The Moving Spotlight

The Moving Spotlight

By John Ruby & Corbin CoyleArtsPerforming Arts
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The Moving Spotlight episodes

  • MARK JACOBSON - Building an Acting Career // Working Actor

    Mark Jacobson was Mr. April in the 2013 Nice Jewish Guys calendar and is an actor, improviser and coach hailing from Phoenix, Arizona. He just starred in the critically-acclaimed West Coast premiere of Samuel Baum's The Engagement Party at the Geffen Playhouse, opposite Wendie Malick and directed by Tony winner Darko Tresnjak.


    His recent Film and TV credits include Supporting Leads in 57 Seconds (opposite Morgan Freeman and Josh Hutcherson) and The 12 Days of Christmas Eve (opposite Kelsey Grammer), Netflix's hit new action comedy Obliterated, Hulu's Welcome to Chippendales, This Is Us, FBI, Good Trouble, 9-1-1, The Rookie, NCIS: LA, The Resident, Speechless, and How to Get Away with Murder, among others. Mark has lent his voice to Marvel/Insomniac's Spider-Man 2, Legends of Runeterra, Wasteland 3, Nickelodeon's I Am Frankie, Final Fantasy VII Reunion, Genshin Impact, Tower of Fantasy, NBA 2K21 - 2K23, and Amazon's New World.


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    MARK JACOBSON

    ⌲ IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2733111/

    ⌲ IG: https://www.instagram.com/sirmarkofj/?hl=en


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    The Moving Spotlight Podcast

    ⌲ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-moving-spotlight/id1597207264

    ⌲ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7cjqYAWSFXz2hgCHiAjy27

    ⌲ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themovingspotlight

    ⌲ ALL: https://linktr.ee/themovingspotlight


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    #57Seconds #MorganFreeman #Phoenix #AZ

    #Geffen #GeffenTheater #TheEngagementParty

    #RogueMachine #Rubicon #ANoiseWithin

    #12DaysofChristmasEve #KelseyGrammer

    #SpiderMan2 #Insomniac #GenshinImpact

    #LegendsofRunterra #Riot

    #Emmys #TVTime #iTunes #Actor #ActorsLife

    #Believe #Success #Inspiration

    #Netflix #Hulu #Amazon

    #HBO #AppleTV #Showtime

    #Acting #Artist #Theatre #Film

    #YourBestBadActing #Content

    #CorbinCoyle #JohnRuby #RealFIREacting #TMS_Pod

    58 min
  • JONATHAN HANDEL - Deep Dive into AI & Unions // Entertainment Attorney & Journalist

    Jonathan Handel breaks down the complex world of AI, entertainment & technology, and Union law into plain English. Join us as we explore the insights of Jonathan Handel, a seasoned attorney who graduated from Harvard Law School in 1990.


    From 2010 to 2020, Handel was a journalist at The Hollywood Reporter, unraveling the intricacies of the entertainment industry. In 2020, he took on a new role as the outside Special Counsel to SAG-AFTRA. Handel is an expert on entertainment royalties, having authored the only book on residuals.


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    JONATHAN HANDEL

    ⌲ Website: https://jhandel.com/

    ⌲ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jhandel99/

    ⌲ X: https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2Fjhandel

    ⌲ What Nonmembers Need to Know About SAG-AFTRA


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    The Moving Spotlight Podcast

    ⌲ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-moving-spotlight/id1597207264

    ⌲ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7cjqYAWSFXz2hgCHiAjy27

    ⌲ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themovingspotlight

    ⌲ ALL: https://linktr.ee/themovingspotlight


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    #SAGAFTRA #SAG #AFTRA #SAGNegotiations #AI #Chat

