Breaking through in Hollywood can be tough, but two Mansfield ISD students are making it look easy. <\/p>\n
Seventh-graders Aeiress Jones and Raymond Ware recently landed roles on the Emmy-winning comedy<\/u><\/a> Abbott Elementary<\/i>.<\/p>\n They attend different middle schools, work with different managers and auditioned separately, so neither knew the other was up for a role. <\/p>\n \u201cI mean that is pretty amazing,\u201d said Jamie Malone, owner of MC Talent Management. \u201cSometimes lightning strikes. You just never know.\u201d<\/p>\n News Roundups<\/p>\n By signing up, you agree to our\u00a0Terms of Service<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Malone is based in Los Angeles, but Aeiress isn\u2019t her only Texas client. Malone said the rise of self-tape auditions during the pandemic opened doors for talent living outside major film hubs. <\/p>\n \u201cTexas just has really good kids,\u201d she said. \u201cThey have really good kid and adult talent, so we\u2019re going to go wherever the talent is.\u201d<\/p>\n Aeiress has been acting so long she can\u2019t remember if she booked her first gig at the age of 3 or 4, but she\u2019s pretty sure it was a TruMoo milk commercial.<\/p>\n Her credits include roles at Casa Ma\u00f1ana and in two episodes of Rap Sh!t<\/i>, a TV series produced by Issa Rae.<\/p>\n On Abbott<\/i>, she\u2019ll play a character named CC in an episode airing Dec. 3. <\/p>\n \u201cThe first day I walked out [on set], it was like the best experience ever,\u201d Aeiress said. \u201cAnd I remember just being so excited and mind blown and so ready to do it the next day.\u201d<\/p>\n She met Raymond through the Fine Arts Academy at Alma Martinez Intermediate School, and described him as a great person.<\/p>\n Mansfield actress Aeiress Jones (fifth from left) landed a role on Abbott Elementary. The episode titled \u201cGoofgirl\u201d will air on ABC Dec. 3.<\/p>\n Gilles Mingasson \/ Disney<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Raymond first realized he might want to act while watching movies with his family. <\/p>\n He joined his elementary school\u2019s drama club, and after performing in The Big Bad Wolf<\/i> and The Wizard of Oz,<\/i> he was hooked. <\/p>\n \u201cIt was really theater that kind of sparked me, like actually starting to love it a lot,\u201d Raymond said.<\/p>\n From there he shot a local ad for Academy Sports + Outdoors. He also worked on a film from BACKA Media Group called Baby Mama Nada<\/i>, according to his IMDB profile.<\/p>\n On Dec. 17, viewers will see Raymond play Kawhi, a sleepy student wandering the school, unsure of where he\u2019s supposed to be.<\/p>\n \u201cThe set was really cool. It\u2019s cool to see behind the scenes because I never really know how much effort people put into it and how quick they turn around things,\u201d Raymond said.<\/p>\n Raymond is a big fan of the show, and was surprised when they led him to his own trailer on set. <\/p>\n \u201cI still kind of think it\u2019s a dream, but I think the most exciting part was just seeing the people that I always watch all the time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Raymond was happy when he found out that Aeiress had also booked a role. <\/p>\n \u201cI was just excited. I was like, \u2018We\u2019re doin\u2019 it! We\u2019re doin\u2019 it!\u2019 I\u2019m proud of where I\u2019m from,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Raymond wants to help put his hometown on the map for people outside of Texas. As he and Aeiress continue to audition and act, they just might.<\/p>\n Arts Access is an arts journalism collaboration powered by The Dallas Morning News and KERA.<\/i><\/p>\n This community-funded journalism initiative is funded by the Better Together Fund, Carol & Don Glendenning, City of Dallas OAC, Communities Foundation of Texas, The University of Texas at Dallas, The Dallas Foundation, Eugene McDermott Foundation, James & Gayle Halperin Foundation, Jennifer & Peter Altabef and The Meadows Foundation. The News and KERA retain full editorial control of Arts Access\u2019 journalism.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.dallasnews.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Breaking through in Hollywood can be tough, but two Mansfield ISD students are making it look easy. 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