Jessica Biel guest on The Late Show with David Letterman!

Tonight on The Late Show with David Letterman, catch IMTA alum Jessica Biel as the featured guest. She is promoting her new movie Next, starring Nicholas Cage and Julianne Moore. Next opens April 27th nationwide. Jessica is a frequent guest on Letterman's show. This will be her fourth appearance on his show. Check your local listings for showtimes!

Jessica Biel competed at IMTA in 1994 where she debuted her acting, singing and dancing abilities. She signed with an agent and manager who helped her land the breakthrough role of Mary Camden on the beloved long-running WB series 7th Heaven. Jessica won a scholarship at IMTA to a top acting school and moved from Boulder, CO to Los Angeles. To read a great interview Jessica gave to IMTA in 1998, please visit the archived web page. In the interview, Jessica says:

IMTA: Would you recommend attending an IMTA Convention to other aspiring young actors and models?

Jessica: Definitely! You will meet people who can change your life and make your dreams come true!

Katie Holmes on location filming her new movie!

IMTA alum Katie Holmes is on location in Louisiana shooting the comedic caper Mad Money with Queen Latifah and Diane Keaton. Katie portrays Jackie who along with two coworkers is plotting to steal money that is about to be destroyed at the Federal Reserve Bank.

Katie attended IMTA in 1993 and 1995. She won Junior Talent of the Year in 1995 and met the managers who started her career. Her talent, charm, natural sweetness and hard work have brought her to A-list celebrity status. Katie's breakout role was as Joey on the WB's Dawson's Creek. She went on to star in the major blockbuster Batman Begins, has been in numerous movie and television shows and has graced the covers of a multitude of magazines. You can see Katie nightly on TBS in encore presentations of Dawson's Creek and watch for this exciting film to come out!!

It's the One Year Anniversary of THAT IMTA BLOG!

Wow! It has been a year of exciting IMTA alumni projects already! We have had 365 days full of an amazing variety of projects that feature models, actors, singers and dancers who got their career started by competing at IMTA. The photo above of Jessica Biel was actually the very first photo featured on the blog. Thanks to all our loyal readers and visitors for your support! And now....the year in review!:

• Brandon Routh debuts as Superman, the first in the franchise in the awesome film, Superman Returns. Brandon competed at the New York, 1999 IMTA Convention.

• Eva Longoria is named Maxim magazine's #1 on the Hot 100 List. She also appeared on numerous magazine covers, is named L'Oreal and Bebe Sport's spokeswoman as well as debuting in her first feature film and continuing her much-beloved role as Gabrielle Solis in the world-wide smash hit series Desperate Housewives! Eva competed at Los Angeles, 1998 IMTA Convention where she received 38 callbacks from agents interested in representing her.

• Jessica Biel starred in one of 2006's most critically acclaimed films, The Illusionist. She also presented awards at The Academy Awards and The Emmy Awards. Jessica appeared on numerous magazine covers and was a guest on several talk shows. Jessica competed at IMTA in Los Angeles in 1994.

• Hayley Bennett made her feature film debut in the hit Music and Lyrics. She is recording material for her first album. Hayley also did a lot of publicity for the film, interviews and is one of the hottest up and coming actresses in Hollywood. Hayley competed at IMTA in 2001.

• Sean Harju, IMTA's 2006 1st Runner Up Male Model of the Year, is one of the hottest models on the fashion scene. He modeled in NINE shows during New York's fashion week as well as the very prestigious Calvin Klein's Milan show!

• Jerry Ferrara stars in his fourth season as the beloved Turtle on the HBO hit series Entourage. Jerry competed at IMTA in 2000.

• Jessica White was a featured model for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue! She had a special shoot on location in Los Angeles with photographer Anne Menke. She was also chosen for a special feature "Models and Musicians" and was photographed with rock stars Gnarls Barkley. Jessica competed at IMTA in 1999.

• Ashton Kutcher and Josh Duhamel were named on People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive list! Both of these handsome actors were alumni of the New York, New York 1997 IMTA Convention.

• Supermodel Zhanna appeared in tons of magazine and advertising layouts. She is represented by IMG Models.
  

These are just a few of the highlights from the past year. We look forward to the next year on That IMTA Blog where we will bring you the latest news about IMTA alumni models and actors!