Gary Spatz Best Acting Teacher
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Gary Spatz is one of the most respected acting teachers for children
in the United States. He regularly coaches actors for auditions and
callbacks for feature films and episodic television. Gary’s been
teaching classes for children and teens for over 20 years. Gary Spatz
has completed his third season as the acting coach for Dylan and Cole
Sprouse, the stars of the hit Disney Channel series “the Suite Life of
Zack and Cody”.In the past, Gary has served as the Children’s acting
coach for many television productions, including the Emmy award
winning CBS sitcom “Everybody Loves Raymond”, “Rosanne”, “Sister,
Sister”, “The Jeff Foxworthy Show”, and “The Smart Guy”
Gary Spatz’s “The Playground” is located in the heart of the Century
City area of Los Angeles, adjacent to the Westfield Shopping Center.
The space has been designed to create a comfort zone for the actor
while simultaneously providing a professional atmosphere with studio-
grade lights, cameras and monitors.
Gary Spatz has been the acting coach on several Disney productions
including MMC (the New Mickey Mouse Club, where he also served as
creative consultant) and the feature film Honey I Shrunk the Kids. He
specializes in teaching young performers and has taught young actors
that have gone on to star in such productions as Felicity, Beverly
Hills 90210, Malcolm in the Middle, That 70s Show, Jurassic Park, and
many many more.
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About Gary Spatz
It has been Gary’s privilege and pleasure to work with some the best
and brightest kids in the world of entertainment over the past 20
years. This web site highlights some of his adventures as a teacher,
and as an on-set acting coach for several TV series. Gary feels blessed
to have had the opportunity to support the evolution of all the young
talent that has come his way and it has been very exciting process to
witness.
Whether his students become professional actors, writers, directors,
musicians, dancers, or painters, his goal as a mentor is to nurture the
creative source and be a positive influence.
Biography and Resume
Gary was born in New York and raised in New York and Miami then
moved to Washington, DC to attend American University before making the
move to Los Angeles.
In LA, Gary Spatz continued his study of acting with Paul Sills. He
was a company member (1978-1985) of the respected American Theater Arts
in Hollywood where he continued training, performing and eventually
teaching. For the fifteen years after that, he was a teacher at The
Young Actors Space.
For seven seasons, Gary Spatz served as the on-set acting coach for
“Roseanne”. He went on to work with Jonathan Lipnicki on “The Jeff
Foxworthy Show”, with Tia & Tamara Mowry on “Sister, Sister” and
later, with Tia and Tamara’s younger brother, Tahj, when he got the
starring role on the WB series “The Smart Guy”. Gary Spatz was also the
acting coach for several Disney Productions including the feature film
“Honey, I Shrunk The Kids” as well as The Disney Channel’s “Mickey
Mouse Club”, on which he also served as the creative consultant.
After completing work as the acting coach for the children on the
Emmy award winning CBS sitcom “Everybody Loves Raymond” Gary currently
coaches Dylan and Cole Sprouse for The Disney Channel series “The Suite
Life of Zack and Cody.” He also regularly coaches actors for auditions
and callbacks for feature films, theatre and episodic television. Gary
created the young actors’ conservatory,The Playground, in Century City,
CA in 2005. He currently teaches classes as well as serving as director
of the conservatory program.
Gary’s former students have gone on to star in countless television
and film projects including, but not limited to the following:
Television:
“My So Called Life”, “Felicity”, “Malcolm in the Middle”, “Wonder
Years”, “That 70s Show”, “Full House”, “Step By Step”, “Growing Pains”,
“Beverly Hills 90210″, “Scrubs”, “City Guys”, “Evening Shade”, “Buffy
the Vampire Slayer”, “Summerland”, “Melrose Place”, “The Nanny”, “All
That”, “Recess”, “The Suite Life of Zach and Cody”, “Lizzie McGuire”,
“Everybody Loves Raymond”, “True Jackson, VP”, “The Secret Life of The
American Teenager”, and “Gossip Girl”.
Film:
“Bratz”, “Drillbit Taylor”, Terminator Salvation”, Jurassic Park”,
“Spy Kids”, “Boys Don’t Cry”, “October Sky”, “Stuart Little”, “The
Believer”, Planet Of The Apes”, IMAX “The Magic Box”, “Mighty Ducks II
& III”, “Honey I Shrunk the Kids”, “Phantoms”, “Camp Nowhere”,
“Honey I Blew-Up The Baby”, “Forever Young”, “Sleepless In Seattle”,
“The Brady Bunch”, “M.I.III”, “The Next Karate Kid”, “Dutch”,
“Newsies”, “Great Expectations”, “Radio Flyer”, “Murder by Numbers”, “
Lord of the Rings”, “Dickie Roberts”, “Beethoven I, II & III”, “The
Hunted”, “The Notebook” , “The Missing” and “Million Dollar Baby”.
Gary Spatz’s Resume
• EXPERIENCE
Currently teaching classes for beginning and professional child
actors and coaching many young actors for interviews, “callbacks”, and
screen tests for feature films, theater and episodic television.
• TEACHER
The Playground – A Young Actors’ Conservatory (Owner/Director) / 2005 – present
Actorsite – Children and Adult Workshops – Scene Study / Improvisation / 2000-2003
Young Actors’ Space – Scene Study / Improvisation for Children (6-18) / 1985-2000
American Theater Arts Conservatory – Games / Improvisations for Adults / 1981 – 1985
• ACTING COACH
“The Suite Life of Zack and Cody” – The Disney Channel / 2004 – 2008
“Everybody Loves Raymond” – CBS / 2003 – 2005
“Triple Play” – (Pilot) – Disney Channel / 2004
“Magicbox” – (IMAX/3-D) – Director / Brett Leonard
“Sister, Sister” – Paramount / 1994 – 1998
“The Smart Guy” – Disney Television
“Roseanne” – Carsey / Werner / 1990-1997
“Jeff Foxworthy Show” – Brillstein / Grey / NBC
“Daisy Mom” – (Pilot) Director / Andy Weyman / ABC Production / 1996
“Mickey Mouse Club” – Disney Television / 1990-1995
“Davis Rules” – Carsey / Werner
“Honey, I Shrunk The Kids” – Disney Feature
Creative Consultant to The Disney Channel / 1990-1995
• References
Irene Dreayer – Executive Producer, “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody”
Bonnie Liedtke – VP, Head of Youth Division, William Morris Agency
Joe Johnston – Film Director, “October Sky”, “Jurassic Park 3”
Judy Savage – Judy Savage Agency
Jay Daniel – Executive Producer, “Cybill”, “The Naked Truth”
Danny Jacobson – Executive Producer, “Mad About You”
Danny Kallis – Executive Producer, “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody”
Gayle Mancuso – TV Director, “Friends”, “Dharma and Greg”
Howard Gould – Executive Producer, “The Jeff Foxworthy Show”
Cindy Osbrink – Owner, Osbrink Talent Agency
Bob Meyer – Executive Producer, “Roseanne”, “Cybill”
Patty Gary Cox – Producer, “Cory in the House”
Dava Savel – Executive Producer, “Ellen”, “That’s So Raven”
Phil Rosenthal – Executive Producer, “Everybody Loves Raymond”
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