Here is something interesting I read;
Musician turned actress Q’orianka Kilcher was forced to give up her career as a street performer in Santa Monica’s 3rd Street Promenade when her karaoke equipment was stolen from her car. The break-in inadvertently kick started her acting career!
The actress, who stars as Pocahontas opposite Colin Farrell in new movie The New World, used to make as much as $1000 a-night singing nursery rhymes and songs on the Third Street Promenade.
When her equipment was stolen, fans rallied round to help her find the culprit - and called on local newspaper the Los Angeles Times to help.
The actress recalls, “I had a huge fan base and they contacted the LA Times.”
Her karaoke equipment was never found but the story interested a William Morris talent agent and he suggested she consider an acting career.
That led to her first role as a choir member in “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.”
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