3, Report:
#1517135
Posted Date:
Apr 02 2022
Timothy Beal UNIVERSAL TALENT BOOKINGS Scam , Conman , Dishonest as they come Not a Hollywood agent . Run from him Hollywood CA
This guy is a complete scam artist. He's delusional and will lie to your face! Actors, need to run if Tim comes your way. Problem is the guy has NOTHING! I had to inveatigate and find out from others whom he'd ripped off that Tim beal is a complete ripoff ! All the people he c...
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Categories: Acting job, Casting services, Entertainment and Music, Management Company, TV
4, Report:
#1449730
Posted Date:
Jun 30 2018
Timothy Beal aka UNIVERSAL TALENT BOOKINGS or whatever he calls himself! FAKE!! LIAR.. PONY, RUN QUICK! Los Angeles California
This guy is a complete scam artist. He's absolutely delusional and will lie to your face! Actors, artists and entertainers need to run if Tim comes your way. I'm an actor who he assured he had 40 million dollar distribution deals on the table and rest assured i'd be put in his film...
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Categories: Entertainers
5, Report:
#1238515
Posted Date:
Jun 28 2015
TIMOTHY BEAL AT IT'S BEST TALENTUNIVERSAL TALENT BOOKINGS DELUSIONAL LIAR FRAUD UNPROFESSIONAL WILL TEXT YOU NON STOP FOUL LANGUAGE ROSTER IS FAKE IF THEY ONLY KNEW HOW HE DOES BUSINESS HE'S A JOKE NORTH HOLLYWOOD California
I received an email from our booking Agent stating someone - Timothy Beal at Universal Talent Bookings, had just emailed and called him abusive names and foul language because he wanted to book someone to do 2 days - 5 hours a day signing autographs and pictures plus a show for a Ce...
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Categories: Producers
6, Report:
#712102
Posted Date:
Apr 16 2012
Universal Talent Agency The Acting Studio Universal Talent has moved and changed its name so it can continue to scam aspiring actors. Totowa, New Jersey
I just returned from an interview with The Actor's Studio which was still called Universal Talent when we answered an ad for movie extras in the Star Ledger last week. My partner and I left feeling that this was not legitimate, so I looked it up and found all the reports in you...
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Categories: Modeling & Talent Agencies
7, Report:
#329650
Posted Date:
Apr 03 2010
Universal Talent - Jimmy, John, & Glenn Vincent Acting Teacher Ditto On Universal Talent of Wayne, NJ Being A Ripoff and A Few Words of Advice Wayne New Jersey
Trust me when I tell you that everything said in any of the ripoff reports published so far about Universal Talent of Wayne, NJ is absolutely, positively true!
I too, was a victim of their (Jimmy & John) scam a couple of years ago. John was the quieter-but equally untrustworthy...
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Categories: Producers
8, Report:
#556167
Posted Date:
Jan 18 2010
Entertainment Work Charge me 20.95 then $79 for the year then $15 for cancellation and got no work. To be this is fraud. They did sent me an e-mail to get work but the e-mail account was closed. This is fraud Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Saw an ad in the paper for stand-in work making between $100-$300 per day. I joined with universal talent back in november and heard the same thing. There hasn't been a job yet where I made $100 or more. Think about it $100 a day would be $3000 a month or 36500 a y...
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Categories: Modeling & Talent Agencies
9, Report:
#453167
Posted Date:
Jan 07 2010
Universal Talent Agency headshot acting class scam Wayne New Jersey
RUN, do not walk, away from here. This is a scam to sell you mediocre headshots and acting classes. The signs were all there. Dirty, gross, out-of-date office. I noticed that the vast majority of the headshots on the wall were very similar, with the same background. I went in to...
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Categories: Modeling & Talent Agencies
10, Report:
#536979
Posted Date:
Dec 10 2009
Universal Talent Agency If you drive up to this poor excuse of an office and your thinking, This is it? stay in your car and peel out of this parking lot as fast as you can! wayne, New Jersey
Read This Before you visit Universal Talent-Take my advice and everyone else's advice on this site and steer clear of this place. In fact steer clear of the entire street cause its as sketchy as this agency is. The location is so appropriate for this joint. I answered an ad for TV e...
