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93. John Frank Levey // Casting Director

Apr 10, 20231 hr 7 min
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Today on What's My Frame? I'm joined by casting legend, John Frank Levey. John is a four-time Emmy Award-winning casting director. He's cast iconic shows like ER, The West Wing, Shameless, as well as countless other tv series, miniseries, TV movies, video games and features. John is also a five-time winner of the Casting Society of America's Artios Award and the recipient of its prestigious Hoyt Bowers Award, given for excellence in casting and outstanding contributions to the casting profession. After decades at Warner Bros, John became Vice President of Casting for John Wells Productions before launching his own casting company. Today we dive into John's rich history in Hollywood, some iconic behind the scenes stories along with discussing a few of my favorite chapters from his best selling book Right for the Role! I'm over the moon to have John on the show with me this week, I know you all are going to love this episode!! Now let's get to the conversation!!


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