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5135 Actors and Comedians

Actors and comedians perform roles in motion picture, television, theatre and radio productions to entertain a variety of audiences. They are employed by motion picture, television, theatre and other production companies. This unit group includes acting teachers employed by private acting schools.

Example Titles

acting teacher – private or studio
actor/actress
comedian
drama teacher
narrator

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Main duties

Actors and comedians perform some or all of the following duties:

• Study and rehearse lines, gestures and expressions to interpret a role
• Portray roles in video or motion picture productions, television shows, theatre productions, radio dramas, commercials and other productions or perform the narration
• Sing or dance as required by specific roles
• Perform comedy acts in nightclubs alone or as members of comedy troupes
• Improvise a role.

Acting teachers perform some or all of the following duties:

• Train students in interpretation of scripts, speech, movement, and dramatic theory
• Prepare acting students for specific auditions and performances.

Employment requirements

• Demonstrated ability, based on an audition or previous acting roles, is an important hiring criteria.

• Acting programs are offered at universities, colleges and private acting schools.

• Acting teachers usually require experience as actors.

• Membership in a guild or union may be required.

Classified elsewhere

• Announcers and Other Broadcasters (5231)
• Dancers (5134)
• Drama professors (in 4121 University Professors )
• Musicians and Singers (5133)
• Other Performers (5232)