Jani Wang |
Lindsey Santefort |
Jani Wang was born in Shanghai and spent her childhood growing up in a quaint, tucked-away town in the Bay Area. Her extraordinarily ordinary life those years drove her interest in the outdoors, traveling and entertainment. Although her introduction to Los Angeles was as a Business-Economics major at UCLA, her underlying passions are what perpetuated her courage to pursue acting and hosting. Since then, she has had amazing opportunities to host for red carpet events and film festivals and star in short films, plays and national/international commercials. As one of the hosts and creators of IdeateTV, she strives to motivate others to discover and follow their passions without fear. Passion is found in every walk of life, from fancy Hollywood premieres, to the next up-and-coming business, ready to take a risk on a new product. It is never too late to discover one’s passion and follow it! Co-Founder of IdeateTV
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Lindsey Santefort grew up in Orange County, CA. Her performance experience began in front of the camera as a print model at the young age of 3 and she has been involved in the performing arts ever since. As a classically trained dancer, Lindsey performed with professional companies such as The Joffrey and San Francisco Ballet as well as worked with the legendary Debbie Allen. Through theater and acting, Lindsey discovered her love for telling stories. She has appeared in commercials, short and independent films, and has worked as a product spokesperson for a major global brand. Using her "gift of gab", she found her passion for hosting. Lindsey has a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from UCLA.
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Brandi Fowler |
rachel Risen |
Currently Works for InStyle Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, Brandi Fowler has written, hosted, reported and/or produced for the likes of E!, MTV News, Current TV, Citysearch, The Atlanta Post and numerous other publications and websites. Before venturing into a career in
hosting, she earned a bachelor’s degree in public policy, theater, and film from Duke University and a master’s degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Southern California. |
Currently works in New York
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Linda Nguyen Lee
Originally from Washington State, Linda Nguyen Lee now resides in Orange County, CA. She studied Business Administration and Marketing at the University of Washington and works as a Marketing Consultant for Farmers Insurance Group. Linda has a passion for giving back to the community and serves on the board for NAAAP - Southern California (National Association of Asian American Professionals) and is involved with other non-profit organizations in the community.For more about NAAAP-SC please visit: http://www.naaapsocal.org/
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Maggie Clark
Maggie Clark is a Midwest Girl-Next-Door from Detroit, Michigan. Maggie graduated from the University of Dayton, Ohio with honors, receiving a B.A. in Public Relations and a B.A. in Theatre. She is passionate about hosting, acting and performing and is a proud member of the Screen Actors Guild. As an on camera host, Maggie is outgoing, friendly, poised and well spoken. She resides in Los Angeles, CA and works as an Automotive Product Specialist with a focus on alternative fuel technologies. Maggie enjoys hiking, yoga, live music and entertainment news.
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Tara Shayne
Tara grew up in Carefree, Arizona and has been entertaining audiences practically since birth. From her debutperformance at age 5 as the narrator in “Jack and the Beanstalk”, acting became her passion. At her request, she began dance lessons, followed by piano, musical theatre, acting, and voice. She consistently trained and soon began to compete and perform professionally in the arts. Determined to pursue her dream, Tara accomplished graduating with honors from high school at age 16. Immediately after graduating she made the move to Los Angeles and began training with acting coach Amy Lyndon, who helped her land her first role in the Weinstein Company film "The Boston Strangler: The Untold Story." Soon after she was hired to perform as the face of Princess Leia in the video game phenomenon “Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.” Well versed in both comedy and drama, Tara has since then starred in many festival award-winning independent films.She continues to play classical piano and train in all areas of dance. In her spare time, Tara enjoys singing and writing music, drawing, snowboarding, and reading Shakespeare to her toy poodle Ophelia.
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Michelle Young Cho
Michelle Young Cho was born in Korea but raised in America. She has a BA in Political Science International Affairs from University of California,
Riverside. She is an Asian American actor and is also working at Korea Herald Business. She has studied at the Steve Eastin Acting Studio and the East West Players . Michelle's accomplishments include musicals, being featured on StandOff, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and commercials for Alphas and Center Bank. She has also theatrically performed on stage for Company of Angels’, Angel Island at the Gene Autry Museum and at East West Player’s studio lab project. |
Kristina Wong
Kristina Wong is an internationally presented solo performer, writer and cultural commentator named "One of the Seven Funniest Eco-Comedians" by Mother Nature Network. Her most notable touring show-- "Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" looked at the high rates of depression and suicide among Asian American women and toured to over 40 venues since 2006. It's now a broadcast quality DVD that has been acquired by university libraries nationwide and is also available for home use at Amazon.com (www.flyingwong.com). "Going Green the Wong Way" is her fifth solo show. She's been a commentator for American Public Media's Marketplace, PBS, Jezebel and Playgirl Magazine. Her work has been awarded with grants from Creative Capital, The Map Fund, Center for Cultural Innovation, the Durfee Foundation, National Performance Network, four grants from the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, and a residency from the MacDowell Colony. www.kristinawong.com
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Lori Caulfield
Lori has a BA in Music with an emphasis in Theater and Dance from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She currently works as Studio Manager at Soundworks, a recording studio in Burbank, CA. She pursues acting and music in her free time and loves living in Hollywood.
