If your kid has an extensive repertoire of TikTok dances or puts their entire soul into their musical theatre classes, it’s possible you’ve envisioned the bright lights of Hollywood. Could your outgoing, charismatic kid make it as a child actor"
To get the lowdown on what it takes to make it on the big screen, we spoke with Joe Lorenzo, a former Hollywood talent manager (he got Rico Rodriguez the role of Manny on Modern Family!) and current CEO of Society Performers Academy.
Let’s start by establishing your cred. Which child star careers have you helped launch"

As a talent manager, I started Caleb Blackburn on Pretty Little Liars, I started Brianna Yde who was in School of Rock, I started Rico Rodriguez as Manny on Modern Family and his sister Raini Rodriguez who is Trish on Austin and Ally. Then I pivoted in 2017, and launched Society Performers Academy, which is the development and training side of the business. That means helping kids get trained and put in the right classes, getting the right headshots, then putting them in front of agents and managers.
How can a parent know if their child has what it takes to be a child actor"

To parents, I’d say, “Just try an audition.” Nobody should ever charge you for an audition, so it can’t hurt to try. The worst that could happen is somebody says no.
I get asked all the time what I look for when I’m auditioning a child. My answer is always this: Disney and Nick...