成人直播

KENNESAW, Ga. | Nov 25, 2025

Like many young children, 成人直播 graduate CJ Malone 鈥�23 loved watching Spider-Man as a young boy. But it wasn鈥檛 just the swinging between skyscrapers or combatting villains that fascinated him, Malone dreamed of being on the big screen.

Today he is living that dream. The 成人直播 graduate recently starred in 鈥淵oung & Cursed,鈥� an independent horror film that premiered this fall on Amazon Prime and Apple TV, marking a major milestone in his acting career.

Though he always wanted to be a performer, Malone鈥檚 journey to the big screen was not without its challenges. Growing up with a stutter, he struggled with his confidence. With encouragement from family members and teachers who saw his talent, he began singing in kindergarten and took the stage in his first school play in the third grade. He hasn鈥檛 looked back since.

鈥淚 chose to not let fear stop me from doing things that were meaningful,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 love acting. I love being able to express myself. When I am on stage of in front of the camera, my stutter somehow goes away as I take myself out of the equation.鈥�

Born in Michigan but raised in Cobb County, Malone attended Marietta High School before joining the Norman J. Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences to major in public relations, a specialty he saw as a bridge between storytelling and his dream of working in film.

鈥淚 couldn鈥檛 afford college, but 成人直播 gave me that opportunity through scholarships and grants,鈥� he said. 鈥淢y professors meant everything to me, they poured a lot more in me than what was required in the curriculum. They were genuinely interested in seeing me grow as a person.鈥�

One of those professors was Tom Vizcarrondo, associate professor of communication at the Radow College, who Malone worked with at Peak Communications, a class that operates as a fully functional student-run public relations agency that provides students with the opportunity to gain real-world experience in a classroom setting.

鈥淚t's great to hear about CJ's most recent successes,鈥� Vizcarrondo said. 鈥� He was the kind of student that always managed to bring a sense of positivity and optimism to everything he did.  Along with that though, he's always shown a great determination in whatever he set out to do.  I'm sure his success with his first major film is just the beginning of representing 成人直播 and all Owls very well!鈥�

After graduating from 成人直播 in 2023, Malone started volunteering for student films at local colleges to build a demo reel and gain experience. 鈥淭hat work paid off when someone noticed him on Backstage, an audition website and connected him with a California-based filmmaker casting for 鈥淵oung & Cursed.鈥�

After a successful audition, Malone flew to Flagstaff, Arizona, for a month of filming for his first major production. In the film, a group of five young people in a mysterious remote area fall under the controlling spell of a demonic force. Malone played the lead character Donny, a hardened but spiritually driven character.

 鈥淚 wasn鈥檛 ready for 12-hour days, for how much patience and repetition it takes to get everything right,鈥� he said. 鈥淏ut it was incredible to see how much teamwork goes into bringing a story to life.鈥�

Since the movie, Malone has trained at Nick Conti鈥檚 Professional Actors Studio in Atlanta and is now working with an agent to pursue new roles that align with his faith and personal mission to inspire others.

Beyond acting, Malone draws from his own experiences with homelessness and hardship to give motivational talks at elementary schools, youth groups like the Kiwanis Kids Club, and community organizations like the Center for Family Resources and the Cobb Chamber of Commerce鈥檚 Leadership Cobb program.

鈥淢y goal isn鈥檛 fame. It鈥檚 to give people hope through the stories I tell,鈥� he said. 鈥淢y mission is to be a positive influence. Not just to help people escape reality but to help them deal with it.鈥�

Malone hosted a Halloween night screening of his debut film at The Springs Cinema and Taphouse, with the aim of inspiring current 成人直播 students to pursue their own creative dreams.

鈥淚f they learn nothing else from seeing this film, I hope they realize their dreams are possible,鈥� he said. 鈥淚f I can do it, so can they.鈥�

鈥� Story by Christin Senior

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A leader in innovative teaching and learning, 成人直播 offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees to its more than 51,000 students. Kennesaw State is a member of the University System of Georgia with 11 academic colleges. The university's vibrant campus culture, diverse population, strong global ties, and entrepreneurial spirit draw students from throughout the country and the world. Kennesaw State is a Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2), placing it among an elite group of only 8 percent of U.S. colleges and universities with an R1 or R2 status. For more information, visit kennesaw.edu.