Paris Themmen is a former child star, most notable for his role as Mike Teevee in the original 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. VIP Talent were delighted to hear him speak at the last event held Bennett Media Studios, where he talked about marketing and promotional techniques as well as his experience as a child star. This was particularly important for the many aspiring child stars that attended the last event. However, even the older crowd had much to learn as Paris is well versed in marketing. Paris still works hard doing a lot of the promotional work for Willy Wonka and Mike Teevee. More info about VIP Talent Connect!
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Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Mike Teevee: Where are they now? At VIP Talent Connect!
Friday, December 17th, 2010Second Model Complains VIP Talent Connect and Kaback Models Helped Him Get Too Many Jobs
Friday, December 17th, 2010Like Dan Metz, Dylan McClane was signed with Colby models after attending a VIP Talent Connect event. Now he’s extremely busy doing jobs like appearing on CW’s Gossip Girls. VIP Talent Connect is to blame for getting Dylan started; everyone could not be happier. For more information click here.
Dan Metz Voices Complaint with VIP Talent Connect– He’s now getting too much work!
Friday, December 17th, 2010He’s been too busy! Getting too much work!
Dan Metz attended a VIP Talent Connect event and got signed by Ryan Colby at Colby Models. Now he can not stop working! VIP Talent Connect is proud to have been a major factor in launching Dan’s career and can not wait to see what future successes are in store for him. Check out his write up on OHLALA Mag: http://www.ohlalamag.com/en/2010/12/ohlala-exclu-new-york-city-dan-by-jin-wang.html
VIP Talent Connect Staff Party with Stephen Dorff (Alycia Kaback)
Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
After the VIP Talent Connect event this past Saturday VP/ Executive Producer Travis Martell and Talent Executive Farah Farag met up with award-winning actor Stephen Dorff to celebrate. Steven has been regarded as one of the most respected young actors in Hollywood. He is most famous for his role as Cecil in the cult classic Cecil B. DeMented as well as the role he played in Blade for which he won ‘Best Villain’ at the MTV Movie Awards. More recently he played in Public Enemies with Johnny Depp and Sofia Coppola’s Somewhere. Travis and Farah discussed the exciting possibility that Stephen attend the next VIP Talent Connect event. With such an impressive list of screen credits, Stephen would make a fantastic guest speaker with many important industry tips to share. For more information click here.
VIP Talent Connect CEO Alycia Kaback with Steve-O of MTV’s Jackass
Sunday, November 28th, 2010
Alycia Kaback with Legendary Steve O
This past week Alycia Kaback met up with the infamous daredevil Steve-O at Caroline’s Comedy Club in New York City. Much comedy ensued to be sure, but most importantly Miss Kaback made a very exciting connection. Amidst his pranks, Steve-O actually got down to business and seriously discussed his desires to attend VIP events and begin mentoring those with the ambition to enter the entertainment industry. Steve-O’s accomplishments include the instant television hit Jackass and the four movies it spawned, as well as the show Wildboyz. Later Steve-O even created a line of shoes called Sneaux Shoes and starred in his own reality TV show, Dr. Steve-O. Most recent among his accomplishments is the release of Jackass 3-D, a must-see, which broke box office records. Steve-O is an excellent person to learn from as he was able to make it to the top of the comedy world merely acting like a “jackass.” For more information click here.
VIP Talent Connect Founder Alycia Kaback with Andy Morris (The Morris + King Company)
Monday, November 15th, 2010Andy Morris Founding Partner and Co-Principal
Andy Morris is a founding partner and co-principal of The Morris + King Company, one of the leading independent public relations firms in the industry. An Internet pioneer who was among the first marketing executives to recognize how the Web would forever change the way companies communicate with its customers, Mr. Morris leads SeisMK, MKC’s flourishing digital and social media division.
