Summer Group Classes Forming Now!
3 intensive classes offered: Rhythm, Pronunciation, and Fine-Tuning. Book your assessment interview today to reserve a spot in the class that’s right for you. Hurry! Only 4 students per group!

Watch Out For This Pop Star In The Making!
What a busy and exciting time for Russian born Alex Charm. In the last 3 months, he’s gotten a manager, shot a music video, and recorded an album. This week he’s in New York City at meetings with record labels. Phew! I’m so grateful to be on his team!

Michele Laroque Next Door

Michele Laroque’s The Neighbor aired on Showtime this week. I remember how fun pre-production coaching was in 2007 and Michele was FUNNY!

Martha Higareda Books Another Part
Congratulations to Martha who booked the part of a blind woman. What an exciting role. Rehearsals start this week!!!

Mallika Sherawat in Cannes at the Hisss Photocall

Six Reel English students hit parties and premieres in Cannes this year. Since I coached Mallika for the film Love, Barack, I was invited to the launch party, too! What a lovely gesture! Maybe next year…

Weekly sessions in Moscow
What a pleasure it is working with the lovely, talented, and super-smart Tatiana via Skype every week. She’s a coach’s dream come true – loving the sounds of Standard American English and singing in it, too!

What a Royal Love Interest!

Ana de la Reguera is on her way to Puerto Rico for a month to play “Royal Pains” Mark Feuerstein’s romantic interest. The new season starts airing in June. Watch!

Hello Hollywood!
I love working with the uber-talented Olga Segura who played opposite the amazing Tom Sizemore in the soon to be released film White Knight. She, and the amazing Sarah Maldonado have joined forces in a pronunciation group class. Lucky me, lucky me, lucky me!

Break a leg, Martha
Audition coaching tonight for the lovely Martha Higareda. Perfected her American accent for a huge part- what a pro!

…and Louis!

Ready to work on enunciating the big vowels with Miami teen Louis Santos who has a big audition next week!

…and Rita!

Big audition for Rita tomorrow.  Coaching up a storm!

Spring Group Classes Forming Now!
3 intensive classes offered: Rhythm, Pronunciation, and Fine-Tuning. Book your assessment interview today to reserve a spot in the class that’s right for you. Hurry! Only 4 students per group!

New Groups in the Works:

• Fine-Tuning Group for New Yorkers in LA starts Monday, March 8th. Fah-get about it!
• Pronunciation Group for Business Professionals starting March 13th.

Cop Out is Getting Noticed
Ana de la Reguera (what a beauty!) is busy doing publicity for Cop Out with Bruce Willis, Tracey Morgan, and Kevin Smith.

Award Season is Here!
LA Weekly nominates “The Doctor Despite Himself”. Twice! Hats off to Charles Fathy!

Ugly …Not!
I hope everyone saw Patricia Velasquez nail it as her super-model self on Ugly Betty this week!

Ana de la Reguera is Preparing for Press
This is Ana de la Reguera’s year! Not only has her film Backyard received critical acclaim but she’s also in the Bruce Willis comedy Cop Out, due out this month. Congratulations Ana!

Memories…
Watching former Reel English student Callum Blue on season 2 of Secret Diary of a Call Girl. Well done, Callum!

Well-Cast, Indeed!

Congratulations to Patricia de Leon for her great recurring role on Men of a Certain Age with Ray Romano!!!

Award-Winning News
Darryl Macdonald, executive director of Palm Springs Film Festival, ranks Ana de la Reguera’s film “BACKYARD” top-five candidate for best foreign film. Yay!

LA is Paying Attention to Olga Segura
Congratulations to Olga Segura for her role in “THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA” which opens January 22nd. Go see her; it’s a great play! The Underground Theatre 1312 N. Wilton Place Hollywood, CA 90028 Friday 8:00 PM Saturday 3:00 PM AND 8:00 PM Sunday 8:00 PM

Happy New Year!
What a wonderful week and great start to the New Year with students from India, Slovakia, Russia, Switzerland, Japan, Mexico, and Venezuela. I’m so grateful for the opportunity to work with such a talented bunch!

My Pre-Production Dream Come True!
Just a little tweak on /r/ and Mallika Sherawat is standard American camera-ready!

Business Professionals Prepare to be Heard
So pleased to be working with Swiss German David Angerhn, Vice President, Marketing & Strategic Planning at G4 Media.  David is learning how to project confidence, express enthusiasm and deliver a compelling presentation.

Moving Forward
Wow! Another student signed with an agent this week! Congratulations Fabio Banegas who signed with Central Artists!

Standard American English Opens Doors!

Congratulations to Russian actress Elena Talan who signed with a manager last week! She’s moving forward with her standard American voice!

