Bon
"If I had known how popular going into casting would make me, I would've done it in high school."

Female
38 years old
Hollywood, California
United States



Last Login:7/24/2008
Mood: grateful Mood Image
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   Contacting Bon

 MySpace URL: 
  http://www.myspace.com/bonniegillespie  

    Bon's Interests
General



My Stepson

12 of 12
Astrology
Atlanta
Billiards
Blogging
Booze
Bowling
The Braves
Casting
Craig Ferguson
Darts
Fair Game with Faith Salie
Ferrari-Carano whites
Foreign Money
Freelancing
Georgia Bulldogs
Gluten-free Eating
Good Vibes
Gratitude
Hello Kitty
High-speed Chases
Hollywood
Humor
Idina Menzel
Indie Films
Internet Groups
Irony
Javier Bardem
Jesse L. Martin
John Cusack
KCRW
Learning
List-making
Mentoring
Monogamy
Music
My Cats
My iPhone
My Mac
My Miata
Numerology
Painting
People Who Know the Difference Between "Your" and "You're"
Pets
Photography
Pilates
Proper Grammar
Public Speaking
Publishing
Sarcasm
Seth Green
Short Films
Showbiz
Singing
Theatre
Walking
Water
Writing
Yoga
Stumble Upon Toolbar
MusicNo doubt... I have effin' AMAZING taste in music.

Bob Mould
The Carpenters
Cibo Matto
Cole Porter
Common Rotation
ELO
George Winston
Grant Lee Buffalo
INXS
Janis Joplin
Love and Rockets
OK GO
Pat Benetar
Pixies
The Police
The Pretenders
Queen
REM
Robyn Hitchcock
Soft Boys
Suzanne Vega
Tones on Tail
U2
MoviesThe Apartment
Big Fish
Bonnie and Clyde
Bring It On
Clerks
El Mariachi
Fargo
Fight Club
A Fish Called Wanda
Fletch
Get Shorty
Grosse Pointe Blank
Home for the Holidays
Iron Man
The Italian Job
Juno
The Last Supper
Little Miss Sunshine
Lovers of the Arctic Circle
Nobody's Fool
Office Space
The Player
Raising Arizona
Ray
Rent
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Saved!
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sixteen Candles
Snakes on a Plane
Stick It!
Student Bodies
The Sure Thing
Swimming with Sharks
Swingers
Thirteen
This Is Spinal Tap
To Die For
The Usual Suspects

And... films I've cast, of course!

2 Dogs Inside


A Casa


A Dull House


A New Tomorrow


Angels in Dirty Spaces


Another Harvest Moon


B-Girl


Broken Windows


Chandler Hall


Consider As True


Deadline


Fluorescent Gray


Hombre Kabuki


How I Lost My Mind and Killed Someone


Perfect


Queen of Cactus Cove


Salvation, Texas


Still of the Night


Teenage Dirtbag


The Last Temptation of Tommy


The Masquerade


The Mikado Project


The Moor


The Quest


Trees Grow Tall... and Then They Fall


Tres


Tuesday


Voyage
Television30 Days
Action
The Amazing Race
America's Next Top Model
Best Week Ever
Beverly Hills 90210
The Big Bang Theory
Big Brother
Biography
Boomtown
COPS
The Daily Show
Dirty Sexy Money
Family Guy
Freaks and Geeks
Greek
Heroes
Iconoclasts
Law & Order
Mad Men
My Boys
My Name Is Earl
Neat
Newsradio
Nip/Tuck
The People's Court
Pushing Daisies
Real World/Road Rules Challenge
The Riches
Saved
Sex and the City
The Shield
Showbiz Show with David Spade
Significant Others
Six Feet Under
Sons & Daughters
The Soup
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Sunday Morning Shootout
The Surreal Life
Twin Peaks
Weeds
What It Takes
The World Series of Pop Culture

And... TV shows (and web-based series) I've worked on, of course!


Blake Robbins Is Not Famous


Facing Fame


LilyDidIt.com


Mr. Personality


On-Air with Ryan Seacrest


Paradise Hotel


Pitch Season


The Entertainer


The Kitty Landers Show

Okay... it's not a TV show, but I can totally see the entire cast of the Cricket Feet Showcase booking TV gigs any minute now.



Besides, that's a way cool logo, yo.
BooksThe Artists' Way
Created By...
anything by David Sedaris
The Declaration of Independent Filmmaking
Eats Shoots and Leaves
The Eight Characters of Comedy
Excuse Me Your Life Is Waiting
Illusions
Impro
Lovingly Georgia
Nine Lives
anything by Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Self-Publishing Manual
Spiritual Marketing
Survival Jobs
The Tao of Pooh
Television Writing from the Inside Out

And... books I've written, of course!