    #HollywoodReporter #Journalist #Attorney #Unions #Guilds

    #Residuals #HarvardLaw

    #Emmys #TVTime #iTunes #Actor #ActorsLife

    #Believe #Success #Inspiration

    #Netflix #Hulu #Amazon

    #HBO #AppleTV #Showtime

    #Acting #Artist #Theatre #Film

    #YourBestBadActing #Content

    #CorbinCoyle #JohnRuby #RealFIREacting #TMS_Pod

    1 hr 18 min
  • CHELSEA LONDON LLOYD - Comedy & Credit Card Advice // Actor, Comedian, Podcaster

    Chelsea London Lloyd is an actor and comedian who has appeared in television shows such as Barry (HBO, Dir. Bill Hader) and Schooled (ABC) as well as commercials for Facebook, Alaska Airlines, and KFC. Her 3-spot Wayfair commercial campaign opposite Kelly Clarkson aired nationally spring 2023.


    She has shot two feature films in 2023, Mr. Santa in New York and Golden Influencer in Atlanta. She shot four feature films in 2022 including 5000 Blankets (Sony) w/ Anna Camp, The Dresden Sun (Archetype) w/ Christina Ricci, and We Have a Ghost starring Jennifer Coolidge which is currently #1 in USA movies on Netflix


    Standup credits include The Laugh Factory LA, The Comedy Store - Hollywood, The Comedy Store - La Jolla. SF SketchFest, US Comedy Competition Semi-Finalist, & OC Comedy Festival Best of Fest.


    When she is not performing, you will find her hosting her comedic grief podcast, Dying of Laughter


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    CHELSEA LONDON LLOYD

    ⌲ IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5061035/

    ⌲ IG: https://www.instagram.com/_chelswhoelse_/?hl=en

    ⌲ Website: https://www.chelswhoelse.com/


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    The Moving Spotlight Podcast

    ⌲ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-moving-spotlight/id1597207264

    ⌲ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7cjqYAWSFXz2hgCHiAjy27

    ⌲ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themovingspotlight

    ⌲ ALL: https://linktr.ee/themovingspotlight


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    #Points #CreditCards #CreditCardPoints

    #KellyClarkson #Comedy #Standup #Podcast

    #DyingOfLaughter #USC #USCAlumni #Wayfair

    #Barry #Schooled #ABC #HBO

    #Emmys #TVTime #iTunes #Actor #ActorsLife

    #Believe #Success #Inspiration

    #Netflix #Hulu #Amazon

    #HBO #AppleTV #Showtime

    #Acting #Artist #Theatre #Film

    #YourBestBadActing #Content

    #CorbinCoyle #JohnRuby #RealFIREacting #TMS_Pod

    56 min
  • ROBIN CARUS - Own YOUR Space! // Casting Director (New York)

    ROBIN CARUS (Casting Director) has cast everything from iconic commercials to groundbreaking theatre to independent film and television. Upcoming & Current Projects: Windows (at Lincoln Center), This is Not a Time for Peace (Theatre Row). Selected Regional & Off-Broadway: Pay The Writer (Signature Theatre), Two Jews, Talking (starring Josh Mostel and Richard Masur at Theatre at St. Clement's), The Remarkable Mister Holmes (North Coast Rep), Chicken and Biscuits (Queens Theatre), Pip's Island Film: Urban Ed, The Thursday Night Club, Green Flake Television: Now Hear This (PBS). Robin won Webby, Hermes, Davey and Telly Awards for her contribution to Project Sing Out! Live/Virtual Events: Hadassah International, Governor Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Fair Fight and the Warnock/Ossoff campaigns in Georgia, the Hudson Guild, the New Works Virtual Festival for the Actors Fund, the World Union For Progressive Judaism. For almost 10 years she was the Casting Director for TheatreworksUSA, where she cast over 200 national tours and countless works in development, as well as, their Off-Broadway series at the Lucille Lortel Theatre - including the revival of Seussical. Robin is also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Theatre and Speech at CCNY - the City College of New York. Member of the Casting Society of America.


