Mingle Media TV and our Red Carpet Report team with host, Diana Espir, were at the 2018 Looking Ahead Awards hosted by The Actor’s Fund and held at the Taglyan Cultural Complex in Hollywood. The event was hosted by Ashley Argota and Garrett Clayton, The Looking Ahead Awards honors leaders in the current and former young performer community. This is the fifth annual gala which featured live performances from Makayla Phillips and Dream Talent Crew.
Watch our video interviews from the event below
Honored
- Ari Graynor presented The Judy & Hilary Swank Award for Parenting to her mother, Joani Geltman
- Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Joshua Rush, Sofia Wylie & Asher Angel (Disney Channel’s “Andi Mack”) received The Elizabeth Taylor Award for Social Awareness from their co-star Lauren Tom, with a special presentation by Elizabeth Taylor’s great-granddaughter Vivian McMurray and grandson Tarquin Wilding
- Raven-Symoné was be presented with The Looking Ahead Award for Education from Debbie Allen
- Monique Coleman will receive The Looking Ahead Award for Community Service from Kenny Ortega
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ABOUT THE ACTORS FUND
The Actors Fund is a national human services organization that fosters stability and resiliency, and provides a safety net for performing arts and entertainment professionals over their lifespan. Through offices in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, The Fund serves everyone in film, theater, television, music, opera, radio and dance with programs including social services and emergency financial assistance, health care and insurance counseling, housing, and secondary employment and training services. Visit www.actorsfund.org.
ABOUT LOOKING AHEAD
The Looking Ahead Program was created in 2003 in partnership with SAG-AFTRA to work with youth between the ages of 9 and 18, helping them develop the values, skills and confidence they need to make successful transitions to fulfilling adult lives. Now serving more than 500 youths, families and alumni, the program aims to create a nurturing environment where young professional performers get support through individual, family and education counseling, leadership development, community service and social events. Looking Ahead is guided by an Advisory Committee of professionals in youth development and youth-related entertainment, which is co-chaired by actor Corbin Bleu and freelance casting director and former head of casting at Nickelodeon Sharon Lieblein. Visit www.lookingaheadprogram.org
The 2018 Looking Ahead Awards is generously sponsored by Disney Channel/Disney XD, SAG-AFTRA, Nickelodeon, The Osbrink Agency and US Bank.
