Denise Simon is recommended by New York’s top agents, managers and casting directors for her ability to coach young actors without having them look coached. She is the author of Parenting in the Spotlight: How to raise a child star without screwing them up. Denise has a gift for speaking the language of young actors as well as a beautiful way of directly communicating – instilling confidence and skill. Her classes and industry workshops attract both established and emerging talent. She has coached hundreds of children and young adults, privately and on-set, who appear regularly on Broadway, TV and film. A veteran of the industry as an actress, teacher, director and personal talent manager, Denise has expertise not only with privately coaching performers in the craft, but also with guiding young actors and their parents through the challenges of the business of show business. She can even assist with the college admission process. Trained as a life coach, Denise also works with clients to find balance and satisfaction in their lives. Denise writes weekly as an expert columnist to backstage.com, and actively leads seminars for Actors Equity Association, SAG AFTRA and other organizations throughout the country. Denise has also worked with corporate firms to lead acting and improvisational training for their employees. For ten years, Denise was an associate with Fox Albert Management, one of the leading talent management companies in New York, where she managed such clients as Scarlett Johansson, Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino, Lacey Chabert, and Judy Reyes (NBC’s Scrubs). A graduate of Florida State University with a B.F.A. degree in theatre,
Denise has studied acting with such teachers as Wynn Handman, Burt Reynolds and Charles Nelson Reilly. Denise has been the on set coach on the award winning television show, Teen Kids News and Fox’s The Following.