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    ROBIN CARUS

    ⌲ IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3445839/

    ⌲ IG: https://www.instagram.com/robincarus/?hl=en

    ⌲ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robincaruscasting/

    ⌲ X: https://twitter.com/robincarus?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor


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    The Moving Spotlight Podcast

    ⌲ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-moving-spotlight/id1597207264

    ⌲ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7cjqYAWSFXz2hgCHiAjy27

    ⌲ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themovingspotlight

    ⌲ ALL: https://linktr.ee/themovingspotlight


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    #RobinCarus #RobinCarusCasting #TerryBerland #TerryBerlandCasting #NewYork

    #NewYorkCasting #NYTheatre #Musical #OffBroadway

    #Emmys #TVTime #iTunes #Actor #ActorsLife

    #Believe #Success #Inspiration

    #Netflix #Hulu #Amazon

    #HBO #AppleTV #Showtime

    #Acting #Artist #Theatre #Film

    #YourBestBadActing #Content

    #CorbinCoyle #JohnRuby #RealFIREacting #TMS_Pod

    57 min
  • JENNIFER SIMS - BREAKING into Voice Over // VO Coach, VO Actor, Actor

    As a voice actor, Jennifer is known for her authentic, conversational, confident, and playful delivery. She brings her unique perspective from both sides of the glass for clients such as Hyundai; Wells Fargo; CVS, Vons, CocaCola, Target and St. Joseph Medical Center.

    Jenn honed her quirky sense of humor while studying comedy/improv at The Upright Citizen’s Brigade and The Groundlings, which helped her land on-camera commercials for Uber, Snapchat and WebMD.


    As a producer, Jennifer has collaborated on hundreds of radio/television/promo spots. As a voice over coach, she helps actors break into the voice over business and discover their signature voice so they can make more money, book more work and build more connections.


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    JENNIFER SIMS

    ⌲ Website: https://www.thejennsims.com/

    ⌲ IG: https://www.instagram.com/thejennsims/?hl=en


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    The Moving Spotlight Podcast

    ⌲ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-moving-spotlight/id1597207264

    ⌲ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7cjqYAWSFXz2hgCHiAjy27

    ⌲ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themovingspotlight

    ⌲ ALL: https://linktr.ee/themovingspotlight


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    #VoiceOver #VO #VoiceOverActor #AmericanAcademyArts

    #Hyundai #WellsFargo #CVS #Vons #CocaCola #Target

    #UCB #Groundlings

    #Emmys #TVTime #iTunes #Actor #ActorsLife

    #Believe #Success #Inspiration

    #Netflix #Hulu #Amazon

    #HBO #AppleTV #Showtime

    #Acting #Artist #Theatre #Film

    #YourBestBadActing #Content

    #CorbinCoyle #JohnRuby #RealFIREacting #TMS_Pod

    40 min
  • VICI HOWARD - Founder of BBFF (Black & Brown Femme Films)

    Vici is an independent screenwriter, filmmaker, and creator of BBFF, (Black & Brown Femme Films) a nonprofit that advocates for all artists of color who identify as women. A graduate of Columbia College, Vici's passion for film and art is infectious. Despite facing rejection from 20 film festivals for "The Singles" in 2022, this setback led to the establishment of Black and Brown Femme Films (BBFF). Having recently obtained nonprofit status, BBFF aims to provide free venues for artists, expanding its reach beyond film.


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    VICI HOWARD

    ⌲ Website: https://vicihoward.com/

    ⌲ IG: https://www.instagram.com/vicihoward/


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    The Moving Spotlight Podcast

    ⌲ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-moving-spotlight/id1597207264

    ⌲ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7cjqYAWSFXz2hgCHiAjy27

    ⌲ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themovingspotlight

    ⌲ ALL: https://linktr.ee/themovingspotlight


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    #BBFF #Black&BrownFemmeFilms #TheSingles #ColumbiaCollege

