Bernard Telsey
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Bernard Telsey (born February 8, 1960)casting director and co-founder of MCC Theater.
In the 1980s, Telsey began working for Simon & Kumin Casting as an assistant, then a casting director at Risa Bramon & Billy Hopkins Casting.
- Shows his company has cast include Broadway: reasons to be pretty, 50 Words, Almost an Evening, and De La Guarda.
- Telsey has cast for several theatre companies including the Atlantic Theatre Company, Signature Theatre, Westport Country Playhouse, New York Theatre Workshop, Drama Dept, ACT in San Francisco, La Jolla Playhouse, McCarter Theatre, Long Wharf Theatre, Hartford Stage, and Goodman Theatre.
- Films cast include
Rent established Telsey as someone who casts unconventional shows, which got him assigned to cast The Capeman.[3] Telsey is said to have discovered Taye Diggs, Idina Menzel, Anthony Rapp, and Jesse L. Martin.[4]
Telsey has also served for seven years as the New York Vice-president of the Casting Society of America.
Personal life
Telsey lives in New York City with his wife, Anne, and two sons, Felix and Daniel.[5]
External links
- Bernard Telsey at IMDb
References
- ^ "Bernard telsey News, Video and Gossip - Gawker". Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
- ^ American Theatre Wing biography of Bernard Tesley "American Theatre Wing - Biography - Bernard Telsey". Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
- Simonson, Robert. "PLAYBILL.COM'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Bernard Telsey." Playbill.com. December 26, 2006. "PLAYBILL.Com's BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Bernard Telsey - Playbill.com". Archived from the originalon 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
- ^ "Cityfile: Bernard Telsey". Archived from the original on 2011-06-23. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
- ^ "Cityfile: Bernard Telsey". Archived from the original on 2011-06-23. Retrieved 2011-09-15.