Star-Kidz - 2016 Predictions
In no particular order, 30 talents we think you'll be seeing lots of in 2016! *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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- Carson Bolde is an American child actor. After beginning his acting career, he quickly landed his first feature film, Mansfield Path. Carson displays a uniquely outgoing personality, combined with an impressive vocabulary and ability to communicate with children and adults alike. These characteristics, paired with his talent, helped him book many film and television productions, including projects for ABC, Disney, NBC, and Warner Bros. His biggest role to date is "Sam Brody" in Legendary Films' "Godzilla," distributed by Warner Bros. and directed by Gareth Edwards.
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Joey is known as an award-winning dramatic and comedic actor. He is known for Weeds (2005) and recently on Chicago Med (2015) and Alexa & Katie (2018) and as PSC Jonathan Ridell on FOX 21 & National Geographic Channel Series: The Long Road Home (2017). He recently guest starred on Hawaii Five-0 (2010) and Speechless (2016). He is known for his recurring roles as "Young Luke Spencer" on General Hospital (1963) as "Roger McFadden" on The Goldbergs (2013) and "Teen Zoltan" on A.N.T. Farm (2011). He was just on Battle Creek (2015), and coming up, recurring on Instant Mom (2013). He is seen as "Drew" in Modern Family (2009), Recurring as "Rad Ferris" on Weeds (2005), "Evan" on Private Practice (2007), "Dave" on iCarly (2007), "Emmitt" on Disney's Kickin' It (2011), as "Craig Kronberg" on Nick's How to Rock (2012), and as "Teddy Toblosky" in 10.0 Earthquake (2014). He is also known as "King Orr" recurring on Chosen (2013).
He was discovered at a National Talent Show in Florida and was soon performing on The Tyra Banks Show (2005). The second youngest child from a family of seven performing children, he was making his family laugh with impressions of Jim Carrey at the tender age of three. After watching his brothers and sisters perform, Luthman soon caught the acting bug. At just five years old, Joey booked his first professional role at The Dayton Playhouse (where'Rob Lowe (I)' also began) in a production of "Nuncrackers" singing "I'm a Little Teacup".
Following a family relocation to Los Angeles, Joey first appeared on television as one of five national triple threat finalists on The Tyra Banks Show (2005). Recently Joey has Guest Starred on Criminal Minds (2005), Grey's Anatomy (2005), Ghost Whisperer (2005), and ABC's October Road (2007)
He has also filmed Bad Teacher (2011) and was in the Kelsey Grammer feature film, An American Carol (2008) directed and produced by David Zucker, plus the comedy hit Miss March (2009). In addition,on Netflix, Luthman has a supporting role in the teen thriller Forget Me Not (2009), starring Carly Schroeder and Cody Linley. Joey plays the younger version of Linley's character.
He continues to hone his performing skills, with ongoing classes in acting, singing, parkour, dancing and stand-up comedy. Outside of his busy entertainment schedule, Joey is a StarPower Celebrity Supporter for Starlight Children's Foundation and a strong supporter of many charities including the LA Mission, LA Childrens Hospital, Ronald McDonald house, and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Joey is also an active filmmaker, as a writer, director, cinematographer and producer. He has several films in production at this time.- Actress
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Mckenna Grace is an American actress and singer from Grapevine, Texas who is known for playing Phoebe Spengler from Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Jasmine from Crash & Bernstein, Faith Newman from The Young and the Restless and Mary Adler from Gifted. She also acted in I, Tonya, Amityville: The Awakening, The Handmaid's Tale, Spirit Untamed and Scoob.- 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).- Katie Silverman was born in Los Angeles and is the daughter of Michelle Kuznetsky, a music supervisor, and Adam Silverman, Private Banker. She has a younger sister , Ashley Silverman also a young actress.
Katie started acting at the age of 4 when she first appeared on the stage in a production of Peter Pan playing the role of Michael. By age six she was cast to play Young Amelia on ABC's Private Practice (2011),
Katie has appeared in many television shows, movies and commercials most notably the "Like Father Like Daughter " campaign Toys R Us for Star Wars Force Awakens Commercial , New Girl), Happy Endings and General Hospital.
