Since subscribing to Backstage one year ago, Alec Lawless has booked plenty of work, including nearly 10 commercials for brands like Curve cologne, Budweiser, Natural Light Beer, Condé Nast Entertainment, and PNC Bank, which led to him building his reel and landing a commercial agent at Atlas Talent Agency. That’s not to mention his gig on “Saturday Night Live.” He secured work as a background actor on the weekly program through Backstage, and was then promoted to Taran Killam’s regular weekly stand-in.
“[It’s been] a dream come true,” Lawless says of his experience at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. “[‘SNL’] has always been one of my favorite shows. I’ve watched it religiously my entire life. Seeing the casting call for background actors, I jumped at the opportunity. One day, I walked in expecting to do background, but they told me I would stand in for Taran. My heart dropped. I was so nervous, but [the cast members] were all so friendly and welcoming.
“All of this is only possible because of Backstage,” Lawless continues. So what keeps him coming back? “It is more user-friendly than other acting submission websites,” he says. “Backstage is by far the best bang for your buck.”
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