A SHAM DUNK BY KNICKS: TV 'FANS' ARE ACTORS

Craig Lechner, owner of Impossible Casting, said MSG gave him explicit orders to seek actors as long as they weren't SAG members or recognizable character players. "We're not mavericks. I have to protect my reputation," Lechner said. Lechner also said the actors used are in fact - believe it or not - fans of the pathetic 9-25 Knicks. "We vetted them only on their Knick-fan status," he said. "There is not one person pretending to be a Knicks fan." . . . READ MORE

“I’M NOT A KNICKS FAN, BUT I PLAY ONE ON TV.”
To no one’s surprise except our hapless Knicks, BECCA TUCKER reveals that  the “real fans” in those Knicks commercials are actors. 

...Outsourced the casting to a specialized casting company, called Impossible Casting for its ability to corral hard-to-find types. Impossible Casting’s job was to find people—specifically, not actors—who were still excited about the Knicks going into the 2007-’08 season, despite the fact that they were coming off their fifth straight losing season record after an off-season fraught with drama . . . READ MORE

Casting Directors Seek 'Impossible' Pix and Résumés

It's not impossible to be considered by the improbably-named Impossible Casting. In existence for ten years and specializing in TV commercials, independent films, and commercial print work, Impossible Casting is contacted when producers want "hard to find" types, says company head Craig Lechner. . . . READ MORE

Reality TV Got its Virtual Casting Couch

Is Craigslist to blame for The Biggest Loser? NBC, the WB, and the Learning Channel all regularly post Craigslist ads trolling for reality-TV cast members. Ashton Kutcher’s Beauty and the Geek is another show that’s had Craigslist contenders, according to Craig Lechner, casting director for Impossible Casting, although he admitted that some people who respond to such ads are “sketchy.”. . . READ MORE

YOU WANT 'EM, THEY GOT 'EM

CONVINCING a dwarf to pose in a nude fashion layout is no small feat. Just ask the staff at hipster glossy Another Magazine, which launched a frenzied search last week to find an immodest male midget to star in a shoot with a batch of scantily clad Click agency mod els, lensed by photographer Alexi Hay. At the 11th hour, Craig Lechner's Impossible Casting delivered Little Jimmy. . .READ MORE