How many aspiring actors make it

The study also uncovered gender biases among the data, with men more likely to weather a cold streak and make a comeback, with actresses finding it much harder to maintain careers as they age. Actors like Matthew McConaughey and John Travolta have experienced lengthy periods having fallen out of favour, only to be re-embraced years later. In fact, the study says that it can predict with 85 percent accuracy whether an actor has reached their peak of productivity or whether they're past their best already.

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Only two percent of actors earn a living, report shows. Just two percent of jobbing actors make enough to earn a living, a new report has shown.

Mathematicians at London's Queen Mary University worked up figures dating back to the s to come the their conclusion, studying almost 2. When an actor is not working, they are technically—unemployed, and can legally collect unemployment money from the government—if they wanted to.

Work hours for actors are extensive and irregular. Those who work in theater may travel with a touring show across the country. Film and television actors may also travel to work on location.

One is that Arbesman considers any actor famous is one who has a Facebook page -- a very low bar. On the other hand, applying the general statistic on fame, 0.

CPAs, doctors, attorneys, dentists, supermarket check-out clerks and persons in hundreds of other jobs aim to remain employed and to retire comfortably, and fame simply doesn't enter into the equation. So, in that sense, applying Arbesman's general English-speaking fame percentage to actors — most of whom plan to become famous and are presumably working toward that goal every single day — may seriously underrepresent the number who succeed. Considering the slipperiness of the concept — fame lies, at least partially, in the eye of the beholder — it would not be entirely wrong to throw out all of the above math and simply take an educated guess.

Within, say, five minutes, how many living actors can you name? That might be close to the number of famous actors, at least, as you define fame. I am a retired Registered Investment Advisor with 12 years experience as head of an investment management firm. I also have a Ph. Your job? Focus on the first two points from this list — develop a good set of skills and market yourself well.

And if you get lucky? In the mean time, watch this amazing video below with a Los Angeles based working actor Bill Oberst Jr. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. Related Posts. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Notify me of follow-up comments by email.