The Actors Lounge

The Actors Lounge

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  • Melvin Jackson Jr.
    Emmy Nominated Actor Melvin Jackson Jr. was born on April 4th in Washington D.C. He now resides in Los Angeles with his wife Emmy nominated actress Kelly Jenrette. In which they are the first African American married couple to be nominated for an Emmy in the same year. Melvin is the father of 3 boys Melvin, DaShawn & Donovan. He is best known for his roles as Bernard on the HBO hit series "The Wire" and as The Bully on the hit CW show "Everybody Hates Chris". He most recently portrayed the legendary rapper Kurtis Blow in the NAACP Award winning BET’s “The New Edition Story” which had 29 million viewers. He is a talented actor, comedian, writer, producer, director, host, & author of a children’s book. Now you may say wow this guy does a lot but when asked "if you could only be known for one thing what would it be?" And he’ll quickly reply “to be known as a great businessman period”. Melvin started out in the entertainment business at the age of 18 as an entertainment manager managing local artists and as a model. While still in college Melvin was working on The Wire. He later graduated from Bowie State University in 2005 with a Bachelors of Arts degree. Even though he is now had recurring roles on two of the hottest shows on TV, he continues to stay humble. Melvin also has lived overseas for 8 1⁄2 years in Islamabad, Pakistan & Ankara, Turkey. Melvin Jackson Jr., is a name that will never be forgotten because he refuses to be forgotten. He had a recurring role on CW's "Everybody Hates Chris" which he booked three weeks into him being in LA. The last episode of the season that he did, was directed by Chris Rock, which was a great honor for him. Melvin has created opportunities for himself in Hollywood as well as other states. He has made many friends in Hollywood and is known as a great networker. Melvin refuses to take no
    for an answer and is determined to be known as a great actor, entertainer, producer and businessman. He has written, produced, co-directed and starred in his sitcom pilot entitled “This Is My Life, So Why Are You Laughing?”. Melvin is writing, producing, directing a lot projects and currently has a children’s book titled “The Adventures of Jimmy The Fly” that he co-wrote with his wife and is available on amazon. Melvin has been nominated for Outstanding Actor in a short form comedy or drama series for his comedy web series he executive produced, Stars in and co-wrote with his wife Emmy nominated actress Kelly Jenrette titled “This Eddie Murphy Role is Mine, Not Yours”. Which can be viewed on his website www.melvinjacksonjr.com or on his YouTube channel Melvin Jackson Jr Tv.
    45 min
  • Corinne Meadors
    Corinne Meadors is an actor and vocalist who currently resides in Northern California. Originally a native of Massachusetts, Corinne has dedicated her life to acting and singing with a strong penchant for film. She attended the University of Massachusetts (Amherst) where she graduated Cum Laude with a B.A. in Art History and also studied music with a focus in vocal performance. She studied theatre at Bridgewater State College (Bridgewater, MA) and at H.B. Studio in NYC. She has performed throughout the Northeast and has traveled to the Czech Republic and Hungary as a vocalist. To further pursue opportunities on the west coast, Corinne moved to San Francisco in 2003. She currently lives in El Dorado County with her family and is represented by MDT Agency Inc.
    58 min
  • Tony D. Head
    TONY D HEAD: Tony is best known for his RECURRING role as Maj. Bobby Reed on HBO's The Wire. He is currently RECURRING on Amazon's PRIDE the SERIES, Amazon's Asunder The Series, and UMC's Bronx SIU . Tony has also been seen on episodes of: Madame Secretary, Roadies, Veep, True Crimes with Aphrodite Jones, The Agency, Nocturnal Attorney, Mr. Right, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and many more. Tony just wrapped the feature film, Lazy Susan, with Matthew Broderick, Allison Janney and Sean Hayes. Next up, is Warner Bros. JOKER feature film, as well as the feature film Strive with Danny Glover.
    25 min
  • Tanjareen Thomas

