Star-Kidz - 2018 Predictions
In no particular order, 30 talents we think you'll be seeing lots of in 2018! *Note* Those already series regulars or recurring in primetime/cable shows/soaps are not included due to already working on big shows.
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- Londyn Silzer is known for Hawaii Five-0 (2010), General Hospital (1963) and The Young and the Restless (1973).
- AJ Hudson was born in Pasadena, California to Troy Hudson, a sports trainer and coach, and Sarita Swartz, a novelty jewelry maker. His dad is from Portland, Oregon, while his mother is from Pasadena, CA but of Puerto Rican decent. AJ has two little brothers who are 5 and 6 years old (from his dad's marriage). AJ has attended private schools in the San Fernando Valley all his life and has enjoyed the variety of classes offered. He is an actor, honor roll student, and a 2 sport star athlete in football and basketball. AJ loves to sing, and is a trained piano player who can be found mashing up songs from some of the greatest artists like Queen, Eminem, Beethoven, Mozart, and even songs from the smash hit Broadway plays In The Heights and Hamilton!
AJ started acting when he was around 7 years old. Blessed with comedic timing, the ability to memorize lines, and to read and speak very well for his age, AJ booked many speaking roles in some big national and international commercials where he was the lead. Working with mega brands such as Nike, Walmart, Chrysler Pacifica, Volkswagen, Pizza Hut, just to name a few. With so many talents and with great acting range, he also booked guest starring roles on TV shows ranging from giant comedy series such as It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FXX), Blackish (ABC), The Good Place (NBC), and Brooklyn 99 (Fox), to sci-fi medical dramas like Pure Genius (CBS), to the new horror fiction comedy hit Shining Vale (Starz). AJ has done musicals, audio books, radio, and even hosted a couple of live events. He even had a part in Steven Spielberg's blockbuster movie Ready Player One.
AJ is becoming a major voice actor doing dubbing and can be found on many animated projects. You will be hearing AJ on the upcoming Warner Brothers DC preschool hit show Batwheels debuting October 2022. AJ will be voicing the Duke Thomas version of Robin, who is making his on screen debut. AJ also is working on a LucasFilm project yet to be named. AJ has done dubbing for several movies, and TV shows. He also has voiced many characters in animated series and features like Barbie Dreamtopia, Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures, My Little Pony, and Motown Magic, for starters. - Rowan Smyth is an American actor who has appeared in several movies and television shows. His TV credits include South Park, Teachers, NCIS: New Orleans, and Mayans MC. He had a lead role in the horror movie Antrum which went viral in 2020. His other films include Dismissed, I Believe, Saturday at the Starlight, and A Happening of Monumental Proportions.
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- London Fuller is an American child actress. Her first official acting job came at 4 months old, when she worked with her twin sister, Sedona Fuller, on a national ADT Security commercial. Her first co-starring credit was earned at just 6 months old, when the twin actresses played baby Emma in the original "Baby Daddy" pilot for ABC Family. London, along with Sedona went on to do several additional commercials, as well as two episodes of NBC's "Parenthood" and an episode of FOX's "The Orville."
London's most notable television role is on the Emmy award-winning ABC comedy "Modern Family," where she and her sister recur as 'Janice' and 'Betty,' Hailey's boyfriend Dylan's rambunctious stepdaughters. This was the first time the twins weren't playing the same character.
Most recently, London has been adding major motion pictures to her resume. London is awaiting the release of Marvel Studios' "Captain Marvel," due in theaters March 8, 2019. London plays the young 6-year-old version of the title character, Carol Danvers, portrayed by Academy Award-winning actress Brie Larson. The twins can also be seen in the highly anticipated film, "Bombshell," directed by Jay Roach where they play Megyn Kelly's (Charlize Theron) daughter. One of the most exciting aspects of both "Captain Marvel" and the "Untitled Roger Ailes Project" for London is that she was able to work with strong female casts in films that tell female empowerment stories.
When she isn't working, London enjoys ballet, horseback riding, gymnastics, dressing up her puppy in fancy tutus and driving her twin sister crazy.and Sedona Fuller - Actor
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- Born McKenna Rae Roberts, an American actress and model. At a very young age she landed her first modeling job chosen from a snapshot. Then soon after at age 4 she signed with Ford Models. Where she went on to work for several big name companies like Nordstorm, Forever 21, H&M, and more.
McKenna's first television appearance was on Nickelodeon's TV series Sam & Cat alongside Ariana Grande. From there McKenna went on to play the role of Matilda Ashby on the Emmy award winning daytime drama The Young and the Restless (2013-2017). She has starred in several other television series with guest starring and recurring roles on projects like Steven Spielberg's Extant alongside Halle Berry, CSI Cyber alongside Patricia Arquette and CBS's TV series Timeless.