Audition Coaching to the Stars
Brazilian superstar Rita Guedes is ready for her audition tomorrow – break a leg!

Dreamy!
Sometimes I live vicariously through my students.  Sigh.  Mallika Sherawat with Johnny Depp…

2010 Group Classes Forming Now!

2 intensive classes offered: Rhythm and Pronunciation. Book your assessment interview today to reserve a spot in the class that’s right for you. Hurry! Only 4 students per group!

What a year for Ana!

Just got word from Ana de la Reguera who has had back-to-back projects in Mexico and Spain. Just recently, she worked with Peter Coyote (congratulations!) who complimented her on her American voice. Thanks, Peter!

Reel English Student Web Series is Up!
Congratulations to Shaifali Ratti whose webseries is up and running and funny!!!!
Damsels & Dragons
www.larpingkingdoms.com

Standing Ovation, Please to my amazing student Jorge Blass, Spanish magician with a huge heart. Don’t miss him in LA at the Kodak Theater November 8th.

MAGICAL KENYA 2009
Source: www.youtube.com
Jorge Blass junto con la Fundación Abracadabra de magos solidarios, la inestimable colaboración de Nyumbani y gracias al patrocinio de Groupama Seguros, ha realizado un viaje a Kenya donde compartió su magia con más de 3000 niños,en escuelas, hospitales, orfanatos y centros de acogida. …

Patricia Velasquez Earns Recognition

Congratulations to Patricia Velasquez who has been recognized by CNN’s Soledad O’Brien for helping the Wayuu people of Venezuela.
I Just Saw It On CNN.com
www.cnn.com

Pucker Up!

I just saw Martha Higareda kiss Keanu Reeves in Street Kings. Oooh la la.  She’s amazing and such a delight to work with!

Nina Rausch is Going Places!

Major congrats to Nina Rausch who rocked as the home-wrecker nanny on Mad Men this past Sunday. And now, check her out on the star-studded webseries “Easy to Assemble”. Nice momentum!

Bemvinda a Los Angeles, Rita!

Brazilian actress Rita Guedes has come to Hollywood and is preparing to meet agents. What a pleasure it is to work with her; she’s well on her way!

A Day in the Recording Studio with Anastasia Nemirovich Danchenko

Today was quite a departure for classical concert pianist Anastasia who I had the pleasure of coaching on the recording of 2 pop songs in English. It was effortless. Truly a professional, that Anastasia!

I Smell an Oscar, a Best Foreign-Language Film Oscar

Congratulations and good luck to Ana de la Reguera! The Mexican Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences chose Carlos Carrera’s Backyard (starring Ana) as the country’s entry for the Oscar’s foreign-language film.

The World Just Gets Smaller and Smaller!

Thank you Sandra Echeverria for referring Martha Higareda; we started working together last week. Lucky me!

Fall Group Classes Forming Now!

2 intensive classes offered: Rhythm and Pronunciation. Book your assessment interview today to reserve a spot in the class that’s right for you.  Hurry!  Only 4 students per group!

Standard American English is a Powerful Tool

British Indra Ove used her American voice for an agent meeting last Friday and signed on Monday! Congratulations!

Los Angeles Honors Mallika Sherawat!

In what was the first Special Recognition of a
Bollywood film celebrity by the City of Los Angeles, Indian star Mallika Sherawat was given a special honor by the Los Angeles City Council.  I was so thrilled to be there – on the eve of Indian Independence Day, no less!  It was an exciting day all round.

Froylan Cabuto is Honored

One of my dearest students, poet and professor Froylan Cabuto, has been nominated for an Imagen Award. Bravo Froylan!

Angelica Castro Keeps it in the Family

The gorgeous Angelica Castro joined handsome hubby Cristian de la Fuente on “In Plain Sight” August 9th.  It’s true, I really do get to work with the beautiful people.  Don’t hate me!

Nina Rausch on Mad men

What a treat to work with Nina Rausch who came in for a fine-tuning class this week.  She’s featured on episode 8 of Mad Men this season, so tune in!

Torsten Voges is Hilarious as Dr. Lars in  “Funny People”

AND he booked a new series, Eastwick, which we’ll start working on this month.  Fantastic!

Kate del Castillo Takes On American TV!

While on tour in Mexico with the stage play “Blackbird” Miss Kate is all over US airwaves.  Woo hoo!  Last week, she blew it out of the water on “The Cleaner” and next week, you’ll find her on “Weeds”.  Nice!

Patricia Velasquez:  Actor and Humanitarian

How blessed am I to be working with the lovely Venezuelan Patricia?  I am so grateful she found me – it was just a matter of time considering how many people we know in common!  I’m very impressed by her commitment to building a standard American vocal identity.  Let’s see where this goes…!

