SCOTT SEDITA

Scott Sedita, winner of BackStage West’s 2008 Acting Teacher of the Year, is one of the most well respected and busiest acting coaches in Hollywood.

He has starred as the Acting Coach on VH1’s “New York Goes To Hollywood,” the E! series “Fight For Fame”, USA Network’s “Character Fantasy,” Fox Sports Network’s “Helmets Off, ” and MTV’s "Adventures in Hollyhood" starring Three 6 Mafia. He is also the author of two bestselling books, “The Eight Characters of Comedy, A Guide to Sitcom Acting and Writing,” and “Scott Sedita's Guide To Making It In Hollywood: 3 Steps to Success, 3 Steps to Failure.”

A graduate of Boston University’s Film and Television program, Scott has more than 25 years of experience in the entertainment industry. He began his career in New York as a talent agent, where he helped to launch the careers of many of today’s top stars, including Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, Christopher Meloni, Dylan Walsh, Jerry O'Connell, Vincent D’Onofrio and Teri Polo, just to name a few.

In 1990, Scott relocated to Los Angeles where he worked as a sitcom writer for Howie Mandel, Bobcat Goldthwait and others. In the mid-90s, Scott worked as a casting director for Danny Goldman Casting until launching his Scott Sedita Acting Studios in 1998.

Today, Scott and his staff teach the craft of acting to the hundreds of actors who walk through his doors on a weekly basis. Scott has coached and taught many hot new stars such as Josh Duhamel (Las Vegas), Jennifer Finnigan (Close To Home), Chace Crawford (Gossip Girl), Brandon Routh (Superman Returns) and many others who have appeared in film, soaps, prime time dramas and sitcoms.

Scott's bestselling comedy book, “The Eight Characters of Comedy,” not only has become the ‘must read’ book for actors, it’s also becoming a valuable resource for comedy writers and producers, as well as a textbook taught in colleges and universities. Scott has been hired as a Comedy Consultant on sitcoms in the United States and Canada. Scott's new book, “Making It In Hollywood,” is also becoming an essential guide to motivating actors to achieve success.

Scott can also be heard on radio stations around the world as the “Hollywood Expert.” He’s been featured in such publications as; Soap Opera Digest, Inside TV, BackstageWest and TV Soap to name a few. He has also appeared on numerous TV Magazine and reality shows such as “Extra,” “Starting Over” and “Faking It.” KTLA Channel 5 did a story on Scott entitled “Where Young Hollywood Goes and Studies” and referred to him as “one of the hottest coaches in town.”
 

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Deborah quayle

Deborah has been a respected acting coach for the last 6 years. In addition to her private coaching she also taught drama and audition technique at Chad McCord's Acting Studio. She began her professional training in NYC where she completed the 2-year Meisner program with William Esper. She continued her training by studying script analysis with Tim Phillips and a range of acting techniques with other noted professionals. She has been a series regular on ABC's daytime drama "Loving" and UPN's "Dangerous Women". She has worked in theatre in NYC and Los Angeles, can be seen often in film and television, and on numerous national commercials. Recent acting credits include the ABC pilot "Football Wives" directed by Bryan Singer, the film "Order Up" starring Illeana Douglas and the award winning short "Janie".
 

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TODD ROHrBACHER

Todd is an alumnus of the acclaimed ACME Comedy Theatre in Los Angeles, where he performed with the ACME Players in the Main Company. He also directed ACME’s Sunday Company of up and coming talent and has taught all levels of comedy improvisation for more than 10 years. Todd has worked in many facets of the industry: Theatrical and commercial casting, television writer, playwright, director and continues to be a working actor. He has appeared in several network pilots and dozens of commercials. Additionally, Todd was a Network Dialogue Coach for NBC’s GOOD MORNING MIAMI.

Todd is a proud graduate of Warner Bros.’ renowned Comedy Writers Program and has produced and taught Comedy Workshops for Disney’s Animation Studios. Todd continues to perform regularly as Founder and Artistic Director of his improv group Captain Creamsicle’s Laughateers: www.thelaughateers.com. Todd joined the teaching staff at Scott Sedita Studios in 2002 and is now the head of the TV and Film Comedy Department.

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ELIZABETH BAUMAN

Elizabeth holds a BFA in theatre from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, a Master’s in Educational Theatre from New York University and a Master’s in Drama Therapy from the Drama Therapy Institute of Los Angeles.

Elizabeth has performed on stages on both coasts, including Circle In the Square, Provincetown Playhouse and South Coast Rep.

Elizabeth has taught at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in NY and LA for the past 9 years, and has also taught at Class Act Theatre for Youth and All About Kids Acting Conservatory. Elizabeth also works as a Drama Therapist with underprivileged youth.

Elizabeth has been teaching The On-Camera Kids’ Class at Scott Sedita Acting Studios for the past two years. She firmly believes in nurturing the young actor, whether they seek to work professionally or simply for fun.

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patrick munoz

Patrick teaches Nuts and Bolts, the foundational acting class at the studio. He is a highly regarded voice and speech coach in Hollywood and the resident speech teacher at the studio.

He is a graduate of Dartmouth College and holds an MFA in Acting from Temple University in Philadelphia. As an actor, he has appeared in CBS' "The Agency" and regional theaters across the country, including the Berkshires, Meadowbrook, Old Globe, and many times at the Laguna Playhouse.

As a voiceover artist, Patrick has recorded for Blockbuster, Sega, The Luxor Hotel, and the educational series "PK's Place".

Patrick has been a dialect coach for CBS's top-rated series "Without a Trace" and coached actors for big-budget as well as independent movies, including "Van Helsing", "Imagining Argentina", "Masked and Anonymous", and "Head in the Clouds". He has coached for "LA Dragnet" and was featured on the Discovery Channel's "Joy of Lex". His clients include Penelope Cruz, Eva Longoria, and Roselyn Sanchez.

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Tony Rago

Tony Rago has been studying and acting since the age of nine. With over fifty theatrical productions under his belt, Tony moved to Los Angeles from Chicago to focus on film and television. He has directed three short films, one of which was an homage to the great silent comedians and another which received critical acclaim. Tony also is a member of ACME Comedy Theatre’s Zebra improv company, as well as the Bravo sketch company.

Tony also travels around the country with a scripted and improvised murder mystery, and recently went over seas to Bosnia with the show to perform for the troops on a USO tour. He joined the Scott Sedita Acting Studio as a student and has been seen in the live game show The Comedy Competition. Recently, Tony joined the staff of the studio and now we can’t stop laughing.

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Josh Rappaport

Josh, a native of Los Angeles, began his acting career in 1985.

While studying with two of the great acting teachers, Jeff Corey and Roy London, Josh started working as an actor in TV and film. But he is best known for his appearances in numerous national TV commercials.

While continuing to pursue an acting career, Josh began working at Danny Goldman Casting as a Commercial Casting Director. Josh has spent the last twenty years in the casting room. He has conducted over 100,000 auditions.

Josh has been teaching commercial technique for the past six years at Scott Sedita Acting Studios.

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