Barbizon of Hollywood

This is not a scam agency and I have actually gotten pretty good education out of Barbizon. The «audition» is merely an interview process for you to join the school. It’s not an agency but a school where you learn a lot of industry information etc. The best teacher/​educator is Dario Musumeci, he puts so much effort in trying to get you to auditions (even though that’s not part of his job scope) and helped me so much with my audition sides for many movies which included «The foreigner» and many other commercials. I’ve booked some of them because of of what he had taught me! So if you’re looking for an agency this is not the place, if you’re looking to get education and practice this is perfect! They also provide headshot etc to prepare you for the industry.

Do not fall for the «Audition» they call you to attend. It’s no audition and the person who called us, when asked the name of their company was NOT honest and said they were LA CENTER STUDIOS vs. Barbizon who are in business of charging families for classes and packages. Steer clear from companies that lie and try to sell a less than professional dream to kids.

Went there with 6 other obviously not model /​actor looking people, for an hour were listening how much money we can make in the industry and that all we need is desire! At the end we were invited individually talk to the representative and were asked for $ 2800 for modeling/​acting classes .They even have a payment plan
Legit modeling agency do not ask for money upfront! SCAM! Thanks

Barbizon made me so successful, i never know I could be a model or actress until I came Barbizon.

SCAM!!! Do not believe people that approach you in the mall or Target, where we were approached. This older lady named June came up to us while shopping at Target and said my daughter was super cute and that between 3pm-​5pm they will be shooting a short commercial with a Disney star and if my daughter could be a part of it. She gave us what looked like a legit flyer and told us to be at this location. Should’ve known it was a complete SCAM! But we rushed out of target and showed up at the location which was the conference center of a hotel. There was only like 3 people in there. They said you have to watch a video of people who take classes at this school and their «success stories» then you could meet a Disney Star (which HIGHLY doubt was anybody at all, possibly an extra). Either way, this was a gimmick to promote their school. We still kick ourselves in the butt for believing this scam/​gimmick, and the liars that work for them!

Lies and money hungry institution.
They accept anyone willing to pay. It’s not about talent.
You can find better training school. $ 2000 – 3000 for 10 classes. That is $ 200 – 300 per class. You can find top acting coaches for that price.
Knowledge is power. Don’t believe the lies.

I wish there could be ZERO stars!!! Aweful! Total scam! My daughter went SO excited to be «discovered» in our mall and then left in tears… Horrible experience. NOTHING like our «scout» said it would be like. My 11 year old daughter says all the kids were miserable and didn’t want to be there :(Crushed

The best acting school

Great experience would recommend it. My daughter to acting classes and loved it. Now shes on her way to making her dream come true.

This place is a total scam, they pump up your childs dreams and put the parent in the position where you want to make your childs dreams come true. If you are smarter than I was you will see this and not waste three hours of your life being bull shitted by barbazon. It’s not a nice thing they are doing I can’t believe they can stay in business.

SCAM SCAM SCAM!!! I would not even give them 1 star! I had signed up and they persuaded me to give them $ 495 on the spot. As I stupidly did. After seeing online the bad reviews, I cancelled my contract and after going through this whole thing, having to mail a letter, and everything. They said it would take 10 days and now they saying it’s going to take another 48 hours. Then i called the offices in SF and they said that the registers didnt even fill ok my mailing address!!! And i GOT THE PHONE HUNG UP IN MY EAR. Horrible experience. So frustrating!

This is a total scam! Vincent the «talent director» calls you to schedule an «audition». When you get to the gate and ask for Vincent the talent director, they have know idea who you are talking about. Finally they realize we are there for Barbizon… the school. We did at least go in and sure enough there were many other teens and their parents being complimented, praised and given tours. We sat in the lobby area just watching family after family go through hearing the same exact speech, lines, promises. We decided to leave before our tour started as it was quite evident that there was no actual audition. Don’t waste your time!

Worst experience ever!!!
DO NOT ATTEND THE SO CALLED AUDITION!!!
I arrived with my son thinking it was an audition and it isn’t an audition.
There are about 50 other kids waiting there as well. They talk and pump you up about the school and acting and blah blah blah…
After listening to them talk, which was about 2 hours later, they called my son in to speak with a coach, Can’t remember her name but she was a total B****
She didn’t like the fact that I called her out on this school being a scam
So she told my son that he didn’t have what it takes and that he was dead in the eyes and maybe this is not for him. She told him to try back in 5 years.
Keep in mind that before this conversation with the coach, All the coaches were complimenting him on just about everything.
My son then broke down crying and she didn’t even give a crap.
Somebody else spoke with my son and made him feel better but than asked for $ 500 down to start the program.
The total amount for the program is $ 2495
and…
THEY DON’T GUARANTEE WORK FOR YOU
It’s just a school!
There are several acting schools out there that are half the price of this or even less.
Don’t get caught up in this SCAM!

My younger siblings were given a call back for an interview but were told they needed to come with a legal guardian. So I explained to the lady I spoke to, Courtney Dickins, that I would have to cancel the interview due to schooling and she basically said that my siblings’ parents were not supportive. Seriously?! She even told me that I wouldn’t even be allowed to take them because I wasn’t their legal guardian, and that this was due to California State Law.
Had she have done her job correctly, she would’ve requested to speak directly to my mother instead of calling my siblings who are under the age of 18 to tell them about some workshop that’s supposedly free and comes along with an interview and training that they were selected for. I knew when they told me about this that is was a bunch of mess. I’m so happy that I followed my intuition and canceled everything before wasting my time and goign over there.
Don’t waste your time. This company only wants to manipulate you into coming down their for some interview that they claim is free with a workshop. They say it doesn’t cost anything, however my instincts told me otherwise. Don’t waste your time. Just don’t.

RUN AWAY, NOW!!! This is a total scam!!! They will waste HOURS of your time in pumping you up and giving you the impression that you are there for an actual audition. WRONG! They just want your money! $ 2395 for 6 months of classes before their «showcase» to introduce you to their so-​called agents. They’ll hard-​sell you and tell you they only have 2 spots left, as they’ve been searching for talent for 2 – 3 weeks. And, magically, they want to give YOU one of the last spots. But you have to give them $ 500, immediately, to secure your spot. And their next group of classes aren’t until next year, so you need to sign up now. It’s all a bunch a bull!!! STEER CLEAR!!!

Stay away from this place. I was offered a teaching position for a lot of money… The first question I asked was if it was anything like the IMTA … My poor father lost thousands of dollars on that legitimate scam. Yes it is affiliated with the IMTA! I am now a successful actress and my agent actually took me on when they heard my heart breaking story about the IMTA (we were poor, but my dad put in every last time bc he believed in me) turns out the IMTA and barbizon would hound my agents to come to there“silly showcase” at the end of the year… It’s a joke in the industry! Parents please … If you want your kids to get into the biz, find an agent and get one good picture, that’s all you need! I obviously turned down the position… These are bad people