Stardom Happens

Autorentext
Candy Bennici has been a manager of two children in the entertainment business for a total of eighteen years. Her daughter, Aria Smith, was an international model and her son, Taran Noah Smith, played Mark, the youngest son on the hit show Home Improvement, for the eight-year run of the show. Since the show ended, in addition to being a script supervisor for feature films and an elementary school teacher, Candy has devoted time to helping parents keep their child happy and safe while acting. She has been on several talk shows including The Donny and Marie Show, Jim Jay and Ann, Christina, and The Carol and Marilyn Show. Candy grew up in West Los Angeles and moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1968. Now, when she is not writing, she loves being Grami to her two wonderful grandsons. She currently lives on a sailboat in San Rafael, California, with her husband, David, and her dog Sprite.

Klappentext

Stardom Happens shares the experiences, both good and bad, of a child star and his manager mom, teaching parents how to keep their child happy, grounded and safe while working in the entertainment industry

Inhalt
Foreword Preface Taran's Preface Part One: Getting Started Experience Finding an Agent Photos Creating a Resume Casting Services Work Permit Adding a Manager To Move or Not to Move Surviving Auditions Part Two: Working on the Job Negotiating Contracts Coogan Trust Accounts Expectations on the Set SAG-AFTRA and Other Unions Child Labor Laws School on the Set Part Three: Staying Positive and Avoiding Problems Producers Fellow Actors and Parents Health and Safety on the Set Schooling and Emancipation Fans, Good and Bad Publicists and Appearances Requests From Charities Living in an Adult World Financial Matters Keeping Your Child Grounded Acting and the Family The Aftermath Conclusion Acknowledgments Resources About the Authors