Billy Collura, Sr. VP of CESD

Another informal session with commercial agent and Senior VP of the CESD agency, Billy Collura (pictured about center above). Sitting next to him at lunch one day (pictured right), I discovered we have a shared love of travel!

Here are some notes, rapid-fire:

• Don’t ask, just send the demo. Put your best stuff at the beginning of the demo.

• Casting directors are good to take classes with, but vet your coaches and agents. Some agents double-dip. 10% is all CESD takes.

• Tell them if you’re bilingual or have Source Connect.

• Don’t join SAG-AFTRA until you’re a Must Join. Do FI-CORE unless you’re working on camera, because most work is NU.

• If you have multiple agents, pick one to be your main. You may become a little less desirable, most big auditions go to all the big agencies.

• He needs more Black people in their 20s on their roster.

• Unlike some agencies, CESD don’t drop you if you haven’t booked for a year.

I read a script for Billy that you can listen to below.