{"id":3422,"date":"2022-02-17T21:38:07","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T21:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yummyzest.com\/?p=3422"},"modified":"2022-02-17T21:51:57","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T21:51:57","slug":"forest-vandyke-actor-lion-king-yummyzest-marketing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yummyzest.com\/?p=3422","title":{"rendered":"Forest Vandyke (Lion King) &#8211; Do your craft, show love, the universe will follow you"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/yummyzest.com\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tip:\u00a0Actor websites and marketing needs to be effective, click to join our mailing, stay inspired and informed<\/a><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br><\/span><br>Originally from Austin, Texas, Forest Vandyke is an actor\/singer currently in The Lion King&#8217;s US National Tour and has been a working actor in NYC for over 10 years. With a passion for singing through his Father and acting through study at Texas State University, Forest continues to work both on camera and in the theater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How long have you been a part of the industry?<\/strong><br>I\u2019ve been a professional actor for about 17 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What inspired you to pursue acting, writing, directing?<\/strong><br>I have always lived in my head and created stories and characters and have loved observing people. I\u2019m curious about them and the world. I learned it is possible to take what I was doing in my little room and do it for a living. I just love it and there is nothing else (besides singing) I could think about doing every day. I know this is what I\u2019m put here to do.<br><br><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/yummyzest.com\/pro-actor-site\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Tip:&nbsp;Click here for examples of professional actor websites by yummyZEST<\/span><\/a><\/strong><br><br><strong>What work are you most proud of recently?<\/strong><br>Hmnm. I would say I\u2019m most proud of the current show I\u2019m in rehearsals for, The Lion King U.S. Tour! I have put in a lot of work and time, doubts and fears, successes, etc to get here and I am so grateful for this opportunity! Along the way I\u2019ve been able to be in some other great shows: West Coast premiere of \u201cChoirboy\u201d, world premier of \u201cDog Man: The Musical\u201d and, most recently the world premier of \u201cMystic Pizza: A New Musical\u201d at Ogunquit Playhouse!<br><br><strong>What advice would you give to actors, writers, filmmakers?<\/strong><br>Practice your craft as much as you can. For the sake of the craft. Doesn\u2019t matter where that is. A friend\u2019s living room, over Zoom, in a rented space if possible, in a class. Doing the work puts out a message to the universe that this is what you want and what you enjoy doing. Then watch the universe meet you where you are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How do you stay motivated and active in your career?<\/strong> &nbsp; <br>Honestly, there have been ebbs and flows. I think what has kept me coming back is the fact that I know this is what I\u2019m here to do and I wouldn\u2019t want to do anything else at this point in my life. I love getting to tell stories. I love the potential theater and the arts have of illuminating something in the viewer\/audience that they didn\u2019t know was there. It\u2019s the potential for growth and change in them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What are you working on now?<\/strong><br>I am in rehearsals now in Nashville to play the role of Banzai (one of the hyenas) in The Lion King National Tour and I\u2019m having a blast!<br><br><strong>How can we learn more about you?<\/strong><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forestvandyke.com\" target=\"_blank\">forestvandyke.com<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forestvandyke.com\/\"><br><\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/yummyzest\/15min\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Tip:\u00a0Free actor websites and marketing consultation click here<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Originally from Austin, Texas, Forest Vandyke is an actor\/singer currently in The Lion King&#8217;s US National Tour and has been a working actor in NYC for over 10 years. 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