Katie's love of singing, acting and dancing came together on stage when at age 12 she was cast and played the role of Jackie Bouvier in Michael Wilson's production of "Grey Gardens" at the Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson in Los Angeles (2016). - 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.- Actress
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By only 16 years old Dante Brown had established himself as a bonafide "one to watch" talent in the entertainment industry, known not only for the diverse and engaging characters he has brought to life on screen, but also for excelling in music, dance and creating innovate online content to connect with Generation Z. This fall 2016 Dante can be seen on FOX's highly anticipated, new series "Lethal Weapon." Set to premiere just before Empire on September 21, the show is based off the 1987 film, and follows Roger Murtaugh [Damon Wayans Sr.] and Martin Riggs [Clayne Crawford] as a pair of mismatched L.A.P.D. detectives. Dante shines as Roger "R.J." Murtaugh Jr, Murtaugh's good but slightly rebellious teenage son who is trying to carve out his own place in the world outside of his parents' expectations.
Born and raised in Chicago, Dante began acting and modeling as a baby, quickly landing campaigns for Keebler and Sears within a month of getting started. His bubbly and charismatic personality was nurtured by his parents, whom along with industry pros, identified the "it" factor in their baby boy. One of Dante's big breaks came when he was only 5 years old, when he caught the attention of Oprah Winfrey. After auditioning with over 500 children, Dante was chosen to appear on The Oprah Winfrey Show's first "Amazing Kids" episode, featuring Jay Leno as host. Dante was able to showcase his talents in comedy, acting and dance. His performance on the show solidified him as one of Oprah's "All-Time Smartest and Most Talented Kids." By 2012 Dante had become a popular face in Young Hollywood, racking up dozens of credits in television and film and embracing his new nickname deemed by casting directors and growing fans, a "Young Denzel Washington".
His first feature, the Lifetime movie "America" which he appeared alongside Rosie O'Donnell, landed him a Young Artist Award Nomination in 2009 for "Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special - Supporting Young Actor." It was only up from there, as Dante went on to appear on a plethora of TV series including NBC's "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," Michael Bay and TNT's "The Last Ship," Showtime's "Shameless," Nickelodeon's "Henry Danger," NBC's "Community," NBC's "Southland," and CBS' "NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service," to name a few. Dante held his first series regular role in 2015, co-starring opposite comedian Craig Robinson on NBC's "Mr. Robinson." On the film front, Dante made his feature debut in 2012 appearing alongside Oscar Nominated, Emmy Winner Viola Davis and Maggie Gyllenhaal in "Won't Back Down" for Twentieth Century Fox Films. Summer 2016 placed Dante in production filming the short, Black Doves, as one of the lead characters alongside his brother Dusan Brown.
When not on set you can find Dante in the recording studio, laying down tracks under his moniker "DanteThePoet." A Grammy Camp alumni and independent artist, Dante takes the blueprint of Childish Gambino, the lyricism of Kendrick Lamar, and the hustle-nomics and genius of Kanye West, to create a sound that is on the forefront of hip hop music, inspiring and uplifting other post-millennial teens, like himself. As to be expected, Dante's working on recording his debut album, and plans to release his 2nd mixtape, "Bipolar" as a Back to School event via www.Soundcloud.com/DanteThePoet.
Dante also has a passion for creating scripted projects - over the past few months he's been writing his first animated series which he hopes to be able to pitch to networks, within the year, and is the co-creator of Talking with The Brown Boys [YouTube Webisode] alongside his younger brother Dusan. Although acting has been Dante's bread and butter over the years, his music, a strong second, Dante is also a self taught dancer, taking first place at the Monsters of Hip Hop Freestyle Battle, and has future plans and aspirations to launch an innovative, cool teen clothing line.
