|
Diane
Christiansen (Biz
Kidz, Screen Teens, Private Lessons, and Professional Group Classes)
began coaching actors in 1992, and has been with VIBE for nearly fourteen
years. Just voted ‘One of the most effective acting coaches
in Hollywood’ by the Actorsite, she is currently the
Acting/Life coach on the TLC hit reality show "FAKING IT". Her career
spans three decades as actress, coach, director and dancer. An
instructor with her finger on the pulse of the Entertainment Industry,
Diane works closely with many of LA's most acclaimed agents and
managers. A graduate of the Strasberg Institute, she was mentored by
Academy Award Nominee, Sally Kirkland and the late Joseph Bernard. She
has appeared with the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall in NYC; danced
with Siegfried & Roy in Las Vegas and on NBC TV specials, she
has been featured on the Merv Griffin Show and hit series "Vegas". As a
TV & Film actress she has worked with Angelina Jolie, Corey
Feldman, Adam West, Orson Welles, Stacy Keach, Pia Zadora, Ann
Margaret, Jon Voight, Dom DeLouise, Joan Rivers, Robert Urich, Billy
Zane & Fred Durst. Actively coaching working actors of all
ages, 90% of her student roster books repeatedly and consistently.
Among them are series regulars on shows such as LOST, DESPERATE
HOUSEWIVES, 24, ZOEY 101, NED'S DECLASSIFIED, UNFABULOUS, COMPLETE
SAVAGES, CHARMED, HOUSE, ALIAS, AMER. FAMILY, ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT,
MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE ,PHIL OF THE FUTURE, SIX FEET UNDER , LAW
& ORDER , COLD CASE ,NYPD BLUE, E.R., CSI , JUDGING AMY,
SCRUBS, GEN. HOSPITAL, DAYS OF OUR LIVES, YOUNG & THE RESTLESS
& Disney's LITTLE HOUSE ONTHE PRAIRIE, CAT IN THE HAT, BRUCE
ALMIGHTY, 13 GOING ON 30, STARSKY & HUTCH, YOU GOT SERVED,
& ANTWONE FISHER. Her students are featured on hundreds of
national commercials and have received "Kids Choice", "Young Artist"
& "C.A.R.E." Awards. Diane is committed to ‘making a
difference’ with every actor she coaches and says that
passing on this rich tradition has brought even more joy to her life
than performing. Diane's greatest creations are her two children; both
are working professionals in the Art & Acting fields.
|