This site is primarily designed for you the Entertainment Entrepreneur. That’s why I love to feature people who are doing well in various areas of the entertainment industry so we can all learn from their experiences.
Now when you think of an actor you may think of someone like Will Smith or Tom Cruise, who have entire teams helping them manage their career. But there are hundreds of actors out there who might not be the star in 100 million dollar blockbuster movies (yet) but still have carved out a nice career for themselves.
These guys are true entrepreneurs in the entertainment industry, grinding it out every day and working hard building their brand and reputation with acting gigs. This perfectly describes our interview today with actor Rey Valentin.
Rey Valentin (IMDB) has been in shows including Generation Kill, NCIS, The Mentalist, Person of Interest and Marvels Agent Carter. Rey currently continues working on his craft with LA Acting Classes from Bernard Hiller. He’s really on the rise and he’s going to help sharing his formula to success, to give you some lessons learned and he’s going to tell you why the business side of entertainment is so important to get into the next level.
Here is the video of my interview with Rey. Below that is a summary of highlights in text.
Interview Highlights
(0:53)
Rey introduces himself, how he has been living in Los Angeles since 2006, and pursuing mostly television acting and some film as well. He stays busy as an actor.
(1:11)
Rey talks about what the toughest things starting out in acting. Why having a solid team behind you that believes in you as much as you believe in yourself is so important. That is what it comes down to because there is a lot of talent in Los Angeles.
(1:48)
Rey talks about how he discovered acting and how his first dream was to be a professional basketball player. He describes how he was approached by a woman who was recruiting for her TV show which started his acting career.
(3:10)
His best advice for actors starting out today and why they need to try to break into the business as soon as possible.
(3:56)
The importance of having income coming in during the early years of your career when your trying to make it.
( 5:52)
Rey talks about the trouble he had with typecasting and fighting stereotypes. Why it is important to have integrity in your business and to listen to your heart on how you want your career to be.
(7:26)
One of the biggest lessons he learned based on his past experiences is that its best to move forward based on what you believe is good.
(8:22)
What was the biggest break in his career where he felt he could make it as an actor.
(10:07)
What his career is transitioning to now and what he is looking forward to.
(10:46)
Rey tells us what he is working on right now. Why he is going to start producing as well as acting.
Well, this was a fun interview and I want to thank Rey again for being our guest and sharing his entertainment business experiences with us.
If you would like to follow Rey here are some places you can find him:
Facebook fan page (@reyvalentinFANPAGE)
Follow him on Twitter (@reyvalentin)
and subscribe to his Youtube page (reyvalentin251)
Please leave a comment below if you have any questions for Rey or myself and I will see you next week!