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Categories: Modeling & Talent Agencies
11, Report:
#359489
Posted Date:
Sep 26 2009
UNIVERSAL TALENT JIM AND JOHN UNIVERSAL TALENT IS THE BIGGEST SCAM GOING! THEY PLACE MISLEADING ACTING ADDS ON CRAIGSLIST, THE RECORD NEWSPAPER, AND THE STAR LEDGER. CLAIMING THERES NO FEE BUT JIM AND JOHN ARE MONEY HUNGRY CON-ARTISTS! I GAVE THEM OVER 1,000 DOLLARS FOR CRAPPY PICTURES AND POOR EXCUSE FOR ACTING CLASSES THAT THEY CAME UP WITH. THEY WERENT EVEN REAL ACTING CLASSES THEY WERE A BUNCH OF PEOPE THEY SCAMMED WAYNE New Jersey
Universal Talent scammed me out of 1,000 plus dollars.. They promised me work on movies that they never even had ins with.. They also presurred me right there on the spot to leave money as a deposit for headshots and acting classes i didnt even need because they have NEVER gotten an...
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Categories: Employers
12, Report:
#336083
Posted Date:
Jul 03 2008
UNIVERSAL TALENT THERE'RE ALL RIP OFFS WAYNE New Jersey
I went to this agency to compare with the others i went to and i must say that they are the least expensive per the product you get . I mean i went to a place in edgewater called Industry Talent and wow what a hard pressure sell they had . They wanted $2500 out of me before i walked...
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Categories: Talent Scouts
13, Report:
#346535
Posted Date:
Jul 02 2008
Universal Talent universal talent is a pure scam Wayne New Jersey
These guys are such scam artists. They feed you such a line of bs saying you need their headshots and classes. The headshots have been over 3 weeks and still waiting. They also charge a ridiculous amount for them pocketing a good half of the $300 probably. They won't let you leave b...
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Categories: Bait-and-Switch
14, Report:
#182729
Posted Date:
Apr 29 2008
Universal Talent - John - Jim ripoff fraud overpriced scam talent agency acting modeling extra/background work Wayne New Jersey
I was looking to break into the acting business when I came across an advertisement in the help wanted section of the Asbury Park Press calling all actors and models to get work in the field and make decent money at it. Figuring I'd call and learn more about it, they wouldn't give ...
Entity
Categories: Modeling Agencies
15, Report:
#221020
Posted Date:
Oct 28 2007
Universal Talent Wayne NJ Scam Money hungry theifs never receive photo since I pay half of $600 never got paid for jobs Wayne New Jersey
:evil: :evil: :evil: This is a warning so you won't be the next victim of fraud dealing with money hungry talent agency like Universal Talent at Wayne 26 sherman. They have a license to rip people off. Don't pay them half your money because those promises of jobs and pictures bec...
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Categories: Modeling Agencies
16, Report:
#268641
Posted Date:
Oct 28 2007
Universal Talent Universal Headshot Scam Ripoff Wayne New Jersey
I answered an ad for extras for movies, tv etc. I met with a person who described all the work I will get as an extra. Before I get the work I had to pay them to take a polaroid photo of me for the file. Then I was told that I needed head shots which cost about 600.00. I asked if I ...
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Categories: Talent Scouts
17, Report:
#211855
Posted Date:
Oct 28 2007
Universal Talent ripoff fakes Money hungry men!!! Wayne New Jersey
I went to these guys hoping for a job. Well they were very nasty as soon as i walked in Beacouse i had my husband with me. They pretended to play with my son but i could tell.
They sat me down and talked for a while about jobs and how i would get background work maybe. and how ...
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Categories: Talent Scouts
18, Report:
#263121
Posted Date:
Jul 25 2007
Universal Talent BEWARE OF THEIR NON-REFUNDABLE CONTRACT ripoff Wayne New Jersey
My fiance and I were looking for a little extra weekend work that we could do together. We thought it would be fun to do some work as extras on TV shows and movies. My fiance found this company, Universal Talent, in the newspaper offering work for extras. She called and scheduled...
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Categories: Modeling Agencies
19, Report:
#211905
Posted Date:
Sep 20 2006
Universal Talent ripoff, nasty people Wayne New Jersey
I already said some things about them. But later they called my phone and left a message and was very rude and nasty. They just want your money and they dont care if you dont have it. The only reason they did not try any more to get me to sign and pay was because I had a very big ma...
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Categories: Corrupt Companies