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THE PULSE OF ENTERTAINMENT: Young actor Shane Kaufman appears with Ice Cube and KeKe Palmer in the MGM/Dimensions film, 'The Longshots," in theaters now
Actor Shane Kaufman appears in the just released film ‘The Longshots,’ with Ice Cube and KeKe Palmer
*“I hope to be one of the most successful actors …in history,” 14 year-old actor Shane Kaufman said about his career.
Shane starting acting seriously at age 10 and now at 14 Shane has made it to his first feature film, the MGM/Dimension Film presentation of “The Longshots,” starring Ice Cube and KeKe Palmer as a real life first and only girl quarterback in Pop Warner football history.
The film is in theatres now and Shane has a memorable role as a member of the football team. His first leading role was in the 2007 short film “The Don of Virgil Jr. High,” which won the Melvin Van Peebles Award for Best Film for Urban Kids Series at the 2008 San Francisco Black Film Festival.
Kaufman was also nominated for a Young Artist Award in the category of Best Short Film Starring a Youth in the 2008 Los Angeles Young Artist Awards for his performance in “The Don of Virgil Jr. High.”
“I am currently going to acting class,” Shane informed me about what he does in between auditions. “I always wanted to act. I was two years-old watching the television and said, ‘How do I get that job,’ but my parents didn’t want me to.”
I told Shane in an interview I had with his co-star KeKe Palmer she said the same story of how she asked her mother at a very young age if she could be an actress and her mother (a former actress) initially didn’t want that for her daughter, but KeKe’s persistence wore her down. They moved to Los Angeles and the rest is history.
Good thing both parents gave the young actors their way, for Palmer is one of “the” most sought after serious young actresses in the business and Shane is proving the same, that he is an actor to be looked at closely.
“I’ve gone through three agents,” Kaufman laughs about his attempt at getting those right roles.
He gave me some wise advice for other young aspiring actors and actresses out there, “Do what you want to do, let nobody stop you and follow your dream.”
Shane Kaufman, who is also a gifted drummer, pianist and guitarist, says his focus is acting right now. I can tell that he is well prepared for any role out there and will achieve his goal of being the most sought after young actor in Hollywood.
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