Young thespians audition for a Target commercial at Ross Lacy Casting in September. Twelve-year-old Ciara Bravo was just about to give up. It was September 2009 and she had spent the past two summers in L.A. with her mother, Tammy, auditioning for acting parts. There had been some close calls, including a shot at a regular role on CBS' "Gary Unmarried," but no bookings. "We knew there was something there, but no one was biting," says the elder Bravo. "So we went back home to

Youth Impact Report 2010 Major agencies typically wait until young actors' profiles get big before committing to represent them, but not Bryan Leder and Frederick Levy, who made their reputation finding and building talent from scratch. The duo launched their bicoastal firm Management 101 in 2004 and now boast a deep roster of young adult clientele, including Asher Brook ("Fame," "Parenthood"), Andrew Caldwell ("Hannah Montana," now recurring on "How I Met Your Mother"), Ciar

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