is this a good school for modeling and acting?

OMG, no. Search on this board you will find a lot of information about them.

Inthesky, boosmom is right. Don't go to JRP. I was just reading another thread where you were saying it looks like Willy Kids wants to work with your son. Congrats, that is great! Most likely they will tell you he doesn't need any training to be a model. My dd's agent specifically asked that she NOT get any "training." She said the best thing to do is to have my dd look at print ads with kids in them, and to copy/practice poses in the mirror. Ask your agent what they want before signing up for $$$$$$ classes that teach your son how to clip his nails and comb his hair or whatever they do at JRP.

If you look above your post, you'll see a row of red buttons. Click on the one that says "Find" Type in whatever you want info about (in this case, "John Robert Powers"). Make sure to uncheck the box that says "Search current forum only." That will get you all the info you need!

Google it, do a search, there is no need to ask as you will see.

It is an infamous SCAM company.

John Robert Powers is a scam!

I've gone to a few of the franchises and given REALLY BAD auditions just to see how selective they were. They obviously were NOT when they called me the next day saying that I got the highest ratings and gave me a chance to attend a few classes for free, RED FLAG!

The classes that I went to were overcrowded filled with people who have no business to be actors. They were probably told by the JRP people that they also got the highest scores at the audition. The teachers were VERY unqualified. Most of the teachers from what I've gathered were struggling actors with very few credits teaching to pay their bills.

John Robert Powers, Barbizon, and John Casablancas are all SCAMS! They are NOT agencies! They MISLEAD people into thinking that they are, but are NOT. LEGIT Agencies only make money when you do (10% for film/tv and commercials, 20% for commercial print). REAL AGENTS DON'T take $2000 upfront and DON'T make you take their subpar classes. YES! You'll be paying at least $2000 for crappy classes!

A school for modeling is the biggest scam, period! When you get picked up by a LEGIT agency like Ford or Elite, they will teach you or hire coaches. They're not going to reject your resume because "oh, you don't have any modeling classes."

If you don't think they're scams, then go waste thousands of dollars that could go towards good headshots and training from the BEST schools (JRP, JC, and Barb. are NOT the best!) Also, go to a major market like L.A. or N.Y. with those schools on your resume. You'll get LAUGHED out!

Schools like Barbizon, JRP, and JC still exist because there are a lot of suckers trying to get into acting and for the money. They think that going to one school will be the answer and it's not. It's these schools that give them and feed off of those false promises. For every 100 people that go through these scammy schools and lose their money, there will always be that naturally talented kid that gets work and that these scammy schools take credit for.

JRP-Banks on the name of a very famous and DEAD agent. They say that Lucille Ball, John Wayne, Barbara Walters, Heather Locklear, Peter Fonda, Jane Fonda, and many other famous actors went to the school, when NONE of them did! Some of those celebs even threatened legal action for using their names. So you see, they use bait and switch tactics.

John Casablancas-The franchises have been known for unethical business practices and really have nothing to do with the founder's original intentions.

Barbizon-It was popular back in the 70s and 80s. Now these franchises have been known for unethical business practices and false promises. EXPOSED ON DATELINE!

These schools are OVERPRICED and DON'T provide the caliber training that more affordable and REPUTABLE schools like Howard Fine Studios, Ivanna Chubbuck, TVI Studios, Groundlings, Second City, Beverly Hills Playhouse, Stella Adler, William Esper Studios, Tom Todoroff, Joanne Baron/D.W. Brown, Margie Haber, etc. do.

Go look those schools up! They are all respected by the industry and LEGIT!

John Robert Powers and other chain scam schools are not even accredited by the Screen Actors Guild and I would be leery of attending any type of acting schools not SAG accredited. Any legitimate acting school or agency is SAG accredited and that should be a red flag enough to walk away because if SAG won't do business with them or accredit them with SAG status then you know something is not right.

Re-posting this thread by Henryshwobiz. Anti-SCAM bill passed in CA. Bye bye bye, JRP!

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