Carolyne Barry

Carolyne Barry (born Carole Stuppler on July 20, 1943,^[1] in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.) is an American dancer and dance instructor. The oldest of four children, she attended the UCLA with a Dance Major and Theatre Arts minor. She was on the board of the UCLA Theatre Arts Alumni, is a member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and was founder/director of Entertainment Industry Educators.^[2]

Dancer

After years of training, at nineteen, Carolyne started her dance career at the Melodyland Summer Stock Theatre in Anaheim, California.^{[citation needed]} She went on to be a featured dancer, for two years, as the “Girl with the Horn-rimmed glasses” on the ABC television show Shindig!.^[3] (For this show she recorded the hit record “I Am The Girl with The Horn-rimmed Glasses” which became an international best seller.)^{[citation needed]}

Actress

Carolyne has performed in over 400 national television commercials, thirty-two theatrical productions and approximately one hundred television shows and movies, including appearances in the classic Star Trek episode "Arena" and the Next Generation episode "Home Soil".^[1]

Teacher

From 1983-1989, Carolyne founded and ran the Professional Artist Group, which was the largest training and casting facility in the country. During this time she created formats for Casting Director and Director workshops which have gone on to be a staple for the training and marketing of many actors in major markets.

Since 1982, The Carolyne Barry Workshops have been one of the most successful independent full training programs in Hollywood. Carolyne has trained thousands of professional actors. Recommended by agents, casting directors, and former students, Ms. Barry is recognized as one of the top Commercial Audition teachers.^[4] In 2009, she was the winner of Back Stage West’s Favorite Commercial Teacher in Los Angeles.^[5]

Barry has been featured as a teaching authority in the The Hollywood Reporter, L.A. Reader, The Examiner, as well as on CNN, KHJ (AM), KTTV and numerous TV and Radio talk shows throughout the country.^{[citation needed]} In 2008, Carolyne wrote the Commercial Break column for Back Stage West.^{[citation needed]}

Director

Barry has directed dozens of on-camera (one and three camera) sales presentations, pilot presentations, training videos and actor presentations as well as five theatrical productions in New York and Los Angeles.^{[citation needed]} In 1995, she co-created and directed ‘Hysterical Blindness’ a musical comedy that ran in Los Angeles for five months before it went to off-Broadway where it had an extensive run.^{[citation needed]}

Casting director

Since 1990, Barry has done commercial casting for numerous top directors and advertising agencies. She has cast more than 600 national and regional commercial campaigns.^[6]

Writer

In 1976, Carolyne co-wrote and starred in the film Dark August,^[7] which enjoyed wide distribution and is still in video release.

Author

Ms. Barry created Lights, Camera, Kids,^[8] a DVD program that helps kids start their careers (currently in distribution) and co-created the CD program, Getting The Job,^[9] to help actors do their best at auditions (currently in distribution).

Her latest creative and most passionate endeavor is her book Hit the Ground Running^[10] designed to help new actors start and succeed in their acting careers. It is currently selling out nationally and is being utilized as required reading in numerous universities.

References

External links

• Official website
• Carolyne Barry at the Internet Movie Database
• http://www.hitthegroundrunningbook.com
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A_vgSqVr-w