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China Taylor dancing with Lady GaGa at the Super Bowl this Sunday

Are you going to watch the Super Bowl this Sunday? Even if you are not a fan of the game then just watch the half time show and be sure to look for The Maile School acting grad China Taylor. She is one of the dancers performing with Lady Gaga and will be front and center.

China booked her first World Tour at the age of 17 years old. If she looks familiar you may have seen her dance on a few episodes of Glee as well as Mad Men and SuperStore. Last month, she also performed with Lady Gaga at the Victoria Secret Fashion Show live on TV.

China, who is now 20 has been dancing for many years and is one of the original dancers from WilldaBeast Adams immaBeast Dance Crew and has been featured in live shows and music videos with pop stars such as Beyonce, Britney Spears, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Jason Derulo, the group duo Karmin, and Zendaya from the Disney channel. China has performed and danced with artist on music shows such as the VMA’s, AMA’s, MTV, American Idol, and X-Factor.

She is a local girl and attended acting classes here at The Maile Image, Modeling & Acting School in Winter Park and went to Bear Lake Elementary, Teague Middle and Lake Brantley High School.

Her mom, Tijon Robinson, says, “The curriculum at the Maile School provides an outlet and invitation for communication and expression with peers. What we feel comfortable verbalizing, we can pursue.”

At the age 15, China moved to Los Angeles to peruse her dreams of dancing and performing.

Well…. Her dreams came true and we could not be happier for her.

We can’t wait to see China perform with Lady GaGa this Sunday, February 5, 2017 during the half time show at Super Bowl LI.

If you are interested in the many programs at The Maile Image, Modeling & Acting School give us a call today at 407-628-5989. Don’t wait start now.

Lifestyle Model: Deborah Agoos

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Lifestyle Model: Deborah Agoos

Deborah Agoos has been a Lifestyle Model and Actor for 20 years and has found much success in the business. One of her first jobs in the industry was working as a model for the Home Shopping Network which is based and filmed out of St. Petersburg. Some of her many shows include segments for fashion, exercise, hair and make-up. She still lands work and appears on the network on a regular basis.

Deborah has such a pretty, upscale and marketable look she is in demand for a variety of jobs. Some of her industry print and videos include work for clients such as Avis / Budget National Campaign, AAA National Campaign, Disney World Cruises, Hyatt Hotels, Golden Oak, Sun City Center, Solovita Communities, Orlando Leisure magazine, Raymond James Financial and Florida Hospital. She also is a runway model and has booked runway modeling shows at malls around the state.

She became acquainted with The Maile School when she sent her daughter Doria to several classes here as a teenager. Doria had a beautiful and unique look and upon graduating from the programs she went on to become an international model. Deborah says, “Due to the excellent training and encouragement from The Maile School her career took off.”

Deborah also worked at the school as an Admissions Counselor for a short time. She had firsthand experience seeing all the success stories with The Maile School students and grads achieving their goals in the industry due to the training they received.

Deborah feels very fortunate to still be working in the industry and has upcoming bookings for a hospital and insurance group.

In her leisure time, she’s an avid reader, exerciser, and enjoys traveling with her husband.

We are so happy for Deborah on all of her bookings and industry success. We look forward to seeing what else 2017 has in store for her.

If you are interested in getting involved in the business call The Maile Image, Modeling & Acting School today at 407-628-5989 to explore.

STAR TALENT: DEBBIE SEIBER

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STAR TALENT: DEBBIE SEIBER

Charismatic, funny and energetic is what you will find when meeting Debbie Seiber. She is a native to the Orlando area, growing up in the little town of Windermere and graduated from West Orange High School. Her love for acting started at an early age, where throughout the years, she did small acting jobs here and there. Debbie ventured into the business world, but never lost her dream for becoming a full time actress one day.

