A child model refers to a child who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art , such as photography , painting and sculpture .
13-1299: Elson is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname [ edit ] Andrea Elson (born 1969), actress Anita Elson (1898–1985), American dancer and singer Bob Elson (1904–1981), sportscaster David Elson , coach Diane Elson (born 1946), economist Edward L.R. Elson (1906–1993), minister Francisco Elson (born 1976), basketball player Jeremy Elson (born 1974), computer researcher Karen Elson (born 1979), model and singer Kate Elson (born 1979), model and filmmaker Kay Elson (born 1947), politician Peter Elson (Canadian politician) (1839–1913) Peter Elson (1947–1998), illustrator Pip Elson (born 1954), golfer Rachel Elson , journalist Rae Elson , activist Rebecca Elson (1960–1999), astronomer Richard Elson (born 1962), comic book artist Richard Mark Elson (born 1979), writer, director and editor Robert Elson , professor Roy Elson (1930–2010), politician William Elson (disambiguation) , footballer Given name [ edit ] Élson Falcão da Silva (born 1981), football player Elson Becerra (1978–2006), football player Elson Floyd , educator Elson Moyo , deputy commander of
26-402: A child may be "discovered" in a public place or through other grassroots means. The amount that a child can earn is based upon the type of work they are contracted to carry out. A photo shoot for a magazine article will generally pay around $ 70 per hour. Advertisement work, on the other hand, can pay out between $ 1,000 and $ 1,200 for a day's work. The child's agency will take a commission from
39-508: A co-starring role on the CBS mystery-adventure series, Whiz Kids . On the series, she portrayed Alice Tyler, co-starring with Matthew Laborteaux , Todd Porter , and Jeffrey Jacquet as a group of teenage detectives who solve crimes and bring perpetrators to justice with the help of a talking computer. Although Whiz Kids lasted only one season, Elson's role as Alice established the 14-year-old and her teenage co-stars as prominent fixtures in
52-400: A part-time career. In practice, most modeling jobs go to children who have already worked as models and have developed a working relationship with a modeling agency. For prospective models, the challenge is to land the first job. This usually happens through referrals by people already involved in modeling. It is also possible to land jobs by contacting modeling agencies directly. Occasionally,
65-773: A son, Dean. As of 2016, she owns and operates a yoga studio. Child model Artists have used children as models for countless works over the centuries. Child modeling has become a distinct activity because of the explosion of commercial media over the past several decades. Many young actresses and actors, notably, Naomi Campbell , Jennifer Connelly , Katherine Heigl , Jessica Alba , Ashley Benson , Lindsay Lohan , Naya Rivera , Zendaya , Bella Thorne , Miranda Cosgrove , Hayley Kiyoko , Liv Tyler , Brooke Shields , Taylor Momsen , Peyton List , Gigi Hadid , Yara Shahidi , Maddie Ziegler , Skai Jackson , Anastasia Bezrukova , Isabella Cramp and Frankie Muniz began as child models. The book, Lisanne: A Young Model , described
78-461: A typical middle-class suburban family who adopt a friendly extraterrestrial, performed by puppeteer Paul Fusco . The series lasted four seasons and her portrayal earned her two Youth in Film Award nominations before the series' cancellation in 1990. After the cancellation of ALF , Elson continued to appear in a variety of television roles, guest starring on a number of television series of
91-573: Is an American retired child model and actress, best known for her science fiction television roles as Alice Tyler on the CBS adventure series Whiz Kids and as Lynn Tanner on the NBC comedy series ALF , which garnered her two Youth in Film Award nominations in 1986 and 1989 . Elson was born in New York City on March 6, 1969. She grew up in New York City with her parents and an older sister named Samantha (born circa 1966). While she
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117-800: The life of Lisanne Falk , a colleague of Brooke Shields at the Ford modeling agency in the late 1970s. Falk, like Shields, was a relatively successful child model who posed for magazine covers, notably Seventeen , for editorial fashion layouts, and for advertising in magazines and mail-order catalogs. Both models appeared in the 1977 Sears and Montgomery Ward catalogs. Falk, like Shields, moved from modeling to movies as she became older. More recently Australian child model Morgan Featherstone has achieved worldwide success but has also attracted criticism due to her looking older than her age. The visible success of child models who became media celebrities has led numerous children (and their parents) to pursue modeling as
130-493: The same family name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elson&oldid=1188352188 " Categories : Given names Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Andrea Elson Andrea Hope Elson (born March 6, 1969)
143-509: The time, including Who's the Boss? , Parker Lewis Can't Lose , ABC Afterschool Special , Married... with Children , Mad About You , Step by Step , and The Young and the Restless , as well as appearing in the television films Class Cruise and Frankenstein: The College Years . Elson married former ALF stage manager Scott Hopper in 1993. They have a daughter, Claire, and
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#1732782980227156-460: The various teen magazines of the era, including 16 magazine , Bop and Teen Beat , among others. The role also led to all the teenage Whiz Kids crossing over into a 1983 episode of Simon & Simon titled "Fly the Alibi Skies". In 1986, Elson landed a co-starring role on the NBC science-fiction situation comedy ALF . She portrayed Lynn Tanner, the teenage daughter in
169-472: Was a child, the family moved to San Diego, California, for four years before returning to Westchester County, New York . Elson began her professional career as a child model and actress, appearing in a number of commercials, print advertisements and community theatre productions in San Diego. In 1983, after relocating with her family to Los Angeles, Elson made her television debut at the age of 14 with
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