Disney Channel auditions underway for hit series 'Dog with a Blog' season two

Disney Channel's "Dog with a Blog" centers on an amazing dog named Stan.

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It's a Laugh Productions is now in production on the second season of the hit comedy series "Dog with a Blog" and the Disney casting director for the show is auditioning talent for guest starring, recurring, and day player roles. Extras are being hired throughout the season. The multi-camera sitcom premiered on Disney Channel on October 12, 2012 and was renewed for a second season on February 4, 2013. In a highly admirable corporate decision, Disney Channel has been airing Public Service Announcements in conjunction with "Dog with a Blog" educating kids on responsible pet adoption and encouraging kindness to animals.

The show centers around a family and their intelligent talking dog Stan, who the father rescued from a shelter. The father has a teenage son and young child daughter from a previous marriage, and the mother has a young teen daughter who is also from a previous relationship. The teens clash with vastly different personalities and interests, and the father's young daughter is smart but is somewhat overindulged and demanding. The kids end up forming a bond as they try to keep Stan's abilities a family secret. The series stars G. Hannelius, Blake Michael (Lemonade Mouth), Francesca Capaldi (A.N.T. Farm), Beth Littleford (The Daily Show With Jon Stewart), Regan Burns (Wizards of Waverly Place) and Stephen Full (I'm in the Band) as the voice of Stan the dog.

Casting for the original role of Stan the Dog was quite special. The senior vice president of Disney Channel stated, "With our track record of discovering young talent who are 'triple threats,' we launched a nationwide search - and our reward is that we found a dog who could talk, blog and do his own stunts. Working with kids and animals has never been more fun!" What Disney found was Kuma, a 4-year-old Husky/Golden Retriever/Border Collie mix rescued from a shelter and trained by Guin Dill and Steve Solomon of Good Dog Animals in Green Valley, CA. Good Dog Animals has been training and providing dogs and other animals to the film and television industry for over 40 years. In addition to Kuma, a second dog named Mick has been cast to replace Kuma in the role as an understudy.

"Dog with a Blog" production company It's a Laugh Productions is a an owned subsidiary of the Disney-ABC Television Group. The company has produced such Disney Channel shows as "Wizards of Waverly Place," "Hannah Montana," "Shake It Up!", "Jessie," "Kickin' It", "Good Luck Charlie," "Liv & Maddie," "Girl Meets World," and "A.N.T. Farm" among many others. Don Mink and Amy Rabins founded It's a Laugh Productions in 2004. The duo have been partners in another company called Prep Shoot Post since 1988, a post-production accounting firm. "Dog With A Blog" was created and is executive-produced by Michael B. Kaplan. His credits also include "Frasier" for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award, "Roseanne," "Doogie Howser, M.D." and "Girlfriends" for which he received a BET Comedy Award.

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Principal Actor Casting

See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.

Submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.

Los Angeles:

Carol Goldwasser Casting
c/o Occidental Studios
201 N. Occidental Blvd.
Bungalow 4
Los Angeles, CA 90026

Extras Casting

Los Angeles:

Brad Britner
Central Casting
220 S. Flower Street
Burbank, CA 91502
Registration Info: (818) 562-2755
Do not send photos to Central Casting.
You must register in person.

Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies, as they will most likely end up being thrown away. They do not cast the films, rather they hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.

Disney Channel
3800 W Alameda Ave
Burbank, CA 91505

It's a Laugh Productions
427 S. Victory Boulevard
Burbank, CA 91502

Producers:

Michael B. Kaplan
Judd Pillot
John Peaslee

Directors:

Note: Various directors work different episodes during the season. In television shows composed of individual episodes, the television director's role differs from that of a film director in that he or she may work only on some television episodes as opposed to the director of an entire film production. In episodic television productions, the major creative control resides with a producer of the show. The television producer with creative control is called the showrunner (in this case Michael B. Kaplan).

Starring:

G Hannelius - Avery
Blake Michael - Tyler
Francesca Capaldi - Chloe
Beth Littleford - Ellen
Regan Burns - Bennett
Kuma and Mick - Stan the Dog
Stephen Full - The voice of Stan the Dog

Story:

In "Dog With A Blog," Tyler (Blake Michael) and Avery (G Hannelius) are new step-siblings. Tyler is popular, charismatic and seems to get by solely on his looks, and Avery is smart, socially responsible and despises guys like Tyler. However, the biggest adjustment for the newly blended family comes with their new dog Stan (Kuma) - who talks and blogs. He's smart, a bit of a trouble maker and loves his new family, who must keep his marvelous ability a secret. Stan's canine point of view, whether in the home, in the yard or on his blog, helps the kids navigate both their new sibling situation and ultimately, becomes the tie that binds the family of five (Tyler, Avery, little sister Chloe (Francesca Capaldi), Mom (Beth Littleford), Dad (Regan Burns). Even though he talks and likes a lot of "human" things, Stan is still pure dog. He chases his tail, barks at mailmen, ardently approaches poodles and is not so wild about cats.

