Right for the Role

While there are many books that catalog Hollywood-from the classic to the profane gritty to salacious-few tell the tale of how entertainment's biggest names</span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>became</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> the biggest names.<br></span></p><p> </p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Right for the Role </em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> shares the story straight from an insider who's been central to that process for decades. Four-time Emmy-award-winning casting director John Frank Levey hasn't just witnessed some of the world's greatest acting talents make it in Hollywood; in many cases he's had a major hand in it.<br>As the casting director for numerous iconic TV series including </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>ER The West Wing</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> and </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Shameless</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> Levey saw firsthand that household names like George Clooney Anthony Edwards and Allison Janney had it-and then watched their it propel them into the stratosphere.<br>In </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Right for the Role</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> Levey manages to tell a story of life among the glitterati while never losing his exuberance for being a part of the process. Through his colorful tales of meeting incredible talent early in their careers-including Josh Gad Lucy Liu and a just-out-of-Julliard Jessica Chastain-Levey documents his transformation from a novice casting director to one of the greats in the field.<br> Beyond teaching readers how to spot what it takes to make it in Hollywood how casting has changed since the 1980s (when telephones had cords!) or how to live in a world of glamour and gusto Levey's stories also show how to play a central role in a show's success without losing a sense of wonder. For any aspiring casting directors actors or students of Hollywood history </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Right for the Role</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is a must-read.