Thursday, October 11, 2012

Local Success Stories

Mark Carroll


Bay Area local who grew up in Castro Valley, CA. John Robert Powers Alumni as well as one time iPOP! Model of the year. Mark has gone on and is currently signed with; FORD Models of New York City, Elite Model Management Miami, LA Models of Los Angeles, and Innovative Artists in Manhattan. Mark was the longest running model for Abercrombie and Fitch and has shot for ADD Minus, Coast to Coast, Dolce and Gabana, Samsung, Tilly's, and many, many more




Ty Jimmerson


Fairfield, CA 
Represented by: JE Model and Talent
Featured in Parenting Magazine as well as Summer End issue of L.L. Bean





Isabella McHale


Union City, CA
Represented by: FORD Models
Featured in Cost Plus World Market Ads






Ryder Cross



Oakdale, CA
Represented by: Marla Dell Model Talent





Isabella Cross


Oakdale, CA
Represented by: Marla Dell Model Talent





Valeria De Leon



Oakland, CA
Represented by: City Models




Jacob Harris


Vallejo, CA
Represented by: STARS The Agency





Jordan Briggs


Livermore, CA
Represented by: Scout Model & Talent






Dylan Plaster


Pleasanton, CA
Represented by: STARS The Agency

From JRP to Celebrity

Alexys Nycole Sanchez




All it took was her one line in Adam Sandler's movie Grown Up's and Alexys melted the heart of America. She did training with JRP and went on to win an MTV movie award for best line in a film, "I want to get chocolate wasted. Currently filming Grown Up's 2 we can't wait to see what else her future holds.




Chris Brochu



Best known for his character on Lemonade Mouth and more recently recognized for is roll in the movie Soul Surferwhere he co stared with Carrie Underwood and Dennis Quaid.  He was also the lead singer of the former band "Fall into Faith". His older brother is Doug Brochu.



Doug Brochu


Doug had rolls on shows such as Zoey 101 and iCarly. He also played Grady Mitchell on the Disney series Sonny with a Chance which stared Demi Lovato. His roll as Grady also landed him more camera time on So Random.



Josh Duhamel



Who doesn't know who Josh Duhmael is? He is a two time Emmy Award winner and has done such films as; Win a Date with Tad Hamilton, New Years Eve, and stared in all three Transformer films. Now married to Fergie and his career is going stronger than ever. Proud to call you JRP Alumni.




Brenda Song


Brenda Song can be best remembered for her roll on The Suite Life of Zach and Cody as the ever lovable London Tipton. Brenda had an exclusive contract with Disney from 2002-2009. Song has later gone on to appear in the Academy Award nominated film The Social Network.

Sample Resume & Sample Headshots



              Example Resume

STUDENT NAME
(Union Affiliation  if any)
John Robert Powers Pleasanton
Ph#925-460-8205 email:info@jrppleasanton.com
DOB: (if you are under 13 y.o.)Height: ____ Weight___Hair Color:___Eye Color:_____
Experience: School plays, talent shows, pageants, singing, dancing and theatrical experience. If you have more experience then group them by category (i.e. THEATRE, FILM, TELEVISION, etc) If you have less experience then list them together. You should list as follows:
Play/Film/Show - Role - Director or Theatre
(Exp:)
Les Miserables - Cosette SF - Theatre for the ARTS
Sandlot - Featured Extra - Adam Munroe (Director)
Training: Please list all classes you've taken or will be taking at John Robert Powers. List as follows:
Type of Class/Training - Instructor - Location of Training
TV Acting I - Justin Parucha or Bernice Johnson - JRP Pleasanton
Intro to Drama - Bev Smith - Pleasanton High School
Education: List your current school/grade level or if you've completed HS or college. Honor roll, presidents list and GPA, etc.
Special skills: Please list at least 10-15 skills.
For example: Gymnastics, Soccer, Ballet, Snow skiing, Singing (Soprano), Smiling
***Note Please attach your resume to the back of an 8×10 headshot (trim it to fit, staple or glue) or a 5X7 Comp Card, to your resume to give to each agent!
****Note: If you have no experience at all then start with TRAINING section.
*****Note: You can find many other good examples of Entertainment Resumes online. Just search ACTING RESUME EXAMPLES


EXAMPLE HEADSHOTS






All Headshots are to be 8'' X 10''