Disney Channel casting actors and extras for new series 'Liv & Maddie'

"Liv & Maddie" will begin shooting on April 8, 2013 in Los Angeles.

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It's a Laugh Productions and Oops Doughnuts Productions are now in pre-production on a brand new multi-camera comedy series titled "Liv & Maddie". The Casting Society of America Artios Award nominated Disney casting directors for the show are hiring actors for recurring, guest starring, and day player roles. The extras will be cast throughout production which begins on April 8, 2013 in Los Angeles. There will be a large number of young actors hired to play high school students, as well as adults to play teachers and parents. The show is set for a Fall, 2013 premiere on Disney Channel.

"Liv & Maddie" centers on identical twin teens Liv, a well-known famous television star whose hit show has just wrapped production, and Maddie, a superlative student and school basketball sensation, whose popularity is on the rise - that is until Liv makes a magnificent return to their Wisconsin high school. Complicating their teenage life even more is that their parents both work at their school. Their father is the basketball coach, while their mother is the school psychologist. The twins also have to contend with their two younger brothers.

The Disney casting team has discovered the next major star for the network in the extremely talented and beautiful seventeen-year-old relative newcomer Dove Cameron. Disney Channel has wasted no time in getting this amazing young lady her starring vehicles. In addition to the starring role playing dual roles of identical twins in "Liv and Maddie," Dove has recently completed filming the Disney Channel Original Movie "Cloud 9" starring opposite Young Artist Award winner Luke Benward. Also starring in "Liv & Maddie" are Benjamin King playing the father, Kali Rocha in the role of their mother, with standup comedian Joey Bragg and newcomer Tenzing Norgay Trainor portraying the younger brothers.

John Beck and Ron Hart are the series creators and executive producers, and will be serving as showrunners. The duo worked as consulting producers and writers on the Disney Channel series Shake It Up!, and also co-wrote on the Disney XD series "Pair of Kings". Beck and Hart came into prominence as executive producers and writers on Disney-ABC Domestic Television's hit series "According to Jim". Andy Fickman and Betsy Sullenger will executive produce for Oops Doughnuts Productions, and Fickman will direct episodes for the show. Also executive producing is John Peaslee.

It's a Laugh Productions, which is a an owned subsidiary of the Disney-ABC Television Group, is producing "Girl Meets World". The company has produced such Disney Channel shows as "Hannah Montana," "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody," "Jonas," "Jessie," "Shake It Up!", "Good Luck Charlie," "Dog with a Blog," and "Girl Meets World" among many others. Don Mink and Amy Rabins founded It's a Laugh Productions in 2004. Rabins serves as President of the company. The two have also been partners in a company called Prep Shoot Post since 1988, a post-production accounting firm. They also own another production company called Fast Track Films, Inc. (not to be confused with the Florida based company of the same name).

Minors and foreign talent must be legally eligible to work in the state of California and in the United States.

The 2013 Los Angeles Actors Resource Guide eBook comes with free quarterly updates and includes the following information and documents for adults, minors, and foreign talent who would like to work as an actor or extra on film and television productions in Los Angeles and the United States:

• USA Child Actor Work Permit Requirements
• California Child Actor Permit Application
• California Minors Summary Chart
• Child Actor Coogan Trust Deposit Instructions
• California Division of Labor Standards Offices
• Immigration Work Permit Information
• Non-Immigrant Visa Application

In addition to the following Los Angeles Actors Resources:

• Audition Tips
• How To Make an Audition Video
• Los Angeles Casting Directors List
• Los Angeles Extras Casting Directors List
• Los Angeles Talent Agents List
• General Talent Agent Information
• Los Angeles Acting Classes List
• Acting Classes for Young Actors in Los Angeles
• Los Angeles Headshot Photographers List
• Sample Actors Resume
• Sample Beginning Actors Resume
• Sample Cover Letters
• Entertainment Industry Terminology
• Miscellaneous Los Angeles Resources
• Actors Unions
• PDF Users Guides

The 2013 Actors Resource Guide eBooks are available here.

Disney Casting - Principal Actors

See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.

Submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.

