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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)

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
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

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
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
Jeff Goldblum
“Bill. Love.”
Nominated: Academy Award
- Little Suprises
Nominated: Emmy, Gennie , Independent Spirit Awards,
Critics Choice Award

- Jurassic Park
- Mr. Frost
- Deep Cove

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
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
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....”
Matt McCoy 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
Ian Gomez Ian Gomez
-My Big Fat Greek Wedding
-Cougar Town
-Rita Rocks
-Felicity
-Melrose Place
-The Drew Carey Show
-Lost

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