The Perfect Man with Aria Wallace and Amy Acker!

HBO is featuring The Perfect Man this week! The movie stars Hillary Duff and Heather Locklear. Playing Heather's youngest daughter is Aria Wallace! Aria Wallace competed at the New York, New York 2001 IMTA Convention where she won several awards in both modeling and acting. In January 2002, Aria and her family moved to Los Angeles, so she could pursue her dream of being an actress. Shortly after that, she landed her first job, a co-starring role on The Bernie Mac Show. Aria has subsequently appeared on numerous TV shows, including Desperate Housewives, Charmed, That 70's Show, Judging Amy, and What Should You Do? During the filming of The Perfect Man, Aria said, “I’m having the time of my life on the set of this movie. It’s every little girl’s dream to work with Hillary Duff.”

Amy Acker, best known for her role as Winifred in the WB series Angel, also appears in the film. Amy competed at IMTA in the nineties. Catch this darling comedy on HBO this week!

Win a Date with Jessica Biel!

Jessica Biel is in the news for helping a Denver teen named Molly Bloom who lost her legs in an accident. Jessica heard about the tragic accident and wanted to do something to help. She thought of auctioning a lunch date and ended up raising more than $44,000 toward's Molly's medical expenses and rehabilitation....way to go, Jess! What a very nice thing to do!

Jessica is from Boulder, Colorado and competed at IMTA in 1994. Jessica impressed the agents and managers watching her compete because she could model, act and sing! A true triple threat! She has gone on to star in the hit series Seventh Heaven. She has been in several movies including Blade, Stealth and Elizabethtown. The trailer for her newest film The Illusionist is showing in theaters now! She was also named Esquire Magazine's Sexiest Woman Alive.

Ciao Bella Ciao Stella Agnes Bruckner!*

Agnes Bruckner's critically acclaimed film Dreamland opened in Italy at the Giffoni Film Festival! It premiered in the US at the Sundance Film Festival and received rave reviews!
The Hollywood Reporter said, "An atmospheric ensemble piece boasting richly portrayed characters." And Agnes got special praise from Ain't It Cool News, "Agnes Bruckner cements the movie effectively as Audrey with her natural internal complexity. See it when it hits theaters."

Agnes competed at IMTA in 1995 when she was nine years old. She won Child Model of the Year and signed with a manager and an agent. She starred on The Bold and The Beautiful for two years. She has been a very busy actress filming movie after movie and getting stellar reviews. Her film Blue Car won her Best Female Lead for the Independent Spirit Awards and her role in the feature film Murder by Numbers won her a Young Artists Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress.


*Italian to English translation of headline...Hello Beautiful Hello Star Agnes Bruckner!

GUEST-POST from Actor Americus Abesamis

A special treat for all you That IMTA Blog readers...a guest-post from Americus Abesamis, who starred in the smash hit of the summer Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.

"This is Americus Abesamis, IMTA Alumni of 1999 and 2000 with Tomorrow Talent NY. I wanted to give you my acting career update. In the last 5 years, I have been featured in numerous films, TV shows, commercials, music videos, theme parks, promos, print jobs. I moved from Jersey City, New Jersey to Burbank, California.
Currently, featured on "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest". I have starred in an episode of the TV series "Monk". I have appeared on Season 1 of GSN's "Extreme Dodgeball", several episodes of ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live". Also I have appeared on music videos for Eminem, Britney Spears, Brian McKnight, Kaci Brown, etc. I booked principal on several commercials for Independence Air, AllState Insurance, Ford, and recently, Campbell's Soup. I also have worked for Universal Studios Theme Park in Los Angeles and Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey as a theme park performer. There are many other projects too numerous to list as well.
I am currently repped by Origin Talent for commercials, Chateau-Billings for Film/TV. I am managed by TalentInk LA/NY. IMTA and Tomorrow Talent was a jumpstart in my acting career. They provided me the training and encouragement to follow my dreams. IMTA gave me the experience to further my acting career. The competitions pushed me to bring out my best. I attended the IMTA three times, and each time, I got better and better. It was one of my best experiences in my life. I have made many friends and contacts while at the IMTA."

On Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest see two alumni from the IMTA. Americus Abesamis and Neil Panlasigui. Americus was featured as a Native Throne Guard next to Capt. Jack Sparrow (played by Johnny Depp). Neil played the native child who meets Sparrow trying to escape. The Native scenes were shot on the island of Dominica in the Southeast Caribbean Isles. Special note: stay after the end credits to see a special movie clip featuring Americus.