On the charity front, Dante has big ideas for how he wants to give back to the community in the near future including launching a youth concert entitled DanteThePoet + Friends, which will showcase local teen, rising stars, and provide youth a fun, safe place to gather with their friends every month. In today's political climate with police brutality on the rise, gun violence, gang violence, and teen drug abuse, Dante has made it a personal goal to set a good example for youth, bringing awareness to various organizations who work to uplift young, Black men and women in Dante's hometown of Chicago, as well as where he resides with his family, Los Angeles.- Actor
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Tate Berney is known for Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015), All My Children (1970) and Sons of Anarchy (2008).- Actor
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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.- Mackenzie has recently returned to performing after taking time off to concentrate on her education. Mackenzie has been performing since age four. She appeared in television shows including Nurse Jackie (6 years-series regular), Hawaii Five-O, Criminal Minds, Grey's Anatomy, Parenthood, About A Boy, The Middle, All My Children, Workaholics, and CSI: Miami. She also performed in the National Tour of Annie portraying the character Molly. The highlight of the tour was playing in her hometown, Los Angeles, at The Kodak Theater. She made her film debut in the film The Lincoln Lawyer (2011). Mackenzie was home schooled until high school. In high school she was a part of the dance team, a varsity cheerleader and senior class president and spent some time at The University of Alabama as a member of a Zeta Tau Alpha sorority and making the President's list or Dean's list all semesters. Her time away from the business in high school and in Alabama has given her insight that will come in handy in her career.
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Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Eva Bella started dancing when she was 18 months old and her love of performing was born. At the age of six, Eva decided she wanted to pursue an acting career and, along with her family, moved to Los Angeles, to follow her dream.
Shortly after arriving in Los Angeles, Eva booked her first professional gig in a Disney Jr. commercial. This was followed by a recurring role on NBC's Parenthood. Since then, this talented and charismatic actress has appeared in several other television shows, including Sam and Cat, as well as various regional and national commercials.
Her voice has also led to roles in numerous animated feature films. Eva recently voiced 'Young Elsa' in the Disney animated feature film FROZEN; 'Young Kayo' in The Wind Rises; 'Young Sue' in Almost Heroes 3D; 'Wendy" in Snowflake the White Gorilla and 'Additional Voices' in Despicable Me 2 and Mr. Peabody and Sherman.
Despite her busy schedule, Eva is also dedicated to her education. She is a straight 'A" student. In her spare time, she enjoys dancing, fashion and designing as well as art and drawing.- Teo was born Mateo Justis Briones in Oxford, England while his parents were on tour. His father is the Filipino actor/singer Jon Jon Briones and his mother is an American actress/singer. His sister Isa Briones is also an actress/singer. He moved to Los Angeles at the age of 3 and began acting and modeling at 5. He is a musician, playing guitar, bass and drums. He also does martial arts- XMA, Karate, gymnastics, acrobatics and cinematic marital arts.
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Marlowe officially started their acting career at the age of four and has continued to work on both large and small screens. In their career, they have been blessed with the opportunity to have worked with some very prestigious directors; Christopher Columbus, Alan Poul, Alisa Statman, Pamela Fryman, Randall Einhorn, Paul McCrane, Elliot Hegarty, and Jason Woliner to name a few.
Recurring guest star on the hit ABC show "Fresh Off The Boat," playing opposite Eddie (Hudson Yang) as Reba. Also, Marlowe has appeared as Maddie, a series regular character, in the web series "40's and Failing," "Dance Off" feature film alongside Finola Hughes, Kathryn McCormick, and Shane Harper. Marlowe has recurred on NBC's Parenthood, ABC's The Neighbors, and guest starred on Disney's "Jessie" as Madge and as Lucy on ABC's "The Middle"
Other appearances include- "Wilfred", "How I Met Your Mother, "New Girl", "The Lost Medallion," and the CBS drama pilot "Applebaum," directed/produced by Christopher Columbus. Marlowe voices the character "Jingle" in the Disney release "The Adventures Of The Santa Pups" and plays the leading role in the award-winning short film "Candybar," directed by Broadway director Matt August and written by Sean Crouch.
In addition to their acting career, Marlowe is a talented singer -Performing the national anthem in front of an audience of thousands for the Amgen Tour of California, Santa Clarita Marathon, and Star Eco Center Earth Day Celebration.
