Star-Kidz - 2014 Predictions
In no particular order, 30 talents we think you'll be seeing lots of in 2014! *Note* Those already series regulars or recurring in primetime/cable shows are not included due to already working on big shows.
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Tate Berney is known for Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015), All My Children (1970) and Sons of Anarchy (2008).- Brooklyn Rae Silzer is known for General Hospital (1963), The Storyteller (2018) and CSI: NY (2004).
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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.
- 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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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.- 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).
- Jake Vaughn was born on 11 February 2006. He is an actor, known for All My Children (1970), The Mentalist (2008) and The Dollanganger Saga (2014).
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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).- Actress
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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.- Alexa Gerasimovich was born on 11 April 2002 in New York, USA. She is an actress, known for World Trade Center (2006), All My Children (1970) and As the World Turns (1956).
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Jadon Sand is known for The Affair (2014), The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) and The Lego Movie (2014).- Saoirse began her career at the tender age of 4 and has appeared in numerous commercial and print campaigns. These include big companies such as Macy's, Panasonic, and Toys R Us. Her biggest role to date came in 2005 when she began playing Jamie, the daughter of Antonio Vega and Keri Reynolds on ABC's One Life to Live. In four years time she filmed over thirty episodes of the soap, and to date still technically still holds her spot there despite her character's father having left town.
Saoirse has also held another big role. She played Big Ella in the 2008 TV movie Polar Bears, which is part of The Naked Brothers Band series. Big Ella was quite the memorable character as she was obsessed with Christmas. Saoirse got the opportunity to showcase a wide range of skills during this role. In 2010, Saoirse attended her first fan event when she went to Jerry verDorn (Clint, OLTL)'s Daytime Stars and Strikes Fundraiser to support the American Cancer Society, followed by Shenell Edmonds (Destiny, OLTL)' Dance party. Saoirse was discovered by her current manager, Colette Palmerio of CP Talent Management. - Actor
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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.- Paige Bolde is known for Sparrow (2013).
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Niko is a 23 year old filmmaker in Los Angeles, CA. Having started acting around the age of 8, he has been involved in the industry for most of his life. He found his true passion on the other side of the camera in high-school, directing his first international project in London at the age of 16, and went on to pursue directing throughout his tenure in college. A graduate of USC School of Cinematic Arts and Ghetto Film School, Niko is well equipped to pursue his career goals of writing and directing feature films. He has developed several of his own original projects, and regularly works on other sets filling the roles of director of photography, editor, gaffer, and grip.- Mason is an old soul who claims that acting is his passion. He loves to play any role he can get his hands on. Mason is surrounded by a loving and supporting family. He does online school and maintain's straight A's. He was recently invited to join the National Honor Society. Mason is an avid reader and lover of trivia, a self-proclaimed "geek".
Mason was born and previously lived in Sacramento, California, which is where he started taking acting classes. Eventually, he got an agent in San Francisco, and would make the 2 hour drive for every audition. After 2 1/2 years of doing this, his family decided to relocate to Hollywood, CA to further his career. Since moving to Los Angeles, Mason has been a working actor and loves what he does now, more than ever!!! - Actress
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Two-time EMMY nominee Bianca D'Ambrosio's breakout role was on the CBS Daytime drama "The Young and The Restless" as Summer Newman. Bianca has had guest star/recurring and co-starring roles on shows such as NBC's "Parks and Recreation" and "Guys with Kids". Nickelodeon's "Nicky, Ricky, Dicky, and Dawn", "Game Shakers", and "See Dad Run". Disney's "The Savages" and "Freak Out". CBS's "Criminal Minds",FX's "Legit", and Comedy Central's "The Jeselnik Offensive". She has also worked on several commercials, and music videos, including Bon Jovi's "What Do You Got".
Currently, she can be seen in Lionsgate's "Fear of Rain" with Katherine Heigl and Harry Connick Jr., Justin Long's "Lady Of The Manor", AMC Shudders "Slapface", in the Christmas movie "The Magic" as lead with Eric Roberts and Charles Shaughnessy. Her film "Call Jane" premiered at Sundance Film Festival and the Berlin Film Festival, where she plays Kate Mara's daughter alongside Elizabeth Banks & Sigourney Weaver.
Bianca will appear in several releases in 2022, including "yA", from the creators of the Emmy winning series "The Bay", which she has a recurring role on. She will be starring with her sister Chiara in the action movie "High Heat" alongside Olga Kurylenko and Don Johnson.- Actress
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EMMY winning actress Chiara D'Ambrosio's breakout role was on the CBS Daytime drama The Young and the Restless (1973) as Summer Newman. Chiara has had guest star, recurring and co-starring roles on shows like NBC's Parks and Recreation (2009) and Guys with Kids (2012). Nickelodeon's Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn (2014) and See Dad Run (2012). Disney's "The Savages", Freak Out (2014), and Diary of a Future President (2020). FX's Legit (2013) and TNT's The Closer (2005). She has also worked on several commercials and music videos, including Bon Jovi's "What Do You Got".