Eva Longoria nominated for TV Actress Comedy & Hottie Female!

Eva Longoria competed at IMTA during the Los Angeles 1998 Convention. She competed in swimwear, TV Beauty and many other IMTA competitions. Eva received 38 callbacks! It was enough to convince her that she had better pursue her dreams! She signed with Debra-Lynn Findon who helped her get established in L.A. and got Eva her first auditions. Eva starred on the daytime soap The Young and the Restless.

Now, of course, she is an A-List actress who stars on the hit show Desperate Housewives as Gabrielle Solis. She's our favorite on the show and looks like she's a Teen Choice Award favorite too!

Oh...and for the IMTA scoop??? Eva is an awesome dancer! She had a great time at the IMTA Jazz It Up Dance Party and danced all night! But the sweetest thing we remember about Eva is that when she was on stage to receive an award she was genuinely happy for the other winners even if they placed higher than she did!

Brandon Routh Teen Choice Nominee Breakout Male

Brandon Routh competed at IMTA during the New York, New York 1999 Convention. His handsome face was on the IMTA stage for Swimwear, Team Fashion, Runway and in acting competitions. IMTA insider scoop...he was known as BJ Routh then!

He had been scouted by Patrick Baca, who encouraged him to compete at IMTA. Brandon got lots of face time with the agents, managers and casting directors and ended up moving to Los Angeles. He signed with Mara Santino and Ryan Daly of Kazarian/Spencer & Associates. Routh was chosen for the role of Superman following an exhaustive search that spanned the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. Thousands of candidates were interviewed before the final selection was made.

Prior to his worldwide starring role as THE MAN OF STEEL, Routh was best known for his soap work, including roles on One Life to Live and the MTV nighttime soap, Undressed. He's also had guest-starring roles on Cold Case, Will & Grace, and Gilmore Girls.

Brandon is being praised by critics, fans and moviegoers alike for his exceptional performance in the role of a lifetime and now he's up for a Teen Choice Award for Breakout Male performance!

PS...If you haven't seen it yet, you must go now! Brandon is tremendous as Superman/Clark Kent and the whole movie is awesome! I got a lump in my throat as I watched him, knowing how hard he worked on the film and seeing how great it turned out!

Ashton Kutcher Teen Choice Nominee for Best TV Personality!

He's quite a personality..we would definitely agree! Ashton Kutcher competed at IMTA in New York in 1997. He won Most Sought After Model, beating out Model of the Year Josh Duhamel in the number of overall callbacks. He had tons of agent and manager attention and signed with a major New York modeling agency. Ready for the IMTA scoop???? Ashton had to change his name from Christopher Kutcher to Ashton because there was already a Christopher on their boards (it was another IMTA alum..famous model Chris Kutcher! Chris and Ashton became good friends too!).

Ashton stayed in New York after IMTA and started modeling immediately in the men's fashion shows that were the following week. After winning the big award, Ashton said,"If you want to be a model, singer, dancer or act, IMTA is the place to be!"

Here's a rundown on what Ashton has been up to since 1997 and IMTA!

2006 Film: The Guardian
2006 Film: Open Season
2005 Film: A Lot Like Love
2005 Film: Guess Who
2005 Television: Punk'd
2005 Television: That '70s Show
2004 Film: The Butterfly Effect
2004 Television: Punk'd
2004 Television: That '70s Show
2003 Film: Cheaper By The Dozen
2003 Film: My Boss's Daughter
2003 Film: Just Married
2003 Television: Punk'd
2003 Television: That '70s Show
2002 Television: Punk'd
2002 Television: That '70s Show
2001 Film: Texas Rangers
2001 Television: That '70s Show
2000 Film: Dude, Where's My Car?
2000 Film: Reindeer Games
2000 Film: Down To You
2000 Television: That '70s Show
1999 Film: Coming Soon
1999 Television: That '70s Show
1998 Television: That '70s Show
1997-1998 Model

We can't think of anyone more deserving of Best TV Personality...Ashton's great sense of humor, good looks and spirited delivery make him the Teen Choice!

IMTA is ALL OVER the Teen Choice Award Nominations

The Teen Choice Award Nominees were announced and three IMTA alumni are among the stars under consideration!

