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Ann, written and performed by alumna Holland Taylor, is currently on stage at Broadway's Lincoln Center Theater. Visit theannrichardsplay.com. IMDB

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Student Michael Swinehart recently booked a part in the movie Saving Mr. Banks where he performed in a scene with Emma Thompson. The movie also stars Tom Hanks and is scheduled to be released in December 2013. IMDB

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Alumnus David Gunning wrote, produced (alongside Jon Paul Burkhart), and starred in (alongside Gabrielle Christian) a film called, A 2nd Opinion. It will be competing at Cannes against other films including actors such as Ernie Hudson of Ghostbusters. The film is produced under David's company, Delco-Cut Productions. IMDB

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Alumnus Kristian Van der Heyden has been busy acting and producing. His documentary will appear at Cannes Short Film Corner this year. It is about homeless children from Cheras, a suburb under construction near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (www.kaskprojecten.be/portactif/semalu/). Last year an AT&T commercial he assistant directed and co-produced was screened at Cannes Lions and this year a Coke Zero commercial he produced will appear. He has also started his own organization, PORT ACTIF. Its purpose is to support Mixed Media Art from research to realization and beyond, with a focus on Performance Art, Film and Video Art (www.portactif.com). Vimeo Channel

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Alumnus Orlando Chavez booked a guest starring role on Southland. The episode aired in Feb. 2013. He was also featured in a principal role in Teenage Bank Heist on Lifetime Movie Network. IMDB

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Alumnus Matt Burkhart recently booked a recurring role on the BBC America show Copper. His role will last throughout Season 2. Matt has also starred in a feature film titled Victory that is set to be released Summer 2013; appeared in numerous TV appearances including The CW's Beauty and the Beast and various Canadian shows. Matt currently resides in Toronto. IMDB

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Alumna Charlene Amoia recently booked booked the lead in the new feature film, Live Evil. Charlene will play "Hancock" the female lead opposite Candyman's Tony Todd. You can also see Charlene in the new film, Scribble and in American Reunion where she played Kevin's (Thomas Ian Nicholas) wife Ellie. Other credits include The Mentalist, The Finder, Glee, Shameless, NCIS LA, iCarly, Mad Love, House MD and Castle. IMDB

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Alumnus Declan Michael Laird recently shot a television pilot for a major network. The pilot was directed by Guy Norman Bee (Criminal Minds, Revolution, Arrow). More details to follow as they are released. IMDB

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Alumnus Fernando Aldaz just booked and shot his first television role (Co-Star) for the Nickelodeon show Big Time Rush.

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Student Sam Marin has and the cast of Cartoon Network's Regular Show recently won an Emmy for Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program. IMDB

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Faculty/alumna Laura Leyva had a recurring character on the TBS comedy, Wedding Band. Laura has also appeared on ABC's Modern Family. She can also be seen in the SAG feature, The Sound of My Voice, and many commercials including: McDonalds, Home Depot (Spanish), and DeVry University. IMDB

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Alumnus Iker Amaya (Ian McKelligan) booked a co-star role on Parks and Recreation. He appeared in Episode 10 of Season 5, which aired at the end 2012. IMDB

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The late Bob Crane, Stella Adler alumnus and father of Adler alum Scott Crane interviewed Stella in the 1960s. The lost footage was recently discovered by Scott, along with Bob's notes from Stella's class. IMDB

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Alumna Monica Huarte was nominated for an Imagen Award this past summer for Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film for her work in Without Men (Maya Entertainment). Monica is currently in México City preparing for performances of the play Connecting People which will be followed by a self-produced staging of Gruesome Playground Injuries. She'll also find the time to play the lead in director Diana Cardoso's upcoming war film, Manuela Jacovic's War. IMDB

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Sky Moran has just finished a film for the Royal Shakespeare Company in England directed by Turner Prize Winner, Gillian Wearing OBE. He played the character Leontes. Past work includes a feature film called Zero. It was produced by Nicolas Roeg and directed by David Barrouk. IMDB

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Eddy Salazar founded Welcome Home Productions and has produced three full-length feature films: The Extra starring Tyrone Power Jr., John Saxon and Stella Adler alumna Angela Oakenfold; Mansion of Blood starring Gary Busey, Robert Picardo, and Salazar himself; The Insomniac, a psychological thriller which he wrote, produced and starred in. All films are scheduled to be released in 2013. Eddy is also working on two unannounced romantic comedies executive produced by Christine Peters (EP of How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, The Out of Towners). IMDB

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Alumnus Raja Deka just finished filming a co-star spot on Fox's Arrested Development. Raja was also featured in the second season premiere of Homeland which aired on September 30, 2012. In addition, he recently worked on the feature film, G.I.JOE: Retaliation with Bruce Willis and a national Vitamin Water commercial. He also filmed the movie Posey with Sally Kirkland. IMDB

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Alumnus Michael Andolini has a starring role in the upcoming ARI film, Farewell Jimmy. The film will be released in November 2012. Michael can also be seen in The Bronx Bull with William Forsythe (releasing in 2013) and Ganster Squad with Sean Penn (January 2013). IMDB

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Alumna Charlene Amoia recently booked a guest starring role on The Mentalist. The episode will air in Fall 2012. Charlene will also appear in the new film, Scribble, scheduled to begin filming soon. You can also see Charlene in American Reunion where she played Kevin's (Thomas Ian Nicholas) wife Ellie. Other credits include The Finder, Glee, Shameless, NCIS LA, iCarly, Mad Love, House MD and Castle. IMDB

