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Acting auditions and extras casting for ABC series pilot 'Trophy Wife'


"Trophy Wife" is casting actors in both Los Angeles and New York.
AB Media Publishing, LLC

ABC Studios is getting set to begin shooting a new single-camera 1/2 hour comedy series pilot titled "Trophy Wife". Casting directors in New York and Los Angeles are auditioning talent for a variety of roles, including series regulars, co-starring, guest starring, possible recurring, and day player roles. In addition to the principal actor roles being cast, many extras will be hired throughout the shoot which will take place beginning December 3rd in Los Angeles. There are speaking and non-speaking roles for teens and adults.

The show centers on Kate, a 27 year old free-spirited wild child gal. Her life is turned upside down when she falls in love with and marries an affluent businessman named Brad Harrison, who is 20 years her senior. Turns out Brad has several children from previous marriages - 15 year old fraternal twins Hillary and Nelson, and 7 year old Bert. In addition, Brad has two ex-wives, Diane and Jacky. Dianne is an accomplished intimidating woman, a former Olympic swimmer who is now an orthopedic surgeon who thinks that Kate is a result of Brad's mid-life crisis. Jacky is a good-natured yet self centered woman who is always surprised when her freewheeling style rubs people the wrong way. And then there is Meg, Kate's hard-partying, cheerfully promiscuous younger sister who is a little jealous of Kate's new family.

Starring in "Trophy Wife" is Teen Choice Award nominated Swedish Canadian actress, model and singer Malin Åkerman as Kate. Earlier this year Åkerman was cast in another ABC comedy pilot "The Smart One". Also starring is three-time Golden Globe Award nominee Bradley Whitford as Brad Harrison; Academy Award winner Marcia Gay Harden as Brad's ex-wife Dianne; Saturday Night Live alum Michaela Watkins as Brad's other ex-wife Jackie; and Gianna LePera as Brad's daughter Hillary. Malin Åkerman and Bradley Whitford previously worked together on the Tom Cruise film "Rock of Ages", where Åkerman played Debbie Harry and Whitford played Nicky Gant.

Jason Moore will direct the pilot episode of "Trophy Wife" from a teleplay written by Sarah Haskins and Emily Halpern. Moore has directed episodes of the television shows "Brothers & Sisters," "Dawson's Creek," "One Tree Hill," and "Everwood". He directed the Universal Pictures Peoples Choice Award nominated film "Pitch Perfect" starring Anna Kendrick and Brittany Snow. In addition to film and television, Moore was nominated for a Tony Award for directing the Broadway musical "Avenue Q". He also directed the Broadway plays "Steel Magnolias" and "Shrek the Musical".

Producing is Dan Kaplow, who began his career with Dick Clark Productions, working on American Bandstand. His television producing credits include "The Sopranos," "United States of Tara," and "The Mindy Project". Kaplow is also currently producing the HBO series "Hello Ladies". In addition to writing the teleplay, Sarah Haskins and Emily Halpern will also executive produce along with four-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee Lee Eisenberg, and three-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee Gene Stupnitsky.


Minors and foreign talent must be legally eligible to work in the state of California and in the United States.

The 2013 Los Angeles Actors Resource Guide eBook has the following information and documents for adults, minors, and foreign talent who would like to work as an actor or extra on film and television productions in Los Angeles and the United States:

• USA Child Actor Work Permit Requirements
• California Child Actor Permit Application
• California Minors Summary Chart
• Child Actor Coogan Trust Deposit Instructions
• California Division of Labor Standards Offices
• Immigration Work Permit Information
• Non-Immigrant Visa Application

In addition to the following Los Angeles Actors Resources:

• Audition Tips
• How To Make an Audition Video
• Los Angeles Casting Directors List
• Los Angeles Extras Casting Directors List
• Los Angeles Talent Agents List
• General Talent Agent Information
• Los Angeles Acting Classes List
• Acting Classes for Young Actors in Los Angeles
• Los Angeles Headshot Photographers List
• Sample Actors Resume
• Sample Beginning Actors Resume
• Sample Cover Letters
• Entertainment Industry Terminology
• Miscellaneous Los Angeles Resources
• Actors Unions
• PDF Users Guides

The 2013 Actors Resource Guide eBooks come with free quarterly updates and are available here.


