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Tue Mar 2 10:21:21 2010

The term child actor is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion, the latter is also called a former child actor. Closely associated is teenage actor, an actor who reached popularity as a teenager.

Regulation of child actors

The activities of child actors are regulated by the governing labor union, if any, and state and federal laws. Longer work hours or risky stunts, prohibited in California, for example, might be permitted to a project filming in British Columbia. Some projects film in remote locations specifically to evade regulations intended to protect the child. In the United States, federal law "Specifically exempted minors working the Entertainment Business from all provisions of the Child Labor Laws." Any regulation of child actors is governed by disparate state law.

California

Due to the large presence of the entertainment industry in California, it has some of the most explicit laws protecting child actors. Being a minor, a child actor must secure an entertainment work permit before accepting any paid performing work. Compulsory education laws mandate that the education of the child actor not be disrupted while the child is working. Whether a child actor is enrolled in public school, private school, or home school, the child does schoolwork under the supervision of a studio teacher while on the set.

Finally, the hours a child actor may work are limited. Generally, stricter time limits are imposed for younger actors. A very young infant might be allowed "under the lights" only a few minutes a day. It is common in television production for the role of a young child to be portrayed by identical twins or triplets to reduce each child's time on set. When a child turns 18, the legal limits on work time are lifted.

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Did you know Randy was a . child actor. ? Yep, he is the kid at the end of this commercial that says "And the hulk muaa maaayy". Posted by no age at 11:56 PM. 0 comments: Post a Comment Older Post Home. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) ...

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Sociologists claim that we have all been . actors. and actresses during our early years, putting on the waterworks as a young . child. in a toy store, for example. Nevertheless, there is a significantly long and arduous path towards reaching ...

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I'm sad to say this, but you can add Johnny Depp to the list of people who don't get why someone would go to jail/be accountable for . child. rape. The . actor. spoke to The Independent about his opinion of Polanski, whom he worked with him ...

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Sat Mar 13 12:36:06 2010

What are some good points to make about a child actor?
Q. For an argument, what are some good points to make about beginning casting calls for a child or young adult? When speaking to a parent who is opposed to the whole idea? How would you convince them? thank you.
Asked by emily sean - Sun Jan 18 18:30:40 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. It is an overall good experience for a child...as long as the parent is supportive of what their child is doing. On the other hand though, if the child is young, unless THEY are the ones pushing it, I wouldn't push it as a parent...but if the child IS the one who wants to be doing this then it can be a great opportunity. Children learn so many great things from acting such as discipline, taking direction, and they learn how to deal with rejection. Of course it is also an overall FUN experience for the child...and the parent. If the parent is opposed to the whole idea but the child is the one wanting to pursue the whole thing then a good thing to point out to the parent would be that their child is wanting to follow their dream. Maybe… [cont.]
Answered by DaniCalifornia - Mon Jan 19 03:04:51 2009

Who do you think is the Highest Paid Child Actor of 2007?
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A. These are all guesses: Dakota Fanning, Harry Potter kids, Shia Labouf (spell?), and Zac Efron.
Answered by iBrooke - Thu Sep 17 20:56:35 2009

Who do you think is the worst and best child actor/actress? Why?
Q. Right now, who do you think is the worst and best child actor/actress? Why?
Asked by Kgem - Mon Mar 9 19:54:48 2009 - - 9 Answers - 0 Comments

A. best- dakota fanning (spelling?) worst...ah, some of the disney channel ones.
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Tue Mar 2 09:45:11 2010

See also:

  • Childstarlets.comChildstarlets.com
    childstarlets.com
    Large collection of images of current and former child actresses. Membership required to view some areas.
  • Classic Movie KidsClassic Movie Kids
    classicmoviekids.com
    A collection of rare photographs and brief biographies of the classic child actors and actresses of yesteryear.
  • Kid ActorsKid Actors
    kidactors.com
    Young actor informational source with biographies, photographs, appearance schedules, and links to official sites.
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