In 2006, Debbie decided to enroll in the adult acting on camera acting and advanced improv programs here at The Maile Image, Modeling & Acting School. Debbie says, “That foundation started my journey, and it was the best experience for preparing me for the acting world.”

Debbie recently was cast as, Pastor Hutchins, in an edgy faith-based film shot here in Central Florida titled the Turnaround. The Turnaround also featured other Maile School acting graduates.

She studied at IFREC School of Real Estate and is a realtor at Keller Williams Realtor, Inc. This allows her to have a flexible schedule and she is able to free herself for auditions and bookings. She loves selling real estate and helping others achieve the home ownership dream. She was voted as one of the top 2% of realtors in customer service and satisfaction in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. Her professional talents include marketing, business and management, as well as training.

Debbie says, “DREAM and DREAM BIG. Nothing is impossible when you start taking steps toward your dreams.”

We are so happy for Debbie and wish her continued industry success in 2017.

If you are interested The Maile School offers programs for adults, teens and kids starting at the age of 4 years old. Our core programs are Image & Confidence Development, On Camera Acting for TV, Commercials & Film and Professional Modeling. All industry programs include our Professional Industry session on breaking into the business. We also have other programs such as improvisation, monologue and scene study.

Maile School Corinna Giordan is a busy bee!

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Maile School Corinna Giordan is a busy bee!

Maile School’s kids acting grad Corinna Giordan is 11 years old but her modeling & acting career stared at the of 3 in New York. She attended Page Private School here in Orlando and worked during the summers in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Her first modeling jobs were for Joe Fresh, Tommy Hilfiger (alongside Peyton List who is on Punk’d and was on Jessie), Toys R Us, JC Penney and Parents Magazine all done in New York City.

She then started modeling in Miami Beach with the Green Agency. She is currently represented by Cathy & Company in Miami whom she booked most of the jobs through. In Orlando, she is represented by Clark Talent, Azuree and CFT Agency.

Corinna’s other modeling jobs and impressive resume credits include Carter’s, Target, H & M, Walmart, Toys R Us, Weston Hotels, Hilton Hotels, Disney World, Publix, The Children’s Place, Next Direct, PNC Bank, Parenting Magazine, Space Coast Tourism, Orlando Tourism and Scholastic.

She has also been in numerous TV commercials with top clients such as Winn Dixie, Zurich Insurance, Disneys’ Club Penguin, Magic Tap, Oodle Brites, Happy Toezy Friends, Nickelodeon Floam, Style Brite, Lammily, Hoodie Pets, Dreamy Time Turtle, Canadian Tire, St. Pete/Clearwater Tourism and National Geographic Kids. We are excited to say that recently, she booked a 3 day Sea World commercial.

Corinna is an active little girl playing with neighborhood friends and enjoys Nerf, Legos and Littlest Pet Shops. Mom, Sook says, “The creative industry has positively influenced her and she started her own production line called CoriShae Productions and continuously posts her own creative animations with kid-themed story lines.”

Corrina attended the kids on camera acting program for ages 7 to 10 year olds here at The Maile School. We are so excited for Corinna and all of her industry success!

Start classes today and get yourself into the industry!

Contact The Maile Image Modeling and Acting School at (407) 628-5989.

Maile Grad Germaine Brooks

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Maile grad Germaine Brooks

Maile School acting graduate Germaine Brooks grew up mostly in Orlando but all of his family is from Jacksonville and Duval County. As a kid he started his acting career and began building his resume doing TV commercials for various local outlets and appearing on the popular kids and teens network Nickelodeon.

In his teens Germaine became more involved in the music side of entertainment business launching his own recording label at the age of 18 years old.

After many successful releases he began to focus again on acting and script writing. His return in the dramatic arts landed him many television and film roles. He booked a role on the television show titled Fatal Attraction and in the feature film titled Lila and Eve starring with Jennifer Lopez and Viola Davis.

Germaine has been featured in the Hollywood Reporter and various entertainment blogs. Lila and Eve was featured in the Sundance Film festival and received rave reviews.

