Addison Witt - Navigating the industry as an actor, teacher, producer and talent manager of the stars.
03/02/20 • 51 min
Addison is a producer, commercial actor, teacher, and talent representative. He produced and directed ”Three Short Plays”, and produced and directed his first feature, ”Around the Bed” in 2017. He has coached thousands of actors for television and film roles for more than 20 years. Addison provides a wealth of knowledge about the entertainment industry and coaches his students on career administration.
In 1998 he became a talent manager. For two decades he was a career maker for dozens of actors known throughout Hollywood, including actors from; ”Breaking Bad”, “Transparent”, “The Lovely Bones”, “Miss Bala”, “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?”, “Sideways”, “General Hospital”, ”Community”, “Awkward”, “Lost at Home”, “East of Normal; West of Weird”, “Marvel Agents of Shield”, “This is Us”, “Shameless”, “The Mindy Project”, “Romantically Challenged”, “The Peter Dinklage Show”, “Ant Farm”, “Switched at Birth”, “It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia”, “Fresh off the Boat”, and ”Girls Cruise”.
In 2006, Addison was one of the stars on the American reality series, "Off the Leash”,the first TV show dedicated to working canine actors and the people who represent them. His second show was Canada's "Reality Obsessed”, and the third series was shot in England, "Top Dog Model”, a competition series pitting dogs and their owners against each other to compete for the ultimate top dog winner. Other reality series include "New York Goes to Hollywood” and “Swedish Wives of Hollywood”. Hollywood," and "Swedish Wives of Hollywood."
Addison is a producer, commercial actor, teacher, and talent representative. He produced and directed ”Three Short Plays”, and produced and directed his first feature, ”Around the Bed” in 2017. He has coached thousands of actors for television and film roles for more than 20 years. Addison provides a wealth of knowledge about the entertainment industry and coaches his students on career administration.
In 1998 he became a talent manager. For two decades he was a career maker for dozens of actors known throughout Hollywood, including actors from; ”Breaking Bad”, “Transparent”, “The Lovely Bones”, “Miss Bala”, “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?”, “Sideways”, “General Hospital”, ”Community”, “Awkward”, “Lost at Home”, “East of Normal; West of Weird”, “Marvel Agents of Shield”, “This is Us”, “Shameless”, “The Mindy Project”, “Romantically Challenged”, “The Peter Dinklage Show”, “Ant Farm”, “Switched at Birth”, “It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia”, “Fresh off the Boat”, and ”Girls Cruise”.
In 2006, Addison was one of the stars on the American reality series, "Off the Leash”,the first TV show dedicated to working canine actors and the people who represent them. His second show was Canada's "Reality Obsessed”, and the third series was shot in England, "Top Dog Model”, a competition series pitting dogs and their owners against each other to compete for the ultimate top dog winner. Other reality series include "New York Goes to Hollywood” and “Swedish Wives of Hollywood”. Hollywood," and "Swedish Wives of Hollywood."
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