Debbie Sikkema

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Date registered: October 29, 2008
URL: http://youryoungactor.com
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Latest posts

  1. Are Casting Director Workshops Useful for Actors? — July 15, 2014
  2. What Does AB1660 Mean for Your Child Actor? — October 25, 2012
  3. Do You Want (Your Child) to Become an Actor? — October 8, 2012
  4. If Your Child Wants to Be On Disney Channel, What Should You Do? — October 3, 2012
  5. Should Your Child Actor Take the CHSPE ? — September 21, 2012

Most commented posts

  1. How Do You Become a Disney Channel Actress? — 348 comments
  2. How Do You Get Auditions for Disney Channel? — 194 comments
  3. Is AMTC a Scam? — 134 comments
  4. How Do You Get Disney Acting Auditions? — 114 comments
  5. How Can You Become a Child Actor When You Have So Much Homework? — 78 comments

Author's posts listings

May 27

What Happens When Your Child Is Auditioning for a Kid Commercial?

I remember the first time my daughter was going to be auditioning for a kid commercial in L.A. She had auditioned for commercials in theĀ  Southeast, but I knew auditioning for a kid commercial in L.A. would be different, just like everything else in L.A. Her first L.A. commercial audition was down in Hollywood, so …

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May 18

Are Dental Flippers Necessary When Child Actors Lose Teeth?

Dental Flippers by Dr. Robert Smith

If your child loses a tooth, a talent agent or talent manager might recommend that you look into dental flippers. Of course, if you are just trying to start an acting career for your child, you may not even know what dental flippers are. As we were driving from South Carolina to Los Angeles to …

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May 16

How Much Does It Cost to Join Screen Actors Guild?

We paid for my daughter to join Screen Actors Guild before we absolutely had to do it. She was still in ‘must join‘ status at that time (see ‘How Do You Qualify to Join Screen Actors Guild?‘ for more info on that topic). Her talent manager urged us to go ahead and join Screen Actors …

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May 15

How Do You Qualify to Join Screen Actors Guild?

Shortly after we arrived in L.A., some parents told me how important it was to join Screen Actors Guild. They used a lot of terms like ‘Taft-Hartley‘ and ‘must-join‘ that made absolutely no sense to me. We were told that it would be hard for my daughter to get auditions if she did not join …

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May 12

How Do You Prepare for Talent Contests such as AMTC?

When we decided to participate in one of the big talent contests known as AMTC, we felt a combination of excitement and fear. We were excited about attending, but at the same time, we were not 100% convinced we were doing the right thing. And we’d paid quite a bit of money for it. If …

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