{"id":442,"date":"2019-02-19T02:02:53","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T02:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jinokoya.com\/Mari\/?p=442"},"modified":"2019-02-20T14:59:34","modified_gmt":"2019-02-20T14:59:34","slug":"acting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.jinokoya.com\/Mari\/acting\/","title":{"rendered":"Acting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Aside from music, I recently\u00a0pursued\u00a0acting with my first\u00a0job being flown out to LA for a\u00a0commercial and photoshoot\u00a0in May of 2017. It all started February 6th<\/sup>\u00a0when I met one of my favorite actors – Norman Reedus. He told me, \u201cSurround yourself with people like you… doing what you want to do and successful at it\u201d.\u00a0Several days later during\u00a0a\u00a0layover\u00a0in Atlanta, I met an actress who told me the first step she took\u00a0was\u00a0acting\u00a0classes and\u00a0building\u00a0a reel; samples of your work pieced together into a short 60 sec video.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I returned home, by freak chance I found a NY acting coach teaching one day a week in Baltimore. Within two and a half months I was already filming my first television spot as a detective. I was hooked! I love the camera as much as I love the stage. I also love the people I\u2019ve met\u2026 people just like me. (Shout out to Darien Rothchild for being my biggest support\u2026 get his autograph now while you can).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To this day I have been in 3 commercials, 5 television shows including House of Cards, and 3 independent films; all within less than 2 years. I\u2019ve moved onto more professional training taking specialized classes in technique and hope to eventually get an agent in 2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n