Charles Tentindo
Director, Founder, and Lead Instructor
Is an American actor, award winning director and acting coach in Long Beach, CA. He is an inventor, musician, and a producer-director-editor. As an acting coach he is best known for his truthful teaching style which is a blend of several methods.
An award wining documentary directed by Scarlett Islas about this studio available on his site and Amazon called Changing Lives, The Acting Class That Changed Everything."
He is also the author and the creator of The Deck of 52 Choices For The Actor here.They are a Digital deck of cards with choices he has created to help actors be spontaneous and unpredictable in their available now on this site digitally or in person for an physical deck. He has appeared in numerous films, commercials, television and on stage in the Los Angeles area. IMDB
As a director, Charles received a Telly for producing directing and editing the documentary ' Making A Killing, Inside The International Arms Trade ' for Lion's Gate Pictures as well as numerous other awards for directing. In his spare time he likes to play piano, write music and invent musical instruments like his Zen Riffer Keyboard first sold to Maroon 5 and Jordan Rudessn of Dream Theater.
Genevieve Bergdorf
Acting Instructor Live In Studio
Genevieve Bergdorf
Acting Instructor Live In Studio
Genevieve Bergdorf is a Los Angeles-based actress, acting instructor, singer, songwriter, recording artist, dancer, dance instructor, licensed Cosmetologist & Esthetician.
She has studied acting at Berg Studios and improv at The Groundlings in Los Angeles, California. Later she began her studies at My Acting Studio in Long Beach, California, under the direction of Charles Tentindo, where she is now on faculty.
Some of her credits include: Disney’s Flashback (The Disneyland Resort), Pippin (Robert B Moore Theatre), Scenes from Mae West’s “Sex” (Aurora Theatre), What’s Up Newport:Burlesque (OCC Film), Saint Drunk (Stephen Patrick Film), Stay Connected (Celine Zabout Film), Heliocentric (VO The Ameoba People), UnSung Heros (El Rey Theatre), Tom Kubis Ensemble (Golden West Theatre), Michael Jackson Tribute (Bob & Barbra Ellis Auditorium), Burlesque (The NAMM SHOW)(The Mint).
Genevieve Bergdorf
Acting Instructor Live In Studio
Phoebe Holston is a Los Angeles-based character actor and commercial print model with a career spanning over two decades in film, television, and commercials. She is frequently cast in professional roles.
Commercial & Professional Background
Outside of traditional acting, Holston has a prolific background in commercial work and industry education:
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Commercial Veteran: She has filmed over 75 regional and national commercials for brands like Starbucks, Honda, and Dunkin Donuts.
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Print Modeling: Featured in advertisements for Coca-Cola, Microsoft, and Zyrtec.
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Acting Instructor: She teaches courses on commercial acting and auditioning, focusing on helping beginner actors book roles.
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Early Career: Before transitioning to full-time acting, she was a successful Hollywood makeup artist, working with celebrities like Angela Bassett and Quincy
Instructor Adanna Kenlow is a returning teacher at My Acting Studio, and has taught and directed improv and acting students of all ages for 8 years.
Her performance career in improv and comedy spans over 15 years, with her first role on the stage kicking off an 18-year theater career.
She has achieved a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Musical Theater from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, studying at both the New York and Hollywood campuses.