SUCCESSES

Carmen & Jim Beaubeaux run a successful blog and podcast “Living In Beauty,” chronicling their adventures traveling North America with their Airstream trailer, Beauty. They have been featured in Airstream Magazine and a Best Buy short documentary. They use the knowledge they learned from the Voice Recording Bootcamp class to produce quality voiceover while on the road, so nothing is holding them back from their dreams

Actor Mario Lopez joined MMA in 1981, the school’s founding year. With the commercial and acting skills he received here, he has carved an exciting career as an actor. You have seen him playing the character A.C. Slater in Saved By The Bell on TBS. Mario has also been a regular cast member on Kids, Inc. and made guest appearances on The Golden Girls, and Simon and Simon.

Carey has enjoyed a wide range of roles in TV, film, and stage. He trained under legendary acting teacher Stella Adler. As an actor, his co-stars include:Adrien Brody, John C. Reilly, Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, Whoopi Goldberg, Madonna, Chuck Norris, Tom Hanks and many others. Carey has been under contract with MGM, Paramount, United Artists, Disney, 20th Century Fox, NBC, CBS, ABC, Columbia, Universal, Warner Brothers.

Ryan Drummond is a busy San Diego actor who credits MMA with the sound fundamental training that began his career. He stars in a long running, local musical, Forever Plaid and can be seen in musical productions at SeaWorld. He is contracted by the baseball Padres for a series of commercials based on a character he created.

Jason started his career studying with Dru Scott in 1982. Since then he has worked consistently, and can be seen on many commercial spots including Plax Mouth Wash, Nissan Trucks, 7 Up, Budget Rental Cars and more.

Torrey Anne Cook started her career at MMA at the age of 7. Her training under Dru led to numerous parts in TV commercials. This was followed by a starring role as Debbie Pfieffer in TV’s The Wonder Years, as the love interest of Kevin (Fred Savage). She has been in local productions at Starlight Theater.

Tom Fiss started his career at MMA. His first job was a key part in the musical production, The Full Monty, which opened in San Diego. When the play went to Broadway, Tom, age 12, went with it and enjoyed a 6 month run in New York.

Alex Michael retired from his job with the City of San Diego and started his acting career at MMA. He landed an agent and picked up parts with Stu Segal Productions in such TV series as Pensacola and Prodigal Son. He has done numerous Industrial Commercials and can be seen as the Vice President in the blockbuster film Pearl Harbor.

James Alburger is a teacher of Voice Over Commercial Acting in San Diego, and is a former student of Dru’s in these techniques. He also has prior experience in audio production.