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Alumna Monica Huarte has received an Imagen Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film for her work in Without Men (Maya Entertainment). The ceremony was held August 10th at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Monica is currently in Mexico City preparing for performances of the play Connecting People which will be followed by a self- produced staging of Gruesome Playground Injuries. She'll also find the time to play the lead in director Diana Cardoso's upcoming war film, Manuela Jacovic's War. IMDB

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Alumnus and faculty member, Bruce Katzman, was featured in the movie Battlefield America. He is also known as "Mr. Big Bad Airlines" in a series of Southwest Airlines commericals. In addition, he can be seen in episodes of Justified and Castle. IMDB

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Alumna Olga Seguras can be seen in the new movie Cellmates starring Tom Sizemore, Stacy Keach and Héctor Jiménez. IMDB

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Alumnus Gary Ross adapted and directed the highly anticipated movie, The Hunger Games. The film achieved the third highest grossing opening weekend in history, $155 million US! IMDB

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Alumna Carly Craig has a featured role in the film, The Three Stooges. She can also be seen in the indie film, Live at the Foxes Den, as well as Hall Pass. Carly was also featured in the April 2011 issue of Vanity Fair in its "Vanities" section. Carly also appeared with Seann William Scott in Role Models. IMDB

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Current student Jose Perea was recently nominated for a "Best Supporting Actor Award" at Cerritos College for his role as St. Thomas in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot.

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The film, The Black Tulip, was Afghanistan's official entry for the 2011 Academy Awards. It was written by Stella Adler-LA alumnus David Michael O’Neill. The film was also featured at Cinequest Film Festival 2012. A film festival held each year in San Jose featuring independent films from around the globe. IMDB

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Henry Winkler wasnamed an Honorary Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE). He was awarded the honor from the Queen (via British Ambassador Nigel Sheinwald) in recognition of his services to children with dyslexia and special educational needs. Winkler, who was diagnosed with dyslexia as an adult, is also the author of 17 children’s books centered on Hank Zipzer, a boy with dyslexia who overcomes his struggles at school and with bullies. IMDB

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Stephan Bosch recently co-starred a film in Mexico titled Juventud. In September 2011, the film was shown at "Cineteca Nacional," the most important Mexican cinema center. The film is directed by Jaime Humberto Hermosillo, a well-known Mexican director. IMDB

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Rene Heger stared in the thriller The Humdrummer. He also appeared in the film, Fort McCoy, which won Best Picture at the 2010 Hollywood Film Festival. Fort McCoy also stars Eric Stoltz. IMDB

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Angela Oakenfold has a supporting role in a psycho drama called Men In A Box playing opposite Kurtwood Smith. She also appears in a sci fi thriller called Paradigm Shift. During 2011 she shot her first lead role in a romantic comedy called The Extra, opposite Tyrone Power Jr., played Emily Dickinson in Tim McNeil’s film Emily (which will be submitted to Sundance amongst other film festivals). IMDB

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Student Alondra Benitez co-starred in a webseries titled "El Porvenir." She can be seen in the second episode. This is the first horror web series in Mexico. IMDB

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Brannon Bates starred in and directed the feature film Payback Jack. It was submitted to several festivals including Sundance. IMDB

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Alumna Constance Zimmer can be seen on a variety of tv shows. She was a series regular on the hit HBO show, Entourage, and starred in a series called Love Bites. IMDB

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Kataki, the two-man play made possible by Stella Adler-Los Angeles Alumni and Faculty won three awards at the 32nd Annual LA WEEKLY Theatre Awards. Congratulations to Louis Roth from Stella Adler LA for winning 'Best Fight Choreography.' Congratulations to Potch Boyd, Stella Adler-Los Angeles Alumnus, for winning 'Best Set Design.' Congratulations to our late director Peter Haskell, we could not have made this possible without him, for winning 'Best Director.' And congratulations to the Prince Livingston Players - made up of Yas Takahashi and Fernando Aldaz for starring in and producing Kataki.

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Mark Ruffalo was cast as The Hulk and appeared in the Summer 2012 blockbuster, The Avengers. He is expected to reprise the role in the 2015 sequel as well as a new Hulk movie. Mark received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar Nomination for his performance in The Kids Are All Right. IMDB

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Alumna Bonnie McNeil was nominated for Lead Performance by the LA Drama Critics Circle for her performance as Mabel Davies in SuperNova. IMDB

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Action on Film International Film Festival 2010. Tim McNeil, alumnus and Stella Adler-Los Angeles instructor received the Best Actor Award for the film Small Days; the film also received the Best Produced Screenplay award. Written by Tim McNeil and directed by alumnus Stan Harrington. Produced by Stan Harrington, Tim McNeil, Junie Hilderbrandt, Richard Moon and Brian Graham. The film was also nominated for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor and Best Director.

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Student Michael Spady has a lead role in the feature, Hamill which was accepted into the AFI Film Festival. It premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. He also had a featured role in the film, Sympathy for Delicious. Watch for Michael in the pilot of Ryan Murphy's new TV show, The New Normal, debuting Fall 2012. IMDB

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Alumnus and Board Member Ken Martin was Co-Producer and Executive Story Editor on the television series, The Closer, featuring Kyra Sedgwick. IMDB

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Val Jobara was in the Lionsgate feature film Kick-Ass. IMDB

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Brenda Vivian had a guest star role on an episode of Cougar Town. She has also appeared on The Bold & the Beautiful and The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. IMDB

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Matt Sauter appeared in Our Family Wedding, a film produced by Fox Searchlight. IMDB