Sean

However, some of the most successful actors have no acting training. Chuck Norris was a marshal artist. Arnold Schwarzenegger was a body builder. Andy Griffith was a music teacher and so on. Why are acting classes important?

Do child actors treat this as a job? I never saw any of these child stars in commercials before they became famous. Do they have to put in the same effort learning audition skills, marketing themselves, getting head shots (with parents' help), and putting in the same effort as adult actors? Do the children treat acting as a job the way adult actors do? Do child actors auditioning for PBS shows have to meet the same standards as children auditioning for network TV? PBS shows probably have a smaller budget than network TV shows. I read that 2,000 to 3,000 actors audition for each role on each role on a TV show. This this also apply to child actors auditioning for PBS shows?

I never saw any of these child stars in commercials before they became famous. Do they have to put in the same effort learning audition skills, marketing themselves, getting head shots (with parents' help), and putting in the same effort as adult actors? That is do the children treat it as a job the way adult actors do? Do child actors auditioning for PBS shows have to meet the same standards as children auditioning for network TV? I read that 2,000 to 3,000 actors audition for each role on each role on a TV show. This this also apply to child actors auditioning for PBS shows?

I never saw any of these child stars in commercials before they became famous. Do they have to put in the same effort learning audition skills, marketing themselves, getting head shots (with parents' help), and putting in the same effort as adult actors? That is do the children treat it as a job the way adult actors do? Do child actors auditioning for PBS shows have to meet the same standards as children auditioning for network TV? I read that 2,000 to 3,000 actors audition for each role on each role on a TV show. This this also apply to child actors auditioning for PBS shows?

I'm including getting into costumes, makeup (if there is makeup), down time while the crew sets up lighting and cameras for the next scene, memorizing lines, and  whatever else is involved

 on the children's part in making the show? 

Katrina, you wrote that thousands of children submit audition tapes, and half the tapes are ignored because they are inappropriate. That does means that about 2,000 children submit tapes or it is likely to be even more than 2,000. I realize that you have to base your answer on your own experience in TV production.  Thank you. 🎥🎤