Universal Talent Agency
Headshot acting class scam

RUN, do not walk, away from here. This is a scam to sell you mediocre headshots and acting classes. The signs were all there. Dirty, gross, out-of-date office. I noticed that the vast majority of the headshots on the wall were very similar, with the same background. I went in to talk to talk to the guy, he explained the whole business, etc. Okay, maybe everything is legit. Not. He looks at my headshot (which is gorgeous, by the way), and tells me that I need new ones. He shows me some examples: all just like the ones in the waiting room. They were pretty awful, too, they look like high school yearbook photos from the 80's. For only $500, I get 30 pictures taken, and I get prints of the best one! What a deal! Ugh. I explain I'm not interested. Then, he starts with acting classes. I'm not really interested, I've already taken tons of acting classes with really good teachers, and I already have a coach anyway, and an acting degree. Then, he takes out time sheets from people he allegedly represents, so he can show me how much money I can make. This TOTALLY rubbed me the wrong way, because the names and social security numbers were not marked out! I could have stolen 5 or 6 identities if I wanted to, easily. Then he basically tells me that he'd like to work with me, but he can only work with me if I take his classes and use his head shots.

What a scam. Feel free to contact him if you'd love to spend a ton of money on bad headshots, crappy acting classes, and share your personal information.

Company: Universal Talent Agency
Country: USA
State: New Jersey
City: Wayne
Address: 26 Sherman St
Phone: 9736860100

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