Madison Pettis will be at the Phoenix campus on March 30, 2008
Madison Pettis is a series regular on Cory in the House, co-starred with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in The Game Plan, and will be starring with Wil Smith on his next film.
This very special school event will give parents and students insight into the industry from a young actress who began her career at age 5 and is now one of Hollywood’s most sought after juvenile stars.
Madison Pettis was born in Arlington, Texas, the daughter of Michelle and Steven Pettis, who works for Lear, a GM supplier. When Madison was 5, Michelle Pettis entered her daughter in an annual cover search held by FortWorthChild, a free monthly parenting magazine. Madison was chosen for a cover. The photographer was so impressed with Madison that she put Michelle in touch with a modeling agency in Dallas, which led to modeling jobs and eventually commercials for Madison.
Madison and her mom are the perfect duo to speak to the serious acting and modeling students at A.C.T. because the private academy only accepts students that possess natural talent. Madison has always been a natural talent. According to her mother Michelle, she was carrying on conversations with strangers at the grocery store when she was 2, and when, on the set of The Game Plan, Madison was on a first name basis with everyone.
At nearly the same time as filming started on The Game Plan, she was cast on the Disney Channel show, Cory in the House, where she has become famous for her role as Sophie Martinez.
Madison and her mother Michelle will be sharing the realities of the life of a child actor in the entertainment industry at the school’s event. Most students may not realize that Madison often acts for up to five hours a day, has three hours of schooling and takes a 30-minute lunch. And, then spends her evenings memorizing her lines and doing schoolwork. There is also the element of travel connected to film and television work, a good example is when Madison and her mom were in Los Angeles filming Cory in the House in the summer and then spent the fall in Boston filming The Game Plan.
Michelle will also share from a parent’s perspective at the school’s event and she’ll be sharing her own philosophy of not putting pressure on Madison to perform. Parents and students will be able to ask questions and receive tips from this very talented child actor and her always vigilant parent.
*Students interested in attending the event with their parents will need to confirm eligibility with their instructor or the school Director, Jack White.
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March 11th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
My girls absolutely love the program Cory in the House! They all have seen The Game Plan as well and really liked it. To be able to read how Madison got her start and has continued it over the years is wonderful. I am very excited about looking into The Academy of Cinema and Television and seeing if my girls would enjoy acting and if they too possess that natural talent.
March 11th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
I have a grandson that is very interested in acting and since seeing this article on Madison coming to the Academy of Cinema and Television this month my husband and I are contemplating enrolling him there. We would love nothing more than to see him acting with her on Cory in the House (his favorite show) and we know he has the talent. It is all very exciting and worth the price to allow him to follow his dream.
March 12th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
We can’t wait to meet with Madison. My daughter is a student at the Academy of Cinema and Television and she and I are going to the event to see Madison and her mom to get some insight into what is in our future. It is so exciting.
March 20th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
I was just told about this wonderful opprotunity my a friend today. I asked my 11 year old daughter if she would enjoy going and she well to say the least “freaked out”. We have been talking about looking into modeling for her and this forum that Academy of Cinema and Television is hosting is a great way I think to begin our journey. I think I have earned mom of the year also!!
March 24th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
Wow what a nice opprotunity to be able to such a young talented star as Madison. My daughter is extremely looking foward to meeting and asking questions of her and her mom. Thanks Academy of Cinema and Television for giving us such a great opprotunity and fun event as this one coming up.