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Gary Spatz Best Acting Teacher - Gary Spatz Playground
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Visit http://www.Gary-Spatz.org for more info.
Gary Spatz is one of the most respected acting teachers for children
in the United States. He regularly coaches actors for auditions and
callbacks for feature films and episodic television. Gary's been
teaching classes for children and teens for over 20 years. Gary Spatz
has completed his third season as the acting coach for Dylan and Cole
Sprouse, the stars of the hit Disney Channel series "the Suite Life
of
Zack and Cody".In the past, Gary has served as the Children’s acting
coach for many television productions, including the Emmy award
winning CBS sitcom “Everybody Loves Raymond”, “Rosanne”, “Sister,
Sister”, “The Jeff Foxworthy Show”, and “The Smart Guy”
Gary Spatz's "The Playground" is located in the heart of the Century
City area of Los Angeles, adjacent to the Westfield Shopping Center.
The space has been designed to create a comfort zone for the actor
while simultaneously providing a professional atmosphere with studio-
grade lights, cameras and monitors.

Gary Spatz has been the acting coach on several Disney productions
including MMC (the New Mickey Mouse Club, where he also served as
creative consultant) and the feature film Honey I Shrunk the Kids. He
specializes in teaching young performers and has taught young actors
that have gone on to star in such productions as Felicity, Beverly
Hills 90210, Malcolm in the Middle, That 70s Show, Jurassic Park, and
many many more.

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About Gary Spatz

It has been Gary’s privilege and pleasure to work with some the best
and brightest kids in the world of entertainment over the past 20
years. This web site highlights some of his adventures as a teacher,
and as an on-set acting coach for several TV series. Gary feels
blessed to have had the opportunity to support the evolution of all
the young talent that has come his way and it has been very exciting
process to witness.

Whether his students become professional actors, writers, directors,
musicians, dancers, or painters, his goal as a mentor is to nurture
the creative source and be a positive influence.
Biography and Resume

Gary was born in New York and raised in New York and Miami then moved
to Washington, DC to attend American University before making the
move
to Los Angeles.

In LA, Gary Spatz continued his study of acting with Paul Sills. He
was a company member (1978-1985) of the respected American Theater
Arts in Hollywood where he continued training, performing and
eventually teaching. For the fifteen years after that, he was a
teacher at The Young Actors Space.

For seven seasons, Gary Spatz served as the on-set acting coach for
"Roseanne". He went on to work with Jonathan Lipnicki on "The Jeff
Foxworthy Show", with Tia & Tamara Mowry on "Sister, Sister" and
later, with Tia and Tamara’s younger brother, Tahj, when he got the
starring role on the WB series "The Smart Guy". Gary Spatz was also
the acting coach for several Disney Productions including the feature
film "Honey, I Shrunk The Kids" as well as The Disney Channel's
"Mickey Mouse Club", on which he also served as the creative
consultant.

After completing work as the acting coach for the children on the
Emmy
award winning CBS sitcom “Everybody Loves Raymond” Gary currently
coaches Dylan and Cole Sprouse for The Disney Channel series "The
Suite Life of Zack and Cody." He also regularly coaches actors for
auditions and callbacks for feature films, theatre and episodic
television. Gary created the young actors' conservatory,The
Playground, in Century City, CA in 2005. He currently teaches classes
as well as serving as director of the conservatory program.

Gary’s former students have gone on to star in countless television
and film projects including, but not limited to the following:

Television:

"My So Called Life", "Felicity", "Malcolm in the Middle", "Wonder
Years", “That 70s Show”, "Full House", "Step By Step", "Growing
Pains", "Beverly Hills 90210", "Scrubs", "City Guys", "Evening
Shade",
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "Summerland", "Melrose Place", "The
Nanny", "All That", "Recess", "The Suite Life of Zach and Cody",
“Lizzie McGuire”, “Everybody Loves Raymond”, "True Jackson, VP", "The
Secret Life of The American Teenager", and "Gossip Girl".

Film:

"Bratz", "Drillbit Taylor", Terminator Salvation", Jurassic Park",
"Spy Kids", “Boys Don’t Cry”, "October Sky", "Stuart Little", "The
Believer", Planet Of The Apes", IMAX "The Magic Box", "Mighty Ducks
II
& III", "Honey I Shrunk the Kids", "Phantoms", "Camp Nowhere", "Honey
I Blew-Up The Baby", "Forever Young", "Sleepless In Seattle", "The
Brady Bunch", "M.I.III", "The Next Karate Kid", "Dutch", "Newsies",
"Great Expectations", "Radio Flyer", “Murder by Numbers”, “ Lord of
the Rings”, “Dickie Roberts”, “Beethoven I, II & III", “The Hunted”,
"The Notebook" , “The Missing” and "Million Dollar Baby".

Gary Spatz's Resume

• EXPERIENCE

Currently teaching classes for beginning and professional child
actors
and coaching many young actors for interviews, “callbacks”, and
screen
tests for feature films, theater and episodic television.

• TEACHER

The Playground – A Young Actors’ Conservatory (Owner/Director) / 2005
– present
Actorsite – Children and Adult Workshops – Scene Study /
Improvisation / 2000-2003
Young Actors’ Space – Scene Study / Improvisation for Children
(6-18) / 1985-2000
American Theater Arts Conservatory – Games / Improvisations for
Adults / 1981 – 1985

• ACTING COACH

“The Suite Life of Zack and Cody” – The Disney Channel / 2004 – 2008
“Everybody Loves Raymond” – CBS / 2003 – 2005
“Triple Play” – (Pilot) – Disney Channel / 2004
“Magicbox” – (IMAX/3-D) – Director / Brett Leonard
“Sister, Sister” – Paramount / 1994 – 1998
“The Smart Guy” – Disney Television
“Roseanne” – Carsey / Werner / 1990-1997
“Jeff Foxworthy Show” – Brillstein / Grey / NBC
“Daisy Mom” – (Pilot) Director / Andy Weyman / ABC Production / 1996
“Mickey Mouse Club” – Disney Television / 1990-1995
“Davis Rules” – Carsey / Werner
“Honey, I Shrunk The Kids” – Disney Feature
Creative Consultant to The Disney Channel / 1990-1995

• References

Irene Dreayer – Executive Producer, “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody”
Bonnie Liedtke – VP, Head of Youth Division, William Morris Agency
Joe Johnston – Film Director, “October Sky”, “Jurassic Park 3”
Judy Savage – Judy Savage Agency
Jay Daniel – Executive Producer, “Cybill”, “The Naked Truth”
Danny Jacobson – Executive Producer, “Mad About You”
Danny Kallis – Executive Producer, “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody”
Gayle Mancuso – TV Director, “Friends”, “Dharma and Greg”
Howard Gould – Executive Producer, “The Jeff Foxworthy Show”
Cindy Osbrink – Owner, Osbrink Talent Agency
Bob Meyer – Executive Producer, “Roseanne”, “Cybill”
Patty Gary Cox – Producer, “Cory in the House”
Dava Savel – Executive Producer, “Ellen”, “That’s So Raven”
Phil Rosenthal – Executive Producer, “Everybody Loves Raymond”

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