Aspiring teen actor who was abandoned on doorstep as baby and has since been placed in 17 different homes gets accepted - into t
An aspiring teen actor who was abandoned as a baby and lived in 17 different homes in just five years - has now been accepted into three of the top acting schools in America.Kallan Fuller, 19, was dumped on a doorstep at just two weeks old by his parents, and was taken in by his cousins until he was 11 years old.But after social services had to step in and place him in care, Kallan then lived in 17 different care homes all around the country in the space of just five years.Kallan even missed two years of school, from Year Eight to Year Ten - and had to teach himself everything he needed to know for GCSEs when he finally returned to school.But one thing that carried Kallan through his tumultuous upbringing was his love of acting, which he discovered at just four years old.And now, despite all the challenges he has faced, Kallan is able to follow his life-long dream of becoming an actor.The teen, who now lives in Luton, Beds., has been offered places at The New York Film Academy, The American Musical and Dramatic Art Academy, and The American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA).Kallan has accepted his place at AADA - a school which boasts alumni such as Paul Rudd, Anne Hathaway, Danny DeVito, and Kirk Douglas.AADA has awarded Kallan a scholarship of £16,000 per year - the maximum scholarship they can offer - for his two years of training there.But Kallan, who is just finishing college studying a BTEC in Public Services, has had to set up a fundraising page - as he still needs to fund the remaining £45,000 needed for his course.Kallan said: "The feeling of knowing I have been accepted at not just one, but three, top acting academies in America is just ecstatic."It's breathtaking to think that places like that believe in me, and really do want me to get out there."I'm over the moon.
It just goes to show that there is still hope, and life is worth fighting for no matter how bad things get."Kallan said that he has been "obsessed" with acting ever since he was four years old and watched his very first film - Lord Of The Rings.He said: "It was amazing.
It took me to a place where I just wasn't aware of anything around me.
From that day on, I was obsessed."But he admitted that he didn't really do any acting himself until he was in his teens.He said: "As a kid I didn't really have it in me.
I was a very shy youngster, because of what went on behind closed doors. "There was a lot of abuse going on, and they were always putting me down.
It was very difficult."At age 11, Kallan was taken into care by social services - but said things didn't get any easier for him.He said: "I was moved 17 times in five years.
The system is not the easiest place - you don't get a lot of help."I was moved all over the country - I went from Maidenhead up to Luton, then to central London, and then up to Lincoln."I was taken out of school for two years - I had to teach myself everything for GCSEs.
I came out with mostly B's, which I was very proud of."And it was during GCSEs, at aged 15, that Kallan got his first real taste for acting.He said: "We performed Lord Of The Flies for Drama GCSE - and for weeks afterwards, people were coming up to me in the hallways, saying how amazing I'd been in it."It was such a good feeling.
I'd never felt like that before, when I was getting that praise."Kallan then went on to attend Pauline Quirke Academy of Performing Arts for two years.And it was while he was there that he had the opportunity to attend an acting course at The New York Film Academy, aged just 16.He said: "It was so much fun.
I got to do workshops, and see how films are made.
I felt so comfortable there - it was really eye-opening for me."When asked whether he has a favourite genre of acting, Kallan added: "I love it all."Everything to me is so fun to act in.
I can do it all - and I think my past just makes me a better and stronger actor."Acting allows me to escape from everything I've been through."But I'm also able to use that to play through whatever emotions a particular role calls for, because I've been through them all."Kallan is now finishing off a BTEC course in Public Services in Luton - having been moved again just before he got a chance to finish his A-Levels in Henley-on-Thames, Oxon.And he is hoping to be able to fundraise the remaining funds he needs for his acting course at AADA, before the course starts in October.And Kallan added: "I'm pretty happy with how my life has turned out, and I'm proud to say that I've made it that way by myself."You can't miss something that you've never had - and I've never had my family. "They chose to give me up, that was their decision. "I'm so used to not having them around now, and having to make my own way, that I'm not that bothered I'll never meet them."To donate to Kallan's acting academy fees, visit: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-in-making-my-dream-a-reality?.
