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Audrey Helps Actors Podcast

Episode 115 – Professional vs. Hobbyist Pursuit - Alfonso (“Fonz”) Godinez

Audrey Helps Actors Podcast

Jesse Lumen

Performing Arts, Audreymoore, Losangeles, Business, Actress, Arts, Tv, La, Actor, Careers, Sagaftra, Film, Sag, Actors, Filmbusiness, Aftra, Acting

51.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2024

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

This week Audrey Moore talks to actor Alfonso (“Fonz”) Godinez! Fonz gave up his firefighting career to become an actor many years ago, and can be seen and heard in his commercials for Sony, Banana Republic, Old Navy, and AAA, as well as “Smosh” and Amazon Prime’s “Budding Prospects.” They discuss the best ways to network, how to deal with acting career doubts, sustainability vs. struggling in your acting career, and a professional vs. hobbyist approach.

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Host: Audrey Moore

Producer: Jesse Lumen

Editor: Austin Grant

Mixer: Thomas Snodgrass

Show Music: Ari de Niro

Special thanks to Thomas Snodgrass for assistance with microphones, Aalok Mehta and 108 Hill for help with the theme song.

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0:00.0

Hi everybody I'm Audrey Moore with the Audrey Helps Actors Podcast and this is

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episode 115 Professional versus Hobbyist pursuit.

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That's right.

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We're gonna talk about it.

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We're gonna dissect it.

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Today we have Alfonso, Fonzie, Go Dina's.

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Fonzie gave up his firefighting career to become an actor many years ago and can be seen and heard in his commercials for Sony, Banana Republic, Old Navy, AAA, as well as Smosh, and Amazon Prime's budding prospects.

0:36.0

We discuss the best ways to network, how to deal with acting career doubts, sustainability

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versus struggling in your acting career, ego,

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ego and identity and acting, professional versus a hobbyist approach.

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Such a good conversation.

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meeting with casting director Helen Geier, an invitation to be on the Audrey Helps Actor's podcast.

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