Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Working Stiffs: Playing Dead on TV Can Keep a Career on Life Support

Actors Are Sorely Needed for Corpse Duty; A Reporter Gets Shot on 'Law & Order'
By AMY CHOZICK
Wall Street Journal

"Corpses, hold your breath…and, Action!" the director yelled. I had been slumped in an office chair on a Hollywood set for hours, covered in a gooey mix of corn syrup and medical latex made to look like a messy chest wound.

It's not easy playing dead for a living.

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