Published on Wednesday, March 10, 2010
By LA Daily News Staff Writer
IF YOU GO
'The Biggest Loser' casting call
When and where: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Pershing Square Park (during the Shape Up America health and fitness expo), 532 S. Olive St., Los Angeles. Also, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 3 at Citadel Outlets, 100 Citadel Drive, Commerce.
Details: Producers of the NBC weight-loss series are looking for contestants - individuals and pairs - who need to lose at least 100 pounds, for episodes to air in the fall. Prospective contestants will be allowed to line up beginning three hours before the start of the call and casting teams will try to see the first 500 people. Applicants must be at least 18 and legal residents of the U.S., and should bring a nonreturnable photo of themselves and with their partner, if applicable.
Can't make it to the call?: For information on applying by video submission, go to www.nbc.com/casting or www.thebiggestlosercasting.com .
Weighing 430 pounds, and significantly more at risk of dying than a 40-year-old should be, Danny Cahill was desperate to be a contestant on NBC's "The Biggest Loser."
So that's what he tried to impress upon producers when he showed up at an Oklahoma City casting call and mailed in a video application for the recently concluded eighth season of the reality weight-loss series.
"I was sure I showed them my desperation, but I also showed them my determination - that I would do it and could do it," said Cahill. "I also showed them my emotional side. The best `Biggest Loser' contestants are rounded in all those things. They are desperate to be on the show because they need it. But if I was picking someone for `Biggest Loser,' I wouldn't be picking someone who I didn't think could succeed, too."
When Cahill expressed determination, he wasn't faking it. The father of two, a land surveyor and musician from Broken Arrow, Okla., in December was crowned the Season 8 winner, losing a series-record 239 pounds.
Having tried out, unsuccessfully, for seasons 6 and 7, Cahill is in a good position to offer auditioning tips to would-be contestants.
"I tell them, `You've got one shot,"' he said. "My advice is to make the first 30 seconds stand out. Don't overdo it, don't be crazy and stupid, but make it interesting."
At the Season 6 and 7 casting calls, Cahill said, he left feeling like he hadn't given it his best shot.
The next time he tried, though, was different. Cahill submitted a tape he hoped would show he was a champion in the making, someone who would make the producers proud, and that he also had a sense of humor.
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