Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Kayley Stallings Update!

IMTA alum Kayley Stallings was recently in the TV movie The Dog Who Stole Christmas! In this heartwarming holiday story, Kayley played Kara Bannister.


Kayley, who competed at IMTA in 2006, has worked on many projects such as: Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. After competing at IMTA, went on to do a national AT&T commercial. She has guest-starred on Monk and in a Promo for New York City Schools. Most recently, Kayley wrapped up filming yet another national commercial – this time for Wal-Mart!




Saturday, November 27, 2010

Ilana Klusky in Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special!

IMTA's Ilana Klusky is doing the child voice overs on the Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special. Ilana competed at IMTA Los Angeles in 2008. This special airs on Saturday, November 27 on NBC!

Be sure to tune in to see Ilana in the Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special!

Friday, November 26, 2010

Patricia Ashley in New Video!








Check out IMTA alum Patricia Ashley in this new video by The Dance Party. Patricia is a featured dancer in this new video Sasha Don't Sleep! Patricia is the stunning dancer in the first scene wearing the big hat and gold dress!

After competing at IMTA in 2005 Patricia went on to host her own Disney Show called GotchaCovered which aired on the Disney Channel for two years. She has also appeared in numerous commercials for companies such as Target, Old Navy and Sears. She has appeared in several on several films and TV shows including: Victorious, Just Another Lost Soul, iCarly, Triad and Chip The Movie.


Thursday, November 25, 2010

Alyson Stoner in Thanksgiving Day Parade!

The 61st Annual H-E-B Holiday Parade kicks off the holiday season on Thanksgiving Day! The 2010 parade, themed Adventures at Sea, sets sail in downtown Houston at 9 a.m. The parade will feature a host of musical artists and entertainers. Highlighting this year's parade are appearances by Disney star, Alyson Stoner, Debby Ryan from The Suite Life on Deck and Stephen "tWitch" Boss, the all-star dancer from So You Think You Can Dance.

Alyson competed at IMTA in 2000 where she received alot of interest from the agents, managers and casting directors who were scouting at IMTA. She has been cast in numerous projects since IMTA, including Cheaper By the Dozen, Alice Upside Down, Step Up 3D, and most recently starred in Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam! Alyson also was featured with IMTA alum Tiffany Thornton in a PSA with Michelle Obama about staying active. Alyson has a hit song titled 'Make History,' which is available on iTunes and is currently wrapping up a world tour with the Jonas Brothers!

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at IMTA!

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Miles Heizner in Parenthood Thanksgiving Episode!

Be sure to tune in to see IMTA alum Miles Heizer in the hit drama Parenthood. Miles is featured in the episode called 'Happy Thanksgiving.' This series is based on the hit 80s movie of the same name and is back for a second season! Miles plays Drew Holt in this drama about family relationships.
Miles won Pre-Teen Male Model of the Year and First Runner Up for Pre-Teen Actor of the Year at IMTA in 2004! It was his success at the Convention that led to the family’s decision to relocate to Los Angeles, where he signed with the Stein Entertainment Group. His first roles included a guest-starring role on CSI:Miami, followed by a starring role in the short film Paramedic, and guest-star turns on the hit TV shows, such as Bones, Ghost Whisperer, ER, Private Practice and Shark. Miles co-starred in the dramatic feature film Rails and Ties with Kevin Bacon. Miles is in pre-production of his latest project, Child P.O.W.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

IMTA's Raini Rodriguez in Prom!

IMTA alum Raini Rodriguez stars in the new comedic film Prom. Raini will play Tess in this comedy flick, about high shool seniors who are getting ready to go the prom. Prom is currently in production and is set to premiere April 29, 2011.

Raini competed at IMTA in 2005 and won first place in Monologue and Commercial Print Competitions and placed in the top ten for Top Actress of the Year!! Her newest project is a show called I'm in the Band where Raini plays the character of Arlene Roca. Raini's big movie debut was in Paul Blart Mall Cop! She has appeared in the short film Parker, and television shows such as The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Family of the Year, Huff, Black Shadows, The No Sit List and lent her voice to the animated children's show Handy Manny.

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Amanda George Update!

Check out these gorgeous shots of IMTA alum Amanda George, in her new ad campaign for Hide and Seek. Amanda competed at IMTA in 2006 and signed with LA Models!

Friday, November 19, 2010

Catch Two IMTA Alumni on Friday Night TV!


IMTA alum Christian Kramme is guest-starring on CSI: NY tonight! He plays Jason in the episode Justified. Christian competed at IMTA with his brother Connor in 2007. Since competing, he has done a national commercials for Fruit Gushers, Hasbro and Verizon Cell Phones and booked voiceover for Sea World.


IMTA alum Tyler Champagne is guest-starring on a new episode of Medium! He will appear in an episode called People in Your Neighborhood. He competed at IMTA in New York City in 2008. IMTA alum Sofia Vassilevas is a regular on this spooky show about a psychic who solves murders!



Be sure to tune in and see these talented IMTA alums on TV!

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Vote for IMTA alums for a Peoples Choice Award!

