Meet & Greet with Candy Bennici, author of "Stardom Happens"
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Barnes & Noble Corte Madera to Host Meet & Greet for Candy Bennici, Local Author of Stardom Happens: Nurturing Your Child in the Entertainment Business
Barnes & Noble Corte Madera will host a Meet & Greet for Candy Bennici, author of Stardom Happens: Nurturing Your Child in the Entertainment Business and mother of former child actor Taran Noah Smith, from 1-3pm on Saturday, May 2, 2015. Ms. Bennici will be available to speak with customers and sign copies of her new book. Taran Noah Smith may also make a special appearance.
“Clean your room, do your homework, and dodge the paparazzi.” Have you ever wondered what life would be like raising a successful child actor? Stardom Happens gives you all the information you need to help your child get into the business and have a positive experience while acting. Candy Bennici and her son Taran Noah Smith, who played the youngest son on a hit show for eight years, use their experiences, both good and bad, to help you and your child successfully navigate the fun but sometimes treacherous world of entertainment. First you will learn the basics of entering the world of acting, such as finding an agent, creating a resume, working with photographers, and surviving the dreaded auditions. Handling finances, schooling, and expectations on the set are just a few more of the topics covered. Then, with personal insight and occasional humor, Candy and Taran bring you into the world of child stardom and show you how to avoid the everyday problems fame can bring. How do you deal with producers who don’t understand children? What do you do with mounds of fan mail? Should you help with charities? How do you make personal appearances fun? And, most important, how do you keep your child grounded and safe? Whether you have a future child actor or are just curious about the entertainment business, Stardom Happens will answer your questions and help you create a positive experience for the whole family. –from www.bn.com
About Candy Bennici: With both of her children in the entertainment industry, Candy Bennici spent eighteen years as a manager. Her daughter, Aria Smith, was an international model, and her son, Taran Noah Smith, played “Mark,” the youngest son on the hit show Home Improvement for the eight years it was on television. Using this experience, Bennici’s main goal is helping parents care for their children while acting or modeling and has been on several talk shows including Jim J. and Ann and Caryl & Marilyn: Real Friends. Bennici has also worked as a script supervisor for feature films and as an elementary school teacher. She currently lives on a sailboat in San Rafael, California, with her husband, David, and her dog, Sprite, and enjoys being “Grami” to her two wonderful grandsons. – biographical information provided by Kathy Johnson, Publicist
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