Among Mr. Morris’ primary responsibilities is providing unparalleled expertise for premier brands seeking the fullest range of communication tools available, from social media campaigns, microsite development and widget creation and marketing to branded online content development and syndication. Working seamlessly across both traditional and new media arenas, Mr. Morris has developed successful campaigns and initiatives for many of the top companies in the digital space, including AOL, Wikipedia, Glam Media, Real Networks, Stardoll, Heavy, Beliefnet, IDG, eMusic, Fanscape and Register.com.
Mr. Morris’ extraordinary insights into how the Internet is changing the way people obtain information, what they listen to and who ultimately influences them has put him at the forefront of the digital phenomenon. He has amassed and cultivated an extensive network of taste-makers and thought leaders across key categories including media, technology, lifestyle, entertainment and public affairs. Mr. Morris has also helped shaped the agendas of numerous prestigious new media conferences, such as the Monaco Media Forum, Personal Democracy Forum and D: All Things Digital, which is sponsored by the Wall Street Journal.
Throughout his outstanding career, Mr. Morris has been on the leading edge of innovation in the digital world. He has created groundbreaking public relations campaigns and innovative branding programs for Pseudo.com, an early Internet website for live audio and video webcasting, as well as for Razorfish, Excite@Home and Musicmaker.com. Prior to founding MKC in 2001, Mr. Morris was senior vice president at LaForce & Stevens. Before that, he served as vice president at Dan Klores Communications, where he co-led the Internet and healthcare practices.
Mr. Morris is the recipient of several honors and accolades for outstanding public relations programs, including the Creativity in Public Relations Award (CIPRA), the Public Relations Society of America’s “Big Apple” award and Bulldog Reporter’s “Silver Bulldog” award. For more information click here.
Executive Producer Alycia Kaback with Singer Songwriter Ne-Yo!
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010
Alycia Kaback Ne-Yo
Shaffer Chimere Smith (born October 18, 1982), better known by his stage name Ne-Yo, is an American pop and R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, actor, and occasional rapper. Since his debut, Ne-Yo has had five top ten songs on theBillboard Hot 100 as a lead artist and two number-one albums on the Billboard 200. Ne-Yo has also amassed a catalog of chart-topping songs that he has written for other artists.
Ne-Yo broke into the recording industry as a songwriter, penning the hit “Let Me Love You” for singer Mario. The single’s successful release in the United States prompted an informal meeting between Ne-Yo and Def Jam’s label head, and signing a recording contract.
In 2006, he released his debut album, In My Own Words, which contained the US number one hit “So Sick”. Then in 2007, he released his sophomore album, Because of You which contained the US top 3 hit, “Because of You”. In 2008, he released his third album, Year of the Gentleman, which contained the top 10 hits “Closer” and “Miss Independent”. His fourth studio albumLibra Scale is set to be released on November 22, 2010. Ne-Yo has so far released three singles of the upcoming album, “Beautiful Monster”, “Champagne Life” and “One in a Million”. For more information click here.
Kaback Casting Alycia Kaback with Cast of Three’s Company!
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010
Alycia Kaback Richard Kline
Three’s Company is an American sitcom that aired from March 15, 1977 to September 18, 1984 on ABC. It is a remake of the British sitcom Man About the House. The story revolves around three roommates, Janet Wood, Christmas Snow AKA Chrissy Snow (later cousin Cindy Snow, thenTerri Alden), and Jack Tripper who share Apartment 201 in a Santa Monica, California[2] apartment building owned by Mr. andMrs. Roper (later owned by Bart Furley but managed by his brother, Ralph Furley). The show, a comedy of errors, chronicles the escapades and hijinks of the trio’s constant misunderstandings, social lives, and struggle to keep up with rent.
After crashing Eleanor’s wedding reception and finding himself passed out in the bathtub, cooking school student Jack Tripper happens across Janet Wood, a florist, and Chrissy Snow, a secretary, in need of a new roommate after Eleanor moves out. Having only been able to afford living at the YMCA, Jack quickly accepts the offer to move in.
