American Academy of Dramatic Arts
The New York City location in the former Colony Club building
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Type | Private conservatory |
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Established | 1884 |
Endowment | approx $5million |
Academic staff
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Students | Approximately 220 New York Campus, Approximately 180 Los Angeles Campus |
Location | , |
Campus | Urban |
Affiliations | NAICU, MSA |
Website | www.aada.org |
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The American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA) is a two-year performing arts conservatory with facilities located in Manhattan, New York City – at 120 Madison Avenue, and in Hollywood, California – at 1336 North La Brea Avenue.
History
The oldest acting school in the English speaking world,[1] the Academy in New York was founded in 1884 to train actors for the stage in a landmark building designed by noted architect Stanford White as the original Colony Club. In 1974, the Academy opened another campus in Pasadena, California, which made it the only professional actor training school in both major centers of American theatrical activity. The Los Angeles campus moved from Pasadena to Hollywood in 2001 in a new building next to the site of the former studios of Charlie Chaplin.
Program
The Academy remains dedicated to training professional actors. It offers a two-year program in which students have to be invited back for the second year. Auditions are held at the end of the second year for the third year company.[2] As well as training for the theatre, it now offers courses in film and television, providing a structured, professionally oriented program that stresses self-discovery, self-discipline and individuality. Students who graduate in New York receive an Associate of Occupational Studies degree; students who graduate in Hollywood receive a Certificate of Completion or an Associate of Arts degree in Acting. Students from New York and Los Angeles can get a Bachelor of Arts degree from selected universities.
Numerous students of the Academy have gone on to distinguished careers throughout the entertainment industry, receiving nominations for Tonys, Oscars and Emmys.
Notable alumni
From their Web site:[3]
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- Lauren Bacall[4]
- Jim Backus[4]
- Eion Bailey
- Conrad Bain[4]
- Brenda Bakke
- Anne Bancroft[4]
- Diana Barrymore
- Chris Bauer
- Gaston Bell
- Gil Bellows
- Robby Benson
- Samuel Bernstein
- Michael Brandon
- Laura Branigan
- Adrien Brody
- Rose Marie Brown[5]
- Michael J. Burg
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- John Cassavetes[4]
- Kim Cattrall
- Enrico Colantoni
- Jennifer Coolidge
- Amanda Crew
- Hume Cronyn[4]
- Max Crumm
- Bob Cummings[4]
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- Marc Daniels
- Martin Davidson
- Brad Davis[4]
- Jeremy Davies
- Cecil B. DeMille[4]
- William Devane[4]
- Danny DeVito[4]
- Colleen Dewhurst[4]
- Kirk Douglas[4]
- Cara Duff-MacCormick
- Julia Duffy
- Alexis Dziena
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- Leisha Hailey
- David Hartman[4]
- Anne Hathaway
- Dennis Haysbert
- Florence Henderson[4]
- Martin Hewitt
- Judd Hirsch[4]
- Sterling Holloway
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- Taylor Mac
- Harriet E. MacGibbon
- Rosie Malek-Yonan
- Randolph Mantooth
- Marie-Noelle Marquis
- Dina Merrill[4]
- Katherine Moennig
- Michael Mosley
- Elizabeth Montgomery
- Agnes Moorehead[4]
- Carrie-Anne Moss
- Don Murray[4]
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- Robert Redford[4]
- Nicolas Winding Refn
- Don Rickles[4]
- Thelma Ritter[4]
- Jason Robards[4]
- Eric Roberts[4]
- Edward G. Robinson[4]
- Gena Rowlands[4]
- Paul Rudd
- Rosalind Russell [4]
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- Melanie Safka
- Gary Sandy
- John Savage[4]
- John Saxon[4]
- Adam Scott
- Kim Shaw
- Brooke Smith
- Jaclyn Smith
- French Stewart
- Slavko Sobin
- Kevin Sussman
- Loretta Swit
- Eric Szmanda
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Notable faculty
The Academy has many teachers and faculty who have many professional connections and credits.
Notable faculty includes: David Dean Bottrell, Karen Hensel, Sandy Martin, Ian Ogilvy, and Scott Reiniger.
References
Notes
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- ↑ "The Academy's Approach" on the AADA website
- ↑ "Notable Alumni" AADA website
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29 4.30 4.31 4.32 4.33 4.34 4.35 4.36 4.37 4.38 4.39 Alleman, Richard. The Movie Lover's Guide to New York. New York: Harper & Row, 1988. ISBN 0060960809 p.165
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- ↑ "Christina Fontanelli sings 'Christmas in Italy' program" The Union City Reporter, November 28, 2010, Page 20
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