An aspiring teen actor who was abandoned as a baby and lived in 17 different homes in just five years - has now been accepted into three of the top acting schools in America.Kallan Fuller, 19, was dumped on a doorstep at just two weeks old by his parents, and was taken in by his cousins until he was 11 years old.But after social services had to step in and place him in care, Kallan then lived in 17 different care homes all around the country in the space of just five years.Kallan even missed two years of school, from Year Eight to Year Ten - and had to teach himself everything he needed to know for GCSEs when he finally returned to school.But one thing that carried Kallan through his tumultuous upbringing was his love of acting, which he discovered at just four years old.And now, despite all the challenges he has faced, Kallan is able to follow his life-long dream of becoming an actor.The teen, who now lives in Luton, Beds., has been offered places at The New York Film Academy, The American Musical and Dramatic Art Academy, and The American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA).Kallan has accepted his place at AADA - a school which boasts alumni such as Paul Rudd, Anne Hathaway, Danny DeVito, and Kirk Douglas.AADA has awarded Kallan a scholarship of £16,000 per year - the maximum scholarship they can offer - for his two years of training there.But Kallan, who is just finishing college studying a BTEC in Public Services, has had to set up a fundraising page - as he still needs to fund the remaining £45,000 needed for his course.Kallan said: "The feeling of knowing I have been accepted at not just one, but three, top acting academies in America is just ecstatic."It's breathtaking to think that places like that believe in me, and really do want me to get out there."I'm over the moon.
It just goes to show that there is still hope, and life is worth fighting for no matter how bad things get."Kallan said that he has been "obsessed" with acting ever since he was four years old and watched his very first film - Lord Of The Rings.He said: "It was amazing.
It took me to a place where I just wasn't aware of anything around me.
From that day on, I was obsessed."But he admitted that he didn't really do any acting himself until he was in his teens.He said: "As a kid I didn't really have it in me.
I was a very shy youngster, because of what went on behind closed doors.
"There was a lot of abuse going on, and they were always putting me down.
It was very difficult."At age 11, Kallan was taken into care by social services - but said things didn't get any easier for him.He said: "I was moved 17 times in five years.
The system is not the easiest place - you don't get a lot of help."I was moved all over the country - I went from Maidenhead up to Luton, then to central London, and then up to Lincoln."I was taken out of school for two years - I had to teach myself everything for GCSEs.
I came out with mostly B's, which I was very proud of."And it was during GCSEs, at aged 15, that Kallan got his first real taste for acting.He said: "We performed Lord Of The Flies for Drama GCSE - and for weeks afterwards, people were coming up to me in the hallways, saying how amazing I'd been in it."It was such a good feeling.
I'd never felt like that before, when I was getting that praise."Kallan then went on to attend Pauline Quirke Academy of Performing Arts for two years.And it was while he was there that he had the opportunity to attend an acting course at The New York Film Academy, aged just 16.He said: "It was so much fun.
I got to do workshops, and see how films are made.
I felt so comfortable there - it was really eye-opening for me."When asked whether he has a favourite genre of acting, Kallan added: "I love it all."Everything to me is so fun to act in.
I can do it all - and I think my past just makes me a better and stronger actor."Acting allows me to escape from everything I've been through."But I'm also able to use that to play through whatever emotions a particular role calls for, because I've been through them all."Kallan is now finishing off a BTEC course in Public Services in Luton - having been moved again just before he got a chance to finish his A-Levels in Henley-on-Thames, Oxon.And he is hoping to be able to fundraise the remaining funds he needs for his acting course at AADA, before the course starts in October.And Kallan added: "I'm pretty happy with how my life has turned out, and I'm proud to say that I've made it that way by myself."You can't miss something that you've never had - and I've never had my family.
"They chose to give me up, that was their decision.
"I'm so used to not having them around now, and having to make my own way, that I'm not that bothered I'll never meet them."To donate to Kallan's acting academy fees, visit: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-in-making-my-dream-a-reality?.