Ana Claudia Talancón is back!

I started working with Ana Claudia back in 2005. and have had the good fortune of working on set with her for 2 film projects she’s done here: “Alone with Her” in 2006 where she played opposite Collin Hanks, and more recently, “Days of Wrath” with Wilmer Valderrama. and Ricardo Chavira (Carlos on Desperate Housewives). I love working with Ana and am so proud of her for having won over both American and Latino audiences. How does she do it? A lot of talent, hard work, and a great sense of humor!

Did You Say Merlin?  You Must Be From Baltimore!

I love the “Merlin” (Maryland) dialect:  A little Philadelphia, a little New York, a lot fantastic! Not only did whiz kid Chip Hormess pick up standard American in about a minute flat, he’s also an absolute dream to work with. Maybe I’m biased because he loves my cats… You may recognize this charmer from his lead roles in Walk Hard, Transformers,  Cold Case, or Criminal Minds.  Can’t wait to see what’s next for Chip!

Summer Group Classes Forming Now!

2 intensive classes offered: Rhythm and Pronunciation. Come in for your assessment now to reserve a spot in the class that’s right for you.  Hurry !  Only 4 students per group!

Where Do I Know you from?

I’m completely hooked on the new Masterpiece Mystery! series Wallander starring Kenneth Brannagh. So last Sunday, there I was fully engrossed in the episode when the female co-star playing Ella Lindfeldt stole the scene. I knew I knew her from somewhere… but where? Ahhhh, yes!  It was the lovely Orla Brady who I’d had the pleasure of coaching back in 2004. Nicely done, Orla!  Your performance was nothing short of captivating.

Hollywood?  Meet Bollywood.

I really have to count my blessings this year.  I’ve just met and begun working with Bollywood star Mallika Sherawat whose career has been on the fast track since she first hit the Indian film scene in 2002.  Hollywood is definitely smitten with Mallika who has several projects in the works. Keep an eye out - she’s hard to miss!

What a Year for Ana de la Reguera (and me!)

Here’s what’s gone down so far: We started the year with ADR for the Cover Girl Aqua Smooth Commercial.

Then we prepared for Ana’s sessions with acting coach Aaron Speiser (he’s Will Smith’s coach, too!) for her lead role in the movie Backyard which shot in Mexico

After that, we did pre-production coaching for the lead role of Ellen in the ABC pilot Empire State. Whew! Let’s hope it gets picked up!

And we just got word that Ana has joined the cast of Kevin Smith’s A Couple of Dicks as the third major lead. Did I mention that she’s playing opposite Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan? Sweet!

Alexis Rhee: What a Delight!

Alexis’s credits run miles long (from Blade Runner to Crash to Norbit to Lost) so It was no surprise that her assessment cold read blew me out of the water!  I’m loving  working with Alexis as her audition coach for Korean American parts.

ER Paging Dr. Horta

Pre-production coaching is a breeze when it comes to the incredibly talented and handsome Tomy Dunster who booked the part of Dr. Horta on ER”s final season. You may recognize Tomy as Juan Pablo Renato Ruiz de Vasquez, the character he played on All My Children. I know Tomy from my 2008 rhythm and pronunciation group classes. I love the way this year is shaping up!

Happy New Year!

On January 9th, Christoph Dostal put his standard American voice to work on stage at the Goethe Institute on Wilshire.  It was a full house and a really good time.  Agents were nibbling after the show… Now that’s what I call a Happy New Year!

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The Magic of Jorge Blass

I had the great pleasure of working with world-renowned magician Jorge Blass last month.  It’s not surprising that he’s enjoying such tremendous success; his work ethic, commitment, passion, and professionalism took my breath away.  Read more about him in this month’s Magic Magazine which features an 8-page article about his TV show in Spain.

Easy Breezy Beautiful Ana de la Reguera

Not only is Ana stunning in print as the new Cover Girl, but she sounds amazing, too!  Listen to her impeccable English in the CG commercial we looped last month - it should be out any day now!  I started working with Ana in 2005 after she wrapped on Nacho Libre in which she played Sister Encarnación.  I know, I know… I have the best job in the world!

I support Obama and so does my girl Kate Del Castillo! Watch her in the will.i.am video - it’s amazing:

Group classes already forming for September! Schedule your assessment interview now to reserve a spot in the class that’s right for you.

Congratulations Cristian de la Fuente for placing 3rdon this season’s Dancing with the Stars!  We wish you a speedy post-surgery recovery.
If you want to see more of this talented Latin actor (who doesn’t!), be sure to tune into the new series ‘In Plain Sight’ on USA starting Sunday, June 1stwhere Cristian plays successful baseball player Raphael Ramirez.