She can be seen in the 2021 Lionsgate film, Fear of Rain (2021), with Katherine Heigl and Harry Connick Jr., AMC Shudders Slapface (2021), and in the Christmas movie The Magic (2021) as lead with Eric Roberts and Charles Shaughnessy.
Chiara will appear in several releases in 2022, including yA (2020), from the creators of the Emmy winning series The Bay (2010), which she has a recurring role on. She plays Mel Gibson's daughter in the feature film Bandit (2022) with Josh Duhamel. She will be starring with her sister Bianca D'Ambrosio in the action movie High Heat (2022) alongside Olga Kurylenko and Don Johnson.- 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.
- Ashley Gerasimovich was born on 1 February 2004 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011), Fair Game (2010) and The Detour (2016).
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At his young age, Ty Simpkins has proudly accomplished more than most in the world of entertainment - he has starred in two of the biggest blockbusters of all time. Simpkins can be seen opposite Bryce Dallas Howard and Chris Pratt in Universal's dinosaur box office monster hit Jurassic World. Prior, he starred opposite Robert Downey Jr. in Disney/Marvel's Iron Man 3, which holds the record as the sixth highest grossing superhero film. Simpkins will reprise his role from that film in Avengers: Endgame. He stars in the psychological drama Meadowland opposite Olivia Wilde, Elizabeth Moss and Luke Wilson, which premiered at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival. Simpkins plays the role of 'Adam,' a special needs child who often gets in trouble at school. He also stars in the thriller Hangman alongside his sister Ryan Simpkins, which premiered at SXSW 2015. Simpkins has been acting since he was born, first appearing as an infant on the iconic soap opera series "One Life to Live." Ty made his feature debut in Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds starring alongside Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning. Simpkins starred in the psychological horror flick Insidious, which grossed close to $100 million worldwide, and also starred in its sequel. Previously, Ty was featured in films such as the award-winning Revolutionary, New Line's Pride and Glory, opposite Colin Farrell and Edward Norton, and Little Children starring Kate Winslet.
Ty lives in California with his family. He is the youngest of 3 children; Ty loves participating in sports, he has 2 dogs, and 3 cats which he shares with his sister, Ryan Simpkins.- Actress
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Victoria Grace began her career on the East Coast, until she moved to Los Angeles in order to further pursue acting. Since then, she's had guest parts on shows such as Superstore, Modern Family, and Freeform's Famous in Love. Nowadays you can see her as a series regular on Days of Our Lives.
Victoria is internationally known for her performance capture and voiceover as Yara in the Naughty Dog/Sony Playstation hit, The Last of Us Part II. She continues to work with some of the most prestigious animation and video game companies, including Marvel, Warner Bros, Netflix, LEGO, Disney, Dreamworks, Activision, Riot Games, etc.- Actor
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Carter Sand is known for Frozen (2013), Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) and The Boxcar Children - Surprise Island (2018).- Actor
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Garrett Ryan was born on 14 August 1999 in Newport Beach, California, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Trust (2010), Oculus (2013) and Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015).- Actress
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Nurturing an impressive body of work that encompasses television, film, voice acting, new media, and music, Merit Leighton has made a name for herself with buzz-worthy roles. The vibrant, multi-talented actress starred as "Hannah," the sweet though slightly absentminded friend on the Netflix Emmy nominated comedy "Alexa & Katie," created by Heather Wordham. Leighton also lends her voice to Hinako, the lead role in the English dub of the Japanese animated film "Ride Your Wave," produced by Science Saru and directed by Masaaki Yuasa. Merit also voices "Frosta" on the Emmy nominated Netflix show "She-ra and The Princesses Of Power" from Dreamworks, created by multi-award-winning writer ND Stevenson. She is also known for voicing "Lucinda The Witch" on Disney's Emmy winning "Sofia The First" and the Stone Stackers and Tornado Warrior in "The Legends Of Runterra" from Riot Games.
Leighton is an award-winning filmmaker, winning many accolades on the festival circuit for the animated short "Planeman." As a professional singer, she has sung back-up for - Halsey on the platinum single "New Americana" and has two tracks on Disney's "Sofia The First Album" as Lucinda. Merit also performed the song for "Dishonored" with a 50-piece orchestra at the "SPIKE Video Game Awards." In her downtime, Merit enjoys dancing, K-pop, Anime, video games, and vintage toys. She loves Japanese culture and has studied Japanese for the last five years. Merit Leighton is an autistic actress with a special place in her heart for "The Jonathon Foundation." She serves as a celebrity ambassador to help support their work for kids with special needs.- Jason David was born on 26 March 2010 in Los Angeles, California. He is an actor, known for The Time Traveler's Wife (2022), NCIS (2003) and For All Mankind (2019).
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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.- Caitlyn Leone, twin sister to actor Michael Leone, is an American actress who has been working since the age of 4. She is most known for her role of Casey Ross on Scandal, and her episodes of Modern Family {Games People Play (2013)} and Grey's Anatomy {Do You Believe in Magic (2013)}. She has also appeared in a few television movies and numerous commercials. Many recognize her as the "donut girl" from the Special K commercial or as the main tired school girl in her Claritin commercial.