Riley Smith on Ghost Whisperer tonight!

IMTA alum Riley Smith will guest-star tonight on the Halloween Episode of Ghost Whisperer! The episode 'Head Over Heels' airs October 30th and Riley plays Sean, aka the headless horseman! Check out the spooky sneak peek above!

Riley is on location in Dallas starring in the sci-fi thriller Minuteman. For all the latest on Riley Smith, straight from the source, please follow Riley's twitter feed! Be sure to check out the Official IMTA twitter feed also!

Riley competed at IMTA in 1997 where he won Model of the Year for his age division. IMTA INSIDER: Riley was roommates with Ashton Kutcher in New York city when they were both competing at IMTA that year! Riley has been busy working in television and movies ever since.

Riley has appeared in many notable television shows and films such as: Drive, 7th Heaven, Freaks and Geeks, Gideon's Crossing, Boston Public, CSI: Miami, 24, Radio, Eight Legged Freaks, Weapons, and the thriller Gallowwalkers. Riley is also very musically talented and has released great CD's with his band The Life of Riley! You can listen their songs on The Life of Riley official band MySpace.

Adrianne Palicki Update!

Adrianne (IMTA '01) will star as Charlie in a new horror film called Legion which is scheduled for release in January 2010. The story revolves around the apocalypse and Adrianne's character is pregnant with the savior of the world. She will return to Friday Night Lights for a multi-episode story arc to wrap up her beloved character Tyra's story. Last night, DirecTV premiered Season 4 of the acclaimed series. IMTA INSIDER INFO: Another IMTA alum-Jeremy Sumpter (IMTA '00) who plays quarterback J.D. McCoy is in the cast of FNL! The episode got rave reviews!

Adrianne is starring as Holly Rocket, a troubled woman in the new film Women in Trouble. Other actresses in the film include: Carla Gugino, Emmanuel Chriqui, Connie Britton, Marley Shelton and Cameron Richardson. The film is about ten women and their experiences in life. The movie is scheduled for release November 13, 2009. Adrianne is also working on a new thriller called Breaking the Girl. This film is going to into production in the Spring in Canada and is directed by Jaime Babbit. The story revolves around college students who make a pact to murder each others enemies. She has also signed on to have a lead role in the 2010 remake of the 80's hit, Red Dawn where she will play Toni Mason. For the latest Adrianne Palicki news, please visit the definitive Adrianne Palicki fan site!

CW Orders More Zach Roerig and Vampire Diaries

The Vampire Diaries starring IMTA alum Zach Roerig as Matt has been ordered for an entire season. According to Variety: "The CW has given a full season order to frosh hit "The Vampire Diaries" In live-plus-same day scores, "Vampire Diaries" is averaging a 1.8 rating/5 share with adults 18-49 and 3.9 million viewers overall. Among females 12-34, the show usually wins or is a contender for the timeslot lead, averaging a 2.8/10. "Vampire Diaries" now ranks as CW's most-watched series and is the net's No. 2 show with women 18-34...Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec are behind "Vampire Diaries," which revolves around two vampire brothers -- and rivals -- who battle for the soul of an orphaned high school girl. Nina Dobrev, Steven R. McQueen, Ian Somerhalder, Paul Wesley, Sara Canning, Katerina Graham, Candice Accola, Zach Roerig, Kayla Ewell and Michael Trevino star. Show is based on the book series by L.J. Smith."

Zach competed at the IMTA Convention in Los Angeles in 2003 where his charm, great looks and acting talent impressed the agents and managers attending. Zach signed with the late Thomas Harding Jones and FORD MODELS and was cast on One Life to Live, Reba and MTV's True Life. He is widely known for his portrayal of Casey Hughes on the daytime drama As The World Turns from 2005-2007. Last season, Zach Roerig joined the cast of the hugely popular Friday Night Lights as Cash, a local rodeo star who had eyes for fellow IMTA alum Adrianne Palicki's character, Tyra Collette!

Travis Winfrey Update!

IMTA alum Travis Winfrey is currently working on Last Hours with Adrienne Grenier. After competing at IMTA, Travis has appeared in several exciting projects. He had a supporting role in Beverly Hills Chihuahua! He guest-starred on The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Play the Game, Dexter with IMTA alum Miles Heizner, Hannah Montana with IMTA alum Moises Arias, The Loop, MadTv and Passions.

