Central Casting

BBC "E24" - June 20, 2009
Correspondent Peter Bowes visits Central Casting for a look at how the background casting process works. Jump ahead to 6 minutes, 30 seconds in the video for the segment.

CNBC - June 19, 2009
Boom Times At Central Casting
CNBC Correspondent Jane Wells stopped by the legendary Central Casting to find a standing-room-only crowd.

National Public Radio (NPR)
"Morning Edition" - June 3, 2009
In Hollywood, Too Many Extras
NPR paid a recent visit to Central Casting to talk with staff and registrants about the economy and its impact on the background acting world.

Good Morning America - May 11, 2009
Need Money? Be An Extra or a Nude Model
Casting Director Todd Feldman from the Central Casting New York office answers questions about recent trends in registration.

BackStage.com - August 5, 2008
Ask a Casting Director
Central Casting VP Jennifer Bender answers the question, "How do you cast atypical background actors?"

ReelzChannel.com - July 8, 2008
The “Dailies” show highlights Central Casting’s registration process.

Telemundo - January 22, 2008
Central Casting en Español!
Central Casting featured on Spanish language network Telemundo.

National Public Radio (NPR) - December 10, 2006
Calling All Corpses: Dead Popular on Prime Time
The number of corpses on prime time television is on the rise -- and it presents a challege for TV's casting directors.

New York Post - October 3, 2006
Type Casts: These Actors Play "New York" Better than Anyone
It's tough work playing a dead body, but someone's got to do it. They have to show up on time, follow directions, remember to turn their cellphones off while on the set - and lie inside a chalk outline for hours without giggling.

Central Casting Expands to New York City, Celebrates 80 Years
Offers Largest Group of Diverse Talent

BBC News – August 2006
Joining Hollywood's Extras Queue
Journalist David Willis is taking six months off from the BBC to try to make it as an actor in Hollywood. In his latest diary entry he contemplates the world of the extra.

California Connected – July 2006
A Star Is Born?
Central Casting has been the Ellis Island for new hopefuls entering the film industry for as long as there’s been a film industry. We meet some aspiring actors in Hollywood as they register for their first day of “extra” work.

Los Angeles Magazine – February 2006
Straight Out of Central Casting by Jesse Katz
For thousands of EXTRAS, the gibe is real. The showbiz institution is still Hollywood's turnstile, a gateway to the screen since 1925.

Premiere Magazine
My Poseidon Adventure by Jay A. Fernandez
Inside the hard and hilarious world of movie extras on this summer's big-budget disaster flick, Poseidon.