Marlowe is an autistic non-binary actor residing in Los Angeles with their family and sibling actor Merit Leighton. A multi-award-winning creator, Marlowe is an avid illustrator and music producer, creating an animated show of their own. Their inspiration comes from Alex Hirsch, Kristen Schaal, Jason Ritter, and Mel Brooks.- Actor
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Aaron has been acting since he was 3.5 years old starting his adventures sharing the role of Johnny Dimera with his twin brother, Griffin Kunitz, on Days of Our Lives. Aaron is American/Scottish holding passports to the USA and EU. He loves singing, acting, playing drums and playing Minecraft with his friends.- Actor
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Griffin has been acting since he was 3.5 years old sharing the role of Johnny Dimera with his twin brother, Aaron Kunitz, on Days of Our Lives. Griffin loves singing, dancing, cooking, and all art forms especially ceramics. He loves reading and storytelling plus playing video games with his friends. He holds dual passports for USA and EU- Actor
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Terrell Ransom Jr. is known for Good Trouble (2019), The Amazing World of Gumball (2011) and A Chance in the World (2017).- Danielle began her career in Orlando, FL at age four through participation in a local children's theatre program that Danielle immensely enjoyed. Following her first role as Pepper in a rendition of Disney's 101 Dalmatians, Danielle was hooked on performing. This young performance exhibited both Danielle's early talent as well as her love for performance. Following this performance, Danielle continued participating in stage theatre, as well as working on commercials, short films, and print work. When Danielle was six, she relocated west to Southern California, thus expanding her opportunities. Her big break came at the age of eight when she booked the recurring role of Emma Lavery on All My Children. In addition to acting, Danielle loves school, where she is a stellar student. She enjoys reading and continues to attend school and thrive academically. Danielle is an active young lady, and enjoys playing soccer and running with her dog Coconut.
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Multi-talented, GenZ award-winning creative, Dusan Brown, born and raised in Chicago, relocated to Hollywood early to pursue his growing career in the entertainment industry.
Around age twelve, Brown had an opportunity to write, direct, edit, and score his first short film with equipment, a crew, and even a set mentor. Although the program, Ghetto Film School, was intended for high school students, Brown was selected as one of their youngest Fellows ever admitted.
Brown became an esteemed U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts (Film) and a prestigious National YoungArts Foundation, Gold Level $10,000 Winner (Film). His hard-hitting, coming-of-age short film, Reece, which he wrote, directed, and edited while still in high school, won five (5) awards at various national and international film festivals. Reece often competed against undergraduate and graduate film student projects. Reece earned 14 nominations and was screened by over 10,000 viewers at 15 festivals, including the Oscar-qualifying Los Angeles International Shorts, Sacramento International, WILDsound Diversity (Toronto), Baltimore International, and American Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker Showcase (Cannes), to name a few. Brown's latest student short, All In, an edgy, drama with semi-action moments, that he wrote, directed, and starred in, hit the festival circuit in 2023 and was just shortlisted as a Semifinalist for the 50th Annual Student Academy Awards.
Brown, an ever-evolving director-writer, is a Chapman University scholar, matriculating their esteemed Film Production program with Directing as his major. Over the past 5-6 years, Brown filmed a total of over 30 short films and music video projects, either independently or in collaboration with classmates.
Having worked as a professional actor all of his life, Brown earned over 20 professional acting credits ranging from the Netflix Oscar-Winning feature, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom to the motion picture 42, a plethora of guest star roles on hit TV shows, as well as series regular on major network, animated shows. On the theatre side, Brown also played the coveted lead role of Young Simba in Disney's The Lion King on Broadway, North American Tour, and was nominated for a Young Artist Award for his performance and has booked over 25 national commercials as principal, including two Super Bowls.
As a filmmaker and film lover, Brown finds himself transfixed with stories about anti-heroic characters whose problems deal with ethics and morality. These are the types of thought-provoking stories Brown plans to continue making as they shed light on social issues not faced by just African Americans but stories that demonstrate common threads within humanity.- Lauren Boles was born on 4 December 2003. She is an actress, known for Days of Our Lives (1965), Glee (2009) and Austin & Ally (2011).
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After starting her professional acting career at just three years old, Georgia-born Caitlin Carmichael has continued to make her mark on Hollywood as one of the brightest young actors.
Carmichael can be seen in Lionsgate's film "Midnight in the Switchgrass" as 'Tracey Lee.' This thriller revolves around an FBI agent and Florida State officer who team up to investigate a string of unsolved murder cases. The film is directed by prolific film and television producer Randall Emmett, making his directorial debut. Bruce Willis, Megan Fox, Emile Hirsch, Lukas Haas, and singer-rapper Machine Gun Kelly also star. "Midnight in the Switchgrass" premiered theaters on July 23rd, 2021.