Vote for your favorite IMTA alum for a People's Choice Award! The following alums or their shows have all been nominated for an award. The winners will be announced when the Awards show airs on January 5, 2011 on CBS!

Favorite TV Actress
Eva Longoria

Favorite Drama
Favorite Movie
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Ashley Greene


Favorite Comedy
Valentine's Day, Jessica Biel & Ashton Kutcher

Favorite TV Movie
Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam, Alyson Stoner

Favorite New TV Drama
Kick Ass, Lyndsy Fonseca
Favorite Action Movie
Nikita, Lyndsy Fonseca

Favorite Sci Fi/ Fantasy Show
Favorite TV Drama
Vampire Diaries, Zach Roerig

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Amy Acker on No Ordinary Family Tonight!

IMTA alumni Amy Acker is guest-starring on the new hit show No Ordinary People tonight on the episode 'No Ordinary Mobster.' The ABC Family sci-fi comedy drama is about a family that possess superhuman powers which they use to fight crime.


Amy competed at IMTA in the nineties and industry great Patrick Baca was integral in scouting and launching her at IMTA. She has starred on Dollhouse, The Good Wife, Angel, Happy Town, Ghost Whisperer, How I Met Your Mother, October Road and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. She appeared as Kelly Peyton, the assassin, on the series Alias. Amy recently guest-starred on the finale of the action adventure TV show Human Targets.


You can catch Amy on No Ordinary Family and in an encore presentation of Angel tonight!

Monday, November 15, 2010

IMTA's Emma Ostilly for Aeropostale!



IMTA alum Emma Ostilly is featured in the new winter campaign for Aeropostale! When she competed at IMTA in 2009, she won 1st runner up Model of the Year 2009 and signed with Wilhelmina. She recently did a shoot for Victoria's Secret Swimwear which will be released soon!


Friday, November 12, 2010

Katie Holmes supports Buy Life!


Katie Holmes, along with Kim Kardashian, Usher and Ryan Seacrest and other celebrities, are wearing 'BUY LIFE' t-shirts in support of Alicia Key's Keep a Child Alive organization. They are wearing the t-shirts to raise money and awareness for the care, support, medicine, food and shelter for children and families with HIV/AIDS in India and Africa.

To become a supporter, BUY LIFE has created the Stickybits or WiMO app for the Android, iPhone and Blackberry where users can scan the 'BUY LIFE' barcode to donate and support the organization. Phones without application access can contribute by texting 'KATIE' to 90999 to donate and support. The 'BUY LIFE' t-shirts are also available at buylife.org store.

Katie competed at IMTA in 1993 and 1995, where she met and signed with manager Al Onorato and landed the role as Joey Potter on Dawson's Creek. Since her role on Dawson's Creek, Katie has been in many hit movies such as The Romantics, Go, Pieces of April, Batman Begins, and Mad Money. Katie is currently filming the TV series The Kennedys where she portrays Jackie Kennedy.

For more information on the 'BUY LIFE' project, please visit http://buylife.org/!
Together we can make a difference.

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Lyndsy Fonseca in Nikita!

Be sure to tune into see IMTA's Lyndsy Fonseca on Nikita tonight! Lyndsy plays Alex in this thrilling show about spies! Tonight's episode is called "One Way" and it airs on the CW at 9.

When Lyndsy competed at IMTA in 2003, she won 2nd Runner up for Young Miss Dancer of the Year and Honorable Mention Young Miss Talent of the Year! Lyndsy recently starred in the feature films Hot Tub Time Machine and Kick Ass.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Veronica Taylor for MEK Denim!

Check out these gorgeous shots of model and IMTA alum Veronica Taylor in an ad campign for MEK Denim! Since Veronica competed at IMTA, she signed with L.A. Models and has been working ever since! She has appeared in numerous international campaigns, editorials, and been featured on covers and pages of magazines such as Marie Claire.

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

IMTA's Caitlyn Taylor Love!




Check out this great interview of IMTA alum Caitlyn Taylor Love! She currently stars as Izzy Fuentes in the hit Disney XD comedy I'm in the Band. IMTA alum 2005 Raini Rodriguez has guest-starred on on this hilarious show about a boy band. Caitlyn also sang the theme song, THE KIDZ IN THE HOOD in new Disney Channel Original Movie, Den Brother. Caitlyn also Punk'd Rhianna for fellow IMTA alum Ashton Kutcher's hit MTV series!


Caitlyn competed at IMTA in July 2005 where she won Miss Jr. Actress of the Year! She moved to Los Angeles and got a lead role on MTV's Punk'd which is IMTA alum 1997 Ashton Kutcher's show! She was also picked to compete in the NBC show America's Got Talent where she made it to the semi-finals. Caitlyn's song Perfectly Impossible is featured on the latest Hooligans Rock CD on S kooter Records.

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Monday, November 8, 2010

IMTA's Alexandra Ferrara's great new single!




Alexandra Ferrara’s hit new single Fell, featuring MDOT from Camp Rock 2, debuted on a Toronto radio station Friday! Alexandra competed at IMTA in 2009 in Los Angeles! Be sure to check it out on iTunes and buy it today! She also did an amazing cover of the song Every Rose has Its Thorn which you can see below!