Principal Actor Casting

See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.

Submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.

Los Angeles:

Anya Colloff
Michael Nicolo
4322 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 220
Los Angeles, CA 90010

New York:

Marci Phillips
157 Columbus Avenue
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10023

Extras Casting

Los Angeles:

Central Casting
220 S. Flower Street
Burbank, CA 91502
Registration Info: (818) 562-2755

Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies, as they will most likely end up being thrown away. They do not cast the films, rather they hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.

Trophy Wife
Production Office
800 S. Main Street
Burbank, CA 91506

ABC Studios
500 S. Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521

Executive Producers:

Lee Eisenberg
Gene Stupnitsky,

Writer/Producers:

Emily Halpern
Sarah Haskins
Dan Kaplow

Director:

Jason Moore

Starring:

Malin Åkerman - Kate
Bradley Whitford - Brad Harrison
Marcia Gay Harden - Diane
Michaela Watkins - Jackie
Gianna LePera - Hillary

Story:

Centers on reformed party girl Kate (Malin Åkerman), who finds herself with an insta-family when she falls in love with a man named Brad (Bradley Whitford), who has three manipulative kids and two judgmental ex-wives.

Auditions and casting calls for ABC Family series pilot 'Phys Ed'

ABC Family Phys Ed Auditions Casting Calls

"Phys Ed" is one of five new pilots that are in production for ABC Family.
AB Media Publishing, LLC

Prodco is in pre-production on a new comedy series pilot for ABC Family called "Phys Ed", and auditions are taking place for series regulars, guest stars, and day players. Extras will be cast throughout production which begins in November, 2012. Roles for teachers, parents, and students are being cast in Los Angeles, with some additional casting done in New York. Especially needed are people 18 and older who can play high school age to work as extras on the show. Shooting will take place in Los Angeles.

"Phys Ed" is a half-hour multi-camera comedy series, although the pilot episode will be one-hour long. The show centers on Ed Spector, played by Ryan Sypek. Ed was a popular high school jock who returns as an adult to teach Physical Education at his former high school, and ends up somehow becoming intimate with fellow teacher Janie Macallister, played by Kate Lang Johnson. Turns out Janie is Ed's former Nathan Hale High School classmate whom he ignored, but is now drop dead gorgeous. Although Ed has matured and become a very nice responsible man, he soon discovers that the same cannot be said for some of the other faculty members. The history teacher Alan Rappaport is a pretentious jerk, along with his airheaded large busted hot sidekick Cheer Coach Wendy Kleinman.

Former actor Ted Wass will direct the pilot episode of "Phys Ed". Wass previously directed episodes of the ABC Family shows "State of Georgia" and "Melissa & Joey". Other notable episodic television directing credits include Disney Channel's "Smart Guy," "Caroline in the City," "Spin City," "Less Than Perfect," "The Big Bang Theory," "Two and a Half Men," and "Rules of Engagement" among many others. Wass is a graduate of DePaul University's Goodman School of Drama, and made his Broadway acting debut in "Grease" playing Danny Zuko in 1976. He then played Danny Dallas on the series "Soap" from 1977–1981, and Nick Russo on the sitcom "Blossom" from 1991–1995 among many other shows. After Blossom ended in 1995, Wass retired from acting and has focused only on directing episodic television.

David H. Steinberg wrote the pilot episode of "Phys Ed". Steinberg lives in Santa Monica, CA, with his wife producer Keetgi Kogan. The couple have collaborated on several projects including the films "Barely Legal" starring Amy Smart and Tom Arnold, and the upcoming "Miss Dial" which was also produced by Cast It Talent founder Eric Hayes. Keetgi Kogan is additionally a writer, and has written a screenplay called "What About Barb" that will be released by Universal Pictures. Both Steinberg and Kogan attended the prestigious Peter Stark Producing Program at USC.

