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How to Write a Mini Bio for Acting

Red carpets and golden statuettes are what many performers envision as the ideal acting focus. Yet budding stars should also concentrate on a small, salient feature -- the mini bio. Industry in the entertainment community rarely suffer to read lengthy sketches. Brevity is essential in a field where judgments are quicker than a paparazzi camera flash. Culling celebrated performances and famous associations is the foundation of composing a short, sweet biography. An excellent mini bio can help you land the next role.

Instructions

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      Write your bio in the third person. List your two to four most notable credits from the screen, work that was produced for film or television. Follow this with two to three important roles performed for the stage.

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      Assess the noteworthiness of your credits. Include roles that have garnered a major award, such as a Tony or Golden Globe. Roles with which you are closely associated also count as worthy of inclusion into a miniature bio.

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      Highlight your training if you worked at a prestigious studio or with a noteworthy teacher. Point your membership to the Actors Studio, for instance, or tutelage under someone like Ivana Chubbuck.

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      Acknowledge if this is your debut screen or stage performance, should this bio be composed for your first time in a movie or a play.

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      Compose a paragraph that expands on your personal background, if space allows. Discuss your birthday, hometown, and details of your start in acting.

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      Peruse multiple mini-biographies of other actors. Performers for the screen should look to websites such as IMDb for relevant bios for cinema, where stage thespians can glean tips from bios appearing in theater playbills.

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