Saturday, November 6, 2010

Elijah Wood in 24 Hour Plays on Broadway!


IMTA alum Elijah Wood will be appearing in the 10th annual benefit 24 Hour Plays on Broadway which tasks 24 actors, six writers and six directors to come up with six original short plays over the course of a day. The play which will only show for one night at the American Airlines Theater benefits the Urban Arts Partnership which brings arts education into New York City classrooms.

After competing at IMTA, Elijah has gone on to star in over 40 feature films. Currently, Elijah is post production on Happy Feet 2 which was done in 3D! This film is scheduled for release in November 18 2011. He just released the film The Romantics which fellow IMTA alumni Katie Holes 1993 and 1995 and Josh Duhamel IMTA 1997!





Friday, November 5, 2010

IMTA Alumni Alyson Stoner and Tiffany Thornton with Michelle Obama!



Two IMTA alumni Alyson Stoner and Tiffany Thornton star in this amazing PSA with Michelle Obama! Alyson and Tiffany share information on healthy eating and lifestyle choices in Disney's Healthy Living video!
Alyson competed at IMTA in 2000 where she garnered attention from the agents, managers and casting directors who were scouting at IMTA for new faces. She recently starred in Camp Rock 2 The Final Jam! Alyson also has a hit song Make History which is available on itunes. Alyson is currently wrapping up a world tour with the Jonas Brothers!

Tiffany showed she was a triple threat when she competed at IMTA. She demonstrated she has talent in all areas: she can act, dance and sing! Most of you know Tiffany as Tawni Hart on the hit show Sonny with a Chance airing now on the Disney channel! She just debuted her new music video called Someday My Prince Will Come. which is part of the diamond edition DVD release of the Disney classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs! This song is on heavy rotation on Radio Disney. Tiffany is also featured on Sing It a game for PS3 where she will show you how with tutorials!

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Lydia Owen Model Update!


Check out these stunning photos of Lydia Owen. She competed at IMTA in Los Angeles in 2010. Her grace and beauty on the runway impressed the modeling scouts who were at IMTA looking for fresh faces. After competing at IMTA, she signed with Global Management 101.




Watch for more from this promising gorgeous model!

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Tiffany Thornton on the Sonny With A Chance Soundtrack!



IMTA alum Tiffany Thornton just released The Sonny With A Chance soundtrack! Tiffany shared this with Just Jared: “I have two songs on the soundtrack and I wrote both of them. One is a bit more pop than country. It’s a bit more of Disney than my own music. I’m definitely more country than pop. ‘Sure Feels Like Love’ is more of the kind of music you’ll hear from me in the future.”

Tiffany also just did her first voice over work ever! She is the first star guest voice-over for the animated series Fish Hooks! “I love doing voice over stuff. It’s a whole new world for me. I’ve been auditioning for a lot of voice over projects but this was actually the first one where I got to do my thing. I’m excited to be a part of it all."

Tiffany competed at IMTA in 2003 and was 1st runner up for Actress of the Year! She plays Tawni Hart on the Disney Channel's hit comedy Sonny with a Chance.




Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Eva Longoria Parker on the Cover of Latina Magazine!

Eva Longoria Parker is featured on the November issue of Latina magazine! Eva tells readers about her Thanksgiving and how she loves the food and family. "I actually enjoy running around doing all of the shopping, preparing the food and all of that fun stuff," Eva told Latina. As she hosts Thanksgiving every year at her house, she offers a suggestion for making the holiday season easier: "Just plan! I'm a list maker, so on day one I make the list and go shopping."

Watch Eva below in a behind-the-scenes clip of her Latina photoshoot as she discuss her holiday season traditions:

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Eva competed at IMTA in 1998 where she wowed all the agents and managers scouting at IMTA. She received 38 callbacks from representatives that wanted to sign her! She signed with a manager she met at the Convention and has since been in movies such as Over Her Dead Body, Lower Learning and the soon to be released films Days of Grace and Without Men. She also stars as the lovable Gabrielle Solis on the ABC hit television show, Desperate Housewives.



Eva and all of us at IMTA wish you, your family and your friends a happy holiday season.

Monday, November 1, 2010

Catherine Kresge in National AT&T Commercial


IMTA Actress of the Year 2003, Catherine Kresge stars in the "Ripple Effect" national commercial for AT&T, one of the most talked about commercials of the year!

Catherine is also featured in the international campaign as the face of Ponds. Last year, Catherine was the the lead role in the independent feature The Things We Carry, winning her the 2009 Distinctive Achievement in Acting Award at the Wild Rose Film Festival. Her television credits include CSI: Miami, Moonlight, Eleventh Hour, That 70's Show, The O.C., and the starring role in the History Channel's, Breaking Vegas. She has appeared in numerous advertisements aside from her AT&T spot, including Bud Light, Ameristar Casinos, Volkswagen, Verizon, Amgen, State Farm, DirecTV, Coco’s, JBX, International House of Pancakes, American Express, Claritin, and last year’s famous, “ring on a string proposal” commercial for Zales.