1978) is an American actor, filmmaker, model and author, best known for his role as Mark in the 2003 cult film ''The Room'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Method Acting
Method acting, informally known as The Method, is a range of training and rehearsal techniques, as formulated by a number of different theatre practitioners, that seeks to encourage sincere and expressive performances through identifying with, understanding, and experiencing a character's inner motivation and emotions. These techniques are built on Stanislavski's system, developed by the Russian actor and director Konstantin Stanislavski and captured in his books '' An Actor Prepares'', ''Building a Character'', and ''Creating a Role''. Among those who have contributed to the development of the Method*, three teachers are associated with "having set the standard of its success", each emphasizing different aspects of the approach: Lee Strasberg (the psychological aspects), Stella Adler (the sociological aspects), and Sanford Meisner (the behavioral aspects).Krasner (2000b, 129). The approach was first developed when they worked together at the Group Theatre in New York and lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Hesseman
Howard Hesseman (February 27, 1940 – January 29, 2022) was an American actor known for his television roles as burned-out disc jockey Dr. Johnny Fever on ''WKRP in Cincinnati'', and the lead role of history teacher Charlie Moore on ''Head of the Class''. He appeared regularly on television and in film from the 1970s to 2010s, with other noteworthy roles including Sam Royer (the husband of lead character Ann Romano) in the last two seasons of '' One Day at a Time'', and a supporting role as Captain Pete Lassard in the film '' Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment.'' Early life Hesseman was born in Lebanon, Oregon, on February 27, 1940. His parents divorced when he was five, and he was raised by his mother and stepfather, a police officer. He graduated from Silverton High School in 1958. Hesseman attended the University of Oregon, and was later a founding member of the San Francisco-based improvisational comedy troupe The Committee with fellow actor David Ogden Stiers. Ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama Schools In The United States
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been contrasted with the epic and the lyrical modes ever since Aristotle's ''Poetics'' (c. 335 BC)—the earliest work of dramatic theory. The term "drama" comes from a Greek word meaning "deed" or " act" (Classical Greek: , ''drâma''), which is derived from "I do" (Classical Greek: , ''dráō''). The two masks associated with drama represent the traditional generic division between comedy and tragedy. In English (as was the analogous case in many other European languages), the word ''play'' or ''game'' (translating the Anglo-Saxon ''pleġan'' or Latin ''ludus'') was the standard term for dramas until William Shakespeare's time—just as its creator was a ''play-maker'' rather than a ''dramatist'' and the building was a ''play-house'' rather ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Sestero
Gregory Sestero (born July 15, 1978) is an American actor, filmmaker, model and author, best known for his role as Mark in the 2003 cult film ''The Room'', as well as for his well-received memoir ''The Disaster Artist'', detailing his experiences making ''The Room'', which itself was later adapted into a 2017 film. He also appeared in a minor role as James, the Fiancé in the 2020 Netflix miniseries ''The Haunting of Bly Manor''. Early life Sestero was born in Walnut Creek, California. His mother is of French and Italian ( Sicilian) descent. He was raised in Danville, California, where he attended Monte Vista High School. Sestero has said that he wrote a sequel to the then-recently released ''Home Alone'' at the age of 12, titled ''Home Alone 2: Lost in Disney World'', which included a leading role for himself alongside Macaulay Culkin's Kevin McCallister. He submitted the screenplay, along with a provisional poster, soundtrack suggestions and a request for a cross-promotion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Wiseau
Thomas P. Wiseau ( or ) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for writing, producing, directing, and starring in the 2003 film ''The Room'', which has been described by many critics as one of the List of films considered the worst, worst films ever made and has gained cult film, cult status. He also co-directed the 2004 documentary ''Homeless in America'' and created the 2015 sitcom ''The Neighbors (2015 TV series), The Neighbors''.Tommy Wiseau: The Complete Interview(s) ''The Portland Mercury''; accessed June 1, 2017. Many details about Wiseau's personal life (including his age, source of wealth, and background) remain unverified, and as such have been the subject of intense fan speculation and various conflicting reports. The 2013 non-ficti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurie Walters
Laurie Jean Walters Slade (born January 8, 1947) is a retired American actress, best known for playing Joanie Bradford on ''Eight Is Enough'' which aired from 1977 until 1981 on ABC. Career Walters was born in San Francisco, California, to Jewish parents, and was, by several years, the oldest of the eight actors playing the Bradford children, though her character, Joanie Bradford, was the third-oldest child in the family. Walters is six months older than Betty Buckley (born July 3, 1947), who played her character's stepmother. Walters' first screen role was as Sheila Grove in 1973's ''The Harrad Experiment''. Walters made guest appearances on a number of other television series through the 1980s, such as ''Cheers'' and ''Highway to Heaven'', as well as on two ''Eight Is Enough'' reunion specials, but she has not acted on television since 1993. Walters, as of 1999, lived in Los Angeles, where she worked as an environmentalist. More recently, she has acted in plays in the Southe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Callahan (actor)
