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Allison Janney
“Thank-you Bill, for starting me out on the right foot”
- Juno, The Ice Storm, Weeds, Frasier . . .
Awards:
The West Wing
- 2 Emmy Awards, Outstanding Lead Actress (2002, 2004)
- 2 Emmy Awards, Outstanding Supporting Actress (2000, 2001)
- 2 Nominations, Outstanding Lead Actress (2003, 2006)
View from the Bridge
- Tony Award Nomination
- Outer Critics Circle Award
- Drama Desk Award, Best Supporting Actress of 1998
Nomination: American Film Institute's Actor of the Year (2002)
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Nestor Carbonell
“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”
- Batman: Dark Knight
- Noahs Arc: The New Beginning
- Lost
- Cane
- Scrubs |
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Kim Basinger
“I studied and received my basic technique from Bill
Alderson of the Neighborhood Playhouse”
Academy Award: Best Supporting
Actress:
- LA Confidential
Nominated: BAFTA, Golden Globes, SAG, others . . .
- 8 mile
- My Stepmother is an Alien
- Batman
- The Natural
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Luis Guzmán
“By studying two years with Bill Alderson, I became a solid and versatile actor”
- The Taking of Pelham 123
- Cleaner
- Beverly Hills Chihuahua
- John from Cincinnati
- Fast Food Nation
- Traffic |
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Nicholas D’Agosto
“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 love you so much”
- Heroes
- The Office
- Six Feet Under
- Without a Trace
- Election
- Rocket Science |
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Jeff Goldblum
“Bill. Love.”
Nominated: Academy Award
- Little Suprises
Nominated: Emmy, Gennie , Independent Spirit Awards,
Critics Choice Award
- Jurassic Park
- Mr. Frost
- Deep Cove
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La Chanze
Award: Tony Award Winner, Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for “The Color Purple”
- Sex and the City,
- Hercules
- Law and Order SVU
- The Cosby Show
- New York Undercover |
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Michael Nouri
“Bill – Thanks, my friend, and to your students, how lucky they are”
- The Proposal
- Law and Order
- Without a Trace
- Brothers and Sisters
- Victor Victoria
- Flashdance |
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Jennifer Grey
“Bill Alderson was my teacher for 2 years. He instilled in
me the tools that allow me to live truthfully under imaginary
circumstances”
- Dirty Dancing
- Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
- Bounce
- John from Cincinnati
- “It’s Like, You Know....” |
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Matt McCoy
-The Hand that Rocks the Cradle
-Police Academy 5 and 6
-Saving Grace
-Watch Siggybaby
-Without a Trace
-The West Wing
-Big Love
-CSI NY
-Six Feet Under
-Sabrina, The Teenage Witch
-Seinfeld
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Ian Gomez
-My Big Fat Greek Wedding
-Cougar Town
-Rita Rocks
-Felicity
-Melrose Place
-The Drew Carey Show
-Lost |