(((Press Release))) August 8, 2014 - The Academy for Canadians in Sports and Entertainment - Los Angeles (ACISE-LA) has announced a trio of new ambassadors highlighted by actress #JessalynGilsig and actor #BenjaminArthur. The inaugural sports ambassador, LA Galaxy soccer player Rob Friend, has also come on board. The organization opened its doors to members since June. The website, acise.la, has launched for prospective members to locate information about joining. Social media channels have also gone online through Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and Instagram. Gilsig (Glee, PROM NIGHT) is set to star on the series Vikings on the History channel. She was born in Montreal, Quebec Arthur (AMERICAN REUNION, Less Than Kind) is set to star in the Canadian and American co-produced series Working The Engels on NBC. Friend is a forward for the LA Galaxy. He has played in the three of the top European leagues: the Bundesliga in Germany, the Tippeligaen in Norway, and the Eredivisie in the Netherlands. Friend has represented Canada on the international stage. He was born in Saskatchewan. ACISE-LA is a privately funded, non-profit organization for the promotion of Canadian entertainment and sports talent in the United States. Membership extends to acting and directing talent belonging to the trade unions (DGA, DGC, UDA, SAG-AFTRA, ACTRA). Its members will include Canadian athletes who compete for franchises (NFL, NHL, NBA, MLB, MLS) as well as Canadian Olympians. Gilsig, Arthur, and Friend join fellow ambassadors Emily Hampshire (COSMOPOLIS, ALL THE WRONG REASONS), Suzanne Clément (LAURENCE ANYWAYS, I KILLED MY MOTHER), Kathleen Robertson (Bates Motel, HOLLYWOODLAND), Jonathan Keltz (21 AND OVER, BREACH), and Oscar-nominated director Yan England (HENRY) as representatives of ACISE-LA.
Posted on: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 21:01:37 +0000
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