Teachers April and James Hong
April Hong
 
April Hong is a professional actor who has been working for over 15 years. She has trained in various acting techniques originating from Uta Hagen, Constantin Stanislavski, Yale School of Drama, Viola Spolin and her father, James Hong. Her experiences have led her to discover her own approach to the art and business of acting.

April began singing, dancing, and acting at age 4 and continues to pursue her professional film, TV and stage acting career. As a child actor she has appeared in leading roles in "Kidsongs" videos, award winning documentarian and director Arthur Dong's  film "Lotus", television shows "China Beach " and "General Hospital", animated TV shows "The Real Ghostbusters," "Slimer", "Captain Planet", and more!

Her most recent credits include TV shows such as "Desperate Housewives", "90210", "ER", and "Numbers," voices in interactive games "The Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" and "Red Alert 3: Command and Conquer", and national commercials for Microsoft and Chrysler.
April also hosted the 8th Annual Lantern Festival and the 71st Anniversary of New Chinatown in Los Angeles this year! She loves connecting with the community and sharing her passion for the arts.
 
While at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) she studied all aspects of the entertainment industry, including directing, producing, and editing, eventually earning her Bachelor of Arts degree in Television-Multimedia Production with a minor in Theatre.

During her time at CSUN April also redefined her love for teaching. She is delighted to pass on what her and her father have learned from their experiences to others! One of her many joys in life is to expose the art of acting as not just for
professional actors, but for all who seek personal development and empowerment.
 
 
James Hong
 
James Hong is possibly the actor who has played the most roles in American films and television, over 500 roles. His recent credits include Balls of Fury, Mr. Ping, father of Po (Jack Black) in "Kung Fu Panda" for which  he was nominated for the Annie Award for best voice in an animated feature, and "The Day the Earth Stood Still". 
 
Currently, he is working on the sequel to "Kung Fu Panda" as well as a series of commercials for Nissin, famous for their new concept of instant noodles. Also, he is one of the leads in the feature film "Lost Medallion" to be released in 2011.
 
All these hundreds of roles came after he practiced as a civil engineer upon graduating from USC in Los Angeles. His parents thought that being an actor was too far down the ladder of respectable professions.

"Teaching helps me learn about myself and allows me to give back to the world what I have experienced."
-James Hong

James Hong's Training & Teaching Background

Professional acting training:

Four years with the following teachers : Joseph Sargent of the Stella Adler School in NYC, Jeff Corey of the Stanislavski method, David Alexander, film director and teacher, Tony Barr, director of the Professional Theatre Workshop in location now part of Paramount Studios.

Teaching: (Because of his busy years as an actor, he has only taught occasionally)

» Studio City, California (1 year)
» Hollywood, California (7 years)
» Conducted seminars in San Jose
» Conducted seminars in Florida
List of James Hong's recent credits:

» IMDB
     
To view April's COLLECTION OF CURRENT PHOTOS, check out:
http://www.lacasting.com/aprilhong		    
     
For some of April’s earlier credits: IMDB