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Phillip Garcia: Unlocking The Key To Successful Bookings

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Phillip Garcia: Unlocking The Key To Successful Bookings The Modern Actor Podcast with Eddie Ramos and Ronak Gandhi

Phillip Garcia is an American actor born and raised in San Jose, California. Since 2012, he has appeared in over 30 National commercials including most recently two Super Bowl spots for McDonald’s and Anheuser-Busch, the latter was executive-producer by David Fincher. Some of his TV credits include Criminal Minds, Scandal, and Animal Kingdom. Recently he’s appeared on single episodes of ABC’s The Rookie, Station 19, Mayans MC, and NCIS LA. He will be guest-starring in episode #415 CBS’s S.W.A.T as the robin-hood style bank robber Jon Hardy. Phillip Garcia is an actor’s actor and lives by the mantra “I’m easy to work with and I’m happy to be here.”

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:

  • Phillip’s personal journey from aspiring child actor to deciding to wait until after college to officially start his career.

  • How an acting showcase can help you obtain your first reps.

  • How he approaches auditions from the moment he gets his sides to the moment he walks out of the room.

  • The best way to navigate the conversation with your agents about turning down a role.

  • An important distinction to do a co-star on The Mayan’s while he was only taking roles Guest-Star roles and higher.

  • What it’s like to do a Super-Bowl commercial.

  • The best way to approach a commercial audition: Let go and have a good time.

  • The importance of loving and trusting yourself as an actor and how to do that.

  • How Phillip’s musical inclination keeps him artistically fulfilled.

  • Why Phillip decided to make his self-tape set up more elaborate than others, and it’s clearly working.

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