Special Skills: An
actors' special skills can often be the basis by which a booking is
determined; especially in commercials. Below
is a listing of special skills as used within the Industry. Use this as a
guide in listing your Special Skills on your resume.
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SPECIAL SKILLS
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TERMS & DEFINITIONS
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Athletic
Endeavors
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| Aerobics |
Archery |
Baseball |
Basketball |
Billiards |
| Body Surfing |
Bowling |
Boxing |
Cycling |
Equestrian |
| Fencing |
Figure Skating |
Football |
Golf |
Gymnastics |
| Ice Hockey |
Ice Skating |
Martial Arts |
Mountain Biking |
Roller Skating |
| Rollerblading |
Sailing |
Sailor |
Scuba Diving |
Skateboarding |
| Sky Diving |
Snow Skiing |
Snowboarding |
Soccer |
Softball |
| Stage Combat |
Surfing |
Swimming |
Tennis |
Track & Field |
| Trampoline |
Volleyball |
Water Skiing |
Weight Lifting |
Wind Surfing |
| Wrestling |
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Performance
Skills
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| Accordion |
Banjo |
Brass Instruments |
Cello |
Clarinet |
| Comedian |
Dance Ballet |
Dance Ballroom |
Dance Belly |
Dance Hip Hop |
| Dance Jazz |
Dance Swing |
Dance Tango |
Dance Tap |
Dancer |
| Disc Jockey |
Dulcimer |
Firearms |
Flute |
French Horn |
| Guitar |
Guitar Bass |
Harmonica |
Impressionist |
Improvisation |
| Juggler |
Licensed Driver |
Magician |
Martial Arts |
Medical Equip. |
| Mime |
Motorcyclist |
Orchestral String
Instruments |
Percussion |
Piano |
| Pilot |
Precision Driver |
Sax |
Singer |
Stunts |
| Trombone |
Trumpet |
Tuba |
Ventriloquist |
Violin |
| Vocal Range: Alto |
Vocal Range: Bari-Tenor |
Vocal Range:
Baritone |
Vocal Range: Bass |
Vocal Range: Mezzo
Soprano |
| Vocal Range: Soprano |
Vocal Range: Tenor |
Vocal Style: Belt |
Vocal Style: Legit |
Whistler |
| Wind Instrument |
Yoga |
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Accents
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| African |
Asian |
Australian |
British |
Cockney |
| French |
German |
Irish |
Italian |
Jamaican |
| Mid-East |
Midwest |
New England |
New York |
Puerto Rican |
| Russian |
Scandinavian |
Scottish |
Southern |
Spanish |
| West Indian |
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Fluent
Languages
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| Arabic |
Cantonese |
Chinese |
Dutch |
Filipino |
| French |
German |
Greek |
Hebrew |
Hindi |
| Indonesian |
Italian |
Japanese |
Korean |
Latin |
| Mandarin |
Norwegian |
Persian |
Polish |
Portuguese |
| Russian |
Sign Language |
Spanish |
Spanish - Mexico
City |
Swedish |
| Taiwanese |
Turkish |
Urdu |
Vietnamese |
Yiddish |
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| MISCELLANEOUS - This category
is used to list items of interest that are not skills such as Valid US
Passport, NY Driver's License, Own blue , etc. |