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Walter
Pridgen
currently works as an on-set acting coach on The CW’s
hit TV show “All Of Us” produced
by Will Smith and Jada Pinkett – Smith. He
has also coached on Disney’s “That’s
So Raven” and NBC’s “The Tracy Morgan
Show”. Walter mentored under Chip Fields –
Hurd for many years, and was one of the lead instructors
at her acting school. Walter has over 16 years of experience
coaching and teaching, and has worked as an actor on stage,
TV, film, and commercials. He has also worked as a Stand-up
comedian, and has been a part of several Improv and Sketch
comedy troupes. Walter was compelled to create a safe
and supportive environment that instills confidence and
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Daya
Vaidya Miller has
been acting in Theater, Film and Television for over 15
years. She was a child actor performing in plays throughout
the San Francisco Bay Area and graduated from U.C.L.A
with a BFA in Theater Arts and a minor in Dance. Since
graduating she has made several guest appearances in television
shows like "Robbery Homicide Division", "Haunted",
"N.C.I.S", "All of Us" and several
others. She has recently completed a supporting role in
the Sony Screen Gems feature Motives 2, starring Vivica
Fox and she just finished shooting her very first lead
role in a one hour drama pilot entitled Wifeys. Because
she began in this business as a child actor, she feels
compelled to pass on her knowledge and enthusiasm to the
next generation of children and young adults, hoping to
instill them with the tools and confidence to become a
presence in Hollywood or wherever they choose to shine!
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Shawnda
Thomas is
first generation West Indian American born in New York
City. She moved to Los Angeles in 1996 from Florida, where
she majored in Theater and minored in Dance and earned
a BFA from Florida International University. Shawnda can
be seen in a multitude of National commercials: Southwest
Airlines "Men's restroom," Emmy© Winning
Ameriquest Super Bowl spot, "Surprise Dinner”,
7up, Nokia, Sprint, Mazda, Ford, 3 different McDonald’s
campaigns, Albertsons, Pringles, Twix, TJMaxx, Sears,
Toyota, VW, Time Warner Cable TV, Internet and Print.
International commercials include: Pepsi-Trinidad, Ribena-England,
Speedstick-for Europe just to name a few. Shawnda’s
Voice Over talent can be heard in commercials for Chrysler
and Cingular wireless. Films and TV include: “Fat
Albert”, “Kingdom Come”, “Unfaithful”,
“Stranger than Fiction” and “Gilmore
Girls”. She has booked roles on television and numerous
award winning student and independent films. Shawnda is
still chasing her dreams of doing children’s television
and film and becoming a Pop Culture icon. |
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