Rising Star Kamal Bolden On The Five Things You Need To Shine In The Entertainment Industry

Yitzi Weiner
Authority Magazine
Published in
13 min readApr 5, 2022

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… Finally, who you are and what you are is your calling card. It’s you that is going to be what people are looking for and what will get you cast. During my studies, I noticed that a lot of my teachers wanted me to transform into someone that I was not. Being your true authentic self is what is going to set you apart from others at the end of the day. Even character actors still have to be themselves in those roles to bring that character to life, no matter if the character is completely different from who you are in real life.

I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing Kamal Bolden. A native of Peoria, IL, Kamal graduated from Bradley University with a degree in Business Administration-Entrepreneurship. It was there, while winning national championships with the university’s storied forensics team, he fell in love with acting. After several years of working in corporate America, he switched gears to pursued acting full time, starring in

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Yitzi Weiner
Authority Magazine

A “Positive” Influencer, Founder & Editor of Authority Magazine, CEO of Thought Leader Incubator