It’s late morning in the tiny Conejo Valley hamlet of Westlake Village. Designed to look like an old world European farmhouse dropped into suburban L.A., the Stonehaus Wine Restaurant […]
Tag: Acting
Short Film ‘The Water’ Deals with Fracking, Provides Opportunities for Asian American Actors
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Director Maritte Go quit acting due to the limited, “cardboard cutout” offerings available for Asian Americans. When she applied to become a Fellow with Project […]
Hollywood Mamalogues: And In The End
by AMY ANDERSON All good things must come to an end. As schedules have gotten busier (this is a good thing), I’ve decided it’s time to wrap up The […]
Korean German Actor Teo Yoo Finds His Identity Through ‘Seoul Searching’
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Korean German Teo Yoo is a classically trained actor. He studied acting in New York and the United Kingdom and performed in […]
The Hollywood Mamalogues: Money in the Bank Part 1
by AMY ANDERSON Today I’m going to address a touchy subject. I’m going to talk about money, working child actors and their parents—what we earn, how we earn it, […]
Andy Pang Co-Stars in NY Times Critics’ Pick ‘A Picture Of You’
by HAEIN JUNG It’s not like actor Andy Pang didn’t try other things. Although he enjoyed performing ever since a child, he pragmatically entered college as a pre-med student […]
59-Year-Old Casted For 16-Year-Old Role: A New Extreme For Asian Youth
Many Asian women have been told time and time again that they look much younger than their actual age. After all, there are now grandmothers who look as young […]
Kenneth Choi: Why Running Away Was The Best Decision of His Life
Story by Carol Park. For Kenneth Choi, becoming an actor was never about the glitz or glamour. Acting was just a way he could truly express himself. “I was […]
From The Ivories To “Entourage”
By Corina Knoll Photographs by Eric Sueyoshi Rex Lee plays “Lloyd,” assistant to Jeremy Piven’s “Ari” on “Entourage.” It’s Tuesday, just after 2 p.m. and the backdrop is Cravings, a […]