by Alan Nusbaum on November 9, 2008

Come see Tracey Rooney in Theatre Neo’s adaptation of “Family of Mann” and she plays the lead- Belinda- the newest writer on sitcom spinoff of Family Ties in 1994 (it’s based on her first tv working for Family Ties showrunner Gary David Goldberg)
Tracey claims “It’s the most challenging part I’ve had in a loong, loong time and I would LOVE your advice, collaboration, thoughts about it as it is the kind of show that I will NEVER be finished working on and figuring out…. (I will buy you drinks after! tempted yet? ..) The cast is SO GREAT and you’ll even get to see me and a hot guy make out in our underwear.
Tickets are a $25 but you can get them for 1/2 price on
Goldstar for the next 2 weekends!
by Corey Pepper on September 18, 2008

Just heard from a very busy New Zealand student, Ben Swann. He just fished working with Phil Keoghan (Amazing Race) on a N.Z version of the show called “No Opportunity Wasted“, where he got to travel the length of the country in sports cars. He also starred in “Out of the Dark” (George Andrews Productions) and this week he’s appearing at New Zealand Fashion Week in Auckland. Is that all? No. On September 30th he’s off to L.A.
by Julie Dove on September 17, 2008
by Alan Nusbaum on September 13, 2008

Acting School TVI alumni Bobby Rivers this year, after completing two years working with Whoopi Goldberg as a regular on her syndicated weekday morning radio show played a TV weatherman in a T-Mobile commercial that aired during the summer and recently completed shooting more satirical news sketches for The Onion’s website as news talk show pundit, Prof. Robert Haige.
by Alan Nusbaum on September 7, 2008

As the Global Market place embraces our daily lives, actors also benefit in many ways. TVI Alumni Martin Gruber who works both in Münich as a TV series regular on “Storm of Love” and in Los Angeles in feature films just received a very special award in Nola, southern Italy for best foreign soap character, along with his cast-mate Susan Hoecke. (pictured recently in Münich with TVI’s Alan S Nusbaum)
The very successful Bavaria Film Produktion “Sturm der Liebe” (Storm of Love - 28% market share average) knows no geographical boundaries - having been sold to more than 20 different countries ( Greece, Finland, Latvia, Poland, Canada……) it´s story of success keeps going and going. ( Storm of Love) “Tempesta d amore” has been a huge prime time success in Italy for the past two and a half years.
Martin Gruber and Susan Hoecke, the leads of the show, just revieved the “Premio Napoli Cultural Classic“ award in Nola, southern Italy, for best foreign soap characters. Matteo Garrone, the director of “Gomorra” , the Cannes Film Festival winner 2008, also received the “Premio Napoli Cultural Classic“.
Martin Gruber is represented in Los Angeles by talent agent Joel Klienman of Baier-Kleinman International (BKI)
by Julie Dove on September 3, 2008

TVI Los Angeles Alum Kim Dildine just completed a role as a southern lawyer on the new Spike TV show 1000 Ways to Die.
All new episodes of 1000 Ways to Die premiere September 17th at 11pm on Spike TV.
by Julie Amsterdam on August 20, 2008

German actress Inez Björg David is currently filming the feature film “Männerherzen” (Hearts of Men). The cast notables include German actors Christian Ulmen, Til Schweiger, Nadja Uhl, and Jana Pallaske, directed by Simon Verhoeven. In September Inez will be in Sweden shooting, “Liebe in Eriksberg” (Love in Eriksberg), a movie for the German Television Channel ZDF. The director is John Delbridge. I first met Inez last year in Munich at Bavaria Film Studios with Alan Nusbaum and Casting Director Zora DeHorter, while presenting the seminar and workshop, “Auditioning in America.” Inez was also a student in the TVI Actors Studio London Program in 2007.
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by Sean Hankinson on August 5, 2008
by Jen Strand on August 4, 2008
Brain Patacca, former Tvi consultant, recently launched the “Loews Creative Ideas” series online. The series can be viewed on the Loews website. So if you’re looking for some fresh home improvement ideas Brian’s your guy.
by Alan Nusbaum on June 16, 2008

TVI Alumni and German actress Inez David is currently in Calgary, Canada shooting the film “Umwege ins Glück” (Detours to hapiness) and is the 13. movie in a series of 90-minute films called “Im Tal der Wilden Rosen” (In the valley of the wild roses).
Inez states that she is really happy about this movie - “even though it’s very kitchy and romantic, but it’s for the german tv-channel “ZDF“. They do a lot of movies, and this is the first time I’m shooting for them. ah yes, and I have the lead, so that’s nice!”
[pictures to the left is German actress Inez David and TVI Actors Studio Alan Nusbaum in Köln, Germany recently]