6 Things Actors Should Know About Working a Second Job
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Having a second job puts you in famous company
Multiple jobs are normal in the gig economy, and working actors are no different. Several recognizable, still-working actors keep a second career going alongside their screen work, whether to support a family, fund other ambitions or feed a separate talent.
William H. Macy teaches alongside a decades-long career
Macy has worked in film since the eighties, including Pleasantville, Fargo and Wild Hogs, and is widely known for Shameless. He also puts that experience to use as a teacher.
Danielle Fishel moved into hosting and broadcast work
Known as Topanga on Boy Meets World and later on the spinoff Girl Meets World, Fishel has also worked as a host and news broadcaster for outlets including PopSugar and the Style Network.
Danica McKellar built a second career in mathematics
The Wonder Years actor is a math whiz who has contributed to written mathematical work in her time away from set. She continues to act, most recently on the Hallmark Channel.
Nikki Blonsky works as a cosmetologist on Long Island
After Hairspray, Blonsky now works mainly as a hairdresser and cosmetologist in her native Long Island. She has continued to take acting roles while doing it.
00:00 These days, it's normal for most Americans to have more than one job. With the current gig economy, probably more people work multiple jobs than you realize and working actors are no different. On this channel, we give you free tips, inspirations, and resources to help you get more auditions from your online casting websites. So if this is your first time here, make sure you hit that subscribe button so you don't miss out. Sometimes people change careers, have multiple careers and have a side job as a means to support their many ambitions themselves and their families and actors are no different. Even when they are not acting, all the world is a stage and life must go on. Here are five well known and talented actors who do other jobs really well too. Number five, William H. Macy. Macy has been gracing Hollywood silver screens since the eighties. He's been in many films, including Pleasantville, Fargo and Wild Hogs. Today 01:07 he may be best known for his role on Shameless, and Macy uses all that knowledge to double as a teacher.
Number Four, Lucy Liu. Liu as a well known star who still has a very active acting career, however, she uses her extra time on her side hustle of art. Liu is a very talented artist who host galleries and shows. Number three, you may remember Fishel as Topanga from Boy Meets World. Recently, she reprised her role and the spinoff Girl Meets World. Outside of acting, she has also been a host and doing news broadcast for channels like Popsugar and Style Network. Number two, Danica Mckellar. If you are familiar with the eighties classic, The Wonder Years, you will definitely know Mckellar. What you may not know is she is a Math whiz and she has helped write a lot of mathematical theorem in her extra time and she still acts and Mckellar still acts most recently 02:14 she can be seen on the Hallmark Channel. Number one, Nikki Blonsky. Blonsky stole our hearts in Hairspray and ironically she now works mainly as a hairdresser and Cosmetologist in her native, Long Island. She has had few acting roles set and still continues to act.
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