American Academy of Dramatic Arts
The
American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA) is a fully accredited two-year
conservatory with campuses located at 120 Madison Avenue in
New York City (in a landmark building designed by famed architect
Stanford White as the original
Colony Club) and 1336 North La Brea Avenue in
Hollywood (in a new building on the site of the former
Charlie Chaplin studios).
The Academy in New York was founded in
1884 to train
actors for the
stage, becoming the first school in the
United States to offer a
professional education in the acting field. In
1974, the Academy opened another campus in
Pasadena, California, which made it the only professional actor training school in both major centers of American theatrical activity. The
Los Angeles campus moved from Pasadena to Hollywood in
1999.
The Academy remains dedicated to training professional actors. It now offers courses in
film and
television, as well, providing a structured, professionally oriented program that stresses self-discovery, self-discipline and individuality.
Students who graduate in New York receive a Degree of Associate in Occupational Studies; students who graduate in Hollywood receive a Certificate of Completion or an Associate of Arts Degree in Acting.
Numerous students of the Academy have gone on to distinguished careers throughout the entertainment industry, receiving nominations for
Tonys,
Oscars and
Emmys.
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Armand Assante*
Hank Azaria*
Lauren Bacall *
Jim Backus *
Anne Bancroft *
Diana Barrymore *
Gil Bellows*
Laura Branigan*
Adrien Brody*
John Cassavetes *
Kim Cattrall *
Enrico Colantoni*
Jennifer Coolidge*
Hume Cronyn *
Bob Cummings *
Cecil B. DeMille *
William Devane *
Danny DeVito *
Kirk Douglas*
Julia Duffy *
Vince Edwards*
Ethyl Eichelberger*
Deborra-Lee Furness*
Sally Gifford *
Ruth Gordon *
Leisha Hailey*
David Hartman *
Anne Hathaway*
Dennis Haysbert*
Florence Henderson *
Judd Hirsch *
Sterling Holloway*
Kate Jackson *
Jennifer Jones *
Grace Kelly *
Cleavon Little *
John Lone *
Harriet E. MacGibbon *
Katherine Moennig*
Glenn Ordway*
Elizabeth Montgomery *
Agnes Moorehead*
Carrie-Anne Moss *
Pat O'Brien *
Billy Pollina*
Tom Poston*
William Powell *
Robert Redford *
Don Rickles *
Thelma Ritter *
Jason Robards *
Eric Roberts *
Edward G. Robinson *
Gena Rowlands *
Paul Rudd*
Rosalind Russell *
French Stewart*
Loretta Swit *
Spencer Tracy *
Robert Walker*
Peter Weller*
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