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Opportunity knocks for Andrew Hilyard |
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Wednesday, 07 February 2007 |
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Page 1 of 2  RUNWAY COMPETITION – Andrew Hilyard’s boyish charms transform to reveal a suave, debonaire young gentleman who landed in the top five on this runway, earning himself a medal for the fashion runway portion of the modeling competition held in January at the International Model and Talent Association convention in Los Angeles. I-O photo courtesy of BJ Hilyard
Andrew Hilyard’s slight build and animated expressions have become his biggest assets. At barely 5 feet 8 inches tall, he can play the role of a 12-year-old with the maturity of his 17 years. And Hollywood likes that.
Hilyard placed fifth or better in 13 of the 14 categories he competed in during the week-long International Model and Talent Association (IMTA) convention held at Los Angeles in January. And Hollywood wants him back – soon.
While the average participant receives only two or three callbacks, Hilyard was called back during the convention for interviews with 19 different acting and modeling agencies.
Competition was fierce, and it was necessary to re-shoot a commercial in order to determine the winner of Male Junior Actor of the Year. As a result, Hilyard qualified as first runner-up for the position. For Male Junior Model of the Year, he ended up with an honorable mention (the IMTA award given for placing fifth or better). Other modeling categories in which he received honorable mention include: fashion print, jeans, swimwear, fashion runway and team fashion competition. He was second runner-up in the category of TV beauty, commercial.
IMTA acting awards received by Hilyard include honorable mentions in monologue, cold read, and commercial print; fourth runner-up in the categories of soaps and sitcoms; first runner-up for close-ups, and first runner-up in the category of TV real people, commercial.
In addition to medals and recognition, Hilyard received a $1500 scholarship to attend a four-week program this summer at the prestigious New York School of Film and Television.
Hilyard is currently considering signing with CMT Management/JLO West and tentatively plans to move to the Burbank area by August.
Plans to relocate are somewhat sketchy because he is mid-way through his junior year at Conrad High School, and he is a minor. With both parents in education, his schooling is a priority even though they support his desire to become an actor.
“He really wants to come back to Conrad and graduate with the classmates he’s been through school with since first grade,” said his mother, BJ Hilyard.
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