Tom McLaren
Welcome
  • Home
  • News
  • Resume
  • Videos
  • Headshots
  • Acting Pix
  • Modeling Pix
  • Book
  • Book Press
  • Movie Press
  • Blog
  • Contact

The Amazing Journey...

12/30/2012

1 Comment

 
On October 3, 2011 I took a giant leap of faith...and stepped into my first acting class.  I shocked everyone in my life, but I knew all along that this creative pursuit was my true calling.  I had never acted before in my entire life, not even in high school.  The desire was always there...but I had to work up the courage.  It took many many years to get to this point in my life!  I felt it was finally time to pursue my dream.  

My background was corporate business (about as far from acting as you can get!).  With a BBA from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Wayne State University, I worked at Twentieth Century Fox and Warner Bros. as a Finance professional.  I was Director of Budgeting at Warner Bros. during the prime of my business career.  But I knew this was not my passion...I knew it was something else.  A shot of self-confidence in September 2011 set me on a new path.

I started my acting classes and found I loved it.  On a whim in January 2012 I made one inquiry to an agent and signed with him a couple weeks later.  After my fifth audition in February, I booked my first paid job (a Toyota internet commercial).  The amazing journey had officially started!  In the months that followed, I continued with classes, auditions, rehearsals, and jobs.  This was now my full-time career...my new life!

I am so grateful to my friends, family members, and co-workers who have provided support, encouragement, and guidance during this first year...most especially I thank my wife Mary.  
1 Comment

    Author

    A transplanted midwesterner who now views Los Angeles with amusement and bemusement.

    Archives

    December 2020
    January 2020
    February 2016
    December 2015
    January 2015
    April 2014
    September 2013
    July 2013
    December 2012

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Picture
©2012 Tom McLaren  Los Angeles, CA 
                 HOME
                  NEWS
                  RESUME
                  VIDEOS
                  HEADSHOTS
                  ACTING PIX


MODELING PIX
BOOK
BOOK PRESS
MOVIE PRESS
BLOG

CONTACT
Picture
 Website Design by MM