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How do I check to see if my name might be available on Spotlight? Using the Spotlight name checker: Using our name checker type your proposed name into the search box. You might be able to have the name, but there may be a performer with a similar name that does not appear in the search results.
The Actors' Equity Association (AEA) advises performers to select a name that is easy for others to pronounce, spell, and remember. Some performers, while paying great attention to their skills and abilities, give little thought to the difference that a well-thought-out name can make to their career.
The Equity name is normally the name you will perform under and becomes part of your professional brand and is required for ease of distribution of royalties and for casting clarity.
If you’ve been a member in good standing of SAG-AFTRA, AGMA, AGVA, or GIAA for at least one year and have worked for at least one day under that union’s jurisdiction as a principal (or three days as a background artist), you are eligible to join AEA.
However, the union will not be able to tell you whether your name is taken in advance of joining. According to the SAG-AFTRA site: “Because the list of available names changes daily, it would not be helpful to you for us to research your name choices before you join.