In 'Moving to Los Angeles: The ABC's of Getting an Agent,' top Hollywood executive Alec Shankman writes an informational guide for talent that breaks down the process of securing an agent into a series of simple steps. Alec was an agent & department head at a Top 10 talent agency in Los Angeles by the age of 23 and subsequently the CEO of the industry's largest online talent resource, GotCast.com, by the age of 30. He references his own personal journey from Ohio to success in the entertainment industry, as well as the myriad experiences shared with his clients from many of television's most popular shows. This inspirational book offers Hollywood dreamers a step-by-step breakdown of how to make their dreams become a reality.
Melanie Chartoff has done it all. Broadway, soap operas, hit TV series, movies, and cartoon voice-overs. Now she's an author, and she will perform and discuss stories from her new book, Odd Woman Out, when she visits Sunday Morning with The Braid (formerly Jewish Women's Theatre) on Valentine's Day.