Los Angeles now seems "like a sad company town where the mill is closing" as the industry, its stars, and everyday workers ...

Although you won't get famous as a background actor — if you do it right — it's possible to make a living doing it in Los Angeles. For a night, Hollywood's background actors are the stars, not ...

Vincent Amaya, co-chair of the Los Angeles Union Background Actors Awards: "It brings recognition to background actors. We need to show we are professionals, and we are needed." ...