It seems like every girl I know has the desire to become a Disney Channel actress. And there is nothing wrong with wishing for that, or with dreaming about being a Disney Channel star.
And frankly, little girls could dream of things a lot less wholesome than Disney, so I say let them keep dreaming. What could be more magical for a young girl than being on the Disney Channel where everyone they know can see them?
The fact is your daughter could become a Disney Channel actress, or your son could become a Disney Channel actor. But the reality is that these things are dreamed by many but achieved by few. And rarely do young people become Disney Channel stars overnight, regardless of how it may appear.
If you look at the history of nearly any Disney Channel star, you’ll find that they worked in the entertainment industry for a number of years before becoming a star.
Look up some of your favorite Disney Channel stars from High School Musical in the Internet Movie Database (e.g., Ashley Tisdale). Check out the earliest listed tv or film role there and the year they became a Disney Channel star. There were probably at least three or four years between their first listed role and when they became a star on Disney Channel.
So parents, you can help your child chase after every Disney opportunity you hear about (see more discussion on this topic in How Do You Get Auditions for Disney Channel). But truthfully, the time you and your young actor spend doing those things could be better spent.
If you really want to give your child the chance to become a Disney Channel actress or actor, you need to guide them to do things that are more likely to make a difference in the long run. So what can you do?
The truth is, while there are absolutely no guarantees in showbiz, there are things you can do to help increase your child’s chances of succeeding with Disney or in the entertainment industry in general. The following is a good list to start with:
- Enroll your child in acting classes. Research to make sure the teacher is reputable.
- Enroll your child in voice classes or lessons. Singing ability and training can be a real plus for Disney Channel roles.
- Enroll your child in a comedy and improvisation class. This is particularly valuable for Disney-type shows, plus it is a lot of fun.
- Seek representation of a talent agent and/or talent manager for your child as this is the best way to get your child into Disney auditions.
- Encourage your child to get involved in community, church, and school plays or other activities where they can perform.
If your child really does want to become a Disney Channel actress or become a Disney Channel actor, help them to keep that dream alive by having them develop skills and do things that could actually help them achieve that goal.
And remind your child that becoming a Disney Channel star is not something that happens quickly. If it is something they really want, they need to work hard to try to get it. And they need to be patient.
For more tips on how to become a Disney Channel actress and to become successful in the entertainment industry, sign up for Your Young Actor’s Newsletter.
347 comments
1 ping
Skip to comment form ↓
AgencyEfforts
April 2, 2009 at 2:52 pm (UTC -8) Link to this comment
A great way to set your child actor appart from the others is with their own website. There are a lot of website services out there for actors. One that I tend to recommend to my clients is Starrup (www.starrup.com). What I like about Starrup is that they don’t change fees for every change you make. This is especially important with a child actor because you are always updating their headshots.
martin rivera
April 7, 2009 at 3:36 pm (UTC -8) Link to this comment
well just want too know wat if u araddy funny, nice, and have diffenet voie is and sound!
😆
alex farguson
April 8, 2009 at 2:07 am (UTC -8) Link to this comment
Thanks for the good work guys,i am glad to see finally what you have been working on all these months
samarakoonkoon
April 11, 2009 at 7:04 am (UTC -8) Link to this comment
I WANT 2 BE A ACTOR ON DISNEYCHANNEL.I WANT TO HAVE MY OWN SHOW IM//12YRS OLD I BEEN DREAMING THIS SENSE I WAS 9YRSOLD.THIS IS MY DREAM I WANT FANS TO SCREAM MY NAME OUT.ALSO LIKE EVERY OTHER ACTOR GETS. 😀 /SOMETIMES IM SAD BECAUSE I DONT NO HOW TO FIND TO BE AN ACTOR.ITS REALLY,REALLY HARD FOR ME. 🙁 🙁
Debbie Sikkema
April 16, 2009 at 8:13 pm (UTC -8) Link to this comment
It is good to have dreams. The best way to become an actress is to start out doing plays and other performances where you are. If you have any acting teachers near you, see if your parents will let you take some acting classes. As you gain more experience, then maybe you can try to get an agent and start going to some auditions. It is a process and it takes a lot of commitment and effort on your part. Good luck to you in achieving your dreams.