    Tanjareen is an all-around performing artist. Her television credits include: Freeform's drama FAMOUS IN LOVE, Bounce TV's sitcom FAMILY TIME (4 seasons), HBO/Cinemax's ZANE'S THE JUMP OFF (series regular), and Bentley Kyle's Evan's 4-episode pilot THE REV.  Tanjareen has also guest-starred on SEX SENT ME TO THE E.R. (2 episodes), CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM, DAYS OF OUR LIVES, WITHOUT A TRACE, GIRLFRIENDS, ACCORDING TO JIM, THE SARAH SILVERMAN PROGRAM, HOWARD STERN, STRONG MEDICINE (recurring), THE PARKERS, WANDA AT LARGE, THE STEVE HARVEY SHOW, V.I.P, ARLISS, & CITY GUYS (recurring). She’s also done commercials for DENNY'S, PIZZA HUT PASTA, BODY BY JAKE'S SHADOWBOXER, SOUTHWEST AIRLINES, MICHELOB BEER, MCDONALD'S, POP SECRET POPCORN, & SUBWAY. Her film credits include: MISS MARCH (her bus scene was the most popular scene in the entire film), LOVE FOR SALE, JOHNSON FAMILY VACATION, HURRICANE IN THE ROSE GARDEN, NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CATTLE CALL, ONLY IN AMERICA & Russ Parr’s SOMETHING LIKE A BUSINESS. -

    As a radio personality, Tanj has co-hosted over 50 episodes of SPEEDY'S COMEDY CORNER at Jamie Foxx’s Foxxhole Radio on Sirius-XM.  And she’s co-hosted over 40 episodes of CHOPPING IT UP LIVE on DherbsRadio.com. Miss Martin also performs sketch comedy, she has boxed for PERFECT 10 MAGAZINE: MODEL BOXING, as well as for KNOCKOUTS, and she co-hosted an AfterBuzzTV talk show called BLACK HOLLYWOOD WEEKLY WITH THE siSTARS and a magazine-style TV show called THE VEGAN VIXEN SHOW.  On the runway, TJ has modeled for various designers in major shows like MERCEDES BENZ FASHION WEEK and LA FASHION MARKET WEEK & in print for various publications & romance novel covers.

    As CEO of CITRIC CINEMA, she produced several episodes of the new JUDGE JOE BROWN TALK RADIO SHOW and she was Associate Producer of Russ Parr's film LOVE FOR SALE (starring Mya, Jackie Long, Jason Weaver, Melyssa Ford, herself, Essence Atkins, Angell Conwell, Clifton Powell, & Big Daddy Kane). Plus she created, wrote, & produced her own web series THE CELIBATE NYMPHO CHRONICLES.

    48 min
  • Dove Meir
    Dove Meir has been working consistently since his network debut on The Mindy Project in 2012. His credits include guest stars on NCIS:LA, recurring roles on USA Network’s, DIG, and N.C.I.S., Major Crimes, Chris Carter’s The After and more. He is in several independent films currently circulating film festivals and some already available on iTunes and Amazon for viewing. Dove has done motion capture for Barbie and VO for properties like Resident Evil and more that we can’t mention just yet. Dove was nominated for Best Actor at the Burbank International Film Festival for his lead role in the film Boots. He’s been coaching with some of the top coaches in the business and credits his quick success on being introduced to the acting world as an adult with a professional background in business and finance. “I lived the life of an adult first. Now I’m working on living a life full of child like imagination.”
    37 min
  • Amanda Diaz
    Amanda Diaz began her training as an Actor in Rowan University's Theatre Department in 1999. Her true love and passion was acting, but Amanda picked up another creative outlet in Makeup Artistry for the film and beauty industries. After graduating and earning a B.A. in Theatre, Amanda attended the Makeup Designory in Burbank, California to further her makeup training. She acquired a certificate in Beauty, Special Effects, and Character Makeup in 2002. While she was becoming more involved with Film and T.V. work, Amanda also found interest in the production process and would soon find herself working as an Assistant Director and writer. Although, Amanda proves to bring a diverse amount of talent to any project, she is undoubtably rooted in her passion for Acting.
    47 min
  • Ski-ter Jones
    Since 1995 Ski-ter has enjoyed a successful career in the entertainment industry as an actor. Ski-ter is known as the "Commercial King" in Hollywood. He has appeared in over 100 national commercial campaigns including Verizon Wireless, McDonalds, BMW, Chevron, AT&T, Walmart, Time Warner, etc. He has also guest starred in popular television shows and movies. Having proven himself an extremely talented actor, his maturation into the role of director was a natural transition.
    1 hr 18 min
  • Rhavynn Drummer
    Rhavynn Drummer is an Atlanta based Director, Producer, and Casting Director who has always had a love for actors and great performances. She began her career in casting at Tyler Perry Studios. While working at the studio she has participated in the casting of fifteen feature films, seven television series, and seven theatrical productions. . She has had the privilege of working on projects like “The Family that Preys,” “Why did I Get Married Too?” “The Marriage Counselor” and the most recent television series’ “The Haves and The Have Nots” and “If Loving You is Wrong” currently on the Oprah Winfrey Network. Rhavynn graduated from the University of Virginia with a double major in Theater and American Studies. During her time at UVA she re-started the Paul Robeson Players, a theater company focused on producing African-American stories and experiences.
    Rhavynn is the creator of two digital series “Good Girls” and “Brooklyn Blue Sky.” Brooklyn Blue Sky was acquired by BET in 2017 and can be seen on bet.com and the BET App. For more information go to www.rhavynndrummer.com.
    37 min
  • Dustin Felder