    #FilmFestivals #Writing #Director #Femme

    #Emmys #TVTime #iTunes #Actor #ActorsLife

    #Believe #Success #Inspiration

    #Netflix #Hulu #Amazon

    #HBO #AppleTV #Showtime

    #Acting #Artist #Theatre #Film

    #YourBestBadActing #Content

    #CorbinCoyle #JohnRuby #RealFIREacting #TMS_Pod

    42 min
  • JUSTIN RADLEY - Acting materials that STAND OUT to CASTING // Casting Director

    Justin Radley is an experienced Casting Director who has cast projects for commercials, TV, reality, and digital platforms, including high-profile Super Bowl ads with A-list directors. In 2004, he was invited to become partner and casting director at ASG Casting, Inc., where he cast many high-profile, award-winning projects with some of the most creative and successful directors and creative teams in our industry. In 2014 Justin co-founded Camera Left / Stage Right, a collective of industry professionals committed to teaching actors how to improve their audition technique. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Commercial Casting Directors Association (CCDA) since 2016, including a term as president from 2018-2019. He currently serves as vice president of the organization and is slated to take the reins once again as president in January of 2024. Justin is dedicated to the CCDA’s mission of educating the CCDA members about the forces and trends that shape our industry.


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    JUSTIN RADLEY

    ⌲ IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2332878/

    ⌲ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-radley-075575b/


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    The Moving Spotlight Podcast

    ⌲ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-moving-spotlight/id1597207264

    ⌲ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7cjqYAWSFXz2hgCHiAjy27

    ⌲ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themovingspotlight

    ⌲ ALL: https://linktr.ee/themovingspotlight


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    #CCDA #CastingDirector #JHookCasting #ASGCasting

    #Commercial #SuperBowlCommercials #CameraLeftStageRight

    #CommercialActingClass #CommercialCastingDirector

    #Emmys #TVTime #iTunes #Actor #ActorsLife

    #Believe #Success #Inspiration

    #Netflix #Hulu #Amazon

    #HBO #AppleTV #Showtime

    #Acting #Artist #Theatre #Film

    #YourBestBadActing #Content

    #CorbinCoyle #JohnRuby #RealFIREacting #TMS_Pod

    53 min
  • STEPHANIE LITTLE - Taking a chance on yourself // Actor, Writer, Producer

    At seventeen, Philadelphia native Stephanie Little moved to Los Angeles, where she studied at The Groundlings Theater, with Howard Fine, Anthony Meindl, Lesley Kahn and in London at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art’s summer immersion program. Stephanie currently resides in New York, where she continues to write, produce, and direct projects; all of which have taken her on the festival circuit. The web series she created and co-wrote, KILLING THE apologetic GIRL, won best pilot at the 2016 Dances With Films festival in Los Angeles and followed up shooting her indie pilot, The Small, and the web series, Other Plans, starring Tig Nataro and Annette Bening. Most recently, Little’s project, Coach Von Pidgeon sold to Funny or Die where she served as the co-writer, co-EP, show-runner and director for the eight-episode show. Currently, she’s making another round of Oscar-qualifying festivals with her project, Tara Messenger of Death starring Margaret Cho, while also developing FBI-centered content for Anne Beagan Productions.

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    STEPHANIE LITTLE

    ⌲ IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1102713/


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    The Moving Spotlight Podcast

    ⌲ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-moving-spotlight/id1597207264

    ⌲ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7cjqYAWSFXz2hgCHiAjy27

    ⌲ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themovingspotlight

    ⌲ ALL: https://linktr.ee/themovingspotlight


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    #Groundlings #NewYorkActress #KillingTheApologeticGirl

    #DancesWithFilms #FunnyOrDie #CoachVonPidgeon

    #TaraMessengerOfDeath #MargerateCho

    #Emmys #TVTime #iTunes #Actor #ActorsLife

    #Believe #Success #Inspiration

    #Netflix #Hulu #Amazon

    #HBO #AppleTV #Showtime

    #Acting #Artist #Theatre #Film

    #YourBestBadActing #Content

    #CorbinCoyle #JohnRuby #RealFIREacting #TMS_Pod

    46 min
  • TESSA CLAIRE HERSH - Finding your Acting Community // Actor, Writer, Poet, Comedian

