‘Sons of Anarchy’ extra gets a day in ‘the life’ as a background actor

LOS ANGELES
So you think you want to work in TV?
I'm not an aspiring actor with romantic notions of being in front of a camera. I'm a journalist who was working on the West Coast when I learned that the FX drama "Sons of Anarchy" needed background actors.
For take-home pay of $58 and near abuse, I stumbled into one of the most interesting days of work I've ever had. I spent eight hours in blue jeans in 100-degree sun, was sneered at by catering, and endured bathroom segregation. (The nice, close ones were for the cast and crew, not "background.") I loved it anyway, but probably not enough to do it again.
Read full article >> Stephanie McCrummen 01 Oct, 2011
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