tiara
April 26, 2009 at 12:19 pm (UTC -8) Link to this comment
👿 so since im 12 years old i cant be on disney channel
Debbie Sikkema
April 28, 2009 at 7:17 am (UTC -8) Link to this comment
Sure, you might be able to be on Disney Channel sometime. But you need to work on becoming a good actress by taking acting classes and perhaps a good singer and dancer, too, while you try to get on Disney Channel. You can try to get background (a.k.a. extra) work by watching for Disney filming in your area. I am not saying you can’t be on Disney Channel, but just that it takes some time to become a Disney star.
list of hot holiday toys
May 2, 2009 at 7:03 pm (UTC -8) Link to this comment
I found your blog on google and read a few of your other posts. I just added you to my Google News Reader. Keep up the good work. Look forward to reading more from you in the future.
Ed
May 4, 2009 at 8:08 am (UTC -8) Link to this comment
Dance classes are also useful.
I think the impro classes are the best. The thing that is often overlooked about child actor is they need to enjoy themself. It’s still their childhood and the chances of hitting the big time are still small.
a person with dreams
June 24, 2009 at 9:56 pm (UTC -8) Link to this comment
hello!! please i need help if anyone can…comment back and my dream is to b in a movie and have fun doing it 😀 ….sadly i dont know how to… 😥 😥 …and also how do i get myself to be noticed in country music?? i mean i really wanna be a country artist to inspire people just like me 🙂
P.S. i have had professional acting classes with John Casablancas.
Krystyn
July 7, 2009 at 11:50 pm (UTC -8) Link to this comment
hey there, my name is Krystyn. I am 14 and I aspire to become a actress. I know it won’t happen over night, and it actually might take a couple years. I have NO experience, which I know wont get my far. But I auditioned for the community theater and I got in. I am playing the part of Amanda Robinson, a young girl who gets made fun of because she has a “hick” accent. In the end I teach everyone a lesson by proving to them that I am the same as all of them, I just have a different accent, and I’m from a different place. Anyways, I just wanted to know that if i got enough experience in by the time I’m 16, will it look better on my resume? and would 16 be too late to start a professional acting career?
Thank you for your time Debbie, I have read most of your articles, and I think I know that acting is something I really want to do.
A girl with hope
August 24, 2009 at 6:49 pm (UTC -8) Link to this comment
Hey I am a 12 year old girl and for my entire life iv’e wanted to become an actress. Iv’e read that you should take acting classes or find an acting school near you. The only acting experience ive had is at school while i’m taking drama. I am really good at expressing my voice, where as alot others just talk like they normally do. But im not sure hom im supost to start if I wanna become an actress. I don’t exactly want to be a Disney star, just an acress. Anyone know where I can start?
dream big, and hope for the best =)
August 31, 2009 at 11:58 am (UTC -8) Link to this comment
hey my name is martha 🙄 .. i Live in swaziland and its really difficult trying to enroll for any sort of disney acting, simply because we don’t have any where to go, so can anyone please help out..
thanx
AHZSUR URSERY
September 8, 2009 at 5:30 pm (UTC -8) Link to this comment
If you let me be a actor the whole world will watch Disney Channel.
ANSH@celebrity gossip rumors
October 23, 2009 at 1:48 am (UTC -8) Link to this comment
Disney channel is one of my favorite channel from my childhood, and here you have mentioned to be a star of Disney channel. It’s totally a dream for me.
Kassidy Kaser
November 27, 2009 at 8:11 pm (UTC -8) Link to this comment
im a 12 year old girl with amazing talent i can ance sing and act like no other my family is poor and we live in a forgotten state oregon in a small town philomath i just want a chance and some help to make my dream come true!!!!!!
