Open Casting Call for New FOX Comedy Pilot

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10/5/09

You Know You Are a Star � Now Show Us!

Hollywood is coming to you to help us find the next big thing! Announcing an open online casting call for 18- to 22-year-olds who can pass for a teenager approximately 16- or 17-years-old, the two-week search launches today, October 5.

The open call is for a new comedy pilot for FOX from the executive producers of the Emmy�-winning series That '70s Show. The as-yet untitled project from writer/producer Mark Brazill, with Tom Werner and Mike Clements also executive producing, centers on a group of contemporary teenagers, very much based on Brazill's working-class upbringing in Buffalo, New York. The Internet group CAST IT is handling submissions.

Auditions may be submitted 24 hours a day and the process is simple: Fill out the online form, state your name, age, height and the name of the character you are submitting for, read the audition scene provided and upload. The site even offers helpful hints to get the best take, and provides background information on the roles, to help get you into character.

With several series regular roles, the call for submissions is casting a wide net. So whether you're a straight-A student or a former skater chick � or just want to play one on TV � we want to see your best take.

For more information, visit www.tvpilotopencall.com.