Ah yes, the Con. The art of the con is very intense, intricate, and when done successfully, can give a sense of notoriety, accomplishment, and feeling a bit sinful. (And by con, I mean convention. Or conference. Did you guys think I was encouraging crime? Minds out of the gutter, friends.) This whole “Con” thing is new to me. Growing up, I never even thought about conventions or conferences as something that would be part of MY business since the only conventions I knew about were my dad’s “Association of Trial Lawyers of America” conferences, where he would go learn…
Author: Kylie Sparks
Kylie Sparks
Girl, actor (SAG-AFTRA/AEA), singer, writer, pancake enthusiast, USC alumna, tends to be THAT person who is dancing and singing (or rapping) in her car at all times. Enjoys playing with her two pups Pie and Gemma (both rescues; support your local no-kill rescue organizations!), traveling, fashion, Bradley Cooper, scruffy musician/talented bad boys, music of all genres, vegan nachos, coffee, exploring with friends, and brunch dates (the Los Angeles equivalent of Church). Has been in movies and TV and on stage and on the internet and tends to pop up when you least expect it, like a sneaky badger. Has a killer impersonation of Stitch and an improving one of WALL-E. Daughter to the best mom a girl could ask for, and a dad who supports her Louis Vuitton addiction. Wanted to name her memoirs “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” but someone already took that title.
It goes without saying that every day I’m hustlin’ (Not right now at the moment, I’m currently laid up in a recliner since I just had surgery and I’m enjoying a nice wave of painkillers, but you know what I mean.) Being an actor who people “know” around town but you’re not a “Name” actor is probably the biggest pain in the butt because you still have to constantly pound the pavement, bang on a door, go to that mixer that ugh you really don’t wanna go to because you JUST discovered the magical treasure trove that is the Musicals…
I’m pretty sure my cell phone bill data will be through the roof this week from all of the texts, emails, tumblr posts, tweets, photos, what have you I’ve made this month, all in the name of producing. For several months, my good friend Tiffany and I have been trying to figure out a project for us to work on together. I met Tiffany because of Squaresville-she plays my character Esther’s antagonist, Shelly, on the show-and what started as a girl that I admired that joined our inner circle early on became one of my really good friends and someone…
It’s funny when people ask me what I do for a living, and I say “oh, I’m an actor” and they look at me like a puppy discovering a new sound; I get the cock of the head and the zoom of the eyes with the face of “OH REALLY?” and I have to put the addendum of “I was a child actor, went to college, and then came back to the business and luckily I’ve been able to steadily work since then.” The moment “child actor” leaves my lips is when their shoulders and face relax and they begin…