The production company behind "Phys Ed" is called Prodco, Inc. Prodco's president is Don Mink, who is also co-founder of the Disney-ABC Television Group owned subsidiary production company It's a Laugh Productions. That company has produced such Disney Channel shows as "Hannah Montana," "Lab Rats," "Pair of Kings," "A.N.T. Farm," "Wizards of Waverly Place," "The Suite Life on Deck" "Dog with a Blog," and "Jessie" among many others. In addition to "Phys Ed", Prodco is also producing four other ABC Family pilots in pre-production.

Principal Actor Casting

See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.

Submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.

Los Angeles:

Alyson Silverberg
Geralyn Flood
12001 Ventura Place
Suite 202
Studio City, CA 91604

New York:

Beth Bowling
Kim Miscia
609 Greenwich Street
6th floor
New York, NY 10014

Extras Casting

Los Angeles:

Central Casting
220 South Flower Street
Burbank, CA 91502
Registration Information: (818) 562-2755
Do not send photos to Central, you must register in person.

Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies, as they will most likely end up being thrown away. They do not cast the films, rather they hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.

Prodco, Inc.
4024 Radford Avenue
Building 6
Studio City, CA 91604

ABC Family
3800 W Alameda Avenue
Burbank, CA 91505

Executive Producers: David H. Steinberg, Matt Goldman

Producer: Keetgi Kogan Steinberg

Director: Ted Wass

Starring:

Ryan Sypek - Ed Spector
Kate Lang Johnson - Janie Macallister
Sunkrish Bala  - English Teacher Alan Rappaport
Chelsea Harris - History Teacher and Cheer Coach Wendy Kleinman

Story:

"Phys Ed" is a half-hour multi-camera comedy series about Nathan Hale High School's star jock Ed Spector (Ryan Sypek) who returns to teach at his former alma mater only to find that, even though he's changed, nothing else really has.

ABC Family casting calls for Jennifer Lopez produced series 'The Fosters'

ABC Family Auditions The Fosters

"The Fosters" begins shooting in Late October, 2012.
AB Media Publishing, LLC

Blazing Elm Entertainment and Prodco in association with Nuyorican Productions are nearing the start of shooting on the ABC Family drama series pilot "The Fosters". Auditions are taking place in Los Angeles and New York for series regulars, guest starring, possible recurring, and day player roles. All of the show's extras will be cast in Los Angeles throughout the shoot, beginning in late October, 2012. Especially needed will be talent who are 18 years of age and above, or legally emancipated, who can portray high school students. The production office is located at Sunset Gower Studios in Hollywood, CA.

The show centers on a multi-ethnic family mix of foster and biological kids being raised by two moms. Lena and Stef Foster, a mixed race lesbian couple, have enough love to spare for both Stef's biological son, Brandon, as well as Jesus and Marianne, whom they adopted out of the foster system. But when Lena opens her heart and their home, once again, to Callie Jacob, a troubled teen fresh out of a youth detention center, the Foster family is in for a painful but ultimately rewarding period of adjustment.

Starring in "The Fosters" is two-time Screen Actors Guild Award nominee Teri Polo of "Meet the Parents" fame as police officer Stef Foster, wife of Lena, adoptive parent to two twin teens, and biological parent to a son; two-time Daytime Emmy Award nominee Sherri Saum as Lena Foster, Stef's wife and benevolent school principal who takes in pugnacious teen foster child Callie; Maia Mitchell of Disney Channel's "Teen Beach Musical" plays the juvenile delinquent Callie; David Lambert of Disney Channel's "Aaron Stone" and "Den Brother" is playing Stef's biological son Brandon.

Primetime Emmy winner Timothy Busfield will direct the pilot episode from a teleplay written by Peter Paige and Bradley Bredeweg. Busfield's Emmy came from his acting role as Elliot Weston on the ABC hit series "thirtysomething". He has worked on countless film and television productions as actor, director, and executive producer. Broadway credits include "A Few Good Men". With elder brother Buck Busfield, he is co-founder of the B Street Theatre in Sacramento, California, where he has appeared in and directed numerous contemporary works.