Carmichael starred as the female lead 'Gretta' in BYUtv's international hit fantasy show "Dwight in Shining Armor." She also lent her voice to 'Alma' for Disney Junior's award-winning children's show "Doc McStuffins," for which she won Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role at the 2013 Young Artist Awards. Carmichael has appeared in some of the most popular television shows, including ABC's "The Good Doctor," CBS's "Young Sheldon," Nickelodeon's "iCarly," HBO's "True Blood," Showtime's "Dexter," and CBS's "Criminal Minds."
On the film side, Carmichael was seen in the faith-based film "Epiphany" as 'Luka,' where she won Best Actress at both the ICVM Crown Awards and the International Christian Film Festival. She appeared as the younger version of Olivia Wilde's character 'Abby' in Amazon Studios' drama "Life Itself." Carmichael can also be seen in films like "300: Rise of an Empire," "Martyrs," and "Wheelman."
In addition to acting, Carmichael is interested in philanthropy. She is the West Coast Teen Ambassador for the American Cancer Society and is especially passionate about their ResearcHERS campaign, which empowers girls in STEM programs and funds female scientists in cancer research. Carmichael graduated high school at 14-years-old as valedictorian and is a student at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Carmichael currently resides in Los Angeles.- Teen actor, Nick Gore starred as 'Jackson Kumar' in Beth Lamure's indie drama "Daisy Winters," alongside Brook Shields. His many episodic credits also include a ten-episode recur on "Fresh off the Boat," and Guest Star credits on "Criminal Minds," "Sam and Cat," "Mike and Molly," and more. He's based in LA.
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Emily Alyn Lind's body of work would be impressive for any Hollywood actress, but for a rising star of such a young age, it is quite remarkable. Emily will next star alongside Ewan McGregor and Rebecca Ferguson in the Warner Bros. film Doctor Sleep (2019). Based on the popular Stephen King novel, the film is the sequel to "The Shining." Emily will also be seen in Facebook Watch's "Sacred Lies: The Singing Bones" with Juliette Lewis. The show is based on The Brothers Grimm: The Singing Bones, but will also include inspiration from real-life murders. Later this year, Emily is set to begin production on Netflix's horror comedy "The Babysitter 2," where she will reprise her role of 'Melanie' from Netflix's cult hit "The Babysitter."
This year she also makes her debut as a musical artist. Emily co-writes her music, which is produced by Trizm (who has written and produced for Kanye, ASAP Rocky, DojaCat) and KoOoLkOjAk (who has written and produced for Spider Verse, Flo Rida, Sean Paul). Her first single is due out in the beginning of November.
Last year, Emily was seen in the sci-fi thriller film "Replicas" alongside Keanu Reeves and Alice Eve. In 2017, she starred in the New Line horror film "Lights Out." In 2011, Emily played Shirley Temple in Clint Eastwood's "J. Edgar," opposite Leonardo DiCaprio. In 2012, she starred in "The Haunting in Connecticut 2" and opposite Maggie Gyllenhaal in "Won't Back Down." Following, Emily starred in the movie musical "Dear Dumb Diary," based on the popular children's book series; in "Jackie and Ryan" alongside Katherine Heigl and Ben Barnes, which premiered at the 2014 Venice Film Festival; and in "Hidden" alongside Alexander Skarsgard and Andrea Riseborough. Emily began her acting career with the role of 'Young Lily' in "The Secret Life of Bees." At the age of five years old, she played 'Young Linda' in Gaspar Noe's "Enter the Void," which premiered at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.
Also in 2009, Emily ventured into television starring on the ABC series "Eastwick" and on the daytime drama "All My Children". Other television roles included "Medium," "Criminal Minds," "Hawaii 5-O," "Suburgatory," Lifetime's "Who is Clark Rockefeller?", "Sundays at Tiffany's," "Code Black," and "Rush Hour." She is also widely known for the ABC hit series, "Revenge," playing 'Young Amanda Clarke.'
Not only is Emily a talented young actress, but she feels strongly about giving back. She is passionate about the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Her love for Make-A-Wish began when she played the part of 'Vanessa Marks,' a young girl battling cancer, in the movie "November Christmas." Emily created a 'love box' to keep on the set of "November Christmas," which encouraged people to donate to the charity. Emily raised so much money that she decided that she would create a 'love box' for every set she was on.
Emily resides in Los Angeles with her mother and sisters Natalie Alyn Lind and Alyvia Alyn Lind who are also actresses.