American Academy of Dramatic Arts



The American Academy of Dramatic Arts is a two-year conservatory dedicated to training professional actors. Offering courses in film and television, there are locations in New York City and Hollywood.

The Los Angeles campus moved from Pasadena to Hollywood in 2001, to the site of the former Charlie Chaplin Studios. Kermit the Frog and Susan Egan co-hosted the opening party on October 17, 2009.

Academy alumni

 * Lauren Bacall
 * Anne Bancroft
 * Danny DeVito
 * Anne Hathaway
 * Florence Henderson
 * Grace Kelly
 * Robert Redford
 * Don Rickles
 * Paul Rudd
 * Gary Sandy
 * French Stewart
 * Loretta Swit