    Tessa Hersh is an actress, writer, comedian, and poet who also happens to have a master’s degree in Somatic Psychology. She likes kids, dogs, ice cream, rainbows, sparkles, hugs, and the darkness that lurks within. She was selected as as a performer in the ABC DIVERSITY SHOWCASE and won “BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY” at the New York Television Festival for my work in Smuchr, which itself won “BEST COMEDY” in 2018. Recently she has been in YOUNGER, DESUS & MERO, and THE BREAK W/MICHELLE WOLF, as well as her commercial work as the spokesperson for H&R BLOCK. In the theater world she has performed in the critically acclaimed, off-broadway, improvised comedy Blank! The Musical and can regularly be seen performing in New York comedy theaters including the Upright Citizens Brigade and The People’s Improv Theater.


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    TESSA HERSH

    ⌲ IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7482734/?ref_=nmbio_ov_i

    ⌲ IG: https://www.instagram.com/tessandra/?hl=en

    ⌲ Website: https://tessahersh.com/


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    The Moving Spotlight Podcast

    ⌲ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-moving-spotlight/id1597207264

    ⌲ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7cjqYAWSFXz2hgCHiAjy27

    ⌲ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themovingspotlight

    ⌲ ALL: https://linktr.ee/themovingspotlight


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    #CommericalActing #UCB #OffBroadway #Blank

    #ArtisticCommunity #HRBlock #DesusAndMero #Younger

    #TheBreak #MichelleWolf #Improv #ABCDiversityShowcase

    #Emmys #TVTime #iTunes #Actor #ActorsLife

    #Believe #Success #Inspiration

    #Netflix #Hulu #Amazon

    #HBO #AppleTV #Showtime

    #Acting #Artist #Theatre #Film

    #YourBestBadActing #Content

    #CorbinCoyle #JohnRuby #RealFIREacting #TMS_Pod

    1 hr 3 min
  • CRAIG CACKOWSKI - Drunk History, Veep, Community // Actor, Improviser, Teacher

    Craig Cackowski is an actor, improvisor and teacher based in Los Angeles. He was involved with the iO and iO West (RIP) theaters from 1992-2018, and was the three-time winner of the Del Close Award as Teacher of the Year at iO West. He has played numerous improv festivals around the US with his long-running three-man troupe Dasariski (with Bob Dassie and Rich Talarico) and his duo Orange Tuxedo (with his wife Carla!). While in Chicago, he appeared in and co-wrote 5 revues for The Second City, and helped create such improv forms as JTS Brown and Close Quarters. As an actor, he has been seen in recurring roles on such shows as Community, Veep, Drunk History, and Mindy Kaling’s Sex Lives Of College Girls. He may be heard frequently on such podcasts as The Thrilling Adventure Hour, Kevin Pollak’s Alchemy This and his own podcast Craig’s List, in which he makes Carla watch his 100 favorite movies.


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    CRAIG CACKOWSKI

    ⌲ IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1854497/

    ⌲ IG: https://www.instagram.com/ccackowski/?hl=en

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    The Moving Spotlight Podcast

    ⌲ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-moving-spotlight/id1597207264

    ⌲ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7cjqYAWSFXz2hgCHiAjy27

    ⌲ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themovingspotlight

    ⌲ ALL: https://linktr.ee/themovingspotlight


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    #DrunkHistory #Veep #CommunityTVShow #Spont

    #CraigCackowski Cackowski #DASARISKI

    #Improv #Harold #JTSBrown #CloseQuarters

    #Emmys #TVTime #iTunes #Actor #ActorsLife

    #Believe #Success #Inspiration

    #Netflix #Hulu #Amazon

    #HBO #AppleTV #Showtime

    #Acting #Artist #Theatre #Film

    #YourBestBadActing #Content

    #CorbinCoyle #JohnRuby #RealFIREacting #TMS_Pod

    1 hr 9 min

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