Episode
She Booked 85 Commercials by Refusing to Do What Most Actors Do
- Podcast
- Get Scene Unscripted
- Published
- Jun 16, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 4122
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Summary
Working actress Tommy Aleman has booked roughly 85 commercials, led an indie horror feature, and built a life of multiple income streams — and on this Get Scene Unscripted, host Jesse Malinowski digs into why gratitude beats entitlement on set, the wardrobe research most actors skip, and the "needy" energy casting directors can sense instantly. A real, funny, honest conversation about commercials, verticals, indie films, and surviving the working-actor grind in the Southeast film industry.