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Oct 2024
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Amber Frank’s Challenges With Rejection ...

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Join us in this inspiring episode as we sit down with Amber Frank, known for her role in The Haunted Hathaways on Nickelodeon. Amber opens up about her journey as a young actor, starting from her childhood in Florida to facing numerous rejections in the competitive world of acting. She reveals her complicated audition process for The Haunted Hathaways and how she was nearly cast for The Thundermans. David, Jen, and Amber also discuss how being teachers at AGB Studios, where they help young actors achieve their dreams, has healed their inner child. 


Why was Amber almost not cast in The Haunted Hathaways? Why did people make fun of Amber during her preteen years? And what joke did a Nickelodeon star say to Amber that hurt her feelings??


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