Madison Pettis coming 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 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 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 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 Director, Jack White.
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