John Kevin Callahan (December 23, 1953 – March 28, 2020) was an American actor, known for his work as Edmund Grey on the daytime soap opera ''All My Children''. Early life Callahan was born in Brooklyn, New York. He was a pre-law student at University of California at Berkeley before pursuing a career in acting. Career Callahan portrayed Leo Russell on the daytime soap ''General Hospital'' from 1984 to 1985. Subsequent roles included Eric Stavros on the prime time series ''Falcon Crest'' from 1986 to 1988, and Craig Hunt on the daytime soap '' Santa Barbara'' from 1989 to 1991. He played Edmund Grey, his best known role, on ''All My Children'' from 1992 to 2005. Callahan also appeared as Edmund, with co-star Esta TerBlanche, in a 1997 episode of the sitcom ''Spin City'' called "My Life is a Soap Opera". From 2008 to 2010, he played Richard Baker on ''Days of Our Lives''. Callahan and his co-star Eva LaRue co-hosted both the Lifetime series ''Weddings of a Lifetime'' in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Coyote
Peter Coyote (born Robert Peter Cohon; October 10, 1941) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, author and narrator of films, theatre, television, and audiobooks. He worked on films such as '' E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' (1982), '' Cross Creek'' (1983), '' Jagged Edge'' (1985), '' Bitter Moon'' (1992), ''Kika'' (1993), '' Patch Adams (film), Patch Adams'' (1998), ''Erin Brockovich'' (2000), ''A Walk to Remember'' (2002), and '' Femme Fatale'' (2002). Coyote's voice work includes his narration for the opening ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics and Apple's iPad Retina Display campaign. He narrated the PBS series '' The Pacific Century'' (1992), winning an Emmy, and eleven documentaries directed or produced by Ken Burns: ''The West'' (1996), '' The National Parks: America's Best Idea'' (2009), ''Prohibition'' (2011), '' The Dust Bowl'' (2012), '' The Roosevelts: An Intimate History'' (2014), ''The Vietnam War'' (2017), ''The Mayo Clinic: Faith--Hope--Science'' (2018 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Cistaro
Anthony Cistaro (born June 8, 1963) is an American actor. At an early age he moved to San Francisco, California, where his father was a career counselor and instructor at City College of San Francisco. His mother was a homemaker. Cistaro attended St. Ignatius College Preparatory and graduated in 1981. He currently resides in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Education and training He attended Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California, and obtained a Bachelor of Arts-Double Major in French and Communication Arts, 1985. Additionally, he studied abroad at the American University of Paris. In Los Angeles he studied acting technique with Stella Adler, going on to the Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard University, where he performed in over 17 productions and graduated with a Professional Certificate in Acting in 1997. Roles Film and TV * '' All Day and a Night'' (2020) ... Detective Brown * ''Sense8'' (2016-2017) ... Agent Bendix ** "Wha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill English (actor)
Bill English is an actor. He is known as playing the role of Joel in the ABC television series ''Cavemen''. Early life and education English was raised Honeoye Falls, New York, a small village outside of Rochester, New York. He is a graduate of the North Carolina School of the Arts. Career English has performed on Broadway with Anne Heche and Alec Baldwin in ''20th Century''. In February 2012, he took over the lead role of Billy Crocker in the 2011 revival of Anything Goes. He starred in ''Cavemen in 2007 and had guest roles on '' Melrose Place'' (CW), '' Person of Interest'' (CBS) among others. English had the role of Chris in the 2012 film ''The Last Day of August ''The Last Day of August'' is a 2012 American film drama about four friends recovering from the physical and psychological damage of a car accident. An independent feature film, it was directed by Craig DiFolco with a screenplay written by DiFolco ...''. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francisco
San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of California cities by population, fourth most populous in California and List of United States cities by population, 17th most populous in the United States, with 815,201 residents as of 2021. It covers a land area of , at the end of the San Francisco Peninsula, making it the second most densely populated large U.S. city after New York City, and the County statistics of the United States, fifth most densely populated U.S. county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs. Among the 91 U.S. cities proper with over 250,000 residents, San Francisco was ranked first by per capita income (at $160,749) and sixth by aggregate income as of 2021. Colloquial nicknames for San Francisco include ''SF'', ''San Fran'', ''The '', ''Frisco'', and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendy Phillips
Wendy Phillips (born January 2, 1952) is an American actress, known for her roles on television series including ''Falcon Crest'', '' Homefront'' and ''Promised Land''. Life and career Phillips was born in Brooklyn, New York. She made her screen debut in the 1975 NBC Movie of the Week, ''Death Be Not Proud''. Two years later, Phillips made her big screen debut in the drama film '' Fraternity Row''. On television, she starred alongside Mitchell Ryan in the CBS drama series, ''Executive Suite'' from 1976 to 1977, and later on the NBC series ''The Eddie Capra Mysteries'' (1978–79). She later guest-starred on ''Lou Grant'', ''Trapper John, M.D.'', ''Taxi'', '' St. Elsewhere'', ''The Twilight Zone'', and ''Murder, She Wrote'' During the 1980s, Phillips appeared in films '' Airplane II: The Sequel'' (1982) and ''Midnight Run'' (1988), and well as number of made-for-television movies notable ''Paper Dolls'' (1982), the NBC miniseries ''A Year in the Life'' (1986) and its sequel serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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