    Dustin Felder is the go-to acting coach for superstars in Hollywood. Dustin Felder’s films have amassed more than 1.7 billion dollars in international box office sales to date. In 2005, Dustin entered the world of coaching and coached Will Smith’s son, Jaden Smith, in the Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-nominated feature film Pursuit of Happyness. In 2007, the Smiths turned to Dustin to coach daughter, Willow, in the blockbuster I Am Legend. Also starring Will Smith, Dustin coached Will’s son, Jaden, in summer blockbuster The Karate Kid. Dustin was the acting coach for the Academy Award-nominated film, Straight Outta Compton, directed by F. Gary Gray, chronicling the lives of hip hop legends NWA, released in 2015.

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    Equally impactful in the world of television, Dustin was the acting coach for the ABC sitcom, My Wife and Kids. His ability to evoke emotion from veteran actors Tisha Campbell, Jennifer Freeman, and Noah Gray Cabey, quickly propelled the show to a #1 ranking. Dustin coached another Wayans family show, Second Generation Wayans, which aired on BET. Most recently, Dustin is the acting coach on NBC’s Marlon, now in its second season.

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    In addition to the Smiths, Dustin’s clientele includes the actor/rapper Common (LUV), Marlon and Shawn Wayans, Usher, Bryshere Gray (Empire), and Keith Powers. Dustin’s success as an acting coach is rooted in his mastery of various acting techniques, mastery of discovering and developing of an actors brand, his dynamic understanding of character analysis, as well as his own experience as a child actor with recurring roles on the Emmy Award-winning Law & Order, My Wife and Kids, and dozens of national commercials.

    38 min
  • Erica Shaffer

    Erica was born and raised in San Diego, California. She grew up dancing with The California Ballet Company and received her BFA in Acting from United States International University in San Diego and her MFA in Acting from The University of Arizona. -

    Los Angeles is her home and over the years she has been in numerous commercials, films and TV shows. She is a member of SAG/AFTRA & AEA as well as a noted spokesperson and host who is an expert in TelePrompTer. -

    Some of her selected television credits are: Scandal (Recurring), This Is Us, Hawaii Five- O, Scorpion, Atypical, American Vandal, Real Husbands of Hollywood, Days of Our Lives, Mad Men, Dexter, Family Time, The Exes, The Young and The Restless, Private Practice, Castle, My Boys, Ghost Whisperer, Men of a Certain Age, Big Time Rush, Three Rivers, Greek, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Drake and Josh and Eleventh Hour. -

    Erica loves to study and practice yoga at Bhakti Yoga Shala in Santa Monica. She has completed 500 hours of Yoga Teacher Training. She also loves to take spin classes at Equinox and Soul Cycle and practice Transcendental Meditation. 

    44 min

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