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Adriane Tabag |
Danielle Hutchings |
Adriane is an artist, actress, writer and a jack of all trades. She is a graduate from Cal State Monterey Bay, where she graduated with a B.A. in Integrated Special Studies combining Environmental Science, Business, Global Studies, Art History, and Fashion History. Her major titled, Environmental Business Ethics with a focus in Fashion, propelled her to move from the Monterey Bay to Los Angeles to work in the fashion industry. Her first job in town was assisting a renown celebrity stylist, where she learned about fashion styling behind the scenes of reality television. After that, she moved onto learning the production end of the garment industry when working for an eco fashion company based in West Hollywood. After many different work experiences in LA, Adriane stumbled upon acting, and truly fell in love with the craft. She is nearing the end of a Meisner Program at the Elizabeth Mestnik Acting Studio, and is in the process of writing and producing her own content. As an artist, she has a strong admiration of the creative process. She is inspired by people who follow their hearts to pursue their dreams, and finds beauty in the differences of others that makes them unique.
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Danielle Nicole Hutchings is a multi-talented young lady. She has experience in several fields in the entertainment industry. Full time, she is a host, actress, and a model. Danielle was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY and attended Florida State College at Jacksonville where she earned her Bachelors degree in Converged Communications. In her spare time, she loves to read, do arts and crafts, and write short stories. Recently, December 2014, she moved to Los Angeles and plans to stay.
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Khristine Palomo
Khristine grew up in the Philippines where she studied singing and acting at Repertory Philippines. As a young girl, she was an avid fan of musicals, especially “Miss Saigon”. She also took singing and acting classes and performed with the East West Players Studio Lab Projects. Not only does she enjoy performing, she also enjoys working out and training in Muay Thai kickboxing.
She previously worked in the financial industry but took a leap of faith and seek a career in the medical field. Currently, she works as a Registered Respiratory Therapist at a prestigious hospital in Los Angeles. Being able to entertain and take care of people are her greatest passions. |
Serena Hope Sun
Serena Hope Sun is an individual of many creative talents. She is best known for her modeling, acting, hosting, and writing. She is also a musician, specifically, a former classical concert pianist, with natural born singing and dance talents.
Having obtained a degree in psychology, Serena has given public seminars across the LA County on multicultural prejudice awareness and depression & suicide prevention. She utilizes her psychology background in much of her writing, acting, and business ventures.She is currently in preproduction for her own film projects as well as readying her novels for publication. When she is not extremely busy, she continues her humanitarian work in various organizations including homeless drives, the hospital, nursing homes, and developing the creative abilities of children. She has volunteered in the animal shelter since the age of thirteen and has recently taken the plunge to adopt her first two rescue kittens. Their names are Freedom and Spirit, in honor of her surrendering to a free spirit. |
Hassan Shah |
Sanyee Yuan |
Hassan Shah is a TV entertainment news Production Assistant in Los Angeles. He is a Pakistani American born in the Mile High City of Denver, Colorado where he studied Multimedia Journalism with an emphasis in Business Management at Metro State University of Denver. He moved to Los Angeles June 2014 shortly after graduating college to pursue a career in TV entertainment. One of his major credits includes being on-site Talent for Radio Disney in Denver and being DJ and host for select Radio Disney events throughout Southern California. Shah started gaining media experience in high school. During his junior year, he became host for an interactive entertainment show called “Vlog TV” on Denver’s Public Access TV station, ‘Denver Open Media.’ At the start of his college career, he joined his campus Newscast, ‘The Met Report,’ where he anchored, reported, produced edited and wrote multimedia news and entertainment pieces for broadcast and web. After interning for his local TV news and radio station, during the summer of his second year, he landed an internship with Entertainment Tonight (ET) in Los Angeles and was promoted to Entertainment/ News Producer for ‘The Met Report.’ During the last semester of his college career, he landed an opportunity as a temporary Associate Producer/ Intern for the new CNN office in Denver. Shah is a diligent worker and driven to succeed any challenge that comes his way. He hopes to be well established and able to serve his community by promoting and producing credible, yet compelling stories
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Shenna Bautista |
Caterina COyne |
Shenna was raised in both Chicago and Seattle, both remarkable cities. After graduating from the University of Washington, she moved to the Bay Area and joined AmeriCorps’ City Year, teaching children about various social issues through theatre. Then she continued to work with other theatre productions, independent films, and various commercials and landed in Los Angeles. In high school, Shenna joined the journalism team as a writer, photographer, and editor. She also is interested in a variety of topics, such as food, traveling, crossfit, coffee, etc., so she is excited to use her journalism skills to hosting and explore her interests as well as learning new things.
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Joresa Blount |
Lynne Cheng |
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Riley Versfelt |
Linda Ha |
Stephany Yang |
Jordan Dionne Kelly |
Currently working in Taiwan as a Sports Journalist
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Charlyn Arellano |
Shayla J |
Sharon Kennett
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Hannah Holub
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