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Anime Central - Day Three - Jessica Calvello
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Jessica Calvello had never been to an anime convention before Project:
A-Kon in 1999. Now, the voice of Mink, Cutey Honey, Princess Minerva and
Yuri from Dirty Pair is planning to get to as many conventions as she can
attend. She loves the attention she gets from the fans. "These conventions
are great for my ego," she said. An actor is constantly beat up - it's
hard to get work and you don't get paid much. When you get to go where
you're appreciated, it's beyond a treat." |
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| Calvello has done lots of anime dub roles, but she's still one of the
thousands of actors who need to have other jobs to make ends meet. Working
at trade shows, handing out samples, making coffee for "mean lawyers,"
helping as a caterer, temporary office work - all of that is part of Calvello's
life between acting jobs. "There are so many people in this business that
the chances of making it are not good, so we need other jobs," said Calvello.
A lot of my friends will work graveyard shifts...there's a joke: `You're
an actor? Where do you wait on tables?' " |
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Calvello has a long list of acting projects in the works. She's voicing
an online animated series called Battleseed, has done a voice on Pokemon,
is working on three childrens' theater shows, sings on a forthcoming soundtrack
for a musical about Princess Diana, and is working on another musical based
on the works of Tennessee Williams. In the meantime, Calvello has done
small stuff like working as an extra in a filmed subway scene that needed
people to walk up and down stairs. And there's her continuing dream to
one day play Fanny Brice in Funny Girl. |
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| While Calvello's first love is acting, her second love is teaching
elementary school classes - something she did in Houston before she moved
to New York City. "I'm really comfortable with elementary level kids. It's
like being at a recording session. I can be having a bad day, go to a recording
session and I feel great. It's the same when I teach." |
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