The GHA - The Great Hollywood Adventure - LA REELS

Hal Elrod is a #1 Bestselling Author, born on May 30 in 1979. His last book “The Miracle Morning” inspired thousands of people and improved their lifes. Today we have Hal Elrod at the Great Hollywood Adventure and we talk about his #1 Bestselling book “The Miracle Morning”, his experience with a near fatal car accident and his successful recovery.

Favorite movie moment: His role in “Sharp”

http://themiraclemorning.com/
https://www.facebook.com/yopalhal
https://twitter.com/halelrod
http://www.amazon.com/Hal-Elrod/e/B008J6VH8G

 John Rosenfeld

John Rosenfeld is an acting teacher. he is mostly known for his work in bruce almighty (2003), Rat Bastard (1998) and The Dangling Conversation (2004).

Today John joins us and talk to us about how he became an acting teacher and technique that he uses in his class. We also talk about being an actor, the difference in acting in New York and LA, and success in networking.

Favorite Movie Moment:
"Heaven Can Wait" - When he  tells Jack warden,  "I’M JOE PENDELTON!"

Important Links:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0742550/
http://www.johnrosenfeld.com
https://www.facebook.com/john.rosenfeld.35
infojohnrosenfeld.com

Alexis Carra is an Actress, Dancer, and Producer with credits in several Broadway plays including “Wicked” and TV series performances on “Mixology” and “Recovery Road”. A native of Tampa, FL with Argentinen and Cuban ancestry, Yale graduate Carra spent seven years performing on and off Broadway before moving out to L.A. and building up traction in television.
With Brett and Noah, Carra goes into detail on:

    •    The “U-Shaped Curve” for actresses and actors
    •    Her tense “Mixology” audition
    •    Finding an accountabilty friend
    •    The New Hollywood Group, a women’s goal group and how small actions act as compound interest for bigger ones.

Movie Moment(s):
    Mary Tyler Moore’s character in “Ordinary People”
    “All That Jazz”

LINKS:

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2941101/
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/alexiscarra
INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/alexisacarra

Alexis Carra can be found on ABC Family’s “Recovery Road” and teaching Dance classes Wednesdays at The Edge in Hollywood, CA.

Today at GHA we have a talk with Irina Voronina. Irina is a Public Figure with 5 million + Facebook fans & Twitter Followers. Formerly Playboy’s Miss January, voted Model of the year, with several print campaigns and magazine appearances.Today we’ll talk about her way from the model industry into the entertainment industry. Also she tells us about all the various things she did and does in the industry and why she doesn’t know how to swim.

Favorite movie moment: “Jaws” - She doesn’t know how to swim.
youtube.com/irinavoronina
https://instagram.com/irinavoronina
https://twitter.com/irinavoronina
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1143016/
https://www.facebook.com/irinavoroninafanpage

Howard Lapides is a manager in show business. he’s been involved in radio and comedy. he has worked with people like  Dr.Drew, Jimmy Kimmel, Adam Carola, Tom Green, Carson Daly, and Mike Catherwood. He has a management company called Lapides Entertainment Organization that focuses on talk, and comedy. 
Today Howard joins us to talk about his journey from radio, to owning a comedy club, to producing the movie (Freddy Got Fingered 2001). 
Favorite Movie Moment:
When they clear out the hospital in the godfather and a nurse walks in to see Al Pacino’s dad. 
Important links:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0487505/
https://www.facebook.com/lapidesh
https://twitter.com/talkshowz

Tracy Mapes is the Director of Celebrity Endorsements, Branding, and Reality at the prestigious Imperium 7 Talent Agency. She has a done a lot of things in the business — Production , Writing , Producing , Directing , Casting , and ten years of expertise as a Talent Agent , which aids in the day to day operations of IMPERIUM 7. She started her career as a child actor and spend most of her life , “Growing Up In The Business” , which led to her finding herself on the other side of the camera eventually.
Movie moment:
Moonstruck - last scene. everyone gathering at the kitchen table

Important links:
https://twitter.com/femalearigold
http://www.imperium-7.com/mapesbio.html
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2199510/
https://www.facebook.com/tracy.mapes.5
http://roiinfluencer.com/the-team/tracy-mapes/
https://www.facebook.com/Imperium7
https://twitter.com/imperium_7
http://www.imdb.com/company/co0093362/

Helene Phillips was born on September 24, 1956 in Los Angeles, California.
She is a passionate dancer and has always been one.
“Came out of the womb dancing” she tells us. She was a dancer major at UCLA
and had a year long scholarship at the Roland Dupree Dance Academy. She was part of “Solid Gold”, “The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite”, “Staying Alive”, “Going Berserk”, “Dr. Detroit” and also “Airwolf”. Phillips worked as a dance choreographer on the films “A Chorus Line” , “Jane Austen’s Mafia” , “Papa’s Angels” and “Bad Boy”. She was assistant choreographer for Michael Jackson’s 17-minute space fantasy opus “Captain Eo” and Madonna”s “Who’s That Girl?” world tour. She now teaches a master class on dancing at the Edge Dance Studio in Hollywood, California.
Favorite Movie Moment:
The soundtrack of the movie “Scent of a Woman” by Thomas Newman.
Links:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0680448/
http://helenephillips.com/
http://www.edgepac.com/teachers/phillips_helene/phillips_helene.htm
https://www.facebook.com/helene.phillips.75

Charles Rahi Chun was born in New York and bi-culturally raised in Utah, Seoul, Korea and Southern California. Charles has roles in TV shows including Criminal Minds, Scrubs, Law and Order: LA, Castle, Bones, ER, as well as movies: Next, The Brothers Solomon, MI:3 and The Interview. Today Charles joins us to talk about how climbed his way to where he is today. We talk about why it’s important to take care of your mind to keep an unoccupied mind and your performance at it’s best. We also talk about his life in general and how he observes the things that happen in his life. Favorite movie moment: Allen Parkers: ”Fame” “Hot Lunch Jam” 4 minute scene in the cafeteria where one kid starts playing with drumsticks on his table and then the guy with the saxophone joins in and soon the the dancers, danced and the singers, sung.

Important links:
http://somaticsexualwholeness.com/
https://twitter.com/charlesrahichun
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0161130/?ref_=nmbio_bio_nm

John Sudol, is an acting coach for over 30 years now. Before that, he was a successful actor and a director. In today’s episode we talk with John Sudol about how he started up his career in the industry and his experience. In addition, John talks about his book “Acting: Face to Face” and gives insights about what your face says about you and how you can use it as a brand .   This time at GHA: •  Struggling in the industry •  Letting acting-career kick off •  Using your face as a brand •  Creating a fanbase Favorite Movie Moment: Dog day afternoon Al Pacino in car holding gun to head. 

John’s Social Media: http://www.languageoftheface.com/
https://www.facebook.com/ languageoftheface
https://twitter.com/johnsudolstudio
https://www.youtube.com/user/johnsudol/featured?view_as=public