However, due to landlord Stanley Roper’s intolerance for co-ed living situations, even in a multi-bedroom apartment, Jack is only allowed to move in after Janet tells Mr. Roper that Jack is gay. Although Helen Roper figures out Jack’s true sexuality in the second episode, she does not tell her husband. Frequently siding with the three roommates instead of her husband, Mrs. Roper’s bond with the roommates grows until the eventual spinoff The Ropers.
Jack continues the charade when new landlord Ralph Furley takes over the apartment complex because Mr. Furley insists that his hard-nosed brother Bart (the building’s new owner) would also never tolerate such living situations.
The show was set minutes from the beach in Santa Monica, California, and was filmed using three main sets: the trio’s apartment, their landlord’s apartment and the neighborhood pub, The Regal Beagle. In later seasons more sets were used, frequently depicting Larry’s apartment, Angelino’s restaurant, Jack’s Bistro, the hospital where Terri worked, and Janet’s flower shop.
Humor in the show was based on farce, often relying on innuendo, misunderstanding, as well as physical comedy to punctuate the hare-brained schemes the characters would invariably conjure up to get themselves out of situations. Running jokes were frequently based on Jack’s (supposed) sexuality, Mr. Roper’s lack of sexual prowess, and Chrissy’s blonde moments. Conflict in the show came from the dysfunctional marriage of the Ropers, Jack’s lust for Chrissy versus Janet’s intolerance for a roommate romance, and later on, Larry and Jack’s friendship and Larry’s abuse of it.
The theme song was composed by Joe Raposo (known for his composing for the children’s television show Sesame Street), and sung by Ray Charles (unrelated to the late rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles) and Julia Rinker. For more information click here.
VIP Talent Connect Alycia Kaback – With Nikita Star Maggie Q
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010
Alycia Kaback Maggie Q
Margaret Denise Quigley, better known as Maggie Q (Chinese: 李美琪; pinyin: Lǐ Měiqí; born May 22, 1979), is an American-born actress and former fashion model. She initially gained fame in Hong Kong. She is currently starring in the lead role of the action-thriller series Nikita. Maggie Q was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to an American father of Polish, French Canadian, and Irish descent, and a Vietnamesemother.[1][2] Her parents met while her father was stationed in Vietnam. Maggie is the youngest of five children. She has two sisters and two half-siblings from her mother’s previous marriage in Vietnam. After graduating from Mililani High School, she traveled to Tokyo, Japan; and Taipei, Taiwan to become a fashion model.[3] A broke student, she had originally intended to work a couple of months in East Asia to help pay for her studies but ended up staying years. For more information click here.
Eric Bana press conference with Executive Producer Alycia Kaback
Sunday, October 10th, 2010
Alycia Kaback Eric Bana
Eric Bana press conference with Executive Producer Alycia Kaback
Alycia Kaback and Eric Bana on the new movie Hanna. If you’ve seen director Joe Wright’s last three films — Pride & Prejudice, Atonement, and The Soloist — Hanna might come as something of a shock. Based on a few minutes of sneak preview footage shown today at NYC’s Comic-Con, it’s got guns and spies. And a deadly teenager (Saoirse Ronan) who was raised as an assassin by her father (Eric Bana) and sent on a mission to find a CIA agent (Cate Blanchett) Release date 4/11
Eric Bana is an Australian film and television actor. He began his career as acomedian in the sketch comedy series Full Frontal before gaining critical recognition in the biopic Chopper (2000). After a decade of roles in Australian TV shows and films, Bana gained Hollywood’s attention by playing the role of American Delta Force Sergeant Norman ‘Hoot’ Gibson in Black Hawk Down (2001), the lead role as Bruce Banner in the Ang Lee directed filmHulk (2003), Prince Hector in the movie Troy (2004), the lead in Steven Spielberg’s Munich (2005), and the villain Nero in the science-fiction film Star Trek (2009).
An accomplished dramatic actor and comedian, he received Australia’s highest film and television awards for his performances in Chopper, Full Frontal and Romulus, My Father.[1] Bana performs predominantly in leading roles in a variety of low-budget and major studio films, ranging from romantic comedies and drama to science fiction and action thrillers. For more information click here.
