IMTA alum Tiffany Thornton's Back Stage Pass

Tiffany competed at IMTA in 2003 and was 1st runner up for Actress of the Year! She plays Tawni Hart on the Disney Channel's new hit comedy Sonny with a Chance. Check out her new "exclusive back Stage Pass" on Disney! In this video clip, Tiffany talks about a hilarious episode of Sonny with a Chance and what it is like to work on this hit show! You can even see her getting her makeup and hair styled for the show!

Tiffany is a triple threat: she can act, dance and sing! She recently recorded the theme song "Let It Go" for the Disney movie Hatching Pete with Mitchel Musso. It's a top hit on Radio Disney and plays in heavy rotation! She also starred in the Disney Channel original movie Hatching Pete! She just went to Orlando for launch of the first-ever "Disney Channel Summer At Sea" on the Disney Cruise Line! Another IMTA alum and Disney star Alyson Stoner (Camp Rock and Phineas and Ferb) will also set sail with the "Disney Channel Summer At Sea" cruise in August!

Be sure to check out Tiffany's exclusive backstage pass and tune in to Disney to see her on Sonny with a Chance!!

IMTA's Eva Longoria is Heineken Spokesmodel!

Eva Longoria, who competed at IMTA in 1998, is now the new famous face promoting Heineken Light Beer! She appears in a new ad for the beer giant where she is in the audience at a Spur's basketball game. This funny ad shows her comedic timing and delivery which works so well for her portrayal of Gabby Solis on Desperate Housewives!


When Eva competed at IMTA in 1998, she had 38 agents and managers interested in representing her! She signed with a manager she had met at the convention. Eva told Pageantry Magazine that, “The first day they signed me I had four auditions...It was pretty fast.” She quickly moved to Los Angeles and landed guest-starring roles on Beverly Hills 90210, General Hospital, The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless. In 2003, she took a role as a detective in a TV remake of LA Dragnet and made her big-screen film debut in Carlita’s Secret, and also starred in the films Harsh Times, and The Sentinel. Eva's is most well-known as the beautiful Gabrielle Solis on the award-winning Desperate Housewives on ABC.

IMTA's Josh Duhamel on the Cover of Men's Health Magazine!!

IMTA alum Josh Duhamel is on the cover of the current issue of Men's Health Magazine! Josh is also starring in the biggest film of the summer, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen in theaters now ! Josh reprises his role as Captain Lennox in the hit sequel.

When Josh competed at IMTA in New York in 1997, he was awarded the prestigious title of Male Model of the Year! Model of the Year is awarded to the Model who has the highest composite score from the IMTA Competitions including: Runway, Jeans, TV Beauty Commercial, and Fashion Print. Josh edged out fellow competitor Ashton Kutcher to win the big prize! E!'s Model TV shot an episode featuring IMTA that year and you can see Josh and Ashton competing for yourself right here on That IMTA Blog!

After IMTA, Josh landed his first acting job playing the title character in Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray. He soon began acting on All My Children playing Leo du Pres which won him a Daytime Emmy in 2002. Josh left daytime TV for his breakthrough role on the hit series Las Vegas which aired on NBC for five seasons. He recently starred in the comedy movie When in Rome with Kristin Bell!

Check out Josh's issue of Men's Health Magazine today!

Jerry Ferrara in Season Six of Entourage!

IMTA alumni Jerry Ferrara returns for the highly anticipated premiere of the sixth season of the HBO show Entourage! Tonight's episode is called "Drive" and according to HBO," Jerry Ferrara plays Turtle, the house manager, who's always up for a good time. " Jerry has received a nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series from the Screen Actors Guild and TV Chemistry from the Teen Choice Awards.

Jerry competed at IMTA in 2000 where he met and signed with an agent who encouraged him to move to L.A, where he landed the comedy King Of Queens. For more information about IMTA, please click here. Jerry was then cast in the independent feature Cross Bronx and then worked on Brooklyn Rules, Grounded for Life and Leap of Faith. Jerry was also a presenter at both the VMAs and the Emmys last year!!

Be sure to tune in on Sunday to catch the season starter of Jerry in Entourage!!

IMTA's Lauren Storm in I Love You Beth Cooper!

Lauren Storm, who co-stars in I Love You Beth Cooper, competed at IMTA in New York in 1999! She describes her IMTA experience, saying, “I ended up getting a lot of response from theatrical agencies and was asked to relocate to L.A. for pilot season. I tried it out for 6 months and got my first job, so I stayed a little longer and booked again.”