Stay tuned for more from this talented actor!

IMTA Alum Tiffany Thornton on Disney's Sing It!

IMTA alum Tiffany Thornton hosts the "Sing It Pro" Features on the just-released Disney's Sing It Pop Hits for Wii, PS2 and PS3! She teaches proper breathing and pitch techniques and how to riff and harmonize in the expanded "Sing It Pro" mode.

Here's an excerpt from an interview about the game:
On her fave songs on Disney Sing It: Pop Hits game: “One of my best friends is Demi Lovato, so obviously hers are some of my favorites. It’s really cool because there’s a lot of diversity in the tracks. You’ve got Coldplay, OneRepublic, Jesse McCartney, Taylor Swift, Colbie Caillat and then of course theres The Jonas Brothers, Hannah Montana songs, Demi, and Miley songs. It’s cool because there’s a range. It’s not like you’re getting this game full of Disney songs or full of songs that you don’t know. There are a lot of songs on there that I listen to myself and I wouldn’t consider myself a ‘young kid.’ I love all of those groups and singers.”

You can read the full interview on JustJaredJr.

Tiffany showed she was a triple threat when she competed at IMTA, demonstrating her talent in all areas: she can act, dance and sing! Most of you know Tiffany as Tawni Hart on the hit show Sonny with a Chance airing now on the Disney channel! She recorded the theme song Let It Go for the Disney movie Hatching Pete with Mitchel Musso. She also starred in the Disney Channel original movie Hatching Pete!

Moises Arias in Astro Boy and Wizards of Waverly Place

IMTA alum Moises Arias has a feature movie Astro Boy which is opening in theaters today! He does the voice over for the character Zane. He will also be featured on tonight's episode Wizards of Waverly Place the most popular show on Disney! This episode is called "Monster Hunt" in Season 3 Episode 4!

Moises competed at IMTA in Los Angeles in 2005 with his brother Mateo. Shortly after IMTA, Moises got his break with appearances on Everybody Hates Chris and The Suite Life of Zack and Cody before landing the role of Rico on the hit show Hannah Montana! He made his feature film debut in 2006 starring in Nacho Libre opposite Jack Black. He competed at the 2008 Disney Channel Games with fellow IMTA alumni, Alyson Stoner and Kunal Sharma. He also starred in the film Hannah Montana The Movie, The Perfect Game, Beethoven's Big Break and Dadnapped!

Eva Longoria on CNN's Latinos in America!

Eva Longoria was featured on CNN's Latino in America which aired last night and will air again tonight. Eva is a ninth generation America, meaning her ancestors were here before the Mayflower!! In the show, Eva talks about how she used to be teased and called Ugly and how she wasn’t raised speaking Spanish. CNN’s Soledad O’Brien: "reports on the evolution of a country as Latinos change America, and in return, America changes Latinos."

When Eva competed at IMTA in 1998, she had 38 agents and managers interested in representing her! She signed with a manager she had met at the convention. Eva told Pageantry Magazine that, “The first day they signed me I had four auditions...It was pretty fast.” She quickly moved to Los Angeles and landed guest-starring roles on Beverly Hills 90210, General Hospital, The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless. In 2003, she took a role as a detective in a TV remake of LA Dragnet and made her big-screen film debut in Carlita’s Secret, and also starred in the films Harsh Times, and The Sentinel. Eva's is most well-known as the beautiful Gabrielle Solis on the award-winning Desperate Housewives on ABC.

Michelle Roos Update

Check out these gorgeous photos of IMTA alum Michelle Roos. Michelle competed at IMTA in New York City in 2008. After competing at IMTA she signed with NY Models!

IMTA Alum AJ Lamas on Leave it to Lamas

IMTA alum AJ Lamas is starring in a new series on E! The show is called Leave it to Lamas and it is a new reality series that will follow the Lamas family live their "hollywood livestyles". Leave it Lamas is being produced by The Bachelor creator Mike Fleiss.

