![]() ![]() It’s been fun having fans come up to me in places and tell me how much they love the show. Now, I feel like I represent the show and the network in public and I have a responsibility to my fans to respond to them. It wasn’t going to be a one-time appearance, it was a series regular on the show! So much changed from being on the show, like having so many new followers on Instagram, and being recognized in places. My aunts and cousins couldn’t believe it. She helped me with my audition and she was so excited for me. When I booked Manifest, the first person I told was my acting teacher, Ann. My favorite subject in school right now is Math. I will be starting Middle School next year and it will be much harder to miss so many school days and communicate with all the different teachers. My parents and I are discussing the possibility of home schooling while I’m on Manifest. Now that I’m a working actor, I am thinking that my future schooling might take a different path. I just thought I would be like them and someday be looking at colleges too. I have two older brothers in college, so when I was younger, I tagged along on all the college tours with them. When you were younger, did you think you’d take the path of “regular” school then college? How did you see your educational future? You started in show business around age 7. I’m so lucky to have this opportunity, I wouldn’t change it for the world! It was a bit of a challenge keeping up with stuff I missed in school but each time I returned to school, everyone helped me catch up on what I missed and I’m so grateful to my teachers and school for supporting me and helping me. We were required to do three hours each day I was on set. I would work with the tutor before, after and in between scenes. The school provided my work to the tutor on set. On average, I would work 2-3 days a week. My mom met with my teachers and principal to make sure the school was supportive of my absences. ![]() Production started again in the summer, so when school started in September, I was working full time on the show. I attend public elementary school and I was in fifth grade last spring when I shot the pilot episode of Manifest. It was late and I was already in bed but she came in my room and told me, I was so excited I couldn’t sleep. A day or two after that meeting, my mom got the call from my manager that I got the job. A few days later, the producers, director and the creator, Jeff Rake, wanted to meet me in person so my parents took me to the meeting in New York. There were no other actors there, I just read the scene again by myself. I got a call back and this time I had to go to the casting director’s office in New York City. I didn’t know who would be playing Olive yet, so I had to imagine who she was. I had to read a scene that took place with my twin sister, Olive, but I had to do it alone. I had a description of the character, Cal, and I knew it was going to be an interesting show. I knew this was a big deal, an NBC pilot, and it had impressive names behind it, like Robert Zemeckis. I was going on so many auditions at the time, and I didn’t want to focus on being disappointed when I didn’t hear back from any of them. My manager sent me the script and I worked on it with my acting teacher. ![]() My audition for Manifest started with a self-taped audition. Tell us about your audition for Manifest. I booked my first job and had to fly to Toronto. I ended up signing with a manager and started going on real auditions. I just thought it was part of the class, but the next day, my mom got a few phone calls from the agents and managers saying they wanted to see me again. We all had a few minutes to do a monologue in front of them. I didn’t think anything would come of it, but at the end of the semester, my teacher held a showcase in front of talent agents and managers. We started going just for fun after school and I really enjoyed it. I didn’t really think about becoming a professional actor at first, until about four years ago, I followed a friend into a class at a local acting school. I am 11 years old and I’m in the sixth grade. It’s always a pleasure to interview kids who have a clear understanding of what it’s like to be an actor while also being able to have a childhood.Īt what point did you realize you wanted to be an actor? What did your family say when you told them? JACK MESSINA may only be 11 years old, but he sure has a maturity about him. But what’s it like to book a huge job while you’re still in school? Child actor JACK MESSINA of NBC’s MANIFEST gives us the low down on how he handles school, the job and everything else in life. It’s hard enough booking a great role, or any role for that matter.
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