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We take pride in the fact that we are a serious acting school
that attracts serious people, and that many of our students
are referred to us by directors, producers, casting directors,
agents, managers and other industry professionals. The following
is a partial list of the actors, actresses, writers, directors
and producers either currently studying at Playhouse West,
or who have worked with us in the past. Many working actors
continue to renew their studies with us between jobs.
Click on the names to see their information on the Internet
Movie Database site.
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JEFF
GOLDBLUM, a founding member and teacher at Playhouse West, and star of dozens of pictures including Jurassic Park,
The Lost World: Jurassic Park II, Independence Day, The Big
Chill, The Fly, and Annie Hall, etc. Latest films include Man
of the Year for Barry Levinson and the TV movie Raines for Frank
Darabont.
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ASHLEY
JUDD, star of numerous films: The Women, Bug, Come
Early Morning, Twisted, De-Lovely, Frida, Divine Secrets of
the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, High Crimes, Double Jeopardy, Kiss The
Girls, Eye of the Beholder, Where the Heart Is, A Time To Kill,
Frida, Heat, and Smoke, etc.
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JAMES
FRANCO, Golden Globe Winner (Best Actor) for starring
in TNT's James Dean, star of numerous features including
Spiderman (1,2 & 3), Flyboys, The Dead Girl, Annapolis,
The Great Raid, Tristan & Isolde, Good Time Max,, Paint,
The Company, Sonny, Blind Spot, City By The Sea (with Robert
DeNiro), etc., and star of TV series, Freaks and Geeks.
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JIM
CARREY, star of Bruce Almighty, The Number 23,
Fun With Dick & Jane, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,
The Majestic, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Man On The Moon,
The Truman Show, Me, Myself & Irene, The Mask, Dumber &
Dumber, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, etc.
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MICHELLE
PFIEFFER, star of I Could Never Be Your Woman,
White Oleander, I Am Sam, What Lies Beneath, The Deep End of
the Ocean, Batman Returns, Frankie and Johnny, Tequila Sunrise,
The Fabulous Baker Boys, Scarface, etc.
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SEAN
ASTIN, star of numerous features, including, Lord
of the Rings (all three movies), Slipstream, 50 First Dates,
Rudy, The Last Producer, The Sky Is Falling, Icebreaker, Bulworth,
Courage Under Fire, Encino Man, Toy Soldiers, Memphis Belle,
Kimberly, etc.
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HEATHER
GRAHAM, star/co-star of features, Hope Springs,
Anger Management, Sidewalks of New York, Say It Isn't
So, Committed, Bowfinger, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged
Me, Boogie Nights, Two Girls and a Guy, Nowhere, Swingers, Diggstown,
Drugstore Cowboy, etc.
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MARK
PELLEGRINO, star and co-star of numerous feature
including The Number 23 (with Jim Carrey), Capote, National
Treasure, Twisted, Elle Parker, Moving Allan, The Hunted, Mulholland
Drive, A Murder of Crows, Say It Isn't So, Drowning Mona,
The Big Lebowski, Lethal Weapon 3, HBO's The Cherokee Kid, Clubland,
etc. Numerous TV credits including "C.S.I.", "Without
A Trace", "N.Y.P.D. Blue", "X-Files",
"Northern Exposure", "Hunter", "The
Commish", "ER", etc.
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SCOTT
CAAN, feature films: Ocean's Thirteen, The
Dog Problem, Broken Rules, Lonely Hearts, Friends With Money,
Ocean's Twelve, Into the Blue, In Enemy Hands, Dallas
362, Sonny, Ocean's Eleven, Novacaine, American Outlaws,
Gone In Sixty Seconds, Enemy of the State, Varsity Blues, Boiler
Room, etc.
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KATHRYN
MORRIS, star of TV series, "Cold Case".
Star/Co-Star of features, Paycheck, Mindhunters, Minority Report,
Role of a Lifetime, Artificial Intelligence: AI, As Good As
It Gets, The Contender, etc., and numerous TV Movies.
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REED
DIAMOND, in features Good Night & Good Luck,
Faceless, Darkroom, star of TV series "Homecide - Life
on the Streets.," numerous episodic TV credits, including
recurring on "Judging Amy", "The Shield",
"Law and Order", "Presidio Med", etc.,
and MOW's, Scared Silent, Path to War, High Noon, etc.,
numerous guest star roles, "C.S.I.", "Law
& Order", "Numb3rs", "Medium",
"The West Wing", etc.
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MARIA
PITILLO, star of TV series "House Rules",
"Partners", "In The Loop", numerous
TV guest stars, "Providence", "Friends",
"Will & Grace", etc., features, Dirk & Betty,
After Sex, Godzilla, Bye, Bye Love, Natural Born Killers, I'll
Do Anything, etc.
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JORDANA
BREWSTER, star of features Annapolis, The Fast
and the Furious, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
, D.E.B.S., Nearing Grace, The Invisible Circus, etc., Daytime
TV's "All My Children", "As The Word
Turns."
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NIA
PEEPLES, star of numerous TV series and MOWs, including
"Walker Texas Ranger", "Fame", "Crisis
Center", "Return To Lonesome Dove", etc. Star
of films, The Riff, Half Past Dead, Blues Brothers 2000, I Don't
Buy Kisses Anymore, North Shore, etc.
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MICHAEL
DELORENZO, star of the TV series New York Undercover,
Resurrection Blvd., Head of the Class. Numerous feature films,
including Contradictions of the Heart, Nice Guys, A Few Good
Men, Gun Shy, Mi Familia, Count On Me, Diggstown, Judgment Night,
Alive, etc.
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SCOTT
WOLF, star of TV series Everwood, Party of Five,
Spin City; also starred in feature films, Go, White Squall,
Lady and the Tramp II, Scamps Adventure (voice of Scamp), Double
Dragon, All I Want For Christmas, Love Thy Neighbor, Emmett's
Mark, etc.
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MATTHEW
RHODES, President of Persistent Entertainment,
and producer/executive producer of features Passengers, The
Beautiful Ordinary, Southland Tales, The Sisters, An Unfinished
Life, The Freediver, September Tapes, Home of Phobia, Silver
Man, Shafted, Auggie Rose, and Conversations In Limbo. Fade
In and Variety magazines ranked him in the "Top 100 People
To Know in Hollywood" list.
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DAMON
WAYANS, star of TV series "My Wife and Kids",
"Damon", "In Living Color", star of
numerous features, including Homey the Clown, Marci X, Bamboozled,
Bulletproof, The Great White Hype, Blankman, Last Action Hero,
Mo' Money, The Last Boy Scout, Punchline, etc.
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SHAWNEE
SMITH, star of several TV series, including "Becker",
"The Tom Show", "Arsenio", "A
Brand New Life"; numerous feature credits, including,
Saw, Saw II, Saw III, The Almost Guys, The Island, Breakfast
of Champions, Twice Upon A Time, The Party Crashers, Armageddon,
Men, Bombshell, Leaving Las Vegas", etc.
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JOSH
COOKE, star of NBC sitcoms "Four Kings",
"Committed", features Farewell Bender, Myopia, Partners,
A Day In The Life (TV), guest star on episodics, "Without
A Trace", "Curb Your Enthusiasm", "Dragnet",
etc.
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