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Help David to get SAG/AFTRA membership

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Brief Background:
David Baughman is an actor who is deaf. He was born in a small town called Bogalusa, which is in Louisiana. While growing up, there were only two deaf kids in that resided in Bogalusa! For the majority of his education, he was mainstreamed in public schools. In 2004, he moved to Rochester, New York in 2004 to study Business Technology and NTID Performing Arts. Currently, he resides in Los Angeles, California where he has begun his acting career!

Why He needs this gofundme to support him:
David Baughman has appeared in several independant films and now has the opportunity to become a Screen Actor's guild (SAG) member. You may wonder: What is (SAG/AFTRA)? The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists is an American labor union representing over 160,000 film and television principal and background performers worldwide.

To get a membership card you must first be eligible by performing in a minimum of three union films. Once you do that you have a waiver and the opportunity to join. Joining the union is a symbol of your professionalism and it also helps you with finding more work, getting health benefits, access to a credit union and other very valuable resources for actors. Unfortunately the cost of initial membership is high: $3099. As a Deaf actor access to the range and number of paying jobs to subsidize this cost are less than for many other actors and so David needs family, friends and fans to support him in joining the union. Anyone who would love to see him in more TV, films and etc. is asked to participate - even a small contribution goes a long way to encouraging David's dream to be a professional working actor.

The link for SAG/AFTRA membership is showing the price $3099.00 http://www.sagaftra.org/content/membership

His Acting Life:
The Silent Grapevine: Exclusive Interview With David Baughman about his acting life and Q/A:
http://www.thomsenyoung.com/2013/04/exclusive-interview-with-david-baughman.html

His Q/A interview with The silent Grapvine: What got you into acting?
I just absolutely loved watching, I Love Lucy! Lucille Ball facial expression(s) and body language in her show made me fascinated in learning how to act! From her, I've studied how to come up with my own facial expression and body language whenever I am acting!

He is an background actor for Switched at Birth abcfamily tv show, Season 1 EP:22/27 Season 2 EP:9/18 and Season 3 EP:8


If you want to see more of David Baughman's acting life from 2004 to 2013 all the photos and many videos of him performed in the youtube. http://www.youtube.com/user/deafactor25?feature=watch

His first time to be background in music video for the "Blood on the Dance Floor" Warped Tour. The crews, and singers all are hearing, he is only deaf actor to join the background for the "Rise and Shine". He edited the youtube of him in the video clip you may can click the video if you would like to see.



Full Video for Blood on the Dance Floor link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00pkNz0SgX4&feature=share&list=FLPf_M0POBNQ9FZtFf_93G-A 

FB Page: www.facebook.com/actordavidbaughman

Comedian FB Page: www.facebook.com/deafthecomedian 

David's IMDB: http://www.imdb.me/davidbaughman 

Thank you for support to David Baughman's GoFundMe to help him to become an professional actor with SAG/AFTRA.



My first gofundme account last year was removed, I earned $160.00 the $160 is in the saving now. The reason I put $3099 in the second gofundme account because the each per donate from you is cost me fees, it wont be showing in my wepay account in $3099. The $160 is in the saving for add it up when the second gofundme accont which is this current ready for to get SAG/AFTRA. My first gofundme account was prepare ready for SAG/AFTRA upcoming which I got eglible weeks ago, I made this second gofundme account set up ready for the SAG/AFTRA membership. Thank you for donation to support me the acting career. 







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Long Beach, CA

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