Acting Qs


Casting Qs


Self-Management for Actors


HeroesMy Mom
My Grandmother
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Georgia O'Keeffe
Hedy Lamarr
Myself? (See this blog entry for why.)
Groups: Dalts GangCricket FeetEnvironmental and Conservation Council GroupCricket Feet CastingAWP=loveBehind the Celluloid CurtainStraight for EqualityHollywood - Lets Get Together

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     Bon's Details
Status:Married
Here for:Networking, Friends
Orientation:Straight
Hometown:Hotlanta
Body type:5' 7" / More to love!
Ethnicity:White / Caucasian
Zodiac Sign:Cancer
Smoke / Drink:No / Yes
Children:Proud parent
Education:Post grad
Occupation:Author/Casting Director
Income:$150,000 to $250,000

   Bon's Schools
University Of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Graduated: N/A
Student status: Alumni
Degree: None
Major: Writers' Program: UCLA Extension
 

1999 to 2001
University Of Georgia
Athens, GA
Graduated: N/A
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Ph.D.
Major: Instructional Technology
Minor: Ethnography of Gender in Instructional Technology
Clubs: I'm a PhD dropout. My family is so proud.
 

1997 to 1998
University Of Georgia
Athens, GA
Graduated: 1997
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Master's Degree
Major: Journalism
Minor: Creative Writing
Clubs: WUOG, 90.5FM, Stillpoint, Palladia, dart league at the Engine Room
 

1995 to 1997
University Of Georgia
Athens, GA
Graduated: 1992
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Radio-TV-Film
Minor: Photography/Acting
Clubs: WUOG, 90.5FM, Red & Black, Stillpoint, Leadership UGA, Mortar Board, Palladia, ODK, Blue Key, Tutor House
Greek:   Gamma Sigma Sigma

1988 to 1992
North Springs High School
Atlanta, GA
Graduated: 1988
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Major: College Prep
Minor: N/A
Clubs: Literary Club, Drama Club, Yearbook, Senior Beta, Governor's Honors Program
 

1983 to 1988

   Bon's Networking
Film - Production - Casting
Casting SAG Indie Feature Films
Publishing - Writer - Columnist
Weekly casting columnist for Showfax.com: The Actors Voice.
Publishing - Writer - Non-fiction
Author of four books for actors.

   Bon's Companies
Cricket Feet, Inc.
Hollywood, CA US
Owner
Casting, Publishing, Consulting, Management, Computers: CricketFeet.com

July 2002-present
Showfax.com
Hollywood, CA US
Casting Columnist
The Actors Voice, Your Turn, The Actors Voice: POV

April 2004-present



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   Bon's Blurbs
About me:
Eh... pretty much your standard average everyday sarcastic, cynical, anal-retentive, obsessive-compulsive insomniac perfectionist with a great rack.

What can I say? I'm happy.



Here's an interview I did recently.

What did Jonny Bigmuff say? Most giving and wise--full of nuggets of knowledge that keep on giving long after the initial gifting. Like Yoda, but with bigger boobs.

My FAQ is here.

Bon & Keith, July 2001


Beyond that, you can see all the junk that's in my trunk at the BonBlogs. Woo!



Want to be an actor? Read all of this stuff. And this. And this.

Want to become a casting director? Read this.



Okay, so I've been on MySpace since 6/21/06 and I was on MySpace PROBATION from 8/29/06 through 1/10/07 (when a dear friend's roommate who WORKS at MySpace unblocked my profile, thankfully).

But since MySpace Probation cursed me for months and I want YOU not to have the same experience I had, here's the deal... if ever you click on a link within a bulletin or message and then (in what looks like a typical MySpace hiccup) you're asked to log in again, DON'T DO IT! I know, I know... standard Internet safety... but I was such a MySpace newbie that I totally fell for it and my account got HACKED. The "bots" used my account to send spam and they even put some active-x codes in the bowels of my "heroes" section, to launch scripts on other people's pages. Ugh! Such bastids!

Anyway, the probationary status meant that only about 20% of the MESSAGES I tried to send or even reply to actually went through (which is why my friend requests may have seemed random--I couldn't explain how I know you because I was on probation; and which is why I could only answer your messages in COMMENTS--I couldn't reply to you otherwise because I was on probation). Grr. I'm glad I chose just to deal with it and try to get the most out of MySpace that I could anyway. A lot of people suggested that I wipe out this account and start over with a new one, but... um... no. That would've been WAY too much work.