-little dreamer
tia thomas
December 13, 2009 at 7:47 pm (UTC -8) Link to this comment
ive always wanted to be a singer but never got noticed 😥 ive been trying to become a famous person all my life it will be a oner to be noticed i am a begginer ive come a long way i can be shy at some moments 😯 but if i set my mind to it i know i can do it 😎 but i just need somebody to help me please please ❓ i guess this is it thin if i dont get discovered i know ill find a way best to beleive that 🙄 😉 well kay by ❗
tia thomas
December 13, 2009 at 7:56 pm (UTC -8) Link to this comment
hellow its me again this is my life long dream i get fustrated when i cant find people to discover my wonderful talent i see the movies and commercials and movies and i wish i could have played a part in it i really want to have my own show on disney channel called tia and tiffany please comment me please people i just wish my dream can happen 😥 please and i always wanted to be a singer an have my own clothing line 🙄 im a very unique person and very talented and if you can feel wat im saying youll see how i feel so this is me signing out peace
holas
December 18, 2009 at 5:08 pm (UTC -8) Link to this comment
😯 You peeps should know: Some people have a three-year plan. Year one: Enroll on acting lessons, get over shyness, write diary entries and is you want to be a singer too, use those diary entries to practice writing. Year 2: Memorize lines of Disney shows. Look at the TV and write what you hear. Even commercials! Find an agent and research, go on yahoo answers to ask about trusting agencies. Year 3: Audition! And keep writing! Memorize commercials you make on your own!
Anndrianna
December 20, 2009 at 4:13 pm (UTC -8) Link to this comment
Hello my name is Anndrianna.I’m 13 years old,I’m a girl I really want to become and actress but the only things is i just don have alot of money and people to help. Acting has always been what i want to do in my life.
FATIMA CAMARA
January 2, 2010 at 9:24 pm (UTC -8) Link to this comment
❗
dear disney, i really wanted to be an actress for my whole life if i dont get this part i will just die ❗ i’m good at singing dancing and acting this one time i was fake crying the whole familyfell for it telleveryone in disney channel fatima camara said hi ❗ ❗ ❗ 😉 😛
ashley
January 13, 2010 at 1:26 pm (UTC -8) Link to this comment
i want to be a star a my couisn duke collins i can be one for free 🙄
I'keycia
February 13, 2010 at 11:30 am (UTC -8) Link to this comment
HELLO , MY NAME IS I’KEYCIA. I’VE BEEN WATCHING DISNEY CHANNEL FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER AND ITS VERY FUN AND EXCITING TO ME. I LOVE THE CHARACTERS AND HOW THEY ACT IN THEIR SHOWS WITH SUCH PASSION. I TO WANT TO BECOME A DISNEY CHANNEL STAR. IT WOULD BE A GREAT PLEASURE TO ME. THE PROUD FAMILY SHOW IS OF COURSE A CARTOON BUT, MY IDEA WAS TO MAKE THIS SHOW IN USE WITH REAL PEOPLE . I WOULD WANT TO PLAY THE ROLE OF PENNY AND WE COULD FIND OTHER PEOPLE TO BE THE OTHER CHARACTERS. THIS WOULD GIVE THIS SHOW HIGHER RATINGS ! . PLEASE SUGGEST THIS IDEA. WRITE BACK SOON AS POSSIBLE OR CONTACT ME AT ikeyciacaldwell@yahoo.com or ikeyciac@yahoo.com
Jasmine
February 16, 2010 at 3:31 pm (UTC -8) Link to this comment
As you may know I want to be a Disney Channel Star. My name is Jasmine Toney, and every since I first started watching Disney Channel I thought to myself saying WOW!! I want to be a Disney Channel Star. This has been my dream ever since I was a little girl. I been telling my mother that I want to be a Disney Channel Star. She said I believe you can be you can If you achieve in your goal’s and take acting classes. My mother is my hero because she’s always there for me when I really want to do something. She’s always there to back me up in my goal’s and I just want to take this time to let her know that I love her when all my heart and I want her to know that. I am 14 years old, I will be turning 15 on March 11th. The reason why I want to be on Disney Channel is b because I love to act, sing, and dance. I am taking classes for those 3 things so that when I do audition for Disney Channel I would already be exspected of what they are looking for. Disney Channel I’m your next Disney Star!!!
