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Ann Maney has been a casting director, talent agent and talent scout for most of her career. She started in casting in New York, then joined Rawlins and Wright Management in LA ( David Caruso,Viggo Mortensen, Jim Pickens).. She later joined the development team at Carsey-Werner (GRACE UNDER FIRE, ROSEANNE and 3RD ROCK). From TV to feature films the following year, she created a talent development program for new comedians for Marcia Ross at Disney Features Casting, scouting the Edinburgh, Montreal and Aspen festivals, and 25 cities in the U.S. Next, as an Agent at Gersh she acted as a liaison between the comedy and talent departments, signing comedians Josh Wolf and Paul F. Tompkins, and representing for television Adam Ferrara, Greg Fitzsimmons, George Lopez, Brian Regan and Robert Schimmel. Marcia Shulman recruited Ann as VP Casting, 20th Century Fox Television, where she oversaw casting of hundreds of comedy pilots and series for Fox, NBC, ABC and CBS. Most recently she acted as Temporary Casting Executive for pilot season at the ABC network, where she found the lead girl in SUBURGATORY. Films include “How You Look to Me”, written by Bruce Romans, and “Blackbird”, written and directed by Adam Rapp. Ann’s overall approach to acting includes preparing for studio and network tests, how to develop your own material and story for pitching, and how to keep healthy attitude and take charge of your career in a tough business environment.
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