Janine Lorraine
- Actress
- Talent Agent
- Manager
Janine started her career at the young age of 3 when she became Jackie
Gleason's regular guest on his show filmed in the 60's where she'd sit
on his lap at the end of the show and carry on a conversation with
Jackie. She then went on to appear as a regular on Art Linkletter's
"Kids Say The Darndest Things" TV Show. From there she went on to act
in local theatre in her hometown of Raleigh, North Carolina. In 1979
and to pursue her dreams of acting and stand up comedy, she moved to
South Florida where she began a lucrative career of working on films
and national television commercials. She was a regular stand up comic
at The Comic Strip in Fort Lauderdale where she performed alongside
Eddie Murphy, Paul Reiser and Jackie Martling. In 1982, she opened up a
talent agency, in 1988, gave birth to identical twins whose modeling
and acting careers she managed until they were 15 years old. In 1992,
she had another son whose career she managed until he was 13. Since
2001, she has been acting in Los Angeles, California and the East Coast
and travels regularly for auditions and shoots. Her passion for this
industry has never lessened and since 2007, has owned a talent agency
for Non-Union Talent and a talent management company for Union talent
in 2010. She teaches acting classes and workshops and spends most of
her time talking to aspiring talent and helping THEM pursue THEIR
dreams of acting. On her business website, she refers talent out to
reputable agencies looking for talent when she's not taking in any.