Los Angeles:

Ty Harman
Guthrie/Goddard-Smythe Casting
1040 N. Las Palmas
Building 2
Los Angeles, CA 90038

Disney casting - Extras

Los Angeles:

Central Casting
220 S. Flower Street
Burbank, CA 91502
Registration Info: (818) 562-2755
Do not send photos to Central Casting.
You must register in person.

Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies, as they will most likely end up being thrown away. They do not cast the films, rather they hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.

It's a Laugh Productions
1040 N. Las Palmas Avenue
Building 2
Los Angeles, CA 90038

Oops Doughnuts Productions
6030 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 101
Los Angeles, CA 90036

Disney Channel
3800 W Alameda Avenue
Burbank, CA 91505

Executive Producers:

John Beck
Ron Hart
Andy Fickman
John Peaslee
Betsy Sullenger

Director:

Andy Fickman

Note: Various directors work different episodes during the season. In television shows composed of individual episodes, the television director's role differs from that of a film director in that he or she may work only on some television episodes as opposed to the director of an entire film production. In episodic television productions, the major creative control resides with a producer of the show. The television producer with creative control is called the showrunner (in this case, John Beck and Ron Hart).

Starring:

Dove Cameron
Joey Bragg
Tenzing Norgay Traino
Benjamin King
Kali Rocha

Story:

The sitcom introduces identical twins Liv, a popular television star whose hit show has just finished its run, and Maddie, an outstanding student and school basketball phenomenon whose popularity is on the rise... that is until Liv makes a triumphant return to their Wisconsin high school. Complicating their teenage life even more is that their parents both work at their school.

Disney Channel 'Girls Meets World' begins shooting and casting is ongoing

Shooting on "Girl Meets World" begins in March 5, 2013.

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It's a Laugh Productions and Michael Jacobs Productions have begun shooting the new multi-camera Disney Channel series sequel "Girl Meets World". The show continues where the ABC television sitcom "Boy Meets World" left off back in 2000, however the story jumps ahead to the present. That series ran successfully for seven years beginning in 1993. The Casting Society of America ARTIOS Award winning Disney casting director for the show is auditioning talent for guest starring and day player roles. Many Boys and girls to play middle-school age roles are being cast. The extras will be cast throughout production, which officially began shooting on March 5, 2013. Young Artist Awards nominee Rowan Blanchard is playing Cory and Topanga's daugher Riley, who will be the central character on the show.

Four-time Young Artist Award nominee Ben Savage is returning as Cory Matthews, and two-time Young Artist Award nominee Danielle Fishel is back playing the role of Topanga Matthews. Young Artist Awards nominee Rowan Blanchard is playing Cory and Topanga's daugher Riley, who will be the central character on the show. Producer Michael Jacobs stated, "When you say this was a national casting search, this really was. We looked at just about everybody for the role of Rowan Blanchard". Riley is described as an amazing and adorable 11-year-old girl on the cusp of whatever comes next in life, and wanting to rush into it head first. Riley is a bright, buoyant, cheerful girl who just so happens to attend a school where her father in also her history teacher. Her best friend Maya, payed by Sabrina Carpenter, is the complete opposite type of person. However, the two are extremely loyal to each other and enjoy an unwavering friendship. Cory and Danielle also have a thirteen year old son named Elliot played by newcomer Teo Halm.Unknown newcomer Peyton Meyer has been cast as Tristan Friar. Another unknown newcomer Corey Fogelmanis has been cast as Farkle.

Academy Award nominee Michael Jacobs wrote and is executive producing the pilot episode and will be the showrunner for "Girl Meets World". Jacobs is the creator/producer of the hit award winning ABC sitcom "Boy Meets World". That show depicted the coming of age events and everyday life-lessons of Cory Matthews, a Philadelphian who grows up from a young boy to a married man. Michael Jacobs' other credits include executive producer and writer of the People's Choice Award winning NBC sitcom "My Two Dads"; creator, writer, and executive producer of the CBS sitcom "Charles in Charge"; writer and executive producer of the Primetime Emmy Award winning animated ABC series "Dinosaurs"; and producer on the feature film "Quiz Show," which was nominated for four Academy Awards. Jacobs is a graduate of Georgetown University Film and Media Studies Program.

It's a Laugh Productions, which is a an owned subsidiary of the Disney-ABC Television Group, is producing "Girl Meets World". The company has produced such Disney Channel shows as "Hannah Montana," "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody," "Jonas," "Jessie," "Shake It Up!", "Good Luck Charlie," and "Dog with a Blog," among many others. Don Mink and Amy Rabins founded It's a Laugh Productions in 2004. Rabins serves as President of the company. The two have also been partners in a company called Prep Shoot Post since 1988, a post-production accounting firm. They also own another production company called Fast Track Films, Inc. (not to be confused with the Florida based company of the same name). Michael Jacobs Productions is also producing.

