Originally Posted by baycouples

I was wondering if someone can point me in the right direction if I wanted to hire a D-list celebrity or a model for an appearance or a license deal.

I own a hair salon in the Bay Area and I would like to become an "official hair salon of..." something or someone. Hopefully that makes sense.

Originally Posted by L-Pink

I think MaDalton is available.

Originally Posted by mineistaken

Go for C list

Originally Posted by DVTimes

Even a D-List will charge you huge cash.

Its one thing for an appearance (I bet that will be at least $10k) but to have "official hair salon of..." will cost you big time.

Most (if not all) will have an agent.

The best thing to do is find agents online and see who they have on there books.

Personaly I would not bother.

A hair salon is word of mouth. If your good, people will tell others.

Originally Posted by Supz

Talk to someone in PR who has this kind of experience. Make a list of 5-7 people who you might be interested in. Pay the PR person to contact the representation for these celebrities (agent).

Originally Posted by Ronzo

You could try calling AFTRA in Los Angeles... it's the union for television and radio personalities... they could provide some guidance and contact info for representation. They probably won't be able to offer a lot of rate info. More than likely, that will need to be acquired from agents... if they have them. Years ago when I had my advertising agency, I hired William Shatner to make a personal appearance. He was in between agents and I worked out a deal directly with him. This was, of course, after Star Trek, but before the show found cult status and long before any movies were made.

Point is... these people struggle sometimes just like everybody else. You never know what's possible until you try. The people at AFTRA are likely to know who's hungry for work.