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BLOG: Comedy Audition Advice from Casting Director G. Charles Wright (THAT ‘70’s SHOW, THE MIDDLE)
G.Charles Wright is a 20 year veteran of TV casting. G has been on both sides of the camera as an actor, a casting director, a content creator, a producer and a director. In addition, G’s been teaching actors how to audition in his private studio classes since 2002.
G started in casting at 33 years old, interning for Carsey/Werner studios on 3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN. Shortly after that, he moved up the ranks from assistant to associate, and finally to casting director on THAT ’70S SHOW, covering 7 of the series’ 8 seasons. G is the original casting director of the PBS and Jim Henson Company animated series, SID THE SCIENCE KID; the FX channel’s ANGER MANAGEMENT starring Charlie Sheen; the ABC comedy series, THE MIDDLE, starring Patricia Heaton; and the IFC horror/comedy series from Dana Gould, STAN AGAINST EVIL. All in all, G has over 500 episodes of television still running in syndication and streaming.
My questions are below in bold, G’s response are in italics.