Minors and foreign talent must be legally eligible to work in the state of California and in the United States.

The 2013 Los Angeles Actors Resource Guide eBook includes the following information and documents for adults, minors, and foreign talent who would like to work as an actor or extra on film and television productions in Los Angeles and the United States:

• USA Child Actor Work Permit Requirements
• California Child Actor Permit Application
• California Minors Summary Chart
• Child Actor Coogan Trust Deposit Instructions
• California Division of Labor Standards Offices
• Immigration Work Permit Information
• Non-Immigrant Visa Application

In addition to the following Los Angeles Actors Resources:

• Audition Tips
• How To Make an Audition Video
• Los Angeles Casting Directors List
• Los Angeles Extras Casting Directors List
• Los Angeles Talent Agents List
• General Talent Agent Information
• Los Angeles Acting Classes List
• Acting Classes for Young Actors in Los Angeles
• Los Angeles Headshot Photographers List
• Sample Actors Resume
• Sample Beginning Actors Resume
• Sample Cover Letters
• Entertainment Industry Terminology
• Miscellaneous Los Angeles Resources
• Actors Unions
• PDF Users Guides

The 2013 Actors Resource Guide eBooks are available here.

Disney Casting - Principal Actors

See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.

Submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.

Los Angeles:

Howard Meltzer
c/o Hollywood Center Studios
1040 N. Las Palmas Avenue
Building 2 South
Room 113
Los Angeles, CA 90038

Disney Casting - Extras

Los Angeles:

Central Casting
220 S. Flower Street
Burbank, CA 91502
Registration Info: (818) 562-2755
Do not send photos to Central Casting, you must register in person.

Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies, as they will most likely end up being thrown away. They do not cast the films, rather they hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.

It’s a Laugh Productions
201 North Occidental Boulevard
Building 6
Los Angeles, CA 90026

Michael Jacobs Productions
500 S Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521

Disney Channel
3800 W Alameda Avenue
Burbank, CA 91505

Executive Producer/Writer:

Michael Jacobs

Producer:

Seth M. Katz

Director:

John Whitesell

Starring:

Danielle Fishel - Topanga Matthews
Ben Savage - Cory Matthews
Rowan Blanchard - Riley Matthews
Sabrina Carpenter - Maya
Teo Halm - Elliot Matthews
Peyton Meyer - Tristan Friar
Corey Fogelmanis - Shamus Farkle
William Daniels - Mr. Feeny

Story:

"Girl Meets World" picks up where "Boy Meets World" left off. Riley Mathews (Rowan Blanchard), the 11-year-old daughter of Cory Matthews and Topanga Matthews who married on the original series, tells the story from her point of view. Riley attends a school where hew father is also one of her teachers, and her brother Elliot (To Be Cast) is one grade above her - and often reminds her that he is also one grade higher in life's experiences. If opposites attract, then Riley's relationship with her best friend Maya is a perfect example. Riley is a happy, optimistic, cheery, and high spirited 13 year old girl with great parents - while Maya is a not-so-trusting pessimistic girl who has never met her father. Regardless, the two are immensely loyal to each other as friends. Thirteen-year-old Elliot is good looking, well built, funny and insightful in his observations. Starts the series as a thinking man's jock. He has a funny and cocky attitude, particularly when dealing with his younger sister Riley. Good hearted, except for his dedication toward using Riley as his wrestling practice dummy. Twelve-year-old Tristan Friar (To Be Cast, any ethnicity) is a handsome cowboy in the city, recently arrived from Austin, Texas. He seems actually possessed of ethics, common sense, and a value system making him immediately alien to everybody else except Riley, who believes it's the value system that attracts her to want to be his friend even though he's too incredibly good looking for her to look at. Twelve-year old Shamus Farkle (To Be Cast, any ethnicity) is a character kid, genius, and future world ruler. Maya is his nemesis, but Riley gets between them to save his life. Farkle is wildly attached and protective of both girls.

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Auditions underway for new Disney Channel Original Movie 'Cloud 9'

Disney Casting has been completed on this project.
It will air on Disney Channel Winter, 2013.

"Cloud 9" will film in Utah this coming Winter, 2013.

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Blondie Girl Productions in association with Hollywood Farms is in production on a new Disney Channel Original Movie titled "Cloud 9". Disney casting directors are conducting a talent search for both Los Angeles area actors, as well as out-of-town actors for major roles in the movie. The project is a snowboarding themed telefilm that will shoot in Utah during Winter, 2013. Roles for both teen males and females are being cast by the Disney Casting and Auditions team, along with roles for their parents and a rich owner of a snowboarding company and ski resort. All of the extras and stand-ins will be hired in Utah throughout filming.

The story of "Could 9" follows Kayla, a prima donna snowboarder who was just unceremoniously dropped from her team and forced to train with Will, a former snowboarding champion who's struggling after a career-ending wipe-out. A video capturing it went viral, branding him an "epic fail" on the Internet. Now, as Kayla trains with Will to redeem her stature, Will creates a training regimen that tests whether she's really committed to rise to the challenge of professional competition. Meanwhile, Kayla must somehow maneuver to inspire Will to overcome his biggest obstacle - self-doubt.

"Cloud 9" stars Luke Benward ("Girl Vs. Monster") as Will, and newcomer Dove Cameron plays Kayla. The movie stars Kiersey Clemons ("Austin & Ally," "Good Luck Charlie") as Skye, Mike Manning ("Hawaii Five-O," "Crash & Bernstein") as Nick, Patrick Fabian ("Twitches," "Castle") as Richard, Amy Farrington ("Jessie," "Crash & Bernstein") as Andrea and Jeffrey Nordling ("Malibu Country," "Body of Proof") as Sebastian.

Directors Guild of America DGA Award winner Paul Hoen will direct "Cloud 9" from a teleplay written by Justin Ware of Hollywood Farms. Rewrites on the script have been done by by Don D. Scott, who previously collaborated with Hoen on the Disney Channel Original Movie "Let It Shine". Paul Hoen has directed the Disney Channel movies "You Wish!", "The Luck of the Irish," "Tru Confessions," "Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off," "Read It and Weep," Jump In!", "The Cheetah Girls: One World," "Dadnapped," and "Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam". He has also directed episodes of the Disney series "Even Stevens," "Jump In!", "Jonas," and "Zeke and Luther". Hoen studied drama, film and television at the University of Santa Clara.

Two-time Teen Choice Award nominee Ashley Tisdale is executive producing "Cloud Nine" under the banner of her company Blondie Girl Productions. Tisdale runs the company with her older sister, actress Jennifer Tisdale, and executive producer Jessica Rhoades. Also executive producing is two-time Olympic snowboarding gold medalist Shaun White. At Winter X 2012, White became the first person to score a perfect 100 in the men's Snowboard Superpipe in the history of Winter X Games.

Hollywood Farms' Kirkland Tibbels is producing. Hollywood Farms is a production entity focused on creating comedic film, television and new media content. In addition to having a dozen film projects in development, the company is actively involved with Hollywood studios, major production companies and multimedia technology firms as well as the largest advertising agencies in the world to create and distribute the next generation of new media entertainment to a worldwide market.

Disney Casting for Principal Actors

See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.

NO phone calls or personal drop-offs.

Los Angeles:

Barbie Block
Sally Stiner
C/O Los Angeles Center Studios
450 S. Bixel Street
Suite M-120
Los Angeles, CA 90017

Disney Casting for Extras

Utah:

Gayle Minkevitch Jensen
423 West 800 South
Suite B106
Salt Lake City, UT 84010

Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies, as they will most likely end up being thrown away. They do not cast the films, rather they hire Disney casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.

Cloud Nine Production Office
3165 East Mill Rock Drive
Suite 100
Holiday, UT 84121

Blondie Girl Productions
1040 North Las Palmas
Building 40
Los Angeles, CA 90038

Funny Boy Films
346 N Detroit Street
Los Angeles, CA 90038

Hollywood Farms
7462 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90046

Disney Channel
3800 W Alameda Avenue
Burbank, CA 91505

Producers:

Ashley Tisdale
Shaun White
Jessica Rhoades
Kirkland Tibbels

Director: Paul Hoen

Starring:

Dove Cameron - Kayla
Luke Benward - Will
Kiersey Clemons - Skye
Mike Manning - Nick
Patrick Fabian - Richard
Amy Farrington - Andrea
Jeffrey Nordling - Sebastian

Story:

"Cloud 9" centers on a group of teens who attend Summit Valley High and compete in Snowboarding. Will Cloud is a former teen snowboarding ace who gave up competing after fracturing his leg in an event, and now helps his mother run her pet spa for dogs at the upscale Summit Valley Resort. After the resort owner's daughter Kayla moves to town, Will ends up coaching her to compete in the local Summit Valley Half Pipe Snowboard Competition. As the two become close, romance is inevitable. Action, deception, humor, and a group of jammin' dogs makes for an amazing story of human spirit!