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