has any one heard of john casablancas?

Question

has any one heard of john casablancas it is suppose to be an agency that gets you prepared for a modeling career or an acting career I just want to know if it is B.S. or if they have a better success rate than other agency's

Answer 1

John Casablancas (born December 22, 1942) is a successful entrepreneur who founded, and was the former Chairman of, the Elite Model Agency Group. He also founded the world's largest modeling school, John Casablancas modeling and career center. Casablancas was born in Manhattan, New York and is is the father of The Strokes singer Julian Casablancas.

He was born to Catalonian parents from Sabadell, Spain, and grew up in the United States, Mexico, and Europe. He was educated mainly in Switzerland.

Casablancas worked in a variety of jobs including managing the marketing division of the Coca-Cola franchise in the northeastern part of Brazil. He opened his first modeling agency in Paris, France and two years later created Elite Model Management, which is now among the most respected modeling agencies in the world. He reportedly left Elite Modeling in 2000, and now heads the John Casablancas Career Center, a modeling and acting school, which has franchises in Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, the Dominican Republic, Italy, and Indonesia, as well as in the United States -- in Florida, New York, New Mexico, Washington, Pennsylvania, Ohio, California and Arizona. As owner of this company, he states the advantages of the contacts he made while heading Elite Modeling agency to lure potential students to his classes.

Answer 2

Some people have success with that kind of agency, but it is usually people with the time, money and resources that would help them be successful anywhere. Most of my students who have signed up with this agency and others lke it find out that they don't have those resources to make it worthwhile. The name is well-known, but you should always be very wary of any agency. Even legitimate agencies employ unethical and self-serving people, and all of them exaggerate their success stories.

Answer 3

I thought he was dead. His name has not been around in many, many years! You do NOT have to pay to be a model - it's a scam.

If they ask for money, LEAVE immediately.

If you want to model, go to Ford Models, or iMG.

He is not up there with Ford Models, iMG, Click or the other agencies in NYC.

Answer 4

oh yea, they're real. i was supposed to go do a sho0w for them on the runway, but there was a huge storm, so i couldnt make it. but a friend actually went to paris to do a show for them. so if htey giving u a chance, TAKE IT!!!

Answer 5

yes i applied and they called me in for an audition or whatever, for both modeling and acting, but if they accept you you have to pay money for classes i didnt have any at the time :/ oh well