Typecasting

by guest writer Petrea Burchard

I was clumsy when I was young. Ungraceful. I remember complaining to my mother about it, saying that it was a problem for me as an actor.

“That’s not a problem,” she said. “That’s a solution.”

She was right. When I started out in comedy, being a klutz was useful.

Perhaps you have a giant, bulbous nose. Or you’re over 7 feet tall. Maybe you look like a pro …