Jasmine
February 16, 2010 at 3:39 pm (UTC -8) Link to this comment
Also I am not a shy girl If I could I would perform In front of the biggest crowdat, and I mean that to. I want fans like the Disney Star’s have I want them To scream my name like I was famous to. All I’m saying Is you young kid’s and teen’s and adult’s don’t give up on your dream’s. 😉
Jasmine
February 16, 2010 at 3:43 pm (UTC -8) Link to this comment
biggest crowd, and I mean that to. I want fans like the Disney Star’s have I want them to scream my name like I was famous
LuLu
February 21, 2010 at 12:00 pm (UTC -8) Link to this comment
I care about making people laugh or touching them emotionally, being famous is not what i’m striving for. I love making people happy. I want to spend my time doing something that i love and i love acting. If i ever do become an actress, and i somehow have fans, i will care for them because they care for me, but for riht now, im just having fun dreaming about my dream
Fajar
February 27, 2010 at 2:39 pm (UTC -8) Link to this comment
I REALLY WANT TO BE FAMOUS ON DISNEY CHANNEL SINCE I WAS 9 ALL I THOUGHT ABOUT ALL NIGHT HOW TO GET FAMOUS 😉
rebeka josil
April 27, 2010 at 3:14 pm (UTC -8) Link to this comment
hi i really want to be in disney channel plz help me am 11 years old am a great singer and a great dance
natalie
June 30, 2010 at 2:36 pm (UTC -8) Link to this comment
Hi my name is natalie nunez right now i am 9.I alwys want to be a singer and an actress since i was 5:smile:. But some times i can’t be a actress or a singer 😥 because i have school.I would be a little nervous 😐 .I belive i can a singer and a actress some day 😎 🙂 .
michael
July 4, 2010 at 7:03 am (UTC -8) Link to this comment
please let be on disney please please please
michael
July 4, 2010 at 7:04 am (UTC -8) Link to this comment
i already got my on show name
.-= michael´s last blog ..If Your Child Auditions for Professional Acting Jobs- Should You Participate in Community Theatre =-.
michael
July 4, 2010 at 7:06 am (UTC -8) Link to this comment
i what to be on hannah montana what to be a little kid a across the street that always mess with miley
.-= michael´s last blog ..If Your Child Auditions for Professional Acting Jobs- Should You Participate in Community Theatre =-.
*LOVE TO BE*
July 7, 2010 at 6:47 am (UTC -8) Link to this comment
Hey everyone! i am 11 years old and i have dreamed of being an actress my whole life. I memorized the script of everyword in Hannah Montana. I was made for this job. When i was born my first word was act and second was actress. Ever sincethen i have always loved to act. I have been in a talent show. Drama . Theater. And a movie that was not made a big one. plz reply
PS i also need an agent!
😛 😆
Jasmine
July 10, 2010 at 9:46 pm (UTC -8) Link to this comment
I have been dreaming to be on disney channel for years. i am 14 years old. i have had this dream since i was about 8. i have been in a few plays at school. i can act and dance. Having this dream can be very painful to me. Everyday at the end of the day this dream depresses me to know that i have dreamt this for years and im still not there, if some one could feel this depression they would understand. This dream is hard for me. It keeps me awake every night with a depression. Please Help.
