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Bridgit Mendler Shares How She Landed the Role on JONAS

I had the opportunity to interview Bridgit Mendler from the new Disney Channel series Good Luck Charlie over at Disnology. I asked her about how she got the role on JONAS, how she landed the lead role in a Disney Channel series and also if she had any advice for people wanting to pursue an acting or singing career. She had some good things to share!

Disnology: How did you end up getting a lead role in a Disney Channel series?

Bridgit: I first started off by acting on JONAS. I sent in a tape for that and I was very excited to get picked. I did a couple of episodes of Wizards of Waverly Place. Then they brought me in to audition for Good Luck Charlie. I did a chemistry read with Jason [Dolley] for a little while and then I ended up getting the part. I was so incredibly excited. I was jumping up and down and screaming. I was just so happy to get the part.

Disnology: So, you said you sent in a tape to get that role. That’s great that sending in a tape can actually work!

Bridgit: Yeah, I was flying to New York, so I didn’t have time to go to L.A. and audition because I was living out of town at the time. So, I had to send in a tape. I didn’t think that I would actually get the part. I am really hard on myself, so maybe that was why. But I didn’t feel like it was a good audition at all. It took me forever to tape it and send it off and I was thinking ‘Oh, I am never going to get it’ and then I got a call and found out I got it. So, I was really excited about that.

Disnology: How did you get started in acting?

Bridgit: I got started when I moved to California. My mom put me into this acting camp over the summer, just to have something for me to do and I wound up really liking it. I did a couple of plays after that. Then I decided this was actually something I wanted to try and pursue. I tried to get an agent, got an agent in L.A. and then things just started happening and it’s been really a fun experience.

Disnology: What advice can you give to kids who want to act or sing?

Bridgit: It’s definitely a difficult thing to pursue, especially if you’re not living in L.A.. So the most important thing is to really be committed and you have to let your friends and your family know that you really want to do it and that you’re really serious about it. Once you have the support of the people around you, make sure to be with good people and just give it your all.

There were four things that stuck out to me during our interview when it comes to pursuing your acting career.

One: She said she sent in a tape, so that does work! Send in those tapes!

Two: She got an agent. Getting an agent is important.

Three: She had the support of her family who moved to Los Angeles with her.

Four: She took acting classes.

Stay tuned for my exclusive interview with Alyson Stoner, who also shared some advice on getting started in acting.