In her latest feature film, Lauren plays Treece Kilmer, one of the best friends of the lead, Hayden Panettiere, who plays the title role of Beth Cooper. This film is directed by Chris Columbus and is based on the hilarious hit novel by former The Simpson's writer Larry Doyle. The film is about a High School Graduation speech given by a dorky senior. When he tells the whole class he is in love with the prettiest, most popular girl in the school, everyone laughs. However, when Beth Cooper ends up at his house, the story gets interesting and funny. The movie opens today in wide-release.

After Lauren competed at IMTA in New York she guest starred in many television shows such as: Grounded for Life, 7th Heaven with IMTA alum Jessica Biel, CSI:Miami, 24, Malcolm in the Middle and Boston Public. She is best known for her continuing role as Taylor Hagan in the NBC's Discovery Channel hit series Flight 29 Down, which also stars another IMTA alum Jeremey Kissner. Lauren played Cindy, the Nanny, in the Disney comedy The Game Plan. She has been busy with many new projects such as The Jerk Theory, Together Again for the First Time, The Inner Cirlce and Resurrection Mary.

Be sure to get to theaters to see Lauren in I Love You Beth Cooper!

IMTA alum Tiffany Thornton Twitters and Goes to Sea!

Ahoy Matey! There be Disney and IMTA stars ahead! IMTA alum Tiffany Thornton is on her way to Orlando for launch of the first-ever "Disney Channel Summer At Sea" on the Disney Cruise Line! According to the Disney official site: "Disney Channel teen sensations will pump-up-the-volume during onboard deck parties, join Guests for Q & A and autograph sessions, and provide sneak-peeks of upcoming Disney Channel shows and original movies. For one fabulous evening onboard each cruise, all the stars come together to rock out to a special musical performance by a Radio Disney star !" Another IMTA alum and Disney star Alyson Stoner (Camp Rock and Phineas and Ferb) will also set sail with the "Disney Channel Summer At Sea" cruise in August!

Tiffany is keeping her fans updated with Twitter. Check out Tiffany Thornton's recent tweets about IMTA:

"I got into acting through a competition called IMTA. I met my agent there and have been acting for 7 years"

She also tweeted: "Flying to Florida tmrw to go on a couple super fun cruises! :) twitterbreak for a few weeks. God Bless" and "Sonny With A Chance starts filming 2nd season in November"

Tiffany competed at IMTA in 2003 and was 1st runner up for Actress of the Year! She plays Tawni Hart on the Disney Channel's Sonny with a Chance. Tiffany is a triple threat and she recorded the theme song "Let It Go" for Hatching Pete with Mitchel Musso. It's a top hit on Radio Disney and plays in heavy rotation! She starred in the Disney Channel original movie Hatching Pete!

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Alyson Stoner filming Step Up 3-D

Alyson Stoner, who competed at IMTA in 2000, has been in New York City filming “Step Up 3D” movie. Alyson has come back to IMTA to hand out awards at the conventions and give inspirational talks to the aspiring talent competing! The Step Up 3D story is about a group of young dancers training to try and win a "break dance showdown". This movie will be in 3-D, is shot entirely in New York City and has Alyson reprising her role from the last movie! This exciting dance flick and is expected to be released in a summer 2010 release.

Since competing at IMTA in 2000 Alyson has appeared in many major feature films including the Camp Rock, the Cheaper By The Dozen movies and Alice Upside Down! She currently does the voice over for Isabella on the hysterical Disney cartoon Phineas and Ferb! She co-hosted Mike's SuperShort Show from 2002-2006 on the Disney channel and played the recurring character Max in The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. She recently produced The Alyson Stoner Project which is an original dance instructional and music fitness DVD! On Disney's latest DVD Space Buddies Alyson performs her fantastic remake of the hit 'Dancing in the Moonlight' as one of the DVD bonus features! It's Alyson's first music video and song and it's being heard nation-wide on Radio Disney!

Stay tuned for more on Alyson Stoner and visit IMTA for information about attending our next competition!

Sean Harju and Tyson Ballou for D&G Men's Summer 2010 Collcetion!

Two IMTA grads are modeling for the fashion giant D&G's Summer 2010 collection ! Sean Harju IMTA 2000 and Tyson Balou IMTA 1996, are featured modeling the newest and hippest D&G fashion!!! The retro cowboy theme is the talk of the season and our IMTA grads walk the runway as professionals in these fabulous creations !!! Both models were discovered at IMTA and clearly have gone on to have hugely successful careers ad models !

If you or someone you know is interested in a career as a model or actor, click here to learn more about IMTA.

Three IMTA Alums Movies in Theaters Now!

Looking for something to do this weekend? Three IMTA alums have films in theaters now: Josh Duhamel, Seann William Scott and Sofia Vassilieva.

Sofia Vassilieva IMTA 2000 in My Sister’s Keeper

Josh Duhamel IMTA 1997 in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Seann William Scott IMTA 1995 in Ice Age Dawn of the Dinosaurs

If you or someone you know is interested in a career as a model or actor, click here to learn more about IMTA.

Have a happy and safe Fourth of July!

Seann Willam Scott in Ice Age Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Sean William Scott has reprised his role as the voice of Crash in Ice Age Dawn of the Dinasours in theaters now! This is the third installment of this animated comdey film about changes that are happening in pre-historic times. Some theaters will be showing the movie in 3-D! Crash, a furry, little creature is still trying to find his favorite food, an acorn. Seann competed at IMTA on 1995 and went on to star in his break-through role as Stifler in the hit comedy American Pie. One of his funniest roles was in the movie Dude, Where's my Car? which had him teaming up with a fellow IMTA alum Ashton Kutcher. To see Seann and Ashton you can catch an encore of his hilarious film on July 3 on Max. If you or someone you know is interested in a career as a model or actor, click here to learn more about IMTA.

Seann is now filming a new detective, action comedy film called A Couple of Dicks. It also stars Bruce Willis and Tracey Morgan as two policemen who are trying to catch a thief. Seann plays the bandit in this hilarious movie, directed by the Kevin Smith. His last feature film the hit comedy Role Models, was one of 2008's biggest box office successes!

Jessica and Eva on FHM's Top Hot List!

IMTA alums Jessica Biel and Eva Longoria are on the 15th annual top 100 Sexist women list again! This list is voted on by FHM readers. FHM's editor-in-chief Anthony Noguera said, "FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World delivers the original and most famous list of the planet's most beautiful women". Jessica Biel competed at IMTA in Los Angeles in 1994 where she won a scholarship to The Young Actor's Space and met her first manager and agent. Eva is an alum of the 1998 Los Angeles IMTA where she garnered 38 callbacks from agents and managers who wanted to represent her.

Jessica's latest project, an animated film called Planet 51, is due in theaters on November 20. She was also voted #11 on this year's Maxim 2009 Hot 100 List and is the new face of Revlon. She has starred in many major motion pictures such as I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, The Illusionist, Stealth, Elizabethtown, Home of the Brave, Powder Blue, Nailed and Next. Jessica is working on two new films Valentine's Day and The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea.

Eva continues on her hit show Desperate Housewives. She plays Gabby Solis the spoiled and stunning housewife! She has recently lent her voice to the animated movie Foodfight as Lady X along with Hilary Duff, Charlie Sheen and Wayne Brady! Get to stores today and buy FHM and check out Eva and Jessica!

If you or someone you know is interested in a career as a model or actor, click here to learn more about IMTA.

IMTA actor Elijah Wood joins the cast of The Experiment!

MTV Movies Blog reports that Elijah Wood will join the Oscar-Winning cast of The Experiment!
IMTA Elijah Wood joins Adrien Brody, Forest Whitaker and Cam Gigandet in the remake of acclaimed 2001 German film.

Elijah got his start at IMTA in 1989 when he caught the eye of the famed superagent Al Onorato. He moved from Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Los Angeles and booked his first roles in Paula Abdul's memorable video Straight Up and the feature film Back to the Future Part II. Elijah has starred in over 40 feature films in his career and is one of Hollywood's (and IMTA's!) most-loved actors!

IMTA INSIDER SCOOP: We'll never forget Elijah's performance during the Talent Showcase when he forgot a few of the words to the song he was singing, Don't Worry Be Happy. He did an impromptu duet with our emcee Russ Fega that had the whole crowd rooting for him. The entire Talent Showcase audience was charmed by his ability to recover. Elijah's song got a huge round of applause!

Here's the scoop on his latest feature film according to the MTV Movies Blog: The Experiment will be directed by Paul Scheuring (Prison Break) from his own screenplay. It’s a remake of the 2001 German film Das Experiment, which centers on a group of ordinary men recruited to take part in a psychological research study. They’re divided up and put into prison. Some land jobs as guards, others are locked up as prisoners, all with the intent of studying how they react to their assigned roles, and to positions of power and control.

The experiment goes sour as the guards go drunk with power, and develop authoritarian tendencies, going to great lengths to hide their abusive actions from the researchers in order to keep their power trip going. The prisoners also band together in order to resist… and if you suspect things get really ugly, you’d be right.