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Veteran Casting Director Suggests Actors See “Insensitive” Four-Second Self-Tape Viewing Claim As A Challenge To “Be Present”
A long-time casting director-cum-acting coach is hoping to offer a fresh perspective for actors whose confidence may have been shaken after watching a viral interview with an Atlanta casting ...
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Ronnie Yeskel, ‘Pulp Fiction’ Casting Director, Dies at 76
Ronnie Yeskel, casting director of “Pulp Fiction,” “Reservoir Dogs” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” died on Jan. 4 at The Motion Picture & Television Fund Retirement Home in Woodland Hills ...
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Kat Dennings reveals ‘very cruel’ things casting directors told her at age 12: ‘It was pretty crazy’
Kat Dennings explained that the casting directors would say “very cruel” things to her even though they were “talking about a child.” Kat Dennings tackled extremely rude comments from ...
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Ronnie Yeskel Dies; Casting Director For ‘Pulp Fiction’ & ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Was 76
Casting director Ronnie Yeskel, whose career spanned three decades of work in television and film, died Jan. 4 at The Motion Picture & Television Fund Retirement Home in Woodland Hills after an ...
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Bafta-nominated casting directors talk process, self-tapes and why availability has become an “insane problem”
We followed so many different paths, it was magical but also insane. Samantha, you’re not a traditional casting director, you’re a producer and a longtime collaborator with Sean Baker.
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Kat Dennings Says Casting Directors Called Her ‘Fat’ and Not ‘Pretty’ at 12 Years Old: ‘Very Harsh’ (Exclusive)
The 2 Broke Girls alum says casting directors could be "very cruel," even when they were "talking about a child." HBO "It was pretty crazy thinking about it. I'm like, 'How can anyone say that ...
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Kat Dennings says casting directors called her ‘fat’ and not ‘pretty enough’ when she was 12: ‘They’re idiots’
The actress, 38, recalled the ultra-harsh criticism she received from casting directors who would label her as not “pretty enough” and that she was “fat” at 12 years old. “The time that ...
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Nominees for Casting Directors’ Guild Awards announced
Now in its seventh year, the awards are presented by the Casting Directors’ Guild, and will take place on 13 February. The event will also feature a new category recognising the outstanding ...
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Kat Dennings says casting directors called her 'fat' and not 'pretty enough' when she was 12
Kat Dennings has said that casting directors called her 'fat' and remarked that she was not 'pretty enough when she was 12. The Shifting Gears star entered showbiz at the age of nine, appearing in ...
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Ronnie Yeskel, ‘Pulp Fiction’ and ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Casting Director, Dies at 76
The news was announced by casting director and AMPAS governor Richard Hicks, her former business partner. “Ronnie touched the lives and careers of so many of us with her passion and her talent ...
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Kat Dennings Recalls “Cruel” Casting Directors Saying She Wasn’t “Pretty Enough” And “Fat” At 12
The Shifting Gears actress recently recalled casting directors being “very cruel” in her early years of acting, despite the fact they were “talking about a child.” Dennings added ...