ashton thomas
July 23, 2010 at 3:19 pm (UTC -8) Link to this comment
i really want to become a actress i think all of the people on disney channel are very lucky and i’ve wanted to be an actress ever since i was a little girl
ashley.velasquez
July 28, 2010 at 7:44 am (UTC -8) Link to this comment
hi my names is ashley and i want to become a star in disney channel cause aim so funny and please read my coments.
ashley.velasquez
July 28, 2010 at 7:48 am (UTC -8) Link to this comment
😀 hi my name is ashley and i want to become acting in disney channel and i want to put my father so happy when they see me acting in disney channel
Hailey
August 17, 2010 at 9:30 am (UTC -8) Link to this comment
Hi my name is Hailey and i really want to be an actress on disney channel and i really didnt know how or where to start so i have been in some plays but i never really got a lead part so i never really shined!! soo Maybe this can help me thank you soo much 😆 😛 🙂 😉
Jasmin
September 18, 2010 at 1:20 pm (UTC -8) Link to this comment
Hello my name is Jasmin am 14 years old and ever snice i started watching Disney channel I was like i would love to be an actress hearing a big crowd screaming my name and acting doing something i have always wanted to do. Sometimes i would pretend i was one of the actress and say there lines as if i was on t.v and am a fast learner and very confident person like to have fun but can also get to work when told i can really act like another person and i find that really fun sometimes i would dress up like someone and act like them i like making people laugh and i would love to be on t.v so email me for auditions or anything than you so much 🙂
😎 😀 😮
carpet cleaning stockport
October 12, 2010 at 7:06 am (UTC -8) Link to this comment
My daughter is 14 and would like to be a young actor, she is very dramatic and quite confident, I don’t know if she would be better to wait until she is a bit older though ?
fascias soffits
October 12, 2010 at 7:09 am (UTC -8) Link to this comment
I would like to start an agency for young actors but not sure how to go about it.
jasmine walker
October 18, 2010 at 8:04 am (UTC -8) Link to this comment
hi ive been dreaming of becoming a actress for years expecially on disney channel..ii completly love disney channel…ive been wanting to be on disney channel since ii was 4..im 14 years old now but most people say ii dont look like it..ii get depressed everyday when ii see more and more people getting the oppertunity to be on disney channel ii just reaslly wish somebody would give me my chance oneday because im really talented ive taken 8 acting classes and 4 dances classes im in a summer acting and singing program which ive been in for 10 years ii really want this more than anything in the world…SOMEBODY PLEASE GIVE ME THE CHANCE TO PROVE MYSELF PLEASE!!!!!! 😐 😉 🙂 🙁 😳 😆 😥 😕 ❗ ❗ ❗ ❗
😳
Erica
October 21, 2010 at 2:52 am (UTC -8) Link to this comment
I admire the valuable information you offer in your blog. I will bookmark your blog
Regards,
Erica
Erica
October 21, 2010 at 9:23 pm (UTC -8) Link to this comment
Hi! I found your blog on Bing.It’s really well written and it helped me a lot.
Regards,
Erica
superstar19
November 3, 2010 at 10:09 am (UTC -8) Link to this comment
I am 12 and i have wanted to brcome an actress on disney channel scince i was 5 years old! and i have been in alot of plays and was the star in almost all of them… ive been in like 10 or 12 plays and i havent been the star in 2. 😉 🙂
superstar19
November 3, 2010 at 10:11 am (UTC -8) Link to this comment
o by the way my name is makayla 😀
Jennifer Guajardo
November 7, 2010 at 2:59 pm (UTC -8) Link to this comment
I havee alwayss wanted to be on disney channel but i dont have the moneyy soo i guess that might never come 🙄
pizza codes
November 10, 2010 at 4:28 pm (UTC -8) Link to this comment
I am 12 and would love to become a disney actor, I guess there must be so much competition but I think I have what it takes.
weather algarve
November 10, 2010 at 4:29 pm (UTC -8) Link to this comment
Does anyone there know the easiest way to get to be a young actor ?
1 2 3 … 7 Next »