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[quote=Anonymous][quote] Just support them, show you care, and trust them to figure it out. They have a whole life ahead of them. [/quote]

This.  OP's child is (or soon will be) an adult.  Treat him like one.

Optionally, if you have the means and desire, maybe offer to provide some financial support for the first (say) year of work, on the condition that the (adult) child is actively working and/or looking for work and/or studying to become a better actor.  But make clear that the financial support is time-limited and that the expectation is that the (adult) child needs to become self-supporting after that time.

I don't understand the negativity here, in any case.  Acting is a legitimate profession.  If it doesn't work out, then OP needs to trust that he has equipped his (now adult) child with the life skills necessary to pursue other endeavors.  Either way, it could be the beginning of a rewarding career.

The above assumes that OP has judged his child to have some level of talent and interest in pursuing acting.  If he really is completely untalented, then I would suggest that OP strongly suggest other options or encourage some education in the subject.[/quote]

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