Cool Stuff: In Back Stage West's Best of Los Angeles listing for 2006, with just under four years in casting, I made the ranks of "runner up" for Best TV/Film Casting Director in LA! Yowza! Thanks to EVERYONE who voted. I am honored!

Also, big thanks to EVERYONE who voted in the 2006 Lindsay Firth Jam Out with Your Clam Out Competition, which I won. I hope to place in the top contenders again next time out.

Woo hoo! I was in the studio with David Lawrence and you can go to his show's website to get the podcast or visit this link for some clips.

If you've read this far, then, hey, you probably already know about my weekly columns and casting life. (Here's my IMDB page.) Thanks for the love! And remember... Live your dreams! If you don't, someone else will.



July 4, 2008: I've just uploaded the amazing promo video created for the Cricket Feet Casting Actors Showcase by Montage 3 Films.

Who I'd like to meet:
All y'all.



View Bonnie Gillespie's LinkedIn profileView Bonnie Gillespie's profile

So... why did I disable messaging? Read here.

Now, stop on by the Cricket Feet GROUP here on MySpace! It's fun!

If you've been CAST in a Cricket Feet Casting project, you can join the private Cricket Feet Casting MySpace Group. Woo!

Want me to come speak in your area? Click on this cool thing.





Wanna hear me speak for 20-something minutes about acting stuff, right here on the computer screen? Watch this here video interview!



   Bon's Calendar ( View All )
Jul 25 2008 4:00P
Cricket Feet Showcase Corporate Takeover Dinner Meeting
Jul 27 2008 9:00P
Karaoke w/ Cricket Feet Showcasers
Jul 30 2008 8:00P
Westside Happy Hour?? I hope?? Maybe?? :)
Aug 6 2008 5:00P
Drinks w/ Anna & Gabe
Aug 11 2008 8:00A
Tic Tac turns 19, baby!!!
Aug 12 2008 8:00A
12 of 12 (photo essay)
Oct 1 2008 8:00A
"Scratching the Surface" starts shooting @ Baton Rouge
Oct 20 2008 8:00A
"The Quest" starts shooting @ Rome, Italy & Sofia, Bulgaria

   Bon's Friend Space (Top 24)
Bon has 3349 friends.
 Self-Management for Actors 


 Cricket Feet Showcase 


 Hollywood Happy Hour 


 SAGIndie 


 Blake Robbins Is Not Famous 


 LilyDidIt.com 


 Queen of Cactus Cove 


 CHandler haLL 


 Salvation, Texas 


 A NEW TOMORROW 


 Teenage Dirtbag 


 the masquerade 


 Three Lefts 


 24th Street Theatre 


 Pitch Season 


 B-Girl The Movie 


 Greg 


 chil 


 Laura 


 patrick 


 MaXaM Productions 


 Tuesdays@9 


 University of Georgia 


 WUOG 90.5 FM 





Bon's Friends Comments
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Ellen





Jul 25 2008 10:05 PM

Hey, Bon!! I finally got new color headshots - posted a couple of them on my page (under "My Photos.") Those are the two I'm starting with, later on I might add some more from my photo shoot.

A lot of the stuff you talked about in the "Good Headshots, Bad Headshots" columns helped me greatly when I was preparing for my shoot.
So thanks! :-)
"Wonder Woman Amy"





Jul 25 2008 3:31 PM

HEY BONNIE I FOUND A BANNER THAT DESCRIBES YOU...


wonder woman

KEEP ON KEEPIN ...ON!

FLYING BY TO WISH YOU A GREAT WEEKEND!

WONDER WOMAN AMY
SecretAsian





Jul 25 2008 2:06 PM

Carrie ♥





Jul 25 2008 3:15 AM


glitter-graphics. com
kimberly * demarse





Jul 24 2008 11:31 PM

yeah, it really is a shame! =) i love that photo. can't wait until sunday.
what will you have in store for us next? yay! xox
Zima





Jul 24 2008 10:38 PM

Hey! Hooray for 3FC!
SecretAsian





Jul 24 2008 10:23 PM

westside happy hour is a go. see you at 1900 or so on 8/30. location to be disclosed day of. the eagle has landed. those are the only military terms i know. cant wait to see you!
do u know trader joes makes gluten wheat free frozen pancakes? yum
KATHERINE VO





Jul 23 2008 7:47 PM

Bon!

Hello again! I just wanted to tell you that I've been extremely wrapped up in your Actor's Voice columns this past week! I don't think you need any reminding of how amazing & helpful your words are, but after reading each article I feel as if I've just had an epiphany! Heh.

How