Germaine’s most recent film project is titled The Turnaround which is an inspirational Urban drama. The morning of the premiere he was a featured celebrity guest on the Fox morning show Good Day Live here in Orlando. His other film is a romantic comedy titled When Love Happens Again. Both films show his versatile skills, range and ability to appeal to different cultures and demographics.

Germaine says, “Thank you for everything The Maile School has done for me. You guys have been a major impact in my life. Thanks!!!!!”

We are so proud of Germaine on all his industry success he is definitely one to keep an eye on as he is a young and talented star on the rise.

To see more on Germaine Brooks find him on these social media sites:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm6568589/

Germaine Brooks in Lila and Eve
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQv5_cnWA_Q

Germaine Brooks in The Turnaround
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp-CZDdzhvw&feature=youtu.be

Tony Robinette

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Tony Robinette

Hey everybody be sure to watch and support Maile School’s acting and advanced acting graduate Tony Robinette on ABC’s hit show Fresh Off The Boat this Tuesday, December 13th at 9pm.

Tony is an actor and has been in the industry for over 15 years. He made the big move to Los Angeles California a few years ago and has not stopped. He has done very well for himself working, auditioning and building a very impressive resume.

Tony is has landed roles in How I Met Your Mother (2013), starring Neil Patrick Harris, the feature film Spring Breakers (2012), that starred James Franco, Vanessa Hudgens and Selena Gomez, Robo-Dog (2015), as the role of Jerome that was filmed right here in Central Florida and most recently in the comedy The Best Thanksgiving Ever (2016).

His other industry credits include All State Insurance, Wendys, Universal Studios, Hungry Howies, Honda, Aflac, a Disney pilot titled Growing Up and Down starring Raina Rodrigues from Austin and Ally to name a few.

To see more on Tony visit is IMDB page here.

The Maile Image, Modeling & Acting School is so proud of Tony and all of his accomplishments.

If you are interest in getting involved in the industry The Maile School has many exciting programs. Included in all of our industry programs is our Professional Industry Seminar on breaking into the business. This covers all you need to know about the business such as SAG, agents, headshots, resumes, contracts, invoices, set etiquette, casting directors, how to avoid scams and so much more.

Call today and schedule an appointment to come in and take an inside look at The Maile School. Don’t wait call now 407-628-5989.

Former police officer turned actor!

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Former police officer turned actor!

Michael Santi is a former police officer turned actor and is represented by Creative Management Group. His very impressive industry resume includes leading roles in several feature films one being “Subprime”. Michael completed two projects, one in Boston for an international made for TV film titled “Oh Brother”, and a highly anticipated action packed feature film titled “King Charles”, which is set for a worldwide release in 2017. Although we can’t say what yet, but be on the lookout for Michael. He was cast as a lead character in a TV series on a popular TV Network portraying a real life detective.

Michael was honored by being mentioned in a press release on the actors website IMDB. He was awarded top honors alongside some of the biggest Male Actor / Action stars. The list included Dwayne Johnson, Tom Hardy and Matthew McConaughey. Michael made the number ten spot as an actor who has the potential of following in the same footsteps as the movie stars listed above. Blockbuster Names (IMBD List; Top Ten Action Stars of Today and Tomorrow).

Brooklyn born, and raised in a very strong Italian home, he is very proud of where he comes from. Show business is in Michael’s family as his mother was picked to be the under study to famous child stars Shirley Temple.

Michael says, “The Maile School was the first school outside of the performing arts in college where I found a great support system that allowed me to build the confidence I needed to face my fears in film. Maile School is a great place to build a positive foundation and without that strong foundation, everything else you learn comes crumbling down, I was lucky to find such a positive atmosphere with great instructors”.

The Maile School wishes Michael continued success in his already thriving acting career.

Contact The Maile School at (407) 628-5989 today to kick off your career in acting or modeling!