Most recently McKenna can be seen playing a younger version of Zendaya starring in the HBO hit series Euphoria. McKenna made her big screen debut in what she describes as her most exciting role thus far, cast as Georgia Sawyer a lead in the feature film Skyscraper. Alongside A-list actors Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Neve Campbell. Traveling to Hong Kong, Beijing, and New York City for the movies Global Press Tour and Premieres. She was featured prominently in the trailers and on the movies posters as well as the DVD cover of the film.
Off camera McKenna allows plenty of time for training, education and spending quality time with her friends and family. - Actor
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Jonathan Tysor is an actor and writer based in Southern California. His credits include Killer Therapy, the Doggone trilogy, Funny or Die and, Comedy Bang! Bang! He also appeared on the Bachelorette as a dodge ball coach. Jonathan graduated with a BFA in screenwriting from Dodge College of Film & Media Arts at Chapman University at age 19. He holds dual citizenship in the U.S. and Sweden and is bi-lingual (English and Swedish).- Brandin Stennis is known for The Young and the Restless (1973), Bob Hearts Abishola (2019) and K.C. Undercover (2015).
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Tate Berney is known for Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015), All My Children (1970) and Sons of Anarchy (2008).- Lindsey Lamer is known for Edge of Insanity (2023), Love at the Christmas Table (2012) and Zero Tolerance (2017).
- Jared Breeze (born 2005) is an American child actor. He starred in the title role of the 2015 film, The Boy.
Breeze's first film appearance was in 2014, in Cooties, and his performance brought him to the attention of the producers of The Boy (2015). Breeze was one of the first children to audition for the title role. Craig William Macneill, the director, cited Breeze's "quiet curiosity" as to why he was cast. His performance was well-received.
Breeze has also appeared in TV shows, including We Are Men (3013), Your Family or Mine (2015) and Another Period (2018), and he played Max Rayburn in the TV soap opera, The Young and the Restless (2016). - Abigail Susan Eckstein, was born on January 20, 2010 at Paoli Hospital. She is the only girl in a family of 6 kids! Since the age of 9 months old she has been in front of a camera. She easily transitions from being a princess to rough and tumble play with her brothers and friends. She loves to make people smile and laugh and finds ways to bring kindness everywhere she goes. At the young age of 4, Abby made the decision that she wanted to cut and donate her hair to children who were fighting battles with diseases which left them with no hair. Her goal after that was to grow her hair back and do it again. At 6.5 years old, right after Thanksgiving, Abby donated her hair once again. She enjoys singing, dancing, cheerleading, reading to her baby brother, all animals and meeting new people! She's been fortunate enough to be a part of runway work, commercial and editorial photo shoots, extra work on network television, and is excited for some of her most recent work!!
- Erin Gerasimovich was born on 26 August 2005 in Mineola, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Prisoners (2013), Delivery Man (2013) and Odd Mom Out (2015).
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Quinn Friedman started his acting career at the age of 3 1/2 when he was introduced to his manager, Robin Loehr. He signed with Coast to Coast Talent Group shortly after. With his manager and agent's guidance he booked his first commercial after six weeks. Since then he has worked on many commercials for most advertising agencies. Quinn has co starred in many episodics including, Weeds, Victorious, Criminal Minds, Bones and Castle. He also appeared in the feature films Stuck and Arbitrage, where he plays Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon's grandson. He also ventured into the soap opera world, recurring on General Hospital. Currently Quinn is working on the Untitled Dorf/Falcone pilot for CBS playing the role of Martin. Quinn has loved to entertain since he was a baby. He also likes soccer, video games, making "movies" on the computer, and most of all loves playing with his baby brother, Cooper. Quinn treasures his family, school, and friends and enjoys sharing these wonderful experiences with them all.- Isabella was born on November 9th, 2005 in Virginia and has triple US/Swiss/Croatian citizenship. After moving to California, her parents enrolled 4 year old Isabella in a children's theater troupe where she discovered her passion for acting. While having dinner at a restaurant one night, she pretended to be a waitress and took orders from the customers. One of the customers happened to be a talent agent and was immediately impressed by her outgoing personality. 6 months later she booked her first national commercial with pro golfer Phil Mickelson with many commercials and TV shows to follow. That's when she discovered her other passion for golf and made a PGAJr. Team at 7 years old. She shot her first Hole in One (126yards) during a NCJGA tournament at Lomas Santa Fe Executive Course two years later.
Isabella plays the Marimba in her High School Marching band. She also speaks some German, Croatian and French. Luckily her family enjoys free flight benefits and gets to explore the world. Her favorite vacation spots are Switzerland and Croatia.
