Equity card

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As a child, Chiklis appeared in regional theater productions and earned his Equity card when he was just thirteen.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equity_Card
An Equity Card is proof of membership in Actors' Equity Association, an organization of stage actors. For some exclusive clubs catering to show-business types, the card can be used to prove that they are indeed the actor and not some look-alike imposter.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actors'_Equity_Association
http://www.rubricon.com/americana_ann/..%5Cann%5Camericana%5Ca%5Ca69132.asp
Actors’ Equity Association // Актерская ассоциация за справедливость \\ Профсоюз актеров и режиссеров, работающих в «законном» театре . Объединяет 39 тыс. членов (1993). Основан в 1913.