Swedish actor Mikael Forsberg is at the Cannes Short Film Corner
this month for the screening of ‘God’s Marble’ in which he plays the lead.I’ve loved coaching Mikael over the years and watching his confidence and talent soar.

Action Galore with Armand Assante and Danny Trejo!
I had a blast mid-February on location coaching Sofya Skya who played the lead in her first action film “Shadows in Paradise.” It was my first time on an action set as well, and the talent and skill of martial arts star Mark Dacascos blew me away.

Sofya’s background as a prima ballerina served her well on this action-packed shoot! Check back for news on the release date.

Comedy Variety Nights planned tocelebrate and raise funds for ALS-stricken colleague Carla ZilbersmithCarla Zilbersmith
Jeannine Frank of Parlor Performances @ Steinway Hall and Danna Hyams and Gary Blumsack of The Hayworth Theatre are joining forces to present CARLA-BRATION! two special variety nights raising money to assist their friend and colleague, Carla Zilbersmith who was recently diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease).

While facing extraordinary challenges and tough decisions Zilbersmith continues to be insightful, honest — and even humorous, regularly channeling her observations and feelings into a series of ironic, often hard-hitting and always-inspiring essays at http://carlamuses.blogspot.com/ . All proceeds from these events will go toward additional assistance and quality of life services not covered by insurance. More information about the fund and Carla can be found at www.quiltmamas.com/dmc/ .

Just the Facts: A CARLA-BRATION for Carla Zilbersmith: A Special Variety Night to celebrate & support a friend and artist in need!

When: Saturday, April 12 at 8pm
Where: Steinway Hall @ Fields Pianos * 12121 W. Pico Bl. (one door w. of Bundy * Level P2 under the store) * Park free in lot!
Price: $25 suggested donation Reservations & Info: Jeannine@FrankEntertainment.com This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or (310) 471-3979

When: Monday, April 14 at 8pm
Where: The Hayworth Theatre * 2509 Wilshire * Los Angeles 90057 (between Rampart and Alvarado)
Price: $25 suggested contribution Reservations & Info: www.thehayworth.com or (800)838-3006

Dancing with Cristian de la Fuente
Get your vote on this March 17thfor Cristian de la Fuente who will be on this season’s Dancing with the Stars. Not only is he hot hothot sexy, Cristian is one of the funniest actors I’ve ever worked with.

If you missed Cristian on Ugly Betty, tune into USA network April 24th for the premiere of his new series “In Plain Sight”.Felicidades, Cristian!

“America The Beautiful” with Gerren Taylor in Theatres Soon!
When supermodel Gerren Taylor (dubbed “Baby Naomi” by Oprah) took New York’s fashion week by storm at the tender age of 12, her success created such a buzz that I was brought on board to help her prepare for the media frenzy.

Documentary filmmaker Darryl Roberts also took notice and began chronicling Gerren’s journey in the superficial, thin-obsessed fashion industry. In the film, we see the effervescent Gerren take an emotional tumble when at 14 and a size 4, she’s considered obese and abandoned by the fickle fashion world.

What we don’t see on film is that she’s on her feet in no time and back in my studio preparing self-esteem workshops for young women worldwide – first stop: Durban, South Africa in March 2007. Next week, Gerren will be back in NYC sitting on the “My body and Me(dia) panel. Way to go, Gerren!

The Kite Runner – Now Playing
Props to lovely Atossa Leone for her warm portrayal of Soraya in Marc Forster’s (Monster’s Ball) The Kite Runner.
Atossa, who grew up in Germany, is of Iranian descent and brings to the screen a compelling performance rooted in her inherent understanding of the immigrant experience. I worked with Atossa several years ago and am naturally thrilled to see her continued success on the big screen. If you haven’t seen the movie yet – go!

Around the World with Ligeia

I began coaching Russian beauty Sofya Skya when she moved to Los Angeles in January ’07. She barely spoke a word of English then but by the fall she had booked the lead in Ligeia co-starring Wes Bentley (American Beauty) and Eric Roberts.

In November we headed to Moscow for 10 days of preproduction coaching. After mastering the text, we worked the scenes with acting coach Lisa Melillo and fellow actor David Lloyd Smith. The days were long but we made time to see the sites of beautiful Moscow – what a city!

I joined Sofya on set for a week in St. Louis where she did a great job. I was impressed by the friendly Mid-Westerners crew and, yes, I saw the Arch! Shooting wraps in January in the Ukraine. What a journey!

Coming Soon: Latina Bond Girl in ‘08
Cross your fingers for my girls! Kate Del Castillo, Sandra Echeverria, Angelica Castro, and Ana de la Reguera are up for the part.