Isabella was born with Spina Bifida Occulta and a tethered Spinal Cord. She has endured 3 spinal cord untethering surgeries, the last one in 2018. In 2020 she had to have reconstructive foot surgery . - Actor
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Tyree started modeling at the age of 3 yrs old in San Fransisco, California. He booked his first job 2 weeks after meeting with an agent. He did several print ads and some radio spots. At the age of 5 was his 1st TV audition, which was Parenthood's pilot. He went from being a guest star to becoming a series regular on Parenthood after the first season. From the first day on set, he has enjoyed acting. He loves sports, friends and keeping busy. He is one focused child who is determined to be the best at whatever he decides to do. His sister Mackenzie has been a wonderful influence on him academically, through sports, and also acting/modeling.- Lily, a Los Angeles native, is in 8th grade. She loves her family, friends, art, music, singing, hiking, traveling and reading.
Lily made her motion picture debut in Blonde (Netflix/2022) as the young Norma Jeane. She had the fortunate experience to work closely with director Andrew Dominik and the wonderfully talented actress Julianne Nicholson, who plays her mother in the film.
Her most recent project "One Piece" premieres on Netflix in August 2023. Lily plays young Nami in this spectacular live action series.
Lily is currently on Amy Schumer's Hulu series, "Life and Beth". (Season 1 -March 2022). She completed shooting Season 2 in Winter 2023. She loved acting along side Violet Young, Michael Rapaport and Laura Benanti and learning from the one and only Amy Schumer.
Lily guest starred on the new TBS comedy "Chad" with Nasim Pedrad. Lily also had the fortunate opportunity to have a recurring role as Sarah on "Station 19". She played Georgie on "General Hospital" from 2016- 2023. Lily has also appeared on "Grey's Anatomy" and "For the People."
Fun Facts: An avid hiker, Lily completed 233 hikes in 2020. Lily loves playing the guitar and drums. - Actress
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Kylie Rogers was born as Kylie Ann Rogers on February 18, 2004 in Texas, USA. She moved to Los Angeles in 2012 at the age of 8. Kylie's first major film was the lead role of "Sunshine" in Space Station 76 (2014), working alongside Patrick Wilson, Liv Tyler, Matt Bomer and Marisa Coughlan. That role was followed closely by William Monahan's psychological thriller, Mojave (2015), playing the daughter of Garrett Hedlund; and Finders Keepers (2014), starring opposite Jaime Pressly. Kylie's first experience in television was the recurring role of "Sarah Nelson" in ABC's Private Practice (2007) (2012). Since then, she has appeared in various television shows on all major networks, most notably guest starring as "Molly Goodwin" in CBS's hit, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) (April 2013).- Actor
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- From comedy to drama, actress on the rise Olivia Trujillo has quickly made a name for herself in the entertainment industry bringing diverse and dynamic characters to life on screen. This year, Olivia can be seen starring in the independent thriller feature "Borrego," opposite Lucy Hale and Nicholas Gonzalez. She will also lend her voice to "Vivo," Sony Pictures Animation's first-ever musical adventure featuring all-new original songs from Lin-Manuel Miranda, alongside Zoe Saldana, Michael Rooker, Nicole Byer, and Gloria Estefan.
In television, Olivia exploded into our hearts and households with her breakout role in the critically acclaimed, Apple TV+ drama series "For All Mankind" as Aleida Rosales, an immigrant daughter raised by a single father after her mother's passing. Olivia has also made her mark in comedy, appearing on Comedy Central's "Drunk History" in 2019.
Born and raised in San Diego, California with roots in Spain, Mexico and Portugal. Olivia prides herself on being biliterate, speaking both Spanish and English. Olivia is passionate about mental health awareness and equality. - Devin Weaver is known for Criminal Minds (2005), American Housewife (2016) and Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003).
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Sloane Morgan Siegel was born in Washington, DC, and raised on a Rescue Farm in West Virginia prior to coming to Hollywood at age 10 to pursue his dream of becoming a world-class actor. He is a SAG/AFTRA actor who can both sing and dance (in fact he started out as a dancer before his acting career took off) with more than 50 films and 45 national and international commercials, 16 TV Pilots, 40+ television appearances, 20 voice-overs, 3 plays, and multiple music videos and print model work in his credits. He has been trained on screen combat, works out weekly with a professional trainer, and performs most all of his own stunts. Sloane plays Dwight in "Dwight in Shining Armor" which is a new scripted adventure comedy from BYUtv. Sloane is also known for his titular leading role as Gortimer in "Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street", which is an award-winning original TV Series developed by Amazon Studios. On March 15, 2015, he won the Best Actor Award as the Lead in a TV Series presented by the 36th annual Young Artists Awards, and he won it again in 2016 and again this year in 2017. In 2017, he also won the Best Teen Actor in TV Award from the Young Entertainer Award. He has been a lead more than 20 times and while every one of his films has won awards, one has won 16 Film Festival awards. Sloane completed a major guest-starring role (Evan) on the new hit series, "Pure Genius" on CBS, where half of the one-hour drama is dedicated to his character. Sloane completed a recurring co-star role on the CBS sitcom, "Partners", and guest spots on popular shows such as "The Goldbergs", "Wendell & Vinnie", "Modern Family", "Big Time Rush", "The Neighbors", and "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno.