Artwork by David Pagani
http://www.davidpagani.com/

Our website is at www.leslykahn.com.

The public blogs are:
Lesly's Recommendations
Kahn Artists-at-Large
LK&Co. Classifieds
Genie Kahn - Life Coach

The private blogs are:
LK&Co. Class Minutes
LK&Co. Submissions

Welcome to the Main LK&Co. Blog! On the left side you'll find editorials, quotes, stories, letters and articles we post daily, weekly, etc. If you're not looking for anything special, just read down. If you need inspiration on a specific topic like "thoughts" or "listening" or "casting," or "fuck it!," you can check the label list below and search for whatever you want. In addition to THIS blog, we have a \

Classifieds blog for the services y'all need and/or are offering, as well as stuff to buy or sell; email Evan@LeslyKahn.com if you want him to post something for you,

the Kahn Artists-at-Large blog -- what y'all're up to out there in Hollywoodland; email Ryan at ryan@leslykahn.com if you want him to post something there or on the Class Minutes Blog,

and Lesly's Recommendations blog -- all the stuff I know for sure is wonderful. Email Scott at scott@leslykahn.com if you want something posted there.

The Private blogs (Class Minutes, Submissions, FAQs, etc.), are accessible by password only. If you want access, please ask.

Subscribing is really the best way to go - Blogger'll just send you an email anytime we post something new and then you don't have to remember to go to the blog at all. But you do have to subscribe to each individual blog, so you'll wanna go to Classifieds, Kahn Artists and Recommendations and subscribe there as well.

You can pay for all of your Kahnstitute classes and coaching directly online simply by clicking on the following link below. (Remember that some purchases, like coaching requests, still require coordination with the office. Just call 323.969.9900). CLICK HERE.

Kahnstitutional Personnel

ACTOR AND WRITER

Eyal has been studying with Lesly since 1997. He started teaching and coaching at LK&Co. seven years ago, but is with us only intermittently because he is almost always working!

In the summer of 2009, Eyal starred in DEFYING GRAVITY, a one-hour drama for Fox and ABC about a team of astronauts on a six-year mission in outer space.

Among Eyal’s many recent television credits are multiple episode arcs on such prime time hit series as 24 and THE GAME, along with stand out guest star turns on HOUSE, CSI, and WITHOUT A TRACE. He has also starred in the ABC family original film A PIZZA MY HEART, and in Hallmark Channel's AT FIRST SIGHT.

Among his additional television credits are CSI:NY, ER, THE WEST WING, E-RING, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, CROSSING JORDAN, EYES, Spike Lee's SUCKER FREE CITY, and a two year run on the top rated daytime drama THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS.

After making his big screen debut playing Al Pacino's son in THE INSIDER, Eyal went on to work alongside Gene Hackman in BEHIND ENEMY LINES. Other film credits include UNCONDITIONAL LOVE, BLOWING SMOKE, and the independent feature HARD SCRAMBLED.

TEACHING ASSISTANTS on leave:

Christina Chambers
Michael Cotter
Tammy Dahlstrom
Jim MacCauley
Darren OHare
Kaitlyn Chesna
Scott ("Scubi") Subiono
Gregory Marcel

Former BELOVED FACULTY:

The Editor-Brian Appel
The One Like Lesly-Jessica Whitney Gould
The Genius-Ken Marino
The Compassionate One-Meredith McGeachie
The Gorgeous One-Jenna Gering

Former BELOVED TAs:

The One Who's Now Running Wall Street-Kim Thu Posnett
The AD-Nell Balaban
The One Like Niecy Nash-Donielle Artese
The One Who Won SITCOM-Andrew Leeds
The One With the Hair-Gina LaPiana
The Pot-Michael Traynor
The Dealer-Melinda Allen
The Host-Steven Smith
The One With The Eyes-Sara Loew
The Blonde With the Baby-Michael
MollyDolly-Molly Dolly Baker
Lester Cohen-Todd Sandler
Mr. Big Time-Joey Shea
The Producer-Ross Kohn
The Artiste-Emily Wing
The Traveler-Alex Wolfe
The Stand-Up-Alex Ryan
The Other Producer-Ed Stein
The Lawyer-Zach Lewis
Clara Bow-Brooke Lyons
The Inspiration Page Editor-Jesse Bernstein
Not Jim Carrey-Jim Mahoney
The One With Kathryn-Tug Coker
The One With Tug-Kathryn Weil
The One We Miss-Caitlin Martin
Miss Sanaaaa-Rebecca Sanabria
The One Who Went Back To Yale-Erica Sullivan
The Latina-Lucila Sola
The One Who Said The Script is Your Instruction Manual-Alan Dale
The Irreplaceable One-Cory Dean
The Quiet One-Rachel Emmers
The Busy One-Melonie Mack
The NY Jew-Betsy Becky Landis
The One With The Body-Beth Dover
The Supermodel-Catherine McCord
The Real New Yawkuh-Jeff Enden
Bethany Geaber

Former SPECIAL FACULTY:

The One That Inspired Us to Write-Peter Rader
Another One That Inspired Us to Write-Thea Desando
The One That Taught Method Without Causing Permanent Emotional Scarring-Corey Parker
The Improviser-Theresa Mulligan
The Voice Lady-Mari Weiss
The Camera Guy-David Kriegel
The One Who Writes Now-Kay Cannon
The Artist's Way-Nicole
The Body Ecologists-Randy & Lauren

Scott B - Main Blog Editor - dare2suckblog@gmail.com

Debra Anderson - Environment - Jenni@LeslyKahn.com

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Deborah Rachel Kagen - Kahnstitutional Feng Shui - deborah@sacredinteriors.com

Sam Smith - ladysams@att.net & Betsy Landis - elandisnyc@gmail.com - Kahnstitutional Design and Decor

Jaason Simmons - Hair Stylist to the Kahn - jaasonsimmons.com

Lesly Kahn & Company holds the DARE TO SUCK AWARDS ("the Suckers") pretty much annually. At these purely self-congratulatory award ceremonies, LK&Co. staff, faculty and actors are lauded for their contributions (such as they are) to society during the year. Occasionally, LK&Co. also recognizes non-Kahnstituents.

PATRON SAINTS are those incredible people who have been so wonderful to Lesly, LK&Co. actors and LK&Co. itself, that Lesly has proferred upon them the coveted status of LK&Co. Patron Saint:

CIVILIAN PATRON SAINTS:
Pat Kahn, Lesly’s mother
Dick Kahn, Lesly’s father
Genie Kahn, Lesly’s sister
Mary Medish
Charles S. Whitman, III, Attorney, Davis Polk & Wardwell, NYC

ORIGINAL PATRON SAINTS:
Barbara June Greener Patterson, Lesly’s acting teacher
Josh Rosenzweig, Vice President, Here! TV
Stephanie Davis, Manager, 3 Arts Entertainment
Susie Balaban, Assistant Director
Pamela Adlon, Actress
Barbara Langer Weiss, Psychotherapist
John Phillips, Psychotherapist

MORE PATRON SAINTS:
Jay Lacopo, Screenwriter, Director, Actor
Liz York, Manager, Management 360
Debra Anderson, House Mistress
Leanne Coronel, Manager, Coronel Group
Holly Lebed, Manager
Zoe Lieberman
Ted Schachter, Manager, Schachter Entertainment
Christian Kaplan, SVP Casting, 20th Century Fox Film Corp.
Joannie Burstein, Manager, Burstein Entertainment
Marnie Sparer, Agent, Innovative Artists
Scott Schwartz, Vision Art Management
Brady McKay, Flutie Entertainment
Sharon Klein, EVP Casting, 20th Century Fox Television
Patrick Rush, Patrick Rush Casting
Jamie Sparer Roberts, Director, Feature Casting, Walt Disney Studios
Michael Baum, Manager, Handprint Entertainment
Dawn Steinberg, EVP Talent & Casting, Sony Pictures Television
Patrick Welborn, Talent Agent, AKA Talent Agency
Meg Mortimer, Partner/Manager, Principal Entertainment
Kate Micucci, Actor, Singer, Artist, Musician
Mark Schumacher, Manager, Schumacher Management
Jillian Neal, Manager, Jillian Neal Management
Adam Griffin, Manager, Kritzer, Levin, Wilkins & Griffin Entertainment
Meghan Schumacher, Meghan Schumacher Management
Juliet of Theo & Juliet Photography
Jennifer Craig, Talent Agent, The Gersh Agency
Casey Morgan, Renaissance Man
Uncle Keith, Management Consultant

FAIRY GOD CASTING DIRECTORS
Jonathan Rackman for Casting So Many Kahnstituents in SCREAMING LADY CREEK, among other thanks
Scott David for Casting So Many Kahnstituents in CRIMINAL MINDS
Patrick Rush for Casting So Many Kahnstituents in THE OC
Christian Kaplan for Casting So Many Kahnstituents in his films
Ann Maney, Producer, Casting Director
Steffanie Laffin, Casting Director
Lauren Bass, Bass Casting
Marisa Ross, Casting Director
Matty Kane, Casting Director
Todd Sherry, Casting Director
Jason Wood, Casting Director
Chadwick Struck, Casting Director
Bonnie Gillespie, Casting Director
Robin Lippin, Casting Director, Meshel/Lippin Casting
Susan Vash, Casting Director
Matthew Barry, Casting Director, Barry/Green-Keyes Casting Felicia Fasano, Casting Director
Jeff Greenberg, Casting Director
Matt Lessall, Casting Director
Rick Pagano, Casting Director
Johnathan Rackman, Casting Director

WINNERS OF THE HAHA AWARD (HUMANITARIAN AWARD FOR HELPING ACTORS HELP THEMSELVES):
Shari Greicar, Casting Director
Peter Pappas, Casting Director
Ivy Isenberg, Casting Director
Renita Whited, Casting Director
Natasha Cuba, former Casting Director
Nicole Abellero, Casting Director
Dylan Brander, Casting Director
Howard Meltzer, Casting Director
Nancy Green-Keyes, Casting Director, Barry/Green-Keyes Casting
Kate Caldwell, Casting Director
Aisha Coley, Casting Director
Lisa Essary, Casting Director
Sara Isaacson, Casting Director
Ricki Maslar, Casting Director

SPECIAL THANKS:
Kay C for making the website sound like a real writer wrote it, Uncle Keith for making the website at ALL, Kev Farls, Vikki, Smanth, Patrick, Poppy Petal, Alanna, Liz B, Johnny, Mr. Sneed, David H, Stultzie, Denise, Abby, Whit, Katie C-doodle, Armie, Joe, Mr. Mapother, Ellen Wo, Ellen Wr, Scotty C, Playing with Micucci, Mattahari, SuperEQ, Tony D, Tate the Great, Grant, Lee G, Ian, Mary F, all the kids from MMC (Moira, Claude, Erik, Kristianna, Erin, etc.), Tony S, Jorge, Gary I, Leslie, Elissa, Kimmy and of course,

The Bear.