"I studied and received my basic technique from Bill Alderson of the Neighborhood Playhouse."

Kim Basinger
Academy Award Winner for Best Supporting Actress: LA Confidential, 8 Mile, Bless the Child, Door in the Floor, Batman, Nine 1/2 Weeks, The Sentinel

"Thank you Bill for starting me out on the right foot."

Allison Janney
3x Award Winner for Best Dramatic Actress: The West Wing, American Beauty, Margaret, The Hours

"Acting is doing and Bill taught me to really do."

Ian Gomez
My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Felicity

"Bill Alderson was my teacher for 2 years. He instilled in me the tools that allow me to live truthfully under imaginary circumstances."

Jennifer Grey
Dirty Dancing, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Bounce, "It's Like, You Know..."

"For Bill, who taught me how. With thanks always."

Kevin Gray
Phantom of the Opera (Broadway), Miss Saigon (Broadway), Kiss of the Spider Woman (Broadway)

"By studying 2 years with Bill Alderson, I became a solid and versatile actor."

Luis Guzmán
Carlito's Way, Boogie Nights, Punch-Drunk Love, Mystery Men, Traffic, Magnolia, Fast Food Nation, School for Scoundrels

"It's been over 30 years - I still think of and employ your teaching all the time. Thank you."

David Mamet
Writer/Director
Heist, The Spanish Prisoner, Glengarry Glen Ross

"I have been working as an actor for thirty years and Bill was my teacher. He's simply the best."

Matt McCoy
Police Academy 5 & 6, L.A. Confidential, National Security, Lloyd Braun on Seinfeld

"Bill - Thanks, my friend, and to your students, how lucky they are."

Michael Nouri
Lovely & Amazing, 61*, Finding Forrester, Flashdance

"Bill! Love, Jeff Goldblum."

Jeff Goldblum
The Fly, Jurassic Park, Man of the Year, Independence Day, Trigger Happy, Nine Months

"Bill, your love of acting is as genuine as the way in which you teach it. It's been an honor being one of your students."

Nestor Carbonell
Suddenly Susan & Law and Order, Melrose Place, Scrubs, House, M.D.

"Bill, your teachings are never forgotten. Thank You."

Scott Jackson
credits &  more credits

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La Chanze
2006 Tony winner as Best Actress in a Musical for The Color Purple, Sex and the City, Hercules, Law and Order SVU

"I came to Bill Alderson with a problem- I could not access truthful emotion in my performance. After two years of intensive training with him I have not only found that emotion, but my work is spontaneous, attentive and specific. Thanks Bill, I owe you so much.."

Nicholas D'Agosto
Heroes, The Office, Without A Trace, Six Feet Under, House, Rocket Science, Election