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Jan 19th, 2012

Miraj Grbic is a Bosnian actor whose biggest international breakthrough is a role in the movie Mission Impossible-Ghost Protocol. He has acted in popular TV sitcoms and in films from all across Europe. Miraj shares his life as an actor in this special interview with CelebrityDialogue.com

CelebrityDialogue: What does your character “Bogdan” in Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol entail?
Miraj: Bogdan is a clumsy Russian prisoner. He is giving Intel to the Etan Hunt, and Etan helps him to escape from the prison. Later Bogdan returns the favor.  It is a very funny character, and I love him very much.

CelebrityDialogue: How did you get this role?
Miraj: It was a big casting In Europe.  I was there too. I knew that iswas a big movie, but I tried to be relaxed and charming on casting, and it paid off. I was very happy when I heard that I got the part.

CelebrityDialogue: Any memorable moment from the shooting?
Miraj: Every moment was memorable in M.I. shooting. I was certain throughout the shooting that we arewere making a big movie. I met great, positive and talented people. Professionals felt and I’m still feeling very fortunate about it.  I remember the scene, when I was supposed to jump down troughthrough the hole in the ceiling. It was high, and I was very secure with the ropes, and climbing gear. When I jumped I started to shout, because it was the way how I thought my character would do. When I fell on the ground, everybody ran to me, and asked me if I was I all right? They thought I was scared or hurt, and I said that I was just acting. That was funny and pretty convincing acting.

Dec 28th, 2012

Mel Tewahade is the President, Founder and CEO of Infinity Wealth Management. He was born in Ethiopia where he had to leave the country at a young age. Mel is making a documentary on Truman's American Foreign Aid Program and its effects on third world countries and talks about his interest in the film here with CelebrityDialogue.com

CelebrityDialogue: Why did you have to leave Ethiopia when you were just 18 years old?
Mel: In 1975  Ethiopian communists with the help of USSR and Cubans overthrew Emperor Hail Sellasie which marked very dark days  for Ethiopia. A lot of young people were being murdered all over Ethiopia which meant to either stay and get killed or  run.  I chose to run with only a shirt on my back.

CelebrityDialogue: How did you end up in the United States?
Mel: I came to the US 1993 from Canada through Met Life executive transfer program. I have since left Met Life and started my own company, Infinity Wealth Management,Inc (www.infinitywealth.net).

CelebrityDialogue: Tell us about your success story in the US?
Mel: I started Infinity Wealth 1996 and succeeded to build it into a company that manages over $150,000.000 in client assets with over $600,000.00 in force life insurance coverage for our clients. Infinity now has offices in Denver, Houston, Richmond and Mississauga Ontario, Canada. We have  45 brokers that work for Infinity Wealth.

Dec 27th, 2011

Allison Volk is an actress, musician and writer based in Los Angeles.  She was awarded the Denise Ragan Wisenmeyer award for playwriting by the Attic Theater’s One-Act Play Festival in Los Angeles. Allison has studied all over the world, honing her craft in Florence, Italy, St. Petersberg, Russia, and Stratford-Upon-Avon, England.  Her new romantic comedy short film "Last Ditch Therapy" is in post-production and was recently featured on Social Hollywood Magazine.

CelebrityDialogue: Tell us about your education.
Allison: I studied theater and vocal performance (opera) at Wellesley College in Massachusetts, and went on to study acting and play writing at the National Theater Institute at the O’Neill Theater Center in Connecticut. That was a really great experience. It was through the O’Neill that I got to study acting in England, and at the Theatre Arts Academy in St. Petersburg, Russia. Russia was amazing. Studying Stanislavski in Russia was so different than in the States! They have a purer understanding of it, I think. I also trained in musical theater and jazz voice in Florence, Italy. A strange place to study jazz, I know!

CelebrityDialogue: How did the transition from Political Science to theatre come about?
Allison: When I first arrived at Wellesley I knew that I wanted to do theatre, I just wasn’t sure in what capacity. They had a crossover program with MIT and it just so happened that MIT was casting the three-act “Star Wars Trilogy: Musical Edition” the semester I enrolled in college. Star Wars is one of my favorite movies! I auditioned, thinking that I could be one of the tap dancing Storm Troopers, but they offered me the role of Princess Leia. What an honor. That changed my mind about Political Science pretty quick. Being on stage is something that I’ve always enjoyed, and once I realized that I could do it for a living there was no hope for Poli Sci.

CelebrityDialogue: How has your international exposure contributed in refining your skills?
Allison: It has definitely changed my perspective a lot. I was in England when the Royal Shakespeare Company performed Shakespeare’s history plays. We saw a different play every night, and the cool thing was that the same actors played the same characters. It was like watching TV but on stage! The athleticism of those actors is astounding and something that I strive for. I had a similar experience in Italy. Italians are amazing opera singers, and they make it look so darn easy! They are so dedicated... and that’s what it takes to be an accomplished artist. If anything, witnessing the devotion of artists overseas has influenced my passion for performance. I want to say, “Look, I can be part of this too!” and join in on the fun.