...success takes only talent, determination and luck, but also the know-how to market and monetize every aspect of one's body.

The plight of an actor has never been an easy one. The industry is unpredictable and the competition is stiff. The odds of making a living as an actor--not to mention becoming famous--are not very good, and are getting slimmer by the year. In 2006, the U.S. National Labor Bureau estimated that there were about 70,000 employed actors in the U.S. This figure is projected to increase to a minimum 78,000 by 2016. And these statistics do not even take into account the multitude of unemployed aspiring...

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