Star Talent at The Maile School

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STAR TALENT AT THE MAILE SCHOOL

The Maile Image, Modeling & Acting School is always happy to brag about our students and graduates booking jobs in the business.

Benjamin Mainville recently graduated from The Maile School’s Professional Modeling program this past August. He never considered modeling until meeting local models on film sets. These models helped give him the push needed and Benjamin became one of our students this past summer. Since graduating he has walked the runway at the Seminole Town Center’s Back to School fashion show, modeled unique costumes for Orlando Vintage Clothing & Costume’s upcoming campaign, and personally worked with The Stig (from Top Gear) at this year’s AIMExpo for Simpson Performance Products. He has also participated in a secret project with some other Maile School professionals which he looks forward to sharing once released!

The client for Simpson Performance Products was so impressed with Ben’s professionalism said, “Ben was fantastic he went well beyond a warm body in the suits and played the character well. We were very pleased and would book him again”.

When not working on his newly found modeling career, Benjamin is a hotelier by trade. Additionally, he works with local filmmakers (both on screen and behind the scenes) and is also an author. He has currently released three short-stories and has additional projects being revealed soon.

We look forward to seeing how our program has shaped Benjamin’s future.

For more info on The Maile Image, Modeling & Acting School call 407-628-5989 or email us at info@lisamaile.com to explore our exciting programs.

Tony Robinette lands role on Fresh Off The Boat

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Tony Robinette lands role on ABC’s Fresh Off The Boat

Exciting news for Maile School Acting & Advanced Acting graduate Tony Robinette. He landed a role on the ABC comedy hit show Fresh Off The Boat.
Tony was happy to share his good news and said, “I just booked an awesome funny co star on a prime time TV show that’s has been on my target list for 3 seasons. Whoop Whoop!”
We are so proud to help spread the word on Tony.

It’s the ’90s and 12 year old, hip-hop loving Eddie (Hudson Yang) just moved to suburban Orlando from DC’s Chinatown with his parents (Randall Park and Constance Wu). It’s culture shock for his immigrant family in this comedy about pursuing the American Dream.

Fresh Off the Boat stars Randall Park as Louis, Constance Wu as Jessica, Hudson Yang as Eddie, Forrest Wheeler as Emery and Ian Chen as Evan.
Fresh Off The Boat is based on Chef Eddie Huang’s memoir Fresh Off the Boat and airs on Tuesdays nights at 9pm on ABC.

Tony can also be seen in the comedy film The Best Thanksgiving Ever playing the role of a cashier.
His other industry credits include Spring Breakers (2012), Robo-Dog (2015) and commercials for Aflac, Honda, Hungry Howies and Universal to name a few.

For more information on Tony Robinette contact The Maile Image, Modeling & Acting School at 407-628-5989 or email us at frontdesk@lisamaile.com. The Maile School has been training talent since 1982 offering programs in Image & Confidence Development, On Camera Acting and Professional Modeling for adults, teens and kids.

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Winter Park, FL 32789

Alexis Kritsky ‘Champagne’ single release Launch Party

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Alexis Kritsky releases new single Champagne

Congrats to acting graduate Alexis Kritsky as she released her new single Champagne co written and produced by the producers of The Black Eyed Peas in Los Angeles. Champagne is available on iTunes and Spotify. To celebrate the release of her music video Alexis had a launch party. School owner and President Debbie Wisner and Vice President Debby Tapia attended the event to support Alexis as well as several other Maile School graduates who were featured in the video including Tracie Turner Jackson and Dawn Helms.

About Alexis

Alexis was 17 when she won the American Idol experience at Disney’s Hollywood Studios which was the drive for success as a musician and became her true passion and focus. She attended both the modeling and acting programs here at The Maile School.

Check out the music video for Alexis’s single Champagne below:

[youtube height=”315″ width=”560″]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wR52zzfisjs[/youtube]