'AMERICA'S MOM' FLORENCE HENDERSON PASSES ON

CF Blog | 11.28.16

Florence Henderson, famous for playing Carol Brady on The Brady Bunch, died of heart failure on Thanksgiving night at the age of 82. In the 1970's sitcom, Florence as Mrs. Brady would warmly give wise and sensible advice to her TV children, thus earning her the title of "America's Mom." The Brady Bunch played for five seasons, and continued for decades with reruns in America as well as 122 countries around the globe. Henderson's portrayal of a widow with three daughters who marries a widower with three sons, represented the first blended family in television history. The Brady husband and wife also represented the first couple to sleep in the same bed before TV audiences.

Henderson was born on Valentine's Day, the youngest of ten children, in Indiana. But unlike her iconic role as Carol Brady, her own mother left the family when Florence was just ten years old. Indeed, Florence grew up in poverty with her father working as a tobacco sharecropper. During an interview on CNN, Henderson once revealed that to play Mrs. Brady, she created the kind of mother she wished she'd had.
Henderson started acting at the age of 17, and debuted on Broadway the following year. She went on to perform in Broadway hits like Fanny and The Girl Who Came to Supper before landing the role of NBC's first Today girl in 1959 broadcasting the weather, fashion topics, and the lighter aspects of the news. In 1962, Henderson was the first woman to guesthost The Tonight Show before Johnny Carson took the lead.
Just last year, Matt Lauer interviewed Henderson who revealed that she felt younger than she did at the age of 30. The star beamed as she said, "I try to get up every day and say, 'Wow, it's a great day, and I'm alive. I have four healthy children, five healthy grandchildren, I have granddogs. I have friends. I am so blessed to be able to still do what I love–I work all the time, and I'm just grateful!"
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Direct Submit Roles This Week

Nov 29 | Buttercup Male, Age 14-20, Looks like he could be a bully, think of the mean kid in the karate kid. Probably has a bit of high school angst. Supremely confident, but with no obvious reason for being so. Has a look that suggests he would be irritating to be around. Wigs/mullets/interesting 80s-style haircuts welcome.
Nov 29 | Real Sisters Real sisters that are funny, dynamic, and now how to keep each other in line. We need you guys to be able to show us your banter! In the audition, you'll be working together to guess celebrities ages- we wanna know why you think they're that age. On the game show, you'll be playing games with strangers to try and figure out their age.
Nov 28 | Model Beautiful female models for a calendar shoot, you must be fit, and have a great look. We want a diverse look to reflect the melting pot that is seen when walking around Los Angeles. Looking for 15 fit, gorgeous, ladies of all ethnicities between the ages of 18-24. We would like to have an All-American/commercial look. Must be between 5'7"-5'11". There will be no nudity. We would like models to have some experience. Please no beginners. The shoot will be outdoors, beach and desert.
Nov 28 | Lisa's Older Friend Attractive. Interesting, Unique Traits. Engaging. Open, friendly faces. They are watching the live red carpet and getting to ready to go out for the evening, a night on the town.
Nov 27 | HULU - Young Jogger Athletic/Fit. Real Jogger. Attractive. Engaging. Open, friendly face with Interesting, Unique Traits. The kind of man that watches football.
Nov 24 | Supporting Female, 20-30, Asian/Hispanic/African American Dramatic acting experience is a plus but not necessary.

Nov 23 | Mother Sweet woman, unable to hear anyone else, other than her own voice. She is the type of person that would watch their son drowning, and yet the entire time, complain about why they wouldn't wear something nicer to drown in.

Nov 23| Print Campaign Height requirement 5'9" to 6ft tall. Should have experience shooting lingerie and fashion.

BRYAN CRANSTON TO ASPIRING ACTORS: "YOU'VE GOT TO TAKE A CHANCE."

CF Blog | 11.18.16

Bryan Cranston recently wrote an intimate, funny memoir entitled A Life in Parts. In turn, he's been touring, sharing personal stories, and promoting the necessity and power of hard work. In this clip, Cranston gives inspiring advice to aspiring actors at a Guardian event in London.
The four-time Emmy Award-winning star tells actors that there are no shortcuts in the pursuit of landing roles. Rather, he insists, "It's all about work. And that's why I say if you don't love it, it's going to be drudgery to you. It's going to be painful to you."
As a teenager, Cranston initially wanted to pursue a career in law enforcement, and even earned an associate degree in police science. But during an elongated cross-country motorcycle trip, he came to a realization one day while stranded at a rest area in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Cranston says, "I realized how much I needed to focus on something that I really loved and hopefully would become good at, as opposed to doing something that I was good at–police work–but I didn't love. So that was when I made that decision, at 22, to become an actor."
When he was 25, he found work as a soap opera regular on ABC's Loving which gave him a great sense of pride and belonging. "It really broke down a barrier for me. At first, I always had to supplement my acting with other odd jobs," he recalls. But when he was fired from the show two years later, he took opportunities to act all he could whether it be guest star roles on TV or small parts in movies.
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