JEN RUDIN, CSA JEN RUDIN CASTING LLC 917-446-7277 www.jenrudin.com [email protected] SUMMARY Award-Winning Casting Director, author and owner of Jen Rudin Casting, LLC with significant experience as a Studio Casting Executive at The Walt Disney Company, Casting Director and audition and career coach. HarperCollins/IT Books author, Confessions of a Casting Director. Background in discovering new talent for television, animated feature films and series, musicals, live action feature films, theater, commercials and video games. Expertise in iMovie, video editing, FastCast, casting workbook and cast it systems. Professional child actor prior to becoming a Casting Director. CASTING EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY, New York, NY and Burbank, CA 2002-2009 Director of Casting and Talent Development, Disney Theatrical Productions (2007-2009) Oversaw and unified the efforts of Producers and Casting Directors across all productions. · In charge of casting for the following successful Broadway shows and tours: The Lion King (Broadway company, two National tours, and original Las Vegas production), Mary Poppins (Broadway company, First National Tour), The Little Mermaid (Original Broadway Company), High School Musical (National Tour). Additional productions include: Peter and the Starcatchers (La Jolla Playhouse), Pippin (Mark Taper Forum) and developmental workshops for The Man in the Ceiling (Jules Feiffer & Andrew Lippa), and High School Musical 2. · Organized, advertised and implemented general open calls for children and adults in New York City and throughout the United States for domestic Disney stage productions. Worked in conjunction with marketing department to advertise and promote open calls in numerous cities across the United States. Successful talent searches resulted in identifying and hiring quality performers for numerous productions and all talent searches were executed in a timely manner and under budget. · Created a global casting database detailing all actors hired for domestic and international productions. User-friendly database resulted in improving access to casting information. Launched audition information page on www.disneyonbraodway.com for Disney Theatrical Productions. Director of Casting, Walt Disney Animation Studios (2002-2007) Oversaw studio casting department and served as liaison with all directors, producers and Business and Legal Affairs through the development and entire casting process for movies. Casting Director for entire slate of animated movies and short films. · Successfully contracted numerous celebrities to lend their voices to Disney’s slate of animated movies. Notable talent includes: John Travolta, William Shatner, Kiefer Sutherland, Jim Belushi. · Created a digital database of over one thousand voice samples (MP3 files) that provided an efficient and user-friendly virtual library to identify potential voices for animated movies. FEATURE FILMS - ANIMATION AGE OF SAIL Producer: Gennie Rim Google Spotlight Director: John Kahrs 2019 Oscar Shortlist !1. JEN RUDIN, CSA JEN RUDIN CASTING LLC ROCK DOG Producers: Lionsgate, Mandoo Animated Feature Film Director: Ash Brannon 2018 CSA Artios Award Nomination for Best Animation Feature Casting FRANKENWEENIE Director: Tim Burton Walt Disney Pictures Producer: Allison Abbate 2013 CSA Artios Award Nomination for Best Animation Feature Casting THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG Directors: Ron Clements & John Musker Walt Disney Pictures Producer: Peter Del Vecho 2010 CSA Artios Award Winner for Best Animation Feature Casting MEET THE ROBINSONS Director: Stephen J. Anderson Walt Disney Pictures Producer: Dorothy McKim 2007 CSA Artios Award nomination for Best Animation Feature Casting THE WILD Director: Steve Williams Walt Disney Pictures Producer: Clint Goldman 2006 CSA Artios Award nomination for Best Animation Feature Casting CHICKEN LITTLE Director: Mark Dindal Walt Disney Pictures Producer: Randy Fullmer 2006 CSA Artios Award Winner for Best Animation Feature Casting THE INCREDIBLES Director: Brad Bird Pixar/Walt Disney Pictures Producer: John Walker BROTHER BEAR Directors: Aaron Blaise & Bob Walker Walt Disney Pictures Producer: Chuck Williams CURPIGEON Executive Producer: Whoopi Goldberg Animated Feature Film THE CAT THAT LOOKED AT A KING Director: Peter Schneider Walt Disney Pictures Producer: Baker Bloodworth THE LORAX Director: Chris Renaud Universal Pictures/Illumination Entertainment Producers: Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy New York Children’s Casting Search FREE BIRDS Director: Jimmy Heyward Reel FX Creative Studios Producer: Scott Moser Additional Casting BLING Producers: DigiArt Animated Feature Film Director: Saul Blinkoff THE WISHDRAGON Producer: Aron Warner Additional Casting Director: Chris Appelhans SAVVA Producers: Glukoza Production Ltd Animated Feature Film Producer: Alexander Chistyakov Starring Whoopi Goldberg, Joe Pesci and Milla Jovovich !2. JEN RUDIN, CSA JEN RUDIN CASTING LLC ANIMATION: TELEVISION & APPS/VIDEO GAMES/VOICE-OVERS MAJESTY Producer: Game On Video Game ARCANE Producer: Riot Games/Formosa Director: Ash Brannon THE NUMBERLYS Producer: Moonbot Studios Amazon Pilot Presentation Director: Saul Blinkoff AMIGO: TALES OF KINDNESS Producer: Reel FX Disney Jr. Presentation Director: Dale Carman BING Producer: Acamar Films LTD. Animated Series Director: Michele Band PETER RABBIT Producer: Silvergate Media Season 2 for Nick, Jr. ODD GIRL OUT Director: Alan Poul HBO teaser presentation Producer: Carolyn Strauss NFL RUSHZONE: THE GATHERING STORM Director: Ro Rao Curious Pictures/Nick, Jr. Producer: Courtney Fransen WORLD OF WARCRAFT Blizzard Entertainment New York Casting Director Producer: Andrea Toyias NATIONAL & GLOBAL VO CAMPAIGNS: Porsche, Macy’s, Charmin, Home Goods TELEVISION - LIVE ACTION SESAME STREET Producer: Sesame Workshop Seasons 46 and 51 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 4 Exec Producer: Disney Channel New York Casting Consultant QUEEN OF THE SOUTH Exec Producers: David T. Friendly Fox 21 TV Studios for USA Josh Miler, Mark Fortin, Scott Rosenbaum New York Casting Consultant Writers: Mark Fortin, Josh Miller STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU Exce Producer: It’s a Laugh Productions Disney Channel Writers: Linda Figueiredo, Alison Brown New York Casting Consultant BIZAARDVARK Exec. Producer: It’s a Laugh Productions Disney Channel New York Casting Consultant BUNK’D Exec. Producer: It’s a Laugh Productions Disney Channel Writer: Pamela Eells O’Connell New York Casting Consultant !3. JEN RUDIN, CSA JEN RUDIN CASTING LLC PUBLIC OFFENDERS Exec Producers: Adam Small/Trevor Moore Disney Channel New York Casting Consultant BOYS IN BLUE Disney Channel New York Casting Consultant GOTHAM Exec Producer: Bruno Heller Warner Brothers/FBC Writer: Bruno Heller New York Casting Consultant UN-REAL Exec Producer: Marni Noxon, Sally Desipio Lifetime Writers: Marni Noxon, Sarah G. Shapiro New York Casting Consultant HOW TO LIVE WITH YOUR PARENTS Exec Producers: Claudia Lonow, Imagine/20th Century Fox/ABC Brian Grazer, Francie Calfo New York Casting Consultant MINDGAMES Exec Producer/Writer: Kyle Killen 20th Century Fox/ABC Exec Producer: Keith Redmon New York Casting Director SLEEPY HOLLOW Exec Producers: Alex Kurtzman, Bob Orci 20th Century Fox/FBC Writers: Alex Kurtzman, Bob Orci New York Casting Consultant DADS Excc Producer: Seth MacFarlane 20th Century Fox/FBC Writers: Alec Sulkin, Wellesley Wild New York Casting Consultant BACK IN THE GAME Exec Producers: Aaron Kaplan 20th Century Fox/ABC Mark Cullen, Rob Cullen New York Casting Consultant Writers: Rob Cullen and Mark Cullen KEEP CALM AND KAREY ON Exec Producers: Andrea Abbate, Marty 20th Century Fox/ABC Adelstein, Becky Clements New York Casting Director Writer: Andrea Abate AWESOMETOWN Exec Producer: Aaron Kaplan 20th Century Fox/ABC Writer: Adam Sztykiel New York Casting Consultant UNTITLED MANDY MOORE PROJECT Exec Producers: Shawn Levy 20th Century Fox/ABC Stacy Traub, Marty Adelstein New York Casting Consultant Bob Fisher THE ASSET Director: TBD 20th Century Fox/FBC Exec Producer: Josh Friedman New York Casting Consultant !4. JEN RUDIN, CSA JEN RUDIN CASTING LLC CRASH AND BERNSTEIN Exec Producer: John Bowman Disney Channel/It’s a Laugh Writer: Eric Friedman Additional Casting TOUCH Director: TBD 20th Century Fox/Chernin Entertainment for FBC Producers: Tim Kring, Peter Chernin New York Casting Consultant LOCKE AND KEY Director: TBD Dreamworks/20th Century Fox Producers: Alex Kurtzman, Bob Orci New York Casting Consultant Writer: Josh Friedman FEATURE AND SHORT FILMS - LIVE ACTION LUCY IN THE SKY Producer: Jen Rudin 2019 CSA Artios Award Nomination for Best Short Film Casting Director: Bertha Bay-Sa Pan SHE’S FUNNY THAT WAY Director: Peter Bogdanovich starring Owen Wilson & Jennifer Aniston Producers: Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach Holly Wiersma VACATION Directors: Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis New Line Cinema Daley New York Children’s Casting Search HOMEFRONT Producer: Avi Lerner, Rene Besson New York Children’s Casting Search Writer: Sylvester Stallone Director: Gary Feeder MAMA Producer: Guillermo del Toro Additional Casting Director: Andy Muschietti WELCOME TO PEOPLE Director: Alex Kurtzman Dreamworks SKG Producers: Alex Kurtzman, Bob Orci New York Children’s Casting Search PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES Director: Rob Marshall Walt Disney Pictures Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer New York Children’s Casting Search THE SITTER Producer: Lisa Muskat Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporations Director: David Gordon Green New York Children’s Casting Search THE AMERICAN