John Kirby has appeared and shared his expertise in all media, including interviews on A&E's Biography, on Cameron Diaz, HBO, USA, Entertainment Weekly, The Learning Annex, as well as ITV's 8-part Documentary Series, Desperately Seeking Stardom, currently airing in London and soon to air in the United States. The son of Bruce Kirby and brother of Bruno Kirby, John is one of Hollywood's more prominent acting coaches and popular teachers. Aside from his stable of award winning actors and actresses, he has transformed the careers of many highly profiled athletes, rock stars, wrestlers, gold medalists, as well as lawyers, into actors. He began coaching in high school and it snowballed. His classes have been in existence for over twenty five years. John grew up in the industry which explains his keen insight for what works best for the actor. With a tremendous gift for seeing the human condition and behavior in scripts, John makes the process very clear, bringing out remarkable results in the actor without destroying the actor's spirit.

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Chrissy Metz on Location for "Breakthrough"

Acting Coach John Kirby & Academy Award Winner Jeff Bridges working together on the Set of Walt Disney Picture's Feature Film entitled: "Stick It"

On Location in Malta for Filming of "Paul, Apostle of Christ" Sept. 2017

Denzel Washington and Paula Patton in Deja Vu (2006)

Jim Caviezel in The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)

Dennis Quaid and Daniel Henson in Frequency (2000)

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