Executive producing "The Fosters" is Jennifer Lopez and Simon Fields under the banner of Lopez' company Nuyorican Productions. Also executive producing are the shows writers/creators Peter Paige and Brad Bredeweg of Blazing Elm Entertainment, while Prodco is producing for ABC Family. Prodco's president is Don Mink, who is also co-founder of the Disney-ABC Television Group owned subsidiary production company It's a Laugh Productions. That company has produced such Disney Channel shows as "Lab Rats," "Pair of Kings," "A.N.T. Farm," "Wizards of Waverly Place," "The Suite Life on Deck" and "Dog with a Blog," among many others. In addition to "The Fosters", Prodco is also producing four other ABC Family pilots in pre-production.

Minors and foreign talent must be legally eligible to work in the state of California and in the United States.

The 2013 Los Angeles Actors Resource Guide eBook includes the following information and documents for adults, minors, and foreign talent who would like to work as an actor or extra on film and television productions in Los Angeles and the United States:

• USA Child Actor Work Permit Requirements
• California Child Actor Permit Application
• California Minors Summary Chart
• Child Actor Coogan Trust Deposit Instructions
• California Division of Labor Standards Offices
• Immigration Work Permit Information
• Non-Immigrant Visa Application

In addition to the following Los Angeles Actors Resources:

• Audition Tips
• How To Make an Audition Video
• Los Angeles Casting Directors List
• Los Angeles Extras Casting Directors List
• Los Angeles Talent Agents List
• General Talent Agent Information
• Los Angeles Acting Classes List
• Acting Classes for Young Actors in Los Angeles
• Los Angeles Headshot Photographers List
• Sample Actors Resume
• Sample Beginning Actors Resume
• Sample Cover Letters
• Entertainment Industry Terminology
• Miscellaneous Los Angeles Resources
• Actors Unions
• PDF Users Guides

The 2013 Actors Resource Guide eBooks are available here.

Principal Actor Casting

See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.

Submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.

Los Angeles:

Scott Genkinger
Deborah George
14945 Ventura Blvd.
Suite 220
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

New York:

Beth Bowling
Kim Miscia
609 Greenwich Street
6th Floor
New York, NY 10014

Extras Casting

Los Angeles:

Central Casting
220 South Flower Street
Burbank, CA 91502
Registration Information: (818) 562-2755
Do not send photos to Central, you must register in person.

Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies, as they will most likely end up being thrown away. They do not cast the films, rather they hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.

Blazing Elm Entertainment
1438 N. Gower Street
Building 16
Room 100, Box 22
Los Angeles, CA 90028

Prodco, Inc.
4024 Radford Avenue
Building 6
Studio City, CA 91604

Nuyorican Productions
Glendon Avenue
Suite 920
Westwood, CA 90024

ABC Family
3800 W Alameda Avenue
Burbank, CA 91505

Producers:

Jennifer Lopez
Simon Fields
Greg Gugliotta
Bradley Bredeweg
Peter Paige

Director:

Timothy Busfield

Starring:

Teri Polo - Stef Foster
Sherri Saum - Lena Foster
David Lambert - Brandon
Maia Mitchell - Callie
Cierra Ramirez - Marianna Foster
Jake T. Austin - Jesus Foster
Jude - To Be Cast
Mike - To Be Cast
Talya - To Be Cast

Story:

"The Fosters" tells the story of Stef (Teri Polo) and Lena Foster (Sherri Saum), a mixed race couple who are raising a biological son, along with several adopted children. When Lena decides to take in Callie (Maia Mitchell), a troubled teen with an abusive past, Callie's disruptive ways threaten to turn the Fosters lives upside down. Stef Foster is a tough but kind police officer who is not eager to add to their already large brood, but soon realizes her family may be Callie's best hope for a better life. Lena Foster is an altruistic school principal, who is determined to save as many kids as she can and agrees to take in Callie without Stef's knowledge.