After competing at IMTA in New York City in 2001, AJ signed with Handprint Entertainment and KSA. He has starred on American Family as Cisco Gonzalez and as Rafeal Ortega On As the World Turns. He just wrapped Elbows and Vogue and is in post production on DaZe Vol. Too.

Tune into the E! channel Sunday nights to AJ on Leave it to Lamas!

Jessica Biel to Climb for Charity

IMTA alum '02 Jessica Biel has decided to climb Africa's highest peak in Tanzania for charity.She will be participating to support a program called Summit on the Summit which works to raise awareness for clean water. Jessica is currently working on shooting a remake of the classic The A-Team movie.

Jessica's upcoming projects include starring in the new film Valentines Day! She will star along side a group of mega stars including: Julia Roberts, Ashton Kutcher ( IMTA 1997), Anne Hathaway, Jessica Alba, Jennifer Garner, Shirley MacLaine, Bradley Cooper, Topher Grace, Emma Roberts, Hector Elizondo, Patrick Dempsey, Eric Dane, Taylor Lautner, Carter Jenkins, Taylor Swift, Jamie Foxx and Queen Latifah. This romantic comedy is set to be released February 12, 2010 and is directed by Garry Marshall.

IMTA Alum Sibylla Deen on Gossip Girl!!

IMTA alum Sibylla Deen is the new face on the very popular CW's TV show Gossip Girl. Sibylla who is from Australia won just Actress of the Year at IMTA this July in New York City!!! After competing she booked a three episode arc in season three of Gossip Girl. The storyline is about her character moving to New York and running into the show's BMOC (big man on campus) Chuck Bass. In an interview with Pedestrian Sibylla shared the following:

P: Can you tell us a little bit about who you are and what you do?

SD: My name is Sibylla Jane Deen, Actress, day dreamer, Scorpio. I was born and bred in Sydney but I now reside in New York.

P: How did you find your way into acting? Onto the GG cast?

SD: My way was simple, I've danced, acted and sung since I was tiny... it developed into more formal training as I grew older and has just continued on throughout my life. I recently won Actress of the Year at IMTA (International Model and Talent Association) which helped launched my career in the states.

P: Are you still modeling/have you been working over New York Fashion Week?

SD: Yes still modeling, in the sense of editorial, commercials and print. But no fashion week for me, I’m a teeny tiny 5'6". I went to lots of great shows and parties though... The city was so buzzed!

P: What do you miss most about Australia?

SD: Mummy and Daddy, my beautiful friends, Mr Stuzicini, banana bread, mint slice, barbecue shapes... the perfect skim cappuccino. The beach, the great weather... Koko ha ha ha

P: What are the main differences between Australia and America?

SD: America has more people, more opportunities and better junk food. Ummm s'mores, need I say anymore? For an actress it is the center of the universe - best production companies, directors, studios etc...Australia is home, it is beautiful and so calming. I have been given some amazing breaks there and believe the training we have available for actors and our general nature makes us stand out! Everyone loves an Aussie.

P: Which Gossip Girl Character are you most like?

SD: Ummm, maybe Serena.

P: Have you ever been the target of “Gossip Girls”?

SD: Hell yeah! I went to a private girls school.

P: What’s the worst or weirdest gossip you’ve heard about yourself?

SD: That I am adopted, it was heartbreaking – I was 5.

P: What are your future plans with acting - Any projects coming up?

SD: Future plans include : movies, tv, commercials, more training... I'm auditioning for lots of things so fingers crossed for the next great opportunity.

P: What is it like working with the Gossip Girl cast? Were you star struck?

SD: I haven't shot my scenes yet, but I cant wait to meet Chuck Bass... ha ha ha

P: Can you tell us a little bit about your character – is she like you in any way?

SD: She loves fashion, so we're alike in that sense. But i'd say our morals are very different.

Keep you eyes open for Sibylla on Gossip Girl!

Matthew Florida on 90210 and Hank!

IMTA alum Matthew Florida will be on the new 90210 tonight as the recurring character Julian! He will also guest star on his second episode of the new hit comedy Hank starring Kelsey Grammar. In Hank, Grammer plays the title character, a corporate titan who has been ousted from his own giant retail sports company, lost all his money, and must move with his family back to his home town in Virginia. Matthew’s recurring character made his first appearance October 7 in the episode titled “Yard Sale,”. On the series 90210 Matthew’s character is next scheduled to appear tonight in the “Wild Alaskan Salmon” episode.

