Topic: children acting

11-Year-Old Kirsten Dunst Was Understandably Not Into Kissing Grown Up Brad Pitt In ‘Interview With The Vampire’

In not particularly shocking news, Kirsten Dunst was not all that jazzed about locking lips with a man two decades her senior — even if it was Brad Pitt. The now 30-year-old Dunst now says that the famous kiss in Interview With The Vampire was nothing to be envious about, ladies (and gents). Because she was 11. More »

DWTS Teen Competitor Zendaya Is Stuck Between Sexy And A Hard Place

Come time for her to do the sultrier dances like the rumba (nicknamed “a vertical expression of a horizontal desire”) she can either a.) sacrifice the quality of her dance in order to keep from looking too sexy, or b.) rock that shit, and get chastised by disapproving moms and dads everywhere. More »

Tina Fey Isn’t About To Let Her 7-Year-Old Become The Next Quvenzhané Wallis

Tina Fey Isn't About To Let Her 7-Year-Old Become The Next QuvenzhanÃ© Wallis

Tina Fey may be a mommy of two in show business, but that doesn’t mean she’s championing her 7-year-old daughter Alice to follow suit. In fact, it means quite the opposite. Hold strong on this one, Tina. More »

Gross Director Sexually Abused A Teenage Thandie Newton And Then Made A Video To Show All His Gross Friends

Married mother of two, Thandie Newton just got real candid about some casting couch abuse she endured as a fresh young thing looking to make it in the movie business. Unfortunately though, the abuse didn’t just end with that one highly degrading audition. More »

Here’s The Angus Jones Apology You’ve Been Waiting On

Nineteen-year-old Angus Jones may have put his job on the line after calling Two and a Half Men “filth,” but the child star would like every one to know that he’s sorry if you believed he exhibited “indifference” with his comments. That’s not exactly the sentiment I would associate with terms like “filth,” but okay — let’s roll with this for a second. More »

Angus Jones’s Mom For Sure Thinks Her Son’s Church Is Manipulating Him

When it comes to her son’s relatively new-found faith, she has her maternal worries. More »

I Took My Baby To An Open Casting – And Now He Has An Agent

We’ll try it for a year. What can I say? He has nothing else to do anyway. More »

I Can’t Stand To Watch My Child Audition

My daughter was auditioning for a part in Beauty and the Beast. Of course, because she’s a confident little girl, she wanted the part of Beauty. While she’s good, she certainly wasn’t the best. But telling your daughter that it was very doubtful that she was going to get the part of Beauty, not just because there were way more experienced actors, who were also older than her, is tricky. More »

Seemingly Well-Parented Tavi Gevinson To Star In A Film About Poor Parenting

They don’t call it acting for nothing. More »

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A Casting Director Tells Mommyish What To Consider When Putting Your Kids In Show Biz

No one should be asking you for money up front

Make sure your child is age-appropriate for the part

Casting directors want to see your child, not you

It’s pretty easy for parents who put their children in the entertainment industry to get vilified. Child pageantry aside for a moment, whether you let your child model or act, the industry reputation is seedy for a reason. But for those parents who are looking to bank a little college money in the pre-K years, or are perhaps actively trying to establish their child with a career, there are definitely ways to successfully navigate the road to stardom.
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