The Law of Fatal Attraction

I had been begging my agent to help me get on a show with Jupiter Entertainment. They are an active production company based in Knoxville, Tennessee who produces crime shows like Fatal Attraction, Snapped, Homicide Hunter, Killer Couples, and more. They have shows on networks like Oxygen, TV One, TLC, A&E and Discovery.

I kept submitting myself and wondered why I wasn’t being called for these shows, yet so many other people were. 

I began to question myself, and worse, I began to question my agent. It’s difficult to know whether or not we’re being submitted. I self-submit also. I just like to make sure my bases are covered and I also like my agent to know, I’m hands-on when it comes to my career. They get 10% of the money because they do 10% of the work. With that in mind, I consulted the help of a good friend. She gave me some really sound advice: Make sure you are doing everything in your power for your own career first. She asked if my pictures were updated. She asked if I was in class and taking worskhops. My pictures are always pretty recent (I love a good photoshoot), but because they cost to upload, I don’t have as many as I could on my profiles. 

And then I approached my agent about what else I could do to get on one of these shows. She gave me their address in Tennessee so I could submit my headshots tangibly but also let me know that they cast according to looks. They produce many reenactment shows so they want the actors to look like the people in the stories. That part is just out of my hands. I sent the headshots anyway,  uploaded the last picture that got a bunch of likes on Instagram and within less than a week, I got booked on Fatal Attraction. Imagine my excitement.

The lesson I learned in all of this was to make sure I was doing or was willing to do all I could FIRST. Before you approach your agent or manager about what they may or may not be doing for you, make sure you are doing for yourself. I have an actor friend who sets a daily alarm to remind herself to be grateful for her agents. These days I don’t need an alarm anymore. I grateful for my agent whether I’m booked or not!

XOXO TB