The IMTA nominees are....
Ashton Kutcher for TV PERSONALITY
Brandon Routh for MOVIES-ON SCREEN CHEMISTRY & MOVIE BREAKOUT MALE
Eva Longoria for TV ACTRESS-COMEDY & HOTTIE FEMALE

The competition better look-out...Eva Longoria won the big award last year!

For the next three days, THAT IMTA BLOG will feature the nominees and give you the IMTA scoop on these stars!

Congrats stars! The Teen Choice Awards will air live on Fox network on August 20th.

Steve Sandvoss signs on for scary movie!

Steve Sandvoss will star in Buried Alive, a horror movie directed by Bob Kurtzman for Odd Lot Entertainment. Tobin Bell (from the hit Saw), Terrence Jay and Leah Rachel will "have the shovels in hand," for Buried Alive. The movie revolves around a group of college friends who stage a sorority prank at an abandoned ranch house in a desert canyon and accidentally unleash a ghost.

Steve competed at the L.A. 2003 IMTA Convention where he caught the eye of Al Onorato, the same manager who started Elijah Wood and Katie Holmes' careers. He was cast in Latter Days shortly after moving to L.A. to pursue his acting career. He also appeared in the feature film Rumor Has It with Jennifer Aniston.

Initiation of Sarah!

Mika Boorem's newest MGM telefilm The Initiation of Sarah is on location filming now in Shreveport, LA! Mika plays the title role of Sarah! Wait till you read the spooky storyline too...it's a fresh new twist remake of a 1978 cult classic.

From the MGM website: "The Initiation of Sarah has been reimagined in a bold new way. Both smart and scary, this new film explores the bonds of sisterhood and asks just how far can they be pulled before they break. Set against the sexy backdrop of college sorority life, "Sarah" discovers just how far some girls will really go to be popular. The story focuses on Sarah, a beautiful, rebellious young woman who has been plagued with unexplained powers for most of her life, and her seemingly more normal sister Lindsey. Together they set off for college hoping to leave their troubled pasts behind, but when they plunge head first into sorority life, they quickly realize they are actually being pulled into a centuries old battle between good and evil. Even if they survive Hell Week, it's unlikely that either girl will ever be the same. "

You may remember Mika from her films Blue Crush, Augusta, Gone and Sleepover, which starred two other IMTA alums, Kallie Flynn Childress and Sean Faris!

Jon Kent is on fire!

Jon Kent Ethridge just added his newest booking....the Nickelodeon Movie of the Week Last Day of Summer. He starts shooting the day after he leaves New York for IMTA (he's scheduled to be a presenter on Awards Night!). Jon competed at IMTA in New York in 2004.

In addition, he will soon be seen as Young Blade on an upcoming episode of Blade - The Series on Spike TV which stars another IMTA alum, former Model of the Year, Jill Wagner! He has also recently booked commercials for Target and State Farm Insurance. As his manager Marin Weiss of MARTIN WEISS MANAGEMENT says, "This kid is on fire!!!!!"

Trailer for Ashton's newest movie is online!

Ashton Kutcher's new film with Kevin Costner The Guardian is coming out September 22nd. You can see the trailer in theatres now before many films or online exclusively at yahoo movies http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1809264831

It looks like it's going to be Ashton's best serious role yet! We can hardly wait! Ashton competed at IMTA in 1997 where he won Most Sought After! He had the most callbacks of any male model that year.

Fresh new face!

Laura Madison competed at IMTA and signed with Fleming Models. She traveled to Spain and then traveled to Athens, Greece where she modeled for 3 months in magazines, catalog bookings and tv. Laura is currently signed with ID Management in New York. Watch for her in upcoming projects soon!

What's cool about Kyle XY?

Besides the interesting storyline, the ABC show stars IMTA alum, Chris Olivero! Chris is a former MOST SOUGHT AFTER MALE from the L.A. 1998 IMTA Convention. This means he had the most callbacks for a male model/actor.

Chris stars on Kyle XY as Declan, a popular kid with an edge and a dramatic past. You may recognize Chris from his recurring role on Fox's popular series 24, where he played the President's son. He's also had guest-starring roles on Boston Public, NCIS, and CSI: Miami. The depth of character Chris brings to his roles distinguishes him from most of young hollywood.

Superman soars to the top!

Brandon's film Superman Returns is a hit! It has taken in over 84 million since Wednesday! Brandon is getting rave reviews and the film is #1 in weekend box office.

Brandon Routh competed at the 1999 New York IMTA Convention before soaring to the top as the Man of Steel!