Barbizon Modeling and Acting School is an international modeling and acting school headquartered in Tampa, Florida that provides instructional courses in modeling, acting and personal development including self-confidence development, proper posture, photo movement, voice diction, etiquette, job interviewing, makeup application, and runway.
History
The first Barbizon School of Modeling and Acting was opened in 1939 on Fifth Avenue in New York City, New York, by Helen Fraser, a fashion model and teacher with her husband, Dr. Fraser, a dentist. The Barbizon name was developed from the Fraser's vacations to France where they became interested in the town of Barbizon, a village outside of Paris known for the 19th-century Barbizon school of painters. She wrote a book ''Assignment in Modeling: A Guide to a Career in Fashion and Photographic Modeling". In 1950, Helen met Ronald Reagan, who would later become President of the United States, and awarded him with the Best-Dressed Man in America award she established. In 1951, Helen acted as a celebrity judge for the Miss Brooklyn Pageant, alongside actress Denise Darcel and comedian Steve Allen.
Locations
Barbizon Modeling and Acting Centers are located in more than 200 markets across the United States. International locations include Bangkok, Toronto, Santo Domingo and Japan.
Curriculum
The Barbizon curriculum prepares students for modeling and acting careers with courses focused in self-confidence, poise, style and industry education and techniques.
Modeling
Barbizon’s modeling curriculum follows the techniques used by professional models. Classes center around voice projection, self-confidence, print and runway modeling. The curriculum varies dependent upon the class category. Barbizon offers classes for female modeling, male modeling, pre-teen modeling, full-figure modeling, and advanced professional modeling.
Acting
Barbizon’s acting curriculum focuses on film and television acting through classes that educate students in areas of comedy, monologues, drama, how to go on an audition and script reading. Stage presence and personality are also incorporated heavily into the curriculum.
In 1992, Barbizon began a college scholarship program, paying up to $100,000 of tuition for the scholarship recipients to any college or university in the United States.
David Archuleta – won second place on the seventh season of American Idol
Moisés Arias – appears as Rico on the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana; appears in the films Nacho Libre, The Perfect Game, and the television film Dadnapped
Carmen Electra – thanks Barbizon in her self-help book; has appeared in films including Meet the Spartans and Epic Movie
Sean Faris – appears in the films Never Back Down, Forever Strong, and The Glass Eye; has appeared in various television shows, including The Vampire Diaries, Reunion, Life as We Know It, and Smallville
Lyndsy Fonseca – appears in the ABC television series Desperate Housewives; also appears on other television series, including as House, How I Met Your Mother, Heroes, and Big Love
Julie Henderson chosen as one of the 2007 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit models; has also appeared on covers of Vogue and Elle
Sofia Vassilieva – appears as Ariel Dubois on the television series Medium; appears as the character Eloise in all of the Disney Eloise films; appears as Cindy Brady in the television film The Brady Bunch in the White House; appears opposite Cameron Diaz in the film My Sister's Keeper
Patricia Ashley hosted her own Disney Channel Show, Gotcha Covered, and has had roles in film and TV including Nefas: The Wicked, iCarly, The Neighbors and more.
Tera Patrick- is an American pornographic actress and model who is the Penthouse Pet of the Month for February 2000 and is an inductee for the NightMoves, AVN and XRCO Halls of Fame.