Matthew competed at IMTA in 2005 after talent scout Nikki Pederson selected him to compete at IMTA (International Modeling and Talent Association Convention). During the IMTA, Florida was signed by Peter Kluge at Impact Artists. One month later, Matthew made the 23 hour road trip in his pick-up and landed in L.A. He has appeared in a variety of commercials and films and is thrilled to be recurring on Days of Our Lives. He has guest starred on Ghost Whisperer, Cold Case and series regular on Dans Detour of Life. Has modeled and voiced several commercials and print campaigns for Abercrombie, Ross, Sears, LG Electronics, Dr. Pepper, Honda and starred in an 07 music video for Danity Kane.

Katie Holmes on the Cover of Glamour Magazine!

The always gorgeous IMTA alum Katie Holmes is on the cover of the November issue of Elle Magazine! She is featured in this wonderful "Women of Hollywood" issue. Katie talks all about the importance of her family, saying her daughter Suri would sit on her lap on the Broadway set of “All My Sons.” "In my own life, my whole world really revolves around family," she said. “I do what I need to do, but it’s like, ‘How is everybody else doing?’ And it’s wonderful for me as an actress to put some of that into a character.”

Katie competed at IMTA twice, in 1993 and 1995 . She returned a couple of years later to present awards at IMTA and debuted the first fifteen minutes of the pilot episode of Dawson's Creek. The entire ballroom was riveted by this ground-breaking stylish teen drama and Katie received thunderous applause! On that special night, she gave us a very nice interview saying:

"Let's just say a girl from Toledo, Ohio wouldn't end up in a Hollywood movie if it weren't for the IMTA!" You can read a darling letter from Katie Holmes from the IMTA Archives right here exclusively on THAT IMTA BLOG!

IMTA alum Nicholas Purcell in The Troop and The Surrogates

Be sure to watch Nicholas Purcell in a new episode of The Troop tonight on Nickelodeon! Nicholas Purcell stars in his first major role as Jake, a typical teenager whose ambition is to create his own comic book. When his school counselor (John Marshall Jones) asks him to join The Troop, he is teamed with the smart, athletic and popular Haley (Gage Golightly) and the annoying paranormal expert Felix (David Del Rio). The three are given the task of protecting the world from the monsters that walk among us. Nicholas competed at IMTA in New York in 2005!
Since attending IMTA, Nicholas has been booking industrials, commercials, and roles in the feature films Fever Pitch and Gone Baby Gone, as well as on TV with a guest-starring role on Law & Order: Criminal Intent and a recurring role on As the World Turns. Following the debut of The Troop, he will also appear in the new Bruce Willis sci-fi thriller Surrogates. Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop (Willis) is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others’ surrogates. Nicholas plays a commando named Pulaski.

Elijah Wood for Oliver Peoples Eyewear!

Elijah Wood IMTA'89 is featured in a new national advertising campaign for Oliver Peoples eyewear. He and Garbage frontwoman Shirley Manson are the new faces for the Spring 2010 campaign! Elijah will also be co-starring with Amber Tamblyn and Rosie Perez in the 9th annual "The 24 Hour Plays" on Broadway, to be presented November 9 at the American Airlines Theatre.

Elijah's animated feature film 9 is in theaters now. The film is directed by the famed Tim Burton. It's a fantasy flick and follows a group of rag dolls trying to survive a post-apocalyptic existence.
Elijah has starred in over 40 feature films in his career and is one of Hollywood's (and IMTA's!) most-loved actors! MTV Movies Blog reports that Elijah Wood will join the Oscar-Winning cast of The Experiment! Elijah joins Adrien Brody, Forest Whitaker and Cam Gigandet in the remake of acclaimed 2001 German film.

Tiffany Thornton Update!

IMTA alum Tiffany Thorntan tweeted about some excing news:

therealTiffany Disney Sing It: Pop Hits video game for Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 2 officially launches tomorrow! In case u wanna hear meabout 2 hours ago from UberTwitter

therealTiffany SNOW WHITE comes out tomorrow!!! With a special treat in the bonus features ;) guess what it is? Hehe about 3 hours ago from UberTwitter

The IMTA star debuted her new music video called Someday My Prince Will Come on Septeber 13th. This music video is part of the diamond edition DVD release of the Disney classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs! This song is on heavy rotation on Radio Disney. Tiffany is also featured on Sing It a game for PS3 where she will show you tutorials!

Tiffany showed she was a triple threat when she competed at IMTA. She showed she has talent in all areas: she can act, dance and sing! Most of you know Tiffany as Tawni Hart on the new hit show Sonny with a Chance airing now on the Disney channel! She recorded the theme song Let It Go for the Disney movie Hatching Pete with Mitchel Musso. She also starred in the Disney Channel original movie Hatching Pete!

Mario and Maria Cassem on BrainSurge!

IMTA alum Mario Cassem and his sister Maria are going to be on the game show BRAINSURGE! This brand-new show is in premiere week on Nickelodeon! Maria will appear on the show on Tuesday, Oct 6, and Mario will be on Friday, Oct 9. Mario is also starring in a national Fruit Roll Up commercial which is currently running on Nickelodeon. For a sneak peak of BRAINSURGE, check out Nickelodeon's website!

Mario starred in the comedy feature film Seventeen Again with Zac Efron. In the film, Mario plays the role of Samir. Mario competed at IMTA in New York in 2007 where he signed with Martin Weiss Management. He is in post-production on Finding Bliss with LeeLee Sobieski and he just booked an episode of Comedy Central's Mind of Mencia!

Be sure to tune into to Nick to see Maria and Mario on Brainsurge!

Keri Lynn Pratt in I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell

Keri Lynn Pratt's latest feature film is in theaters this weekend! She stars as Kristy in the comedy I Hope They Serve Beer in Heaven. She plays the young bride whose wedding is nearly called off because of the antics of her fiancee's best friend, Tucker Max. The boys go on a roadtrip for the bachelor party and get into lots of trouble. The movie also stars Matt Czuchry as Tucker Max, Jesse Bradford, Geoff Stults and Traci Lords.

Keri Lynn, who competed at IMTA in 1996, played Amber Trachtenberg (Calista Flockhart's assistant) in the hit ABC series Brothers and Sisters. She has appeared in a number of feature films, including America’s Sweethearts with Julia Roberts and the feature film version of Fat Albert. She has had guest starring roles on many popular TV shows such as: Criminal Minds, Family Guy, Life on Mars, Commuter Confidential, Veronica Mars, Bones, 7th Heaven with fellow IMTA alum Jessica Biel, Nip/Tuck, Boston Public, Jack and Bobby, Crossing Jordan, House and CSI:NY. You can catch Keri Lynn in an encore presentation of Cruel Intentions II on October 5 on HBO!

Brandon Routh joins Chuck!

IMTA alum Brandon Routh is joining NBC's hip action- comedy television show Chuck for a multi-episode arc! He is scheduled to join for the season’s fourth episode. According to EW Brandon will play: “Shaw, a mysterious new spy who takes control as the new leader of Operation Bartwoski, becoming a mentor to Chuck (Zachary Levi) and a rival in his affections for Sarah (Yvonne Strahovski).”

Brandon is working on filming three movies: Dead of Night, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and Unthinkable. In Dead of Night, he plays Dylan Dog who is a detective with extraordinary talents. In Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, he plays Todd Ingram in a story about how he has to defeat his crushes ex love interests to gain her attention. In Unthinkable, his role is as Agent Jackson in this tale of espionage and nuclear weapons!

After competing at IMTA New York 1999, Brandon said to IMTA in an interview, "It's great being here and meeting all the agents." Brandon's latest film Fling (aka Lie to Me) won awards at several film festivals where it was previewed. Fling actually stars two IMTA alumni; Steve Sandvoss and Brandon Routh! Before Superman Returns, Brandon was best known for his soap work, including roles on One Life to Live and the MTV nighttime soap, Undressed. Brandon is in post-production on the films, Miss Nobody and Stuntman.

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