The Courage to Master the Business of Acting with Chi Muoi Lo

Are you interested in learning how to break into the constantly changing business of acting and maintain a successful acting career?

In this episode of the?Voices of Courage?podcast, Chi Muoi Lo, who has shifted from being an actor to a renowned Hollywood business manager and has created a way for thousands of aspiring actors to learn the behind-the-scenes business side of acting, joins me to discuss the art and business of auditioning and acting, the new technological advancements that all actors are expected to be experienced in nowadays, and much more!

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Known for his appearances as Guest Lead on numerous shows such as on “Nip Tuck,” “Melrose Place,” “Murder in The First,” “CSI,” “NYPD Blue,” “Malcolm in the Middle,” “Smallville,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and many more, Chi Muoi Lo, shifted from actor to renowned Hollywood manager, elevating the careers of clients such as Karen Malina White (Disney’s “I Didn’t Do It”), Steven Krueger (CW’s “Roswell: New Mexico”), Tyler Christopher (“Days of Our Lives”), and many more.

Now, he has taken his 30 years of experience in the entertainment industry and created a 7-episode online subscription series, Mastering the Business of Acting. Hearing thousands of stories of how young actors have been exploited in the entertainment industry, he felt that he needed to share his knowledge in a way that set him apart from other programs offering similar advice.

Mastering the Business of Acting primarily focuses on those trying to break into the business, it also includes information necessary for the working actors and rising stars. He has also included insight from industry professionals such as John Frank Levy (4X Emmy Award-Winning Casting Director), Todd Eisner (Talent Agent at 3Arts), Karen Molina White (Actress, “Proud Family”), and Nancy Hower (Director of Startrek Voyager).

Born in Phan Rang, Vietnam, to Chinese parents Chi moved to the U.S. at the age of two after the fall of Saigon.?Upon their arrival, Chi and his family were placed in the Indian Town Gap Refugee Camp where they became sponsored by the Jewish League of America and moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.?It was there that Chi was raised with his nine brothers and three sisters.

He caught the acting bug at age 10 and when he finally decided to make the move to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of acting, Chi had the luck he hoped for, booking roles and working continuously. He left his mark with his outstanding performance starring in the critically acclaimed and highly rated Vanishing Son mini-series and starred in MOW Faith of My Father, Sucker Free City, and Shannon’s Deal.?

Chi is the owner of the production company, Black Hawk Entertainment and the CEO of the talent management company Allen Edelman Management. Chi’s debut as an actor-writer-director was with the feature film Catfish In Black Bean Sauce and was met with great success and made Variety’s “Top 50 of 2001 Limited-Release Winner At The Box Office.”

As a manager, he nurtured the careers of countless clients over the years. Through this nurturing, he has heard countless experiences that actors have shared with him about their auditions, and he has done it all for his clients - pitching, dealing with talent agents and casting agents, negotiating series deals and film deals with studios.