Producers and studio executives are warming to the idea of putting more actors with disabilities onscreen, according to casting directors and show creators. But disabled performers should be prepared to work hard to distinguish themselves. …
When Valley resident David Zimmerman was living in the San Francisco Bay area, he had the Hollywood sign hanging above his door. “I’d look at that sign and say ‘I gotta go there some day,’” Zimmerman said. …
Quando ho timidamente inoltrato il mio primo messaggio a David S. Zimmerman, attore notissimo, produttore americano di successo e soprattutto padre di un metodo e di workshop di recitazione famosissimi che vanno sotto il nome di Meet The Biz, ho sinceramente pensato che non avrei mai ricevuto risposta. …
Even while growing up in Northern California’s Bay Area, David Zimmerman knew his sights were set on a career in Hollywood. … Today Zimmerman heads up Meet The Biz, a monthly series of workshops designed to help others achieve industry success. …
February 24, 2014 When he first got to Los Angeles, he waited tables at Bobby McGee’s in Burbank where he met Mary Rings. Mary invited him to her acting class to work with 30 other actors—who had Down syndrome. He then became an assistant teacher in that class, …
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013 – ACTORS FOR AUTISM is proud to announce that it has received a $4,000 Quality of Life grant from the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.
Held each October, National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) is a national campaign that raises awareness about disability employment issues and celebrates the many and varied contributions of America’s workers with disabilities.