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  1. rippedbanana's Avatar
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    what is the success rate of actors/actresses?
    when i was little, like everyone else i wanted to be an actor.

    what is the success rate of people aspiring to be actors/actresses? i am talking about the uk market, hollywood must be a different creature.

    are those jobs open to people with no training? i can be one of those extras on telly.
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    Re: what is the success rate of actors/actresses?
    There are companies you can sign up to for work as an extra, although I'm not sure of the names of any. It is a lot of standing about with nothing to do, and I'm not sure what the money is like.
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    Re: what is the success rate of actors/actresses?
    not in it for money so it's all right. will never do that as a full-time job. just for fun. thank you. anyone know the names of those companies? do actresses actually sleep with producers to get jobs?

    (Original post by ~ Purple Rose ~)
    There are companies you can sign up to for work as an extra, although I'm not sure of the names of any. It is a lot of standing about with nothing to do, and I'm not sure what the money is like.
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    Re: what is the success rate of actors/actresses?
    the success rates go something like this;
    utterly unsuccessful- 99%
    porn- 0.98%
    famous-0.01%
    (the remaining 0.01% is chuck norris)
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    Re: what is the success rate of actors/actresses?
    (Original post by don_lad_)
    the success rates go something like this;
    utterly unsuccessful- 99%
    porn- 0.98%
    famous-0.01%
    (the remaining 0.01% is chuck norris)
    Could you break this down by sex and orientation? TY
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