George Clooney, Mindy Kaling and Don Cheadle celebrate an LAUSD academy at Roybal Learning Center to bring diversity to the film and TV industry.
It’s not every day that some of Hollywood’s most recognizable faces roam the halls of a high school.
Yet there’s a lack of diversity in these fields. The goal of the new academy, which launched this year with 150 ninth and 10th graders, is to prepare students – many of whom are low-income or represent communities of color – for such careers in the film and television industry. If the academy at the Los Angeles Unified School District’s Roybal Learning Center proves a success, Clooney said the model may expand to places such as New York, Chicago and other parts of the country to “change the face of our industry.”“In our industry, no one really thinks of education. … If you think of actors, you don’t really think of education in general. I mean, you look at me, you just think, ‘Oh, he’s just the best Batman,’” Clooney said to laughs.
Actors Don Cheadle and George Clooney pose with Roybal School of Film and Television students Wednesday, September 14, 2022. The actors were visiting the new LAUSD magnet school created to prepare students for careers in the entertainment industry. Among those listening was 16-year-old Jayohn Carlton, a junior who has attended school on the Roybal campus since freshman year.
“Gender, race, sexuality – those things used to play a part, but they